Hello, I'm currently in the DEP waiting to ship in the early fall with a 11x option 40 contract. I was recently reading the book Goon175 wrote about Ranger Knowledge (which I just want to say is crazy awesome and an amazing resource for any other Ranger wannabes), and something caught my attention. In one section Jack Murphy writes about how some unfortunate young Rangers were RFS'ed due to their inability to maintain OPSEC, mainly for bragging about missions they had gone on. This got me thinking about just how seriously the 75th Ranger Regiment and the military in general take OPSEC violations and information security, as well as the scrutiny young Rangers are under. It got me a bit worried, I have girl friend of 2 years who is a foreign national, from Hong Kong to be specific. I have never discussed anything Ranger related, we dated long before I ever told her I was going to enlist, and even since then I've only talked about my desire to be an elite paratrooper. I defiantly am in love with this girl, we have been dating for over 2 years spending months living together and lots of time apart in a LDR, and I would like to continue dating this girl and maybe even marry her one day. Could any current or retired Rangers tell me how a relationship with a foreign national would be perceived if I was lucky enough to make it into Ranger Regiment? Obviously I would treat her just as anyone else outside of the Regiment and maintain OPSEC when talking with her, but I understand how sensitive it could be to maintain a relationship with a foreign national, especially one that lives in a special administrative region of China.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I have lurked for some time and have tried extensively to use the search function to find an answer to my question but haven't managed to find any information specific to this type of situation. Some threads gave information about individuals with security clearances who were inquiring as to how they might be affected by marrying a foreign national, but none involving lowly recruits such as myself who have no clearance and no standing in the community.
Sorry for the lengthy post, I have lurked for some time and have tried extensively to use the search function to find an answer to my question but haven't managed to find any information specific to this type of situation. Some threads gave information about individuals with security clearances who were inquiring as to how they might be affected by marrying a foreign national, but none involving lowly recruits such as myself who have no clearance and no standing in the community.