I've already told my dad I would send it to him next, I'll try to get it to you after he is done!
Sua Sponte by dick couch
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So one thing I thought that was really interesting was his break down of the demographic of the RASP class he followed. Below is the beginning demographic, and the demographic of those that graduated:
Beginning:
Beginning:
- 159 soldiers at start of class
- 4 already have a Ranger Tab, 1 of which was previously in the 75th.
- 105 infantryman
- 14 combat medics
- 6 forward observers
- 5 radio operators
- 4 communications specialists
- 3 cooks
- 2 intel analysts
- 1 truck driver
- 1 human resources spc.
- 1 cbrn spc.
- 1 chaplains assistant
- 17 are recycles from a previous class
- Height ranged from 5'1" to 6'6"
- youngest was 18 and oldest was 40
- the lightest was 128, the heaviest was 235
- 14 are married
- 16 have a college degree, and 3x that have some college under their belt
- 4 naturalized citizens
- 12 African Americans
- 108 are initial entry soldiers
- 39 total graduated, to include three phase 2 inserts
- 4 college graduates
- 5 are married
- 1 naturalized citizen
- 1 African American
- 32 infantryman
- 4 medics
- 2 commo guys
- 1 forward observer
- one 18 y/o
- 2 E-5 Sergeants
- Top PT score on the final PT test: 18 pull ups, 98 sit ups, 87 push ups, 11:20 2 mile. 8 scored over 300.
1 out of 12 African Americans?? 
interesting breakdown though. Im going during lunch to pick it up from Borders.
Now important question - are there cool pictures?
interesting breakdown though. Im going during lunch to pick it up from Borders.
Now important question - are there cool pictures?
Pfft important? Cool pix are ESSENTIAL!
Pics...ehh...not really...not in my opinion anyway.
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Even more important question- there's still a Borders open?1 out of 12 African Americans??
interesting breakdown though. Im going during lunch to pick it up from Borders.
Now important question - are there cool pictures?
well shit there should be one down the street..been a while since ive been
Brill
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The 40 y/0 wasn't an E-5
Did say what the oldest that passed was?
Reed
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I don't believe he specifically said, but I could be mistaken.
I keep getting busy/distracted with other things that keep me from sitting down and reading this book damn it! Summer college courses are rough
Damn, according to the online tracking tool, my copy was delivered at mi casa Sat about noon-thirty. Ummmm no can find. So tomorrow its gonna be Hello UPS, we have a problem
OppressorsBeware
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You can also download the book from amazon as well for pretty cheap and read it on your smartphone/tablet/ereader/computer.
Flagg
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Is Sua Sponte available on Kindle?
It looks like it's listed, but without a price or ability to download?
http://www.amazon.com/kindle/dp/B0072O02XW/ref=rdr_kindle_ext_eos_detail
I'll have to pick up a hard copy when I'm back in the US next month.
Flagg
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Finished reading this book on the trip up to the MWTC in Bridgeport this year. Did anyone else find that it painted a rather unbecoming picture of Ranger Regiment training?
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Interesting. Any particular reason?
There was a lot of stuff left out, but I wouldn't say it was painted "unbecoming". I'm also interested in how you came to this conclusion?
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