I think is is entirely possible, and even likely to be assigned to the 75th Rangers without being a Ranger. This would make it proper to wear the 75th patch without the Ranger tab above it. So far as I can see, Hunter has not claimed to have been a Ranger, but mentioning his duty in 75th caused many (myself included) to assume he was. The Ranger units have need for non-grunt/Ranger MOS’s, and I doubt that guys that earned the tab would be very enthusiastic about working as a supply sgt, LOL.
Let’s ask.
Sam, did your father obtain his Ranger tab while in the Army?
“Before winning his House seat in 1980, Hunter was an Army ranger in the 173rd Airborne and 75th Army Rangers and used the G.I. Bill to attend Western State University Law School in San Diego — now Thomas Jefferson School of Law — before opening his own law practice.”
From PBS, but it could be wrong.
“I think is is entirely possible, and even likely to be assigned to the 75th Rangers without being a Ranger”
I believe it is just the opposite, a Ranger is a man that has served as a Ranger in the battalions, whether he is tabbed or not.
It is the “Ranger Qualified” tabbed soldier that has never served in a Ranger capacity, that has the uphill climb in establishing status as a Ranger.