Quote Originally Posted by IvarForkbeard View Post
Reaper, I was in class 3-93 then went on to the 160th SOAR, since I had an aviation MOS...My 1sgt was really good friends with the Sergeant Major and pulled some favors to get me into Ranger School, since aviation mos's are VERY low on the priority list for Ranger School.
I was a dual-enlistee in both the National Guard and ROTC in '77. Ranger slots for ROTC cadets were very hard to come by with most programs only having one or two slots with lots of competition for them. My Guard unit had two slots (an armor company) and no one wanted them. I asked the 1st Sgt if I could go and he said yes.

Dave