Future Soldier Matthew Wysor

Wysor, Matthew a photo by Official Army Future Soldier Center on Flickr.

Ever since I was a freshman in high school, I've always wanted to do more. More than simply bettering MYSELF, though there was always that aspect in my decisions I know it's not why I was put on this Earth. I knew I had to help others, and there was no better way to serve than to join the United States Army. I come from a military family, my Grandfather was awarded the bronze star in WWII and my father served in Vietnam. It's been a dream for me since I was a kid, the sense of duty, pride, and most importantly the feeling of being able to sleep soundly at night knowing you've done something to not only make yourself a better person, but to make this world a better and safer place. Well I reckon there is nothing in the whole wide world that can beat it. What makes ME Army strong is my determination and will. I lost 26 pounds to join the U.S. Army and have set myself to continuing my weight loss. I want it and I WILL achieve it.
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Option 40

To be in the elite 75^th Ranger Bn you have to be mentally and physically tough.  This is the Army’s premiere raid unit.  The Rangers can be called upon to deploy and operate behind enemy lines.  These soldiers are some of the most mature, competent, highly disciplined, and lethal force to ensure the precise application of combat power in politically sensitive environments. 

The training that you will go to is your basic training and Advanced Individual Training (AIT).  Then you will attend Airborne School and learn how to jump out airplanes.  Then after that you will go attend Ranger Assessment and Selection Program (RASP) and will be put through some of your toughest training you will go through.

Here are some of the requirements to successfully complete RASP:

• Minimum score of 240 on the APFT (80 percent in each event) and ability to complete 6 chin-ups.
• Must complete 5-mile run in 40 minutes or less.
• Must complete 12-mile ruck march in 3 hours or less with a 35lb rucksack.
• Must successfully complete the Ranger Swim Ability Evaluation (RSAE) while displaying confidence in the water.
• Must conduct full psychological screening with no major psychological profiles identified by the Regimental Psychologist.
• RASP 1 candidates must pass security screening with the ability to be able to receive a SECRET clearance.
• Must pass the Commander's Board. For RASP 1 candidates this event is for select individuals based on peer evaluations, cadre assessment, and overall performance..
• RASP 1 candidates must successfully complete the RASP 1 Program of Instruction (POI) in order to serve in the 75th Ranger Regiment.

RASP is a 8 week selection where you will be tested mentally and physically.  Phase one of RASP focuses more on the critical events and skill level 1 tasks that you will learn at basic so pay attention.  Phase 2 focuses more on training in Marksmanship, Breaching, Mobility, and Physical Fitness.  You will have to be able to successfully complete both phases of this course to be selected for 75^th Ranger Bn.

Once you have been completed RASP you will then don the tan beret and wear the 75^th Ranger Regiment scroll.  You will be part of an elite Special Operations unit and will some of America’s greatest assets.

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Special Forces and Special Forces Support

To be a Green Beret and wear the Special Forces tab you have to go to through selection and pass the Q course.  Then you will be able to wear the beret and the tab.  But in Special Forces they have support roles too. 

To be a Special Forces Soldier you have to go through Selection.  Selection varies in times between 2 weeks to 3 weeks, either way the Special Forces Candidates will be pushing themselves hard to get selected.  After that they will have to pass: Airborne, SUT (Small Unit Tactics), Language, SERE (Survival, Evasion, Reconnaissance, and Escape), the MOS portion, then Robin Sage (final training exercise).  Special Forces Soldiers are some of the most professional soldiers.

In Special Forces units they need support as well.  They have all types of MOS’s there.  You can be intelligence, cook, finance, ext.  There are a few MOS’s that they do not have but they do have a lot of them.  I am a 35P Cryptologic Linguist, in a Special Forces unit.  You do have to be Airborne to support Special Forces units.  Also dependant on your MOS you will get to go to some other advanced MOS courses, advanced shooting courses, driving courses, ext.

They want you to have good training and to be a mature Soldier.  You will be supporting professional Soldiers, and representing the Special Forces and Special Operations community.  Whichever you decide to do, we are all in the fight together.

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