6th Batt?

[Totentanz]

Caught this caption on AKO this morning:

Sgt. 1st Class Jose XXXXX and Staff Sgt. Thomas XXXXX, a team from the 6th Ranger Battalion, run between events during the 2010 Best Ranger competition at Fort Benning, Ga. The team placed 13th overall. Photo credit: Daren Reehl. (Photo by U.S. Army)

I'm assuming this is one of the training units, but it's phrased as though it falls along side 1/75, 2/75 and 3/75. I'm aware of the 6th Ranger Battalion that existed during WWII but that was disbanded 65 years ago...

Just curious if anyone can shed some light here.

 

[Boondocksaint375]

It's the 6th RTB. 4th, 5th, 6th = RTB (Ranger School). They aren't part of the 75th.

 

[Boondocksaint375]

Here you go:

http://www.eglin.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=6518

 

[Totentanz]

Thanks! I figured that might be the case, but the wording of the caption kinda threw me. I never realized that Ranger School had as many battalions as the Regiment itself.

 

[275ANGER!]

Actually Regiment has 4 battalions; Special Troops Battalion (STB), it's where Regiment houses those that ride the short bus, lol.

 

[EATIII]

Actually Regiment has 4 battalions; Special Troops Battalion (STB), it's where Regiment houses those that ride the short bus, lol.

So you say RRC rides the "short Bus" Just curious

 

[RustyShackleford]

Gay bi-curios he is!

 

[EATIII]

Gay bi-curios he is!

we leave that to you 2nd Batt Homos!

 

[275ANGER!]

So you say RRC rides the "short Bus" Just curious

It's an inside joke, "special troops"

 

[Ravage]

I don't get it....
STB are support guys aren't they?
Aren't RRC the recon guys fro the 75th or something like that? (they get all the "cool schools" and all)

 

[EATIII]

It's an inside joke, "special troops"

I hear ya, it was a bad attempt to show that RRC should of stayed under RGT HQ.

You are correct Ravage.

 

[Polar Bear]

All of you are "Special" to me