[jacquej]

This guy is out of it. This was my son's unit, and he went into Northern Iraq to ride shotgun for the troops trying to feed and shelter the Kurds. Vicenza was his home for almost 4 years.

They practice all the time, train all over the world, and are a crack outfit.

You have to be a darn good soldier to even get Vicenza as a post. Only one West Point graduate, for example, gets to go to Vincenza, and they have to be at the top of their, then are trained up the wazoo before they get there. The officers at Vicenza preferr those who have gone thru ranger training.

This is an elite unit, not a bunch of raw recruits!!!

[Future Snake Eater]

Heck, it's not even a "preference," their officers have to be Ranger-qualified to be stationed at Vincenza. I'm putting them down for my first choice duty assignment as well. I know it'll be very difficult as a ROTC cadet, but you never know...

[IIIddontsstutter]

We've got a family friend in this group. Thoughts and prayers go out.