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It is helpful when coming in to SF to have good military experience; not mandatory anymore, but helpful nonetheless. There are a lot of guys that started off in the Ranger Regiment, 82nd, 101st, etc., that learned a lot about soldiering before they showed up at SFAS.
That "soldiering" is a lot of what you will teach if you make it to a team. We talk a lot on this site about a lot of cool-guy stuff; HALO jumping from the space shuttle, clearing buildings with new laser guns, etcetera. However, there is a ton of stuff that must be 2nd nature before you get there---troop leading, functions checks, putting a platoon into a patrol base, call for fire, sticking an IV. This list is endless.
You will not learn this stuff in law school, or from a book/blog. You will learn it, well, if you have a good, crusty infantry/airborne/ranger squad leader stomping on your ass when you screw up.
Koz's statement about Ranger school is sage advice. Heed it.
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"And how can man die better than facing fearful odds, for the ashes of his fathers, and the temples of his gods?"
Thomas Babington Macaulay
"One man with courage makes a majority." Andrew Jackson
"Well Mr. Carpetbagger. We got something in this territory called the Missouri boat ride."
Josey Wales
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