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Old 09-17-2011, 12:42   #2
Eagle5US
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Based on your post, I think you have a number of misconceptions.

How is it determined that someone goes to Ranger School?
1. They are in a unit that has Ranger School slots
2. They are in a job that supports them going to Ranger School
3. They VOLUNTEER to be placed on the Order of Merit List (OML) to go to the school
4. They pass whatever "pre-Ranger / RIP / ROP / RASP" acronym dejour that shows they have the motivation to not go and waste a school slot that someone else would be successful at.

Ranger School is an Infantry Leader's Course. Plain and simple.
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