The 75th Ranger Regiment will send some new members to Ranger School from the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP), instead of straight to a battalion for deployment, the Army announced. The changes will allow regimental leaders more time to monitor the progress and suitability of new members. “We want the best guys in the (75th) Ranger Regiment,” said Sgt. 1st Class Tyson Crosby, he non-commissioned officer-in-charge of the Ranger Assessment and Selection Program 1, which trains prospective Rangers in pay grades E-1 through E-5. “When it comes down to it, one really good guy or great guy is better than three average ones,” Crosby said. In the most recent class of RASP 1, only 40 of the 165 who began the course graduated. Ranger training is open to male active-duty soldiers who: are U.S. citizens; score 107 or higher in General Technical score on the ASVAB test: score 240 or above (80 in each event) on the Army Physical Fitness Test; are either airborne-qualified or eligible to become so before entering training; and are eligible to obtain secret clearance. More information is available by calling (706) 545-5124, emailing 75recruit@soc.mil, or visiting https://www.infantry.army.mil/75thranger on the Web.
