Do you have to be an officer to be a us army ranger?

Answer 1

1. You can go to U.S. Army Ranger School and earn the RANGER tab and be Ranger trained.<---Upon completion of Ranger School you earn the Ranger tab and are not actually a Ranger.

2. You can be assigned to the Ranger Regiment then be sent to Ranger school.

The vast majority of Rangers are non-regiment, combat arms (i.e. Infantry, Field Artillery, Armor, Engineer) male officers and enlisted folks who will never be assigned to the Regiment but who complete the school and earn the tab for profesional development purposes. <----This is incorrect.

Those enlisted personnel assigned to the regiment normally enlist as infantrymen, complete airborne training then RIP (Ranger indoctrination program) then are asigned to a battalion in the regiment then are sent to Ranger school after a year or two.<----this isn't necessarily true, some Rangers are sent to Ranger school quite quickly, some are kicked out of the Rangers, and few never attend at all for various reasons. Ranger School has nothing to do with being an actual Ranger.

---The above answer isn't entirely accurate---

Ranger School has absolutely nothing to do with being a "Ranger." Being a Ranger refers to serving in the 75th Ranger Regiment and NOT with attending Ranger School. While the Ranger Tab is absolutely a badge of honor is doesn't qualify you as a Ranger in any way. To become a Ranger as an enlisted soldier you attend basic training, Airborne school, and RIP (Ranger Indoctrination Program), then serve in the Ranger Battalion where you may or may not be sent to Ranger School

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You become a US Army Ranger by successfully completing Basic Combat Training & Advanced Individual Training; Basic Airborne School, and the Ranger Assessment & Selection Program (RASP), which has a failure rate of over 50%. The successful soldier then serves in the 75th Infantry (Ranger) Regt, on probation, for 6-12 months: he is a "scrolled Ranger" because he wears the 75th's regimental scroll on his uniform; those found unsuitable for Ranger service will be processed out - often as many as 30% are dismissed (or opt out!) during this probationary period.

Those deemed suitable for transfer to the permanent cadre of the 75th then attend, and must pass, the Ranger School: an intensive 9 week course in small unit tactics, operational planning & leadership with an emphasis on reconnaissance & raiding. Successful completion of Ranger School earns the Ranger Tab, at which point the soldier becomes a "Scrolled & Tabbed Ranger", and may progress to leadership positions in the 75th. He will continue to attend training courses, as appropriate, to enhance his skill set/ capabilities. Examples of such courses include HALO/ HAHO parachuting, sniper, FAC, demolitions/ field engineering, Special Forces Medic, combat diver, communications specialist etc..

"Tabbed Rangers" are any members of the Armed Forces who've attended & passed the Ranger School, & are, therefore, entitled to wear the Ranger Tab. Many junior officers of the combat branches (especially Infantry) attend Ranger School because it's excellent leadership/ tactical training that'll enhance their professional capabilities; the system encourages it because it helps spread the Ranger Ethos around the Army. Marines (especially Recon), Airmen (notably USAF Pararescue & Combat Air Controller types), and even occasionally Coastguards are frequent attenders at Ranger School, as are members of allied militaries (usually about 5% of each course), plus - of course - US Navy SEALs. Unless any of these actually serve with the 75th Infantry Regt (some do, notably Australians, British & Canadians) they are not, strictly speaking, Rangers; rather, they're "Ranger trained".

Answer 2

First you have to enlist in the army with one of the following mos' (mission occupation specialty) "job" 11 (infantry) 18 (special forces) 17 (cavalry scout). Your unit must be in demand of snipers and willing to send you to the army sniper course (5 weeks in length). Of course you must show your unit good marksmanship before they send you.

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In the British army you ask for a course which is 9-8 weeks long depending where you do it. 1 week of lectures ( history ) tailoring your rifle and your Gillie suit fitness, 2nd week short 0-300 to mid 300-600 range shooting and test 3rd week long shoot and test 600-1100 4-8 week is exercises and skills training , camouflage and concealment, stalking , judging distance , map reading , navigation exercises and observation week 9 is test week on all 6 sniper skills including a written test.

ex army sniper six years Iraq and Afghanistan

Answer 3

No. To become a US Army Ranger you must serve in the 75th Ranger Regiment. There are roughly 2,000 soldiers at any given time and they range in rankings from E-1 Private through O-6 Colonel.

Answer 4

Go visit an Army Recruiter or if you are already in, go see your retention NCO.