The OSS was really worried that their training would get people killed after the war. They didn’t stop it, of course.
Some people aren’t cut out to be Rangers. Someone should of punched this guy’s ticket and sent him back down.
My BS meter is pegged with this one.
Riddled with inaccuracies and nonsense.
The selection process washes out most of the psychologically fragile, but nothing is perfect.
Boys will be boys.
I think about 8 of 9 days with no sleep can be fatal for some people, I heard.
The selection process washes out most of the psychologically fragile, but nothing is perfect.
Boys will be boys.
Totally bogus BS
but wait, dint three girls just get their tab...“Still, after being pushed to strenuous physical activity for over 30 hours, he could barely keep his eyes open.”
Oohboy.
Did 72 hours straight live fire training, artillery, without sleep.
Makes me wonder about this boy.
Did this guy attend the Dan Rather school of Whacko Veteran Tall Tales?
I have watched the Rangers and the Air Force Pararescue on some History Channel type shows.
Impressive isn’t the right word. I am surprised that more than something like 2 percent pass.
My Father who was a combat veteran of WWII practically worshiped Rangers. There was another group, actually two groups that he really hated. One was truck drivers and the other was para-troopers. He would grudgingly admit the para-troopers were good fighters.
I was on the same college team as a Ranger Captain. He was about as easy going and likeable as a guy gets. But of course you knew.
This article does not pass the smell test...
I didn’t know specialists were ‘senior officers’. I thought they were somewhere around E-4. That writer is really on top of things.
Sixteen months for armed robbery? It appears there is no justice in that state.
*** Still, after being pushed to strenuous physical activity for over 30 hours, he could barely keep his eyes open. ***
You are seriously a Pussy if you can’t stay awake for 30 hours.
I’ve gone 3 days many times and regularly skip sleeping some nights.
Dude can’t fight so, it’s not surprising he couldn’t fight in a war ...
From the book jacket - The writer, Ben Blum, who is the former ranger’s cousin, has an MFA in Fiction from NYU and a PhD from Berkeley.
Undoubtedly just another attack on the US military from the far left scumbags in the NYC publishing industry.
Wrong. Such Training doesn’t turn men into criminals. It tends to prove toughness and stability. Those who graduate and somehow become criminals later on are rare indeed.
Consider how many go through some of the tougher Army training without committing crimes. Now, compare that to news about those who carry firearms in civilian jobs.
Major BS. I often had to be a wake and extremely active for 60-72 hours, and I never became a criminal - this guy was just a weirdo to begin with - pouring hot sauce into his eyes to stay awake. What a jerk.