St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Howdy: Second grandson completed his Infantry Officer's Basic Course at Ft Benning on APR 3. Graduated #2 in platoon, top 10% in company. Pretty good I think. They shut down the jump school so he fiddled around til today. Off the Ranger School for 62 weeks of fun in sun. He is very excited, like his father, he has had this dream since he was five. Must be a genetic flaw, five generations of folks wanting to be bullet sponges. I am, of course, quite proud, Pardon me for being so. WARNING: He is a brand New 2LT - I don't know when they will give him a map - so beware.!! :-) STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 2 hours ago, St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 said: Off the Ranger School for 62 weeks of fun in sun. congrats--did the same thing in 69. ps Ranger school is 61 days but they all are hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 Out-Damn-Standing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hillbilly Drifter Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Excellent!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Congratulations! Tell that young man "well done" Extend my thanks to your Grandson, for his service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlands Bob #61228 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Well done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noz Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 SALUTE!! Look for the best NCO in your first command and make him your friend. {Friend =Cooperative working relationship} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 23 hours ago, St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 said: Howdy: Second grandson completed his Infantry Officer's Basic Course at Ft Benning on APR 3. Graduated #2 in platoon, top 10% in company. Pretty good I think. They shut down the jump school so he fiddled around til today. Off the Ranger School for 62 weeks of fun in sun. He is very excited, like his father, he has had this dream since he was five. Must be a genetic flaw, five generations of folks wanting to be bullet sponges. I am, of course, quite proud, Pardon me for being so. WARNING: He is a brand New 2LT - I don't know when they will give him a map - so beware.!! :-) STL Suomi Hey pard, Ranger school is only 8 weeks long. I think it would be physically impossible to stay alive for 62 weeks of that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Cassidy #45437 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Noz said: SALUTE!! Look for the best NCO in your first command and make him your friend. {Friend =Cooperative working relationship} This advice is beaten in to cadets (soon-to-be-officers) and 2LTs more than I can even recall. That said, my first platoon sergeant as a 2LT was an absolute worthless dreg. Fortunately I had been enlisted for a few years, so I knew what right looked like, even if I didn't have the expertise of a senior NCO. So I got rid of him by sending him to hand out towels at the gym and appointed someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Capt. R. Hugh Kidnme said: Congratulations! Tell that young man "well done" Extend my thanks to your Grandson, for his service. From me, too. Be proud of him always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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St. Louis Suomi SASS #31905 Posted April 14, 2020 Author Share Posted April 14, 2020 3 hours ago, Cyrus Cassidy #45437 said: Hey pard, Ranger school is only 8 weeks long. I think it would be physically impossible to stay alive for 62 weeks of that! Right you are - 62 weeks is a LONG time - 65 days sounds much better - however, they added two weeks at the front end for quarantine time. Bummer. Maybe I was thinking about how long it felt like :-) STL Suomi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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