✧ FAQ ✧ 1. On Ranger Tabs, Ranger School is an Army leadership school that theoretically anyone in the military can attend. It is unaffiliated with the 75th Ranger Regiment. However, Rangers in the regiments infantry components must go to Ranger School eventually or be kicked out. All leadership must have Ranger Tabs, but new entries may have not gone and are considered privates. 2. On pistols, all members of the squad are issued Mk27s (SOCOM's Glock 19). However, in practice only belt-fed gunners carry them due to stoppage issues. Unlike the regular Army infantry, this includes M249 gunners in addition to the M240. Everyone else is generally discouraged from carrying one on mission due to the risk of losing it. 3. On the short 11.5" URGIs, Team Leaders are prioritized for it due to their role, but Squad Leaders can pull rank and call dibs on one as well. 4. The regiment has a variety of optics in service that tabs can pick from. My long video on this topic covers it.
@@joekrafft7125as someone who just got out of regiment a few years ago I can 100% guarantee they are still using Glock. You are thinking about conventional army
@@Efbeeiiiif you interested by the russian military, you can watch "Юрий Евич". He is a russian combat medic, and he is telling a lot about modern war and tactical medicine. (He has no eng subs and he hates NATO, so be prepared if you rly wanna watch)
So in the OG MW2, Foley is the team leader, Dunn is the rifleman, Ramirez is the Grenadier and the automatic rifleman is the random guy who always died in the beginning of each mission.
"But new entries to the regiment haven't necessarely gone to Ranger School" Squad Leader: "You're on this council but we do not grant you the rank of Master"
That's basically what it feels like arriving at your unit after making it through all the training and bullshit. "Yeah well you still aren't shit till you've deployed" 😂
ranger school is actually a leadership course, the premier such course the us army offers. as a result its not actually needed by people who are not in a leadership position. you can call yourself a ranger as long as you serve with the rangers, but the tag itself is something you get not through serving with the ranger but through graduating ranger school, the leadership program. many people who graduate that does not serve with the rangers, they can still wear that tag though, its indicative of them being well trained leaders. there would be no reason for a rifleman to have taken such a course, if he had then he would not serve as a rifleman. the riflemen in ranger company have likely had more training than riflemen in other companies have, but not in leadership.
Shorts are killing UA-cam though. Lack of ads mean noone’s earning money, then artwork and editing goes down the drain. Wish UA-cam wasn’t forcing creators to make shorts in order to appear in people’s feeds.
It’s BEEN on assessment for a while now. Don’t see it going anywhere tho. It’ll likely stay “under assessment” forever just so they can have them in the arsenal without formally adopting them.
@@toxicmasculinity7870 probably just too expensive. Usually when something’s being evaluated for years on end, it’s liked by the dudes but the unit can’t justify or doesn’t want to formally adopt
It's reasonably accurate. The M249 hasn't been used by the regiment in a good while. There's usually a larger mix of weapons, depending on the deployment, and the M249 has been out of style for at least a decade.
@@nicholasbrown668 We could rationalize it as Squad representing a different time period, maybe. I feel a bit weird using the word "period" or "historical" if the represented time was just a decade or less ago, though.. hmm.
Fun fact...the rangers first action was the rescue of American P.O.W.s from the Japanese P.O.W. camp in Cabanatuan, Philippines, and lessons learned from that action were carried over to regular training for the rangers
Technically the first Rangers first mission was working with British Commandos on a raid on Dieppe in France in August of 1942. The raid on Cabanauan was done by the 6th Ranger battalion and it was their first action. Rangers had already been active in North Africa and Europe for nearly 3 years by the time the Cabanauan raid happened. Basically Saving Private Ryan happened before The Great Raid.
Now it makes sense why i saw so many SGTs in the USDF that were like 21 years old fresh outta school. They were only commanding like three other guys. In most modern millitaries, a SGT has had at least 3-4 years as a PVT, then a 4-5 years for LCPL and CPL before finally being given command of a platoon as SGT after about 9 or 10 years of service.
thats not true at all. in most modern militaries people do not serve for that long, it wouldnt work to only look for sgts with 10 years of service when thats many many years more than the average person serves. many countries still have mandatory service, this service tend to be around 1-2 years long in those cases. when you have mandatory service for all men you end up with a very large military, how do you expect to have enough sergeants for all of these people if you put a demand on 10 years experience? what matters is not the experience, its the training, because in reality very few soldiers have any actual combat experience anyway, all they have is more training experience, you still cant be sure how that translates to combat. as long as you train your NCO's and CO's properly its good enough, and that is what the standard practice is everywhere. most countries dont have conflicts to put soldiers in to grow experience anyway, and most soldiers dont serve for 10 years. Besides even experience is not guaranteed to matter in the end. Experience in the war in iraq for example may not help you much at all if you were to fight in ukraine.its two entirely different wars, you'd have to learn on the spot either way. your benefit is more so that you've done something similar before than having any directly applicable experience. the difference between two conflicts can be huge.
@@opposed2logic Served in the UKDF, AUDF and NZDF over 25 years, it absolutely is how most modern militaries work. Nice fanfic though. No sergeant Ive ever met has been in for less than 10 years. not one. Wait til you find out how old the brigadiers are.
@@alfascav1754it's because very Army you've ever served in is smaller than our entire US Marine Corps. I'm a Yank retired Infantryman and have spent time all over the world and have trained with Army's all over the world. Fought alongside Brits in Iraq. The UK structure is completely different due to the smaller size. The Bundeswehr is very similar. During GWOT Sergeants leading Squads and Staff Sergeants being Platoon Sergeants was common.
@@alfascav1754 why did you work for half of the NATO B team lol? When I was in Iraq in 2019 the kiwis and Aussies were in charge of running the base and would take about an hour to respond to IDF. Respond as in send a team to the impact site. Even though it wasn't our responsibility we were there within minutes lol. The British in Iraq were not allowed to be outside because it was too hot and their "Special Infantry" guys in 4 rifles got stood down and sent home earlier because of that lol. Maybe things were different 10-15 years ago but then I think about all the cases of soldiers of those nations being arrested and imprisoned for war crimes for engaging combatants when they return home and I doubt that it was much different
As someone who’s been there. If you want a longer barrel you ask for it and get it. They aren’t TL/ or PSG only. It’s what you’re comfortable with and makes you a better operator and comfortable for CQB, or whatever your role is within Regiment.
How do medics generally fit in during airborne operations? Like during an airfield seizure or something, would we be sticking with a specific rifle squad or just with the platoon sergeant or something? Probably a super simple question but I'm just starting AIT and I'm curious how it works. During BCT they showed us that the RTO in a squad will stay with the squad leader pretty much all the time, but I know medics are different since (I think at least) they generally aren't assigned to specific squads and just move around the platoon as needed
@@ChickentNugwasn’t a ranger but they’re tacked on as a support element like any other specialist troops. CBRN guys we had attached to us were the same way. They’re integrated into the chain of command but it wasn’t like there’s was one element that had a medic and another that didn’t.
@@ChickentNug This is how things work in the infantry. Lowest unit the medic is assigned to is the platoon. The medic is glued to the Platoon Sergeant (PSG). PSG designates and runs the casualty collection point (CCP) and also conducts medevac when needed, while the medic prioritizes and treats wounded until they can be evacuated. Medics can be detailed to specific squads during operations if needed but usually the platoon operates as a whole unit so that’s not the case.
@@ChickentNug it really depends on the depth within your company there were times where we had to send 11B to go get more medical training due to our lack of medics for a mission. Most the time you’ll be with the PSG/PL. But Regiment doesn’t really focus on Airfield Seizure anymore that’s more of a regular Airborne mission set. We will train for them but in real life it more than likely won’t be a Battalion doing it. But that could very well change in the future from what I’ve heard. A lot of things will change before our next conflict that’s been in the works.
It dont stay in a combat role. Mostly just stays on a strap and hangs or tucked in pack. They breach the door, let go of it, it falls, ready up their rifle, kick the door, grab the corner.
They're the breacher, someone else will cover the breach. Unless they're kicking in the door, the team leader will be in less danger than those covering them
@@playtym2893that‘s a breaching shotgun, with specially designed ammunition. it loses basically all ballistic effect after just a few feet, not ideal for combat, even cqb
SAW, squad automatic rifleman. the term Mg is usually used for guns like 240B which is a general purpose machinegun shooting a heavier caliber. you can move and fight with a 249, the 240B is mostly used for support cause the weapon is almost too heavy to run and gun with.
Minus the ranger tabs this is the makeup of a regular army light infantry squad as well. Not to take away from the rangers cuz they are some BA dudes. But we are just as well armed. A good squad lead (the SSG) will often be tabbed up.
That's the point. Most people who operate a lot in CQC will prefer not having a Suppressor or flash hider unless noise reduction is required. The reason. Literally what you stated in the original comment. It is like having a flashbang go off every time you squeeze the trigger.
@BierMeister360 i didn't know that at all, huh, weird, is that really worth increasing your chances of giving your position away? Indoors and outdoors? Edit: talking about muzzle flash too
I doubt this is true as there is no way to verify this, but even if it is true, context is needed. Rangers are a light infantry force. While they can deploy in small groups for QRF or other mission sets, you will rarely see less than 50-100+ rangers deploy for any significant mission. Even QRF's with Rangers will usually be a multi team mission. Usually multiple helicopters or trucks with dozens of guys. And usually with other SOF elements such as PJ's, Tacp's, Seal teams, etc. Seals, on the other hand, are a small DA team of 16 men. The reality is that you wouldn't send in a 16 man team to save an operation with 1-3 ranger platoons involved. You would send a bigger force. But if your small 16 man team comes under heavy enemy contact or under heavy artillery engagement, you would want to send in the bigger force to counteract the opposition. You don't send the scalpel to save the hammer. You send a bigger hammer. Both teams are incredibly important jobs and some serious high-level guys, but they do different things.
@@chaosapple7771 Basically you reinforce with more, not with less, right? Small force to do something quick and quiet, if the plan goes tits up then you send in a bigger force, if that somehow goes wrong you send in a bigger one.
@@cykeok3525 9 times out of 10 yes. Would you rather have a small team to support you? Or would you rather have everything you can get? You always want a monopoly on your life. This isn't to say there are never times small teams are used to rescue people. But they do it because they can substitute numbers with firepower. Look at SWCC. It might only be 4-5 guys on the boat coming to save you, but that boat has miniguns and automatic grenade launchers. They make up for it lol. PJ's often work with small man teams as well, but they trade firepower and numbers for speed and versatility. It's one of the reasons I have so much respect for PJ's and other rescue units like BORSTAR. Everyone plans for missions to go wrong, of course. But if the PJ's are called in, its because the mission already went wrong. The operation going FUBAR isn't a potential outcome of their mission. It IS their mission. And it's crazy they choose that willingly lol.
The concept of an Infantry Section consisting of a Rifle group and a Machine Gun group came from the British reorganisation of the Infantry after the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Each Platoon was made up of 3 sections and a command group, each Company of 3 Platoons plus logistical elements. A Battalion would have 3 infantry Companies and other supporting companies such as Heavy machine guns, Mortars etc.. depending on their role. The new concept along with briefing down to the lowest level was first trialled during the Attack on Vimy Ridge the following year. The impregnable German defences were breached in 5 Hours!
This is quite interesting as the squad seems rank heavy compared to the British Army. A similar setup would be run by a Corporal, with a Lance Corporal as the 2IC.
US and UK rank titles just evolved differently after WW1, and the US has more. It takes about as long to make Sgt in the US as Lance Corporal in the UK, and basically the same for Staff Sgt vs Cpl
@BattleOrder I think he's saying 9 months to make LCpl, not Sgt. I agree that it is a bit weird to us that an E-6 runs what an OR-4 would run in the UK. There are a lot of UK 8-man sections that are run by LCpls acting up due to manning issues. We promote due to leadership ability, not time served.
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Btw there’s a difference between ranger school and rasp . If you get your scroll your a ranger but haven’t gone to “ranger school” which is a tab . Look it up
2nd Rangers were at Pointe Du Hoc cliff just west of the killing zones of Omaha beach. They scaled the cliff under German SMG, machine gun, rifle and potato masher grenade fire and overcame insurmountable odds to face more 88mm when they reach the top
Except this is a section in basically every other regiment in any Western army. And it wouldn't get commanded by a sergeant. It get commanded by a Corporal. If a sergeant or other higher rank were to be on the section, they'd have to get the Corporal to give out the orders as they aren't usually attached to the section
A tab only meant you passed the course a scroll means you’re an actual ranger. Anyone can attend the course but only rangers wear the scroll and tan beret
@@ducatiguy1113 it’s tan. There was a big heated thing not too long after 9/11 with the green berets and the army mass issuing berets to everyone. The green berets said the black looked too close to theirs so now all of the berets are distinct…rangers wear tan, green berets have a defined green looks like British racing green and regular forces wear black
This is the same organization as a typical Philippine Army rifle squad. Interesting :3 Simply pointing it out as this is exactly what was taught to me in ROTC.
I think so, the only time someone mentioned a Cpl to me they were specifically tabbed. But in general new entries should be going to Ranger School within like 180 days. The 75th has tons of slots and they make people who don’t even need it go
The likelihood of an infantryman becoming a Corporal is pretty slim. Corporal is used for "we're required to have an NCO, but we dont have the time for the board, people to go, or the MOS in question isnt promoting". Infantrymen are typically specialists and then sergeants because our promotion and manning system is more fluid. Ranger regiment is no different in that. Truly there isnt much difference between them and any other Infantry unit. Training, budget, and strategic mission, being the main differences.
@@LtActionCamCpl is looked at with 2 lights. 1. The moto light: they needed me as an NCO so bad they gave me a special rank. 2. The Angry light: i have to do an E5s job and im only getting paid e4.
@fathead8933 Tabbed E4s that are gun team leaders in weapons squads are Corporals. Generally GTL is the first position of leadership a Tab will get. Source: I was there
I love how all of these shorts are endlessly looping. An unnecesary bit of work, but always amusing. Also, what the heck is with M72s being featured in every short I see here? Is AT-4 too long/heavy to carry around?
Not in the same way. They have combat lifesavers in the squad and medics at platoon, but they’re set up like an infantry unit. The Green Berets are set up to train foreign militaries so have those specialist NCOs who also act as equivalents to staff officers (S-1, S-2 etc)
Typically a Ranger Platoon in garrison will have 3 line squads and 1 MG Squad made up of 3 MG teams. While out in the field each line squad will have an MG team attached. Other specialized teams such as Anti Armor can be attached per mission requirements.
Anti- armor or AT teams are not specialized. They are organic to the unit. Just a bunch of guys who went to school and are either javelin or goose qualified. They are permanent members of the fire teams and squad. Most infantry units, Rangers included will have personnel who are designated with specific duties outside of their base positions. For example, typically the rifleman in a fire team is also your javelin qualified AT guy who will employ the javelin when required to do so.
@@Supajack831 When I was in Dragon and TOW missile operators had their own MOS 11H and they were not part of our squads in garrison. The Battalions AT personnel were assigned to one platoon of the HQ company to consoldate training.
And you think the Rangers aren’t expected to do the same? I’m no Army veteran (Navy, non combat actually), but have talked to a few friends that were in, one went to Ranger school but wasn’t a Ranger, (apparently any soldier can request to go to Ranger school, not just Rangers) and another friend was in a Ranger battalion. I can assure you everyone is trained for and expected to take command/be a gunner/grenadier or rifleman at some point, in training or in combat, for bullets and explosives care about no rank. Nothing but respect for these men. .
All of them can do the same shit, it's just that some are better suited for specific tasks than others. Ideally every soldier is a medic, a mechanic, a driver, a runner, a shooter, and a top notch fighter all in one.
@@JustaNobody2004 however with the amount of money spent on training these "units" they should be the best at what they do period. A squad is made up of a leader, 3 rifleman, a support gunner, his aid, and a dmr? If I'm not mistaken. Why wouldn't you want all your soldiers able to use all weapon platforms and be ready for anything in case of emergency.
I’ve been a rifleman, grenadier and a SAW gunner. SAW gunner was the most fun but sucks carrying around all the ammo and dealing with old work out SAWs that wanna jam or double feed a lot. I had a good one but had to use someone else’s while it was getting some new parts and boy some of those can become almost like a bolt action at times.
Outside of equipment, Ranger squads are set up the same as other Light Infantry. A couple of key differences are that the Automatic Rifleman in a standard squad is usually a junior Soldier, despite doctrinally being the most experienced behind the Team Leader, and that due to having understrength units, it's not uncommon to see E-4 and even E-3 Team Leaders, with E-5 Squad Leaders. You'll also see regular units that lack a Rifleman or have the Team Leader double as Grenadier.
✧ FAQ ✧
1. On Ranger Tabs, Ranger School is an Army leadership school that theoretically anyone in the military can attend. It is unaffiliated with the 75th Ranger Regiment. However, Rangers in the regiments infantry components must go to Ranger School eventually or be kicked out. All leadership must have Ranger Tabs, but new entries may have not gone and are considered privates.
2. On pistols, all members of the squad are issued Mk27s (SOCOM's Glock 19). However, in practice only belt-fed gunners carry them due to stoppage issues. Unlike the regular Army infantry, this includes M249 gunners in addition to the M240. Everyone else is generally discouraged from carrying one on mission due to the risk of losing it.
3. On the short 11.5" URGIs, Team Leaders are prioritized for it due to their role, but Squad Leaders can pull rank and call dibs on one as well.
4. The regiment has a variety of optics in service that tabs can pick from. My long video on this topic covers it.
Ok cool 😎
rangers more often then not will never use a mk27 the us army denied glock for any of its models and has stuck with the sig sauer m17-18
@@joekrafft7125the glock is what they've been using before the m17 and they'll probably use it after as well
@@joekrafft7125as someone who just got out of regiment a few years ago I can 100% guarantee they are still using Glock. You are thinking about conventional army
Imagine telling someone to not bring their disarm because "yOu MiGhT LoSe iT," after they left a trillion dollars in arms in the ME.
Yep now I need one explaining every team and squad that ever existed
That's what keeps me in business
Now we need one of every other countries military composition, that would be very helpful for us
@nathanielpotter9259 especially the Chinese and Russians
@@Efbeeiiiif you interested by the russian military, you can watch "Юрий Евич". He is a russian combat medic, and he is telling a lot about modern war and tactical medicine. (He has no eng subs and he hates NATO, so be prepared if you rly wanna watch)
Can you do a video on the 2nd rangers of Omaha Beach?
I thought it was: Assault, Support, Engineer, Recon.
I feel betrayed.
Request ride
It sorta is
I thought it was something like: Soldier, Engineer, Medic, Sniper
@@dukev089 this isnt tf2
@@williamsalgado9738 mf I was referencing gears of war judgment overrun
So in the OG MW2, Foley is the team leader, Dunn is the rifleman, Ramirez is the Grenadier and the automatic rifleman is the random guy who always died in the beginning of each mission.
Snipers target the poor guy. He tries to run but the M249 is heavy asf 😂
Man...the countdown music at the start of match and "Rangers lead the way" always pumped me up.
Ramirez is everything combined
Dunn wouldnt be a rifleman he was a cpl ramirez would be he was a private
The autorifleman never stuck around long enough to get a name
"But new entries to the regiment haven't necessarely gone to Ranger School"
Squad Leader: "You're on this council but we do not grant you the rank of Master"
💀💀💀
That's basically what it feels like arriving at your unit after making it through all the training and bullshit.
"Yeah well you still aren't shit till you've deployed" 😂
@Batchall_Accepted Then you deploy. "YEAH well you didn't get purple heart yet"
@@JesusChrist2000BCwhole lotta “well you haven’t (blank)” in that line of work
ranger school is actually a leadership course, the premier such course the us army offers. as a result its not actually needed by people who are not in a leadership position. you can call yourself a ranger as long as you serve with the rangers, but the tag itself is something you get not through serving with the ranger but through graduating ranger school, the leadership program. many people who graduate that does not serve with the rangers, they can still wear that tag though, its indicative of them being well trained leaders.
there would be no reason for a rifleman to have taken such a course, if he had then he would not serve as a rifleman. the riflemen in ranger company have likely had more training than riflemen in other companies have, but not in leadership.
BattleOrder shorts? Yes please
Shorts are killing UA-cam though. Lack of ads mean noone’s earning money, then artwork and editing goes down the drain. Wish UA-cam wasn’t forcing creators to make shorts in order to appear in people’s feeds.
@@WellBattle6bro why are you ranting here? Hes just happy to see BattleOrder on youtube.
@@WellBattle6 cry baby bihhhh
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@@WellBattle6 not really. Creators are just using shorts to advertise their actual full length videos. Kinda annoying though
Never knew the KAC LAMG was on assessment. Thats great news.
Has seen use by them for years. Sadly, it’s never gonna see formal adoption
@@SaintJerryWhy’s that?
It’s BEEN on assessment for a while now. Don’t see it going anywhere tho. It’ll likely stay “under assessment” forever just so they can have them in the arsenal without formally adopting them.
@@toxicmasculinity7870 probably just too expensive. Usually when something’s being evaluated for years on end, it’s liked by the dudes but the unit can’t justify or doesn’t want to formally adopt
I feel like our gun technology has plateaued. so it's nice to seem some change
Nice to know the game squad is this accurate
It's reasonably accurate. The M249 hasn't been used by the regiment in a good while. There's usually a larger mix of weapons, depending on the deployment, and the M249 has been out of style for at least a decade.
I was thinking the exact same lol
@@allenklingsporn6993tbf Squad is a teeny bit outdated at least Unit and equipment wise for a few nations, but its a fuck ton better than Arma
@@nicholasbrown668 We could rationalize it as Squad representing a different time period, maybe.
I feel a bit weird using the word "period" or "historical" if the represented time was just a decade or less ago, though.. hmm.
@@cykeok3525 it's very much so a GWOT era game
Remember, switching to your sidearms is faster than reloading.
Such a lame comment
@@CuttySobzbro this isn’t an IG comment section 😭😭😭
@@CuttySobzBro you're lame You're comment IS LAMER.
"Nice, your fruit killing skills are remarkable"
Now, go and meet your future friend.
Fun fact...the rangers first action was the rescue of American P.O.W.s from the Japanese P.O.W. camp in Cabanatuan, Philippines, and lessons learned from that action were carried over to regular training for the rangers
Technically the first Rangers first mission was working with British Commandos on a raid on Dieppe in France in August of 1942. The raid on Cabanauan was done by the 6th Ranger battalion and it was their first action. Rangers had already been active in North Africa and Europe for nearly 3 years by the time the Cabanauan raid happened. Basically Saving Private Ryan happened before The Great Raid.
Rodger’s Rangers
2005 movie - The Great Raid depicts the Philippines' rescue. An amazing operation.
Don't forget Pont du Hoc preceding the DDay invasions
That doesn't sound fun...
A full 9 man squad? That is a sweet dream😂
It's 13 in USAF Security Forces, and a quad for USAF Tac-P
i saw that i was like wow we only ever had 8
@@Akwardturtleof course the chair force gets full staffing. Nobody wants any owees
@@sl8774 🤣😂🤣😂 it's all fun and games until the Atmy needs them. I can say US anymore.
@@sl8774lol do you know anything about this “chairforce you speak of then you know that the Air Force special forces are the most elite that we have
Now it makes sense why i saw so many SGTs in the USDF that were like 21 years old fresh outta school. They were only commanding like three other guys.
In most modern millitaries, a SGT has had at least 3-4 years as a PVT, then a 4-5 years for LCPL and CPL before finally being given command of a platoon as SGT after about 9 or 10 years of service.
what is USDF?
thats not true at all. in most modern militaries people do not serve for that long, it wouldnt work to only look for sgts with 10 years of service when thats many many years more than the average person serves.
many countries still have mandatory service, this service tend to be around 1-2 years long in those cases. when you have mandatory service for all men you end up with a very large military, how do you expect to have enough sergeants for all of these people if you put a demand on 10 years experience?
what matters is not the experience, its the training, because in reality very few soldiers have any actual combat experience anyway, all they have is more training experience, you still cant be sure how that translates to combat.
as long as you train your NCO's and CO's properly its good enough, and that is what the standard practice is everywhere. most countries dont have conflicts to put soldiers in to grow experience anyway, and most soldiers dont serve for 10 years.
Besides even experience is not guaranteed to matter in the end. Experience in the war in iraq for example may not help you much at all if you were to fight in ukraine.its two entirely different wars, you'd have to learn on the spot either way. your benefit is more so that you've done something similar before than having any directly applicable experience. the difference between two conflicts can be huge.
@@opposed2logic Served in the UKDF, AUDF and NZDF over 25 years, it absolutely is how most modern militaries work. Nice fanfic though.
No sergeant Ive ever met has been in for less than 10 years. not one.
Wait til you find out how old the brigadiers are.
@@alfascav1754it's because very Army you've ever served in is smaller than our entire US Marine Corps. I'm a Yank retired Infantryman and have spent time all over the world and have trained with Army's all over the world. Fought alongside Brits in Iraq. The UK structure is completely different due to the smaller size. The Bundeswehr is very similar. During GWOT Sergeants leading Squads and Staff Sergeants being Platoon Sergeants was common.
@@alfascav1754 why did you work for half of the NATO B team lol?
When I was in Iraq in 2019 the kiwis and Aussies were in charge of running the base and would take about an hour to respond to IDF. Respond as in send a team to the impact site. Even though it wasn't our responsibility we were there within minutes lol. The British in Iraq were not allowed to be outside because it was too hot and their "Special Infantry" guys in 4 rifles got stood down and sent home earlier because of that lol. Maybe things were different 10-15 years ago but then I think about all the cases of soldiers of those nations being arrested and imprisoned for war crimes for engaging combatants when they return home and I doubt that it was much different
My uncle was the team leader for the squad that rescued Marcus Luttrell.
sure must be proud of you
@@zombieat Fr, he must not regret fighting for his offspring.
My uncle was the helicopter
My uncle also died there. He was one of the best men in the Taliban
Nice!
Whats crazy is that during ww1 a sgt would lead about 36 men not 4
I guess people are finally waking up and realizing that joining the military (in a combat role) isn't exactly a... wise choice.
@@avtomat6471Infantry is the oldest male profession alongside Farming, someone will always do it
@@lmvr127 Nah robots and Ai will take over easily just like with agriculture.
Yet in the usmc lance corporal have been team leaders...
Yeah I'm sure they really had it figured out in WW1
Nice to see someone making videos that actually knows what they’re talking about
You are a true talent, don't ever stop creating.
I was a grenadier and a saw gunner, both were great and fun roles. Saw gunner was def cooler, just sucked having to lug that ammo around
S.A.W “Shitty ass Weapon” lol😂
Amen brother, I was in the Danish army and had an M60E6
Bounding with a full combat load is brutal, been there brotha.
Nga said fun aren’t you at risk of getting your head blown off💀
Sucks carrying around the nutsacks
As someone who’s been there. If you want a longer barrel you ask for it and get it. They aren’t TL/ or PSG only. It’s what you’re comfortable with and makes you a better operator and comfortable for CQB, or whatever your role is within Regiment.
How do medics generally fit in during airborne operations? Like during an airfield seizure or something, would we be sticking with a specific rifle squad or just with the platoon sergeant or something? Probably a super simple question but I'm just starting AIT and I'm curious how it works. During BCT they showed us that the RTO in a squad will stay with the squad leader pretty much all the time, but I know medics are different since (I think at least) they generally aren't assigned to specific squads and just move around the platoon as needed
@@ChickentNugwasn’t a ranger but they’re tacked on as a support element like any other specialist troops. CBRN guys we had attached to us were the same way. They’re integrated into the chain of command but it wasn’t like there’s was one element that had a medic and another that didn’t.
@@ChickentNug
This is how things work in the infantry. Lowest unit the medic is assigned to is the platoon. The medic is glued to the Platoon Sergeant (PSG). PSG designates and runs the casualty collection point (CCP) and also conducts medevac when needed, while the medic prioritizes and treats wounded until they can be evacuated. Medics can be detailed to specific squads during operations if needed but usually the platoon operates as a whole unit so that’s not the case.
@@ChickentNug it really depends on the depth within your company there were times where we had to send 11B to go get more medical training due to our lack of medics for a mission. Most the time you’ll be with the PSG/PL. But Regiment doesn’t really focus on Airfield Seizure anymore that’s more of a regular Airborne mission set. We will train for them but in real life it more than likely won’t be a Battalion doing it. But that could very well change in the future from what I’ve heard. A lot of things will change before our next conflict that’s been in the works.
Medics are hanging out with platoon Daddy
That M249 looks wicked
We had a 12 ga Benelli Nova cause it excepts all sizes of shotgun shells. I even got one when I got out, I loved it so much.
Rangers Lead the way!
All the way
Be careful the Navy might get turned on.
Old school cod mw2
To go get fucked up by poor people in the middle east lmao
Engineers clear the way first tho
“GET UP ALLEN! RANGERS LEAD THE WAY!”
my name is Allen
😂😂😂
Move!!
COD MW2!!!!
These blokes stood posted up for the whole video and that's an effort.
true. gears heavy, too
true, even after shameful defeat against Taliban, thats massive effort. LOL.
@@Peliwat.Nusantara wow ur clever
LAMG is a thing of beauty. No recoil, easy barrel swap and no hand needed on the top after putting the first link on.
so the team leader gets the danger pump. dope
It dont stay in a combat role. Mostly just stays on a strap and hangs or tucked in pack. They breach the door, let go of it, it falls, ready up their rifle, kick the door, grab the corner.
@@RejectOneWorldGov fair but I'm sure if the scenario needed, the swap to the rifle would take more time
They're the breacher, someone else will cover the breach. Unless they're kicking in the door, the team leader will be in less danger than those covering them
A good leader is always in front
This is one thing every strong army believes in
@@playtym2893that‘s a breaching shotgun, with specially designed ammunition. it loses basically all ballistic effect after just a few feet, not ideal for combat, even cqb
So refreshing to see a video that is actually informative and not full of pointless bs. Straight to the point and i learned something, amazing
Your content always keeps me coming back for more.
Remember Automatic Rifleman means Machine gunner.
Not really. Machine gunners have their own team with a team leader, gunner and loader. They mostly carry HMG or general purpose machine guns.
Light* Machine Gunner. Dedicated Machine Gunners are in a crew with AG (Assistant Gunner) and uses the M240(B/L).
SAW, squad automatic rifleman. the term Mg is usually used for guns like 240B which is a general purpose machinegun shooting a heavier caliber. you can move and fight with a 249, the 240B is mostly used for support cause the weapon is almost too heavy to run and gun with.
do automatic riflemen carry a 50. cal on their back?
@@forsaturn4629 Nope.
That is a very well armed squad. No wonder they are the premier light infantry unit in the US mil
RLTW 🇺🇸
Minus the ranger tabs this is the makeup of a regular army light infantry squad as well. Not to take away from the rangers cuz they are some BA dudes. But we are just as well armed. A good squad lead (the SSG) will often be tabbed up.
This was such an excellent concise video. Low key masterpiece
Dude this is a badass video, thank you for posting!
Tell u what that 11.5 barrel without a silencer is like a flash bang indoors
Hell that’s any sbr really lol. Without the right muzzle device them shots are like you said, mini flash bangs going off lol.
That's the point. Most people who operate a lot in CQC will prefer not having a Suppressor or flash hider unless noise reduction is required. The reason. Literally what you stated in the original comment. It is like having a flashbang go off every time you squeeze the trigger.
@@BierMeister360 oh I know all about it
@BierMeister360 i didn't know that at all, huh, weird, is that really worth increasing your chances of giving your position away? Indoors and outdoors?
Edit: talking about muzzle flash too
@@JazzerciseJustice when you're Breaching a location, they're already gonna know you're there. Militaries don't really bother with lock picking.
This is every light infantry unit. Rangers are a really well equipped and trained light infantry unit.
Fun fact. Rangers have never needed the seals to save them. But not the other way around.
I doubt this is true as there is no way to verify this, but even if it is true, context is needed.
Rangers are a light infantry force. While they can deploy in small groups for QRF or other mission sets, you will rarely see less than 50-100+ rangers deploy for any significant mission. Even QRF's with Rangers will usually be a multi team mission. Usually multiple helicopters or trucks with dozens of guys. And usually with other SOF elements such as PJ's, Tacp's, Seal teams, etc.
Seals, on the other hand, are a small DA team of 16 men.
The reality is that you wouldn't send in a 16 man team to save an operation with 1-3 ranger platoons involved. You would send a bigger force.
But if your small 16 man team comes under heavy enemy contact or under heavy artillery engagement, you would want to send in the bigger force to counteract the opposition.
You don't send the scalpel to save the hammer. You send a bigger hammer.
Both teams are incredibly important jobs and some serious high-level guys, but they do different things.
What a stupid fact. Why would an extremely valuable asset like Seals be sent in to save a ranger squad?
Are you dumb or are you dumb?
@@chaosapple7771 Basically you reinforce with more, not with less, right?
Small force to do something quick and quiet, if the plan goes tits up then you send in a bigger force, if that somehow goes wrong you send in a bigger one.
@@cykeok3525 9 times out of 10 yes.
Would you rather have a small team to support you? Or would you rather have everything you can get?
You always want a monopoly on your life.
This isn't to say there are never times small teams are used to rescue people. But they do it because they can substitute numbers with firepower. Look at SWCC. It might only be 4-5 guys on the boat coming to save you, but that boat has miniguns and automatic grenade launchers. They make up for it lol.
PJ's often work with small man teams as well, but they trade firepower and numbers for speed and versatility.
It's one of the reasons I have so much respect for PJ's and other rescue units like BORSTAR.
Everyone plans for missions to go wrong, of course. But if the PJ's are called in, its because the mission already went wrong. The operation going FUBAR isn't a potential outcome of their mission. It IS their mission. And it's crazy they choose that willingly lol.
i mean that makes sense since they do entirely different things.
The concept of an Infantry Section consisting of a Rifle group and a Machine Gun group came from the British reorganisation of the Infantry after the Battle of the Somme in 1916. Each Platoon was made up of 3 sections and a command group, each Company of 3 Platoons plus logistical elements. A Battalion would have 3 infantry Companies and other supporting companies such as Heavy machine guns, Mortars etc.. depending on their role. The new concept along with briefing down to the lowest level was first trialled during the Attack on Vimy Ridge the following year. The impregnable German defences were breached in 5 Hours!
This is quite interesting as the squad seems rank heavy compared to the British Army. A similar setup would be run by a Corporal, with a Lance Corporal as the 2IC.
US and UK rank titles just evolved differently after WW1, and the US has more. It takes about as long to make Sgt in the US as Lance Corporal in the UK, and basically the same for Staff Sgt vs Cpl
@@BattleOrderwhat are you on about?? It's 4 years for a British Army LC and 9 months for the U.S 🤣 don't spread shit because you know nothing.
@@georgejones3564 9 months to make Sergeant in the US? Whatever you say legend
@@BattleOrder Google is your friend mate
@BattleOrder I think he's saying 9 months to make LCpl, not Sgt.
I agree that it is a bit weird to us that an E-6 runs what an OR-4 would run in the UK. There are a lot of UK 8-man sections that are run by LCpls acting up due to manning issues. We promote due to leadership ability, not time served.
I played SQUAD for a bit and it's so cool I didn't realise the squad roles used were so accurate
Great information, great graphics. You're doing an exceptional job with this channel.
I dont know where do you get your knowledge base and how you working it out that beautiful, but i just want to be updated every time you cook something that nice! Congratulations!
Could not be more proud to know a 1st batt Ranger. Some of the baddest mfs out there.
And they also know how to party. Downtown Savannah fears the wrath of a bunch of bat boys ready to rage
I didn't realize the M72 was still in the US arsenal!
The only guys trusted to be consistent
Gotta love those car beans
Bro created the greatest loop known to man
Super smooth
Fr fr. I had to snap out of the loop cause i'm waiting for it to end
If I was the enemy I would be terrified to see a whole army of rangers that are exact clones of each other storming My defenses.
This is what call of duty is in the campaign
“Car-beans” 😂
uh. rangers aside, and the lethality improvements coming around (6.8mm battle rifles and LMGs, with smart optics), this set up is pretty damn potent.
Btw there’s a difference between ranger school and rasp . If you get your scroll your a ranger but haven’t gone to “ranger school” which is a tab . Look it up
That one North Korean Secret agent watching this video taking down notes
“Right it down”
“Right it down”
1940: rangers were formerly snipers with high accuracy
2024: rangers with automatic lmgs and stormtrooper aim
Never knew there were so many specialists who had a ranger tab.
Weapons may have changed since I was a Ranger 50 years ago, but the Ranger attitude never will. Yes, Rangers Lead the Way!💪
Loved the video man 💪
Out of context videos bout to be crazy 😭
RANGER?? RANGER LEAD THE WAY!!
WAKE UP PRIVATE ALLEN!
RAMIREZ!!!
😂😂😂
SECURE THAT BURGER KING!!!
@@kakashihatake1869 RAMIREZ GET OUT OF THERE YOU'RE IN THE DEADZONE!!!
2nd Rangers were at Pointe Du Hoc cliff just west of the killing zones of Omaha beach. They scaled the cliff under German SMG, machine gun, rifle and potato masher grenade fire and overcame insurmountable odds to face more 88mm when they reach the top
I need more of this content
It's so refreshing to see well-produced shorts instead of the usual brain rot. Keep it up
This is how most squad are set up
Except this is a section in basically every other regiment in any Western army. And it wouldn't get commanded by a sergeant. It get commanded by a Corporal. If a sergeant or other higher rank were to be on the section, they'd have to get the Corporal to give out the orders as they aren't usually attached to the section
@@BierMeister360 Hey! If it aint broke, dont fix it, as they say.
Bro, can you make more videos like this because its so entertaining for me
that transition was smooth
That last battle was really instense. The way you fought it was incredible.
Also can you name a crypt horror 'Bloodletting Beast'
A tab only meant you passed the course a scroll means you’re an actual ranger. Anyone can attend the course but only rangers wear the scroll and tan beret
tan? was black in my day retired 98
@@ducatiguy1113 it’s tan. There was a big heated thing not too long after 9/11 with the green berets and the army mass issuing berets to everyone.
The green berets said the black looked too close to theirs so now all of the berets are distinct…rangers wear tan, green berets have a defined green looks like British racing green and regular forces wear black
I'm old school, Never had wear tan
@@Dbarge1962 black is just conventional force now. Your admin guys finance folks all of them wear black.
@@Dbarge1962 same retired 1998
Must be nice when your unit isn't broke 😂😂
Its a Tier 2 Special Forces Unit. No balls it'll be packed with equipment since they're well trained SFs
Me:gren-ader
This dude:gren-a-deer
Army: Take your pick
Marines: Here's your 30 year old M16
“You want to be a ranger? Take this ‘🧹’ and don’t comeback till you got rid of all the sunlight.
This is the same organization as a typical Philippine Army rifle squad. Interesting :3
Simply pointing it out as this is exactly what was taught to me in ROTC.
Well it's pretty basic squad level organization
This is how all infantry squads are supposed to be set up at the basic level
in fairness that’s due to the philippines adopting us army tactics
Now, the M250 was added to their arsenal
Bro with that head tap was crazy💀
Remember switching to your sidearm is faster than reloading
I’m not an Army guy so please forgive my ignorance. But do young Ranger E3s get pushed to go to Ranger school before becoming Cpls?
I think so, the only time someone mentioned a Cpl to me they were specifically tabbed. But in general new entries should be going to Ranger School within like 180 days. The 75th has tons of slots and they make people who don’t even need it go
The likelihood of an infantryman becoming a Corporal is pretty slim. Corporal is used for "we're required to have an NCO, but we dont have the time for the board, people to go, or the MOS in question isnt promoting". Infantrymen are typically specialists and then sergeants because our promotion and manning system is more fluid. Ranger regiment is no different in that. Truly there isnt much difference between them and any other Infantry unit. Training, budget, and strategic mission, being the main differences.
@@fathead8933 oh, I see. Interesting.
@@LtActionCamCpl is looked at with 2 lights.
1. The moto light: they needed me as an NCO so bad they gave me a special rank.
2. The Angry light: i have to do an E5s job and im only getting paid e4.
@fathead8933 Tabbed E4s that are gun team leaders in weapons squads are Corporals. Generally GTL is the first position of leadership a Tab will get. Source: I was there
Thankyou, this was very helpful and easy to understand :)
I love how all of these shorts are endlessly looping. An unnecesary bit of work, but always amusing.
Also, what the heck is with M72s being featured in every short I see here? Is AT-4 too long/heavy to carry around?
Need more of these, since the US Military is Acronym heavy and such. It's quite complex and confusing, like a bureaucracy.
Cavalry : Bro is it my turn on the 30mm
Cool video. Didn't know why but always like content about group construction and their ammunition
👍 Wonderful video art work you have brought up! Thank you.
*"Russia said thanks for the info"*
FM 3-21.8 - The Infantry Rifle Platoon and Squad. Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Their intel gathering is so shit that they probably need to watch UA-cam shorts if they plan on learning anything.
Dude this stuff isn't top secret
Do Ranger squads also have communications, weapons, and medical specialists similar to a Green Beret ODA or are those guys at platoon level?
Not in the same way. They have combat lifesavers in the squad and medics at platoon, but they’re set up like an infantry unit. The Green Berets are set up to train foreign militaries so have those specialist NCOs who also act as equivalents to staff officers (S-1, S-2 etc)
Typically a Ranger Platoon in garrison will have 3 line squads and 1 MG Squad made up of 3 MG teams.
While out in the field each line squad will have an MG team attached.
Other specialized teams such as Anti Armor can be attached per mission requirements.
I didn’t know that soldiers could be a part of that battalion without getting their tab
Anti- armor or AT teams are not specialized. They are organic to the unit. Just a bunch of guys who went to school and are either javelin or goose qualified. They are permanent members of the fire teams and squad. Most infantry units, Rangers included will have personnel who are designated with specific duties outside of their base positions. For example, typically the rifleman in a fire team is also your javelin qualified AT guy who will employ the javelin when required to do so.
@@Supajack831 When I was in Dragon and TOW missile operators had their own MOS 11H and they were not part of our squads in garrison.
The Battalions AT personnel were assigned to one platoon of the HQ company to consoldate training.
Worth mentioning that there's guarantee that there will be a private first class, sometimes everyone in the team is a specialist.
Thanks for educating us
And Canadian soldiers are expected to do the same roles except every soldier is trained to replace the man next to him and vice versa.
And you think the Rangers aren’t expected to do the same? I’m no Army veteran (Navy, non combat actually), but have talked to a few friends that were in, one went to Ranger school but wasn’t a Ranger, (apparently any soldier can request to go to Ranger school, not just Rangers) and another friend was in a Ranger battalion. I can assure you everyone is trained for and expected to take command/be a gunner/grenadier or rifleman at some point, in training or in combat, for bullets and explosives care about no rank.
Nothing but respect for these men.
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All of them can do the same shit, it's just that some are better suited for specific tasks than others. Ideally every soldier is a medic, a mechanic, a driver, a runner, a shooter, and a top notch fighter all in one.
Yeah I remember Sgt telling me that In Caf but they got a huge army so it’s not really necessary compared to our small army
@@JustaNobody2004 however with the amount of money spent on training these "units" they should be the best at what they do period.
A squad is made up of a leader, 3 rifleman, a support gunner, his aid, and a dmr? If I'm not mistaken. Why wouldn't you want all your soldiers able to use all weapon platforms and be ready for anything in case of emergency.
Her: " He is probably out cheating!!11 "
Me asf:
Lee Hoon
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@@BefreitDieLeit fr
More of this please. Current and past units.
I’ve been a rifleman, grenadier and a SAW gunner. SAW gunner was the most fun but sucks carrying around all the ammo and dealing with old work out SAWs that wanna jam or double feed a lot. I had a good one but had to use someone else’s while it was getting some new parts and boy some of those can become almost like a bolt action at times.
“Most are armed with m4a4 car beans”
Surprisingly accurate.
Damn bro, they got the super shorty and Ash’s breach launcher😱😂
The visuals 🤌🍃
Squad has taught me a lot!
“Car beans”
Need more of this on my feed
I’m just waiting to hear some dude receipt this video word for word as he’s standing in front of me inline asking to get a military discount 😂
We saw those Rangers at *Day of Rangers* aka Battle of Mogadishu 1993.
Outside of equipment, Ranger squads are set up the same as other Light Infantry. A couple of key differences are that the Automatic Rifleman in a standard squad is usually a junior Soldier, despite doctrinally being the most experienced behind the Team Leader, and that due to having understrength units, it's not uncommon to see E-4 and even E-3 Team Leaders, with E-5 Squad Leaders. You'll also see regular units that lack a Rifleman or have the Team Leader double as Grenadier.
"Bravo six going dark"
so insurgency sandstorm icons were real i had no idea
“I am heavy weapons guy.”