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I am old, and have retired from that, so you are possibly correct I that I know nothing about current day enlistment policies, I do know, and have been corrected(incorrectly, I might add,) numerous times on here by guys that seem to have a modicum of military experience about "current" policies that they seem to be etched in stone, which of course in error because they are dynamic, my best friend's son is a brand new Army Ranger and I can assure you that he did not just walk up to the counter and ask to get in that line, he had to qualify and apply and go through everything any recruit/draftee would have to do to be able to apply for and be accepted to that community

The 18X program has been around since the 70s. It guarantees you a spot at selection after OSUT and airborne.
You can also enlist to be a Ranger (Option 40) and that's probably what your friend's son did, getting a guaranteed slot at RASP after BCT and MOS school.

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Posted by GeauxxxTigers23

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Posted on 10/29/19 at 9:21 am to Korin

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The 18X program has been around since the 70s.

I think it's been around off and on since the 70's actually. In any case it needs to be done away with. It's a detriment to the actual mission of the Special Forces.

As for Delta vs SEALs. I've known a few Delta guys that were as big a asshats as anyone else. The most soft spoken guys in the SOF community I've met have been CCTs. But they're still Air Force so they don't really count.

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