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Sinister · 02-15-2009, 23:13

Do your own cost/benefit analysis.

You are gambling getting a slot to either Ranger or Sapper courses based on a shitty unit record or ability to deliver. There is no guarantee a slot can be worked around your undergrad matriculation.

You say you're coming off an injury. If you're not 100% and willing to give 100% the probability of you passing an already challenging course for Soldiers at full capacity is less than optimum.

What will be more valuable pre-commissioning training? If you're a combat arms officer you will be given the opportunity to attend the Ranger course as a lieutenant. If you're not going to be an Engineer officer why do you want to be a Sapper?

Take the Arabic course. You're a student. The credits for the course will transfer as academic hours (which you may or may not need anyway).

We're going to be fighting Arabs and/or launching from Arabic-language countries for years. The languages of global war today are English and Arabic.

02-15-2009, 23:13	#8
Sinister Quiet Professional Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 261	Cost/benefit analysis Do your own cost/benefit analysis. You are gambling getting a slot to either Ranger or Sapper courses based on a shitty unit record or ability to deliver. There is no guarantee a slot can be worked around your undergrad matriculation. You say you're coming off an injury. If you're not 100% and willing to give 100% the probability of you passing an already challenging course for Soldiers at full capacity is less than optimum. What will be more valuable pre-commissioning training? If you're a combat arms officer you will be given the opportunity to attend the Ranger course as a lieutenant. If you're not going to be an Engineer officer why do you want to be a Sapper? Take the Arabic course. You're a student. The credits for the course will transfer as academic hours (which you may or may not need anyway). We're going to be fighting Arabs and/or launching from Arabic-language countries for years. The languages of global war today are English and Arabic. Last edited by Sinister; 02-15-2009 at 23:16.
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