RECOGNIZING THAT I VOLUNTEERED AS A RANGER
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Authors
Cercy, Bryan C.
Subjects
75th Ranger Regiment
Ranger
assessment and selection
special operations
Ranger Indoctrination Program
RIP
Ranger Orientation Program
ROP
Ranger Assessment and Selection Program
RASP
Ranger
assessment and selection
special operations
Ranger Indoctrination Program
RIP
Ranger Orientation Program
ROP
Ranger Assessment and Selection Program
RASP
Advisors
Sepp, Kalev I.
Date of Issue
2019-12
Date
Dec-19
Publisher
Monterey, CA; Naval Postgraduate School
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Abstract
The 75th Ranger Regiment has one of the most distinguished lineages in the United States Army that predates the American Revolutionary War. From the beginning, Rangers have proven themselves as an elite light infantry force capable of gathering actionable information to strike with violence and precision against the nation’s enemies. Although there is no shortage of publications on the lineage or storied history of the American Ranger or the modern-day 75th Ranger Regiment, there is little available that describes how some of the most elite members of the United States Army are selected and how or why those programs and processes have evolved over time. Through extensive interviews with former and current Ranger leaders and the comprehensive research of literature, relevant data, and applicable documents in the Regiment’s historical archives, this thesis is the first to present the evolution of assessment and selection programs and processes of United States Army Rangers and the 75th Ranger Regiment from 1675 to 2019.
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Thesis
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Defense Analysis (DA)
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75th Ranger Regiment
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This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.