Proof that standards will be dropped for females entering the 75th Ranger Regiment | SOFREP
First of all I'm not trying to stir up any drama with SOFREP or the writers, I would just like another Ranger's or SOF guy's take on the subject. I recently read this article about RASP dropping standerds for females and as a whole. As someone who has been aspiring to be a Ranger, this is pretty disheartening. I understand that the set standards are the bare minimum, and are expected to be exceded. I also understand graduating RASP only grants you entry to the 75th Ranger Regiment, and if one does not continue to measure up he will be RFS. However in the article, the authors stated that the current RASP has been "Dumbed down" and "RASP students were not allowed to quit, or be failed for land navigation, failed the 12-mile ruck march, and even failed the APTF, but still graduated from the course." For those that are members of the site, if you look in the comment section you can see some of the members commented that the article was untrue. One member claimed to be a "member of the Ranger Special Troops BN which runs the RASP program," at least one other said he went to RASP. I can't claify if these commenters are legitament, but the "STB guy" seemed like an expert on the subject matter. I have looked all over for a response to the article outside of SOFREP, but have not found any mention of it. I do not believe the authors who served in 3rd Ranger Battalion would lie about this. I do hope that their was some misunderstanding and the Regiment continues to enforce high standards.
So if any Ranger or SOF guy has any professional take on this(whether agreement, disagreement, or clarification) your response would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
First of all I'm not trying to stir up any drama with SOFREP or the writers, I would just like another Ranger's or SOF guy's take on the subject. I recently read this article about RASP dropping standerds for females and as a whole. As someone who has been aspiring to be a Ranger, this is pretty disheartening. I understand that the set standards are the bare minimum, and are expected to be exceded. I also understand graduating RASP only grants you entry to the 75th Ranger Regiment, and if one does not continue to measure up he will be RFS. However in the article, the authors stated that the current RASP has been "Dumbed down" and "RASP students were not allowed to quit, or be failed for land navigation, failed the 12-mile ruck march, and even failed the APTF, but still graduated from the course." For those that are members of the site, if you look in the comment section you can see some of the members commented that the article was untrue. One member claimed to be a "member of the Ranger Special Troops BN which runs the RASP program," at least one other said he went to RASP. I can't claify if these commenters are legitament, but the "STB guy" seemed like an expert on the subject matter. I have looked all over for a response to the article outside of SOFREP, but have not found any mention of it. I do not believe the authors who served in 3rd Ranger Battalion would lie about this. I do hope that their was some misunderstanding and the Regiment continues to enforce high standards.
So if any Ranger or SOF guy has any professional take on this(whether agreement, disagreement, or clarification) your response would be very much appreciated. Thank you.
