The document summarizes the history and role of the US Army Rangers. It describes how the Rangers were formed as an elite special forces group capable of operating independently and in small numbers. The Rangers have participated in many major American conflicts throughout history from the Revolutionary War to current operations. Rangers undergo an extremely rigorous training program to develop elite physical abilities and leadership skills. They have carried out some of the most dangerous raids in US military history with precision and minimal casualties. The Rangers have earned a reputation as the toughest fighting force due to their effectiveness, bravery, and success in combat operations over 240 years.

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James Mampel
Mrs. Bennett
Brit Lit.
16 September 2011
US. Army Rangers
There is a force so mighty, it has often been mistaken for the wrath of God, and that force
is the US Army Rangers. In the past the United States has had operations that were not fit for
just any average soldier; therefore there was a demand for a new breed of killing machine. The
Army is a great fighting force when it comes down to being strong in numbers, but at times when
the military cannot set up a big base and pull in a bunch of tanks, there is a demand for an elite
team to go and fight in the shadows. Also during times where a leader, whether it be Platoon
leader, or sergeant bites the dust, the mission must still be completed and all cost, thus this is the
time for a new leader to rise. The team used to meet the worst of scenarios, and the most
dangerous and discouraging of times is the warrior also used on front line combative operations
is the US Army Ranger, which are the only special operations force which even comes close to
the standard and quality of warrior found in the US Navy SEALs. The history of the most elite
warrior goes all the way back to 1700’s, in a time when Rangers were used to claim a nation’s
independence. Since that time Rangers have been known for their brutal, strenuous, hardcore,
body-breaking training, and known to be the military’s least-passed challenge. Thanks to the loss
of weakness and sweat the Rangers go through in training, there is much less bloodshed when
combat is calling to her groom, but this training and preparation has been challenged several
times in some of the deadliest raids known in US history. Rangers are the meanest, toughest, and
deadliest force in the world; nothing else other than the SEAL team can compare.

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The history and origins of the Rangers begins in battle in August 28, 1777 and as part of
the military commander Maxwell and his light infantry. The formation was used to fight the
white Native American skirmishers who weresupporting Burgoyne’s invasion (Selesky 703).
The US used Rangers as a last defense, although it was a new program, very young at the time.
Despite the youth of the Ranger program, it still showed success as there is now a United States
of America. Since the victory during the Revolutionary war, the Rangers have been used to fight
other major battles. The US Rangers were used in the Civil War, World War I, World War II, the
Korean War, Vietnam, and the current war on terror, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, and much
more. Back in the Civil War Rangers were called Confederate Gray Coats. The involvement of
the Army Ranger during World War I and World War II was mostly unrecorded events of which
took place in the fog of war and in the shadows of the night. Some of the events that took place
in World War I and World War II were too heavy for the government to allow the information
exposed to the public, and are considered top secret today. In the Vietnam War, Rangers would
go in and drop out of planes, with guns blazing, and bullets flying all around the airborne
infantry. Yet despite all the action, it was not death the Army Ranger would fear, for the Army
Ranger has been known for being unshakeable, since Rangers are pretty much are breed for war.
After the attack of the terrorists on September 11 2001, President George W. Bush sent America
into a battle that would last over ten years. In the current War on Terror, America has used Navy
SEALs, Green Berets, Marine Recon, and Rangers to carry out the most difficult tasks in battle.
All of the Spec Ops have been used in the current War on Terror, and the main on-foot fighter
has been the Army Ranger. Since the birth of the Ranger breed of military, there have been
many battles and wars they have been used in, where they performed at their best.

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The US Army Rangers do not just accept anyone for their elite breed of warrior, and
there are a few requirements one must reach in order to qualify and begin Ranger school training.
There are several requirements to become a Ranger. One must be 18 years of age or older to join
and try out. One must be a US citizen in order to join the Rangers. The education required is that
a person must have a high school diploma or higher. A person wanting to make it into the Ranger
program must be able to pass the US Army physical fitness test. Finally, one who wants to join
the Ranger program must score over 49 on the ASVAB, which is a knowledge test, and have a
GT (Graded Test) score of 110. Once a person has met all of the requirements of joining the
Ranger program, the person must go through rigorous training to make the best out of himself
that he can. The work out that takes place for the Ranger during training is called PT meaning
physical training. The PT is mostly cardio based including running until the soldier can do a five
mile run, with each of those miles taking less than eight minutes. For the endurance training of
PT, platoons march ten miles at a time, and the soldiers must complete two of the three, ten mile
marches or they will be sent home. Soldiers must also be able to complete 49 pushups, because
without a strong core a person is nothing. A soldier must also be able to do 59 sit ups in order to
pass in Ranger school. A soldier in training must also be able to do six chin ups in order to pass
Ranger school. All the requirements of what it takes to pass Ranger school may seem hard, and it
is for non-warriors, but after weeks of training, and already being trained with the regular army,
these challenges are difficult for anyone who is in or out of the military, even body builders have
a difficult time, but for soldiers the challenges are a bit easier to the soon-to-be Rangers. All that
matters though in battle isn’t always at the end of the knife saying whether one can do three
hundred push up or not, sometimes in some situations it’s based off brains as well. During
Ranger school trainees must go on minimal sweet and rest, and turn around and make leadership

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choices, this includes being the platoon’s sergeant, and platoon’s leader, which is a position
where that platoon’s life is in the leaders hands. During the time in the Ranger school leadership
training every soldier will be tested in a scenario where the leader took a bullet between the eyes,
and the mission is still in operation, and someone must keep things flowing so the lost was not in
vein, and mission can be complete. With every Ranger comes leadership experience that can
make decisions during the battle between life or death, which is another reason rangers are so
well trained, and prepared. Rangers are truly the most elite of all fighters to this day, and will be
in days to come.
The Rangers have been needed many times for special assignments that were not meant
for the faint of heart, or the weak, and these war dogs have been put into operations and raids
that have been kept secret until later released after the time of that country’s involvement in
warfare is over. Some of the deadliest raids of US history involve the US Army Ranger, such as
Army Rangers' Cabanatuan Rescue 1945. In 1944 the US military had returned to the
Philippines, which was the location of the past Bataan Death March. One time 127 Army
Rangers along with about 200 Filipino guerrillas went into the operation of taking over an
extremely dangerous camp where planners feared that 9,000 enemy units could respond in
minutes of first attack. After the operation 511 of the originally captured 513 soldiers were
rescued from the camps. (Wilkinson, 34-41) all of which was done with minimal injuries and
casualties. The raid of the Cabanatuan Rescue, truly is one of the deadliest raids, was once again
made into a walk in the park by the US Army Rangers. The events that took place in the
Cabanatuan Rescue raid is just one raid the Rangers have been involved in many other raids,
such as the IDF’s Entebbe Rescue of 1976, with the help of Israeli Forces, and the Special
Forces’ Son Tay Raid 1970, which was when the raiders failed their objective, but only because

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the raiders could not find the Americans; but later the raid was completed by 56 of the most-
skilled Green Berets on that moonlit night. The Rangers have acquired a reputation for leading
the way over the 240 plus years of being number one in most combat scenarios. Most of these
raids were based on rescues, and weakening the enemy from behind enemy lines. Sometimes the
raids took much longer to complete than others. (Wilkinson,34-41) Rangers have been used in
some of the wildest, most dangerous raids ever known in previous wars.
There’s strong, and then there’s army strong, but then there’s a strength that operates and
fights in the shadows, one not seen and that strength is Ranger strong. The history of the Ranger
starts in the American Revolution.Rangers are the strongest of the strong, bravest of the brave,
and toughest of the tough, with fear of nothing, and with blood for battle running through their
veins like gas for a tank. Determination and skill make the Rangerthe number one in combat, and
during timesleadership is needed most. The Rangers go through the toughest and most hardcore
training, mentally and physically, meant to make them undefeatable in battle. The Rangers have
been involved in the deadliest raids of all time showing their strength wit, and valor. Due to the
history, and operations made public about the Rangers, the reputation of their name is well
deservingly earned. Rangers are hardcore, there’s nothing left to say, and the one phrase to sum
them up is, “Rangers lead the way!”