Ranger School Podcast
Summary: Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! The Ranger School Handbook in audio! The first and only complete audio of the Ranger Handbook. Ranger School is a 61-day course designed for small unit leaders, particularly those in Infantry. Considered by many to be the Army’s elite Infantry Tactics course, those who earn their Ranger tab are considered to be masters of small unit tactics. Indeed for certain units in the Army, having your Ranger Tab is actually mandatory. The school was first created in 1950. Over the years the school has undergone various changes. From 1967 until 1972, it was actually mandatory for all commissioned officers! It currently consists of three phases in Georgia and Florida: Darby Phase, Mountain Phase, and Florida Phase. Ranger School training consists of various small unit tasks which include: patrolling, land navigation, patrol base operations, reconnaissance, offensive operations (Ambush and Raid), mountaineering, demolitions, airborne operations, and air assault operations. Ranger training is infamous for its food and sleep deprivation. Students can expect to get an average of 3.5 hours of sleep and if you’re lucky, 2 meals a day. This is one reason, among many, that the school is considered to be one of the most difficult in the Army. The Ranger Tab isn’t for everyone, but if you think you have what it takes, check out the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast to prepare yourself for the challenge!
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Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 16, Ranger Handbook Chapter 15- First Aid, the final chapter of the Ranger Handbook! In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with First Aid to include lifesaving steps, care under fire, ABCs of First Aid, Airway Management, chin lift and jaw thrust methods, nasopharyngeal airway insertion, treating injuries (heat cramp, heat exhaustion, heat stroke or sun stroke, chilblain, immersion or trench foot, frostbite, snow blindness, dehydration, hypothermia, snake bites, spider bites, human or animal bites, poisonous plants), poisonous plant identification, foot care, hydration, acclimatization, work and rest cycles, and requesting medical evacuation (MEDEVAC).
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 15, Ranger Handbook Chapter 14- Aviation. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with Aviation Operations to include reverse planning sequence, selecting and marking of pickup and landing zones, air assault formations (Heavy left or heavy right, diamond, fee, echelon left or echelon right, trail, staggered trail left or right), pickup zone operations, loading sequences, rear ramp offloads, and rotary wing aircraft specifications.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 14, Ranger Handbook Chapter 13- Mounted Patrol Operations. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with Mounted Operations to include planning, the five phases of a mounted patrol (staging, loading, ground movement, unloading, and ground tactical), mounted tactical movement brief, mounted react to ambush near, mounted reach to ambush far, forced stops, break contact, CASEVAC, and Recovery Operations.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 13, Ranger Handbook Chapter 12- Waterborne Operations. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with Waterborne Operations to include waterborne uniform, wet gap crossings, rope bridges, poncho rafts, watercraft, embarkation and debarkation procedures, capsize procedures, river movement and navigation, river formations, securing a landing site, and quartering party procedures.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 12, Ranger Handbook Chapter 11- Urban Operations. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with Urban Operations to include planning, task organization, preparation, analyzing the urban environment, close quarters combat, room clearing, and procedures for marking buildings and rooms.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 11, Ranger Handbook Chapter 10- Machine Gun Employment. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with employing your most casualty producing weapons in combat. The various machine gun topics covered in the Ranger Handbook are machine gun specifications (M249 SAW, M240B, M2, and MK19), machine gun terms (line of sight, burst of fire, trajectory, maximum ordinate, cone of fire, beaten zone, sector of fire, primary sector of fir, secondary sector of fire, final protective fire, final protective line, and principal direction of fire), classes of automatic weapons fire (grazing fire, plunging fire, enfilade fire, frontal fire, flanking fire, oblique fire), classes of fire respect to gun (fixed traversing, searching, traversing and searching, swinging traverse, free gun), machine gun employment in the offense, machine gun employment in the defense, control of machine guns to include ammunition planning, and machine gun TTPs.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 10, Ranger Handbook Chapter 9- Military Mountaineering. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with conducting mountaineering operations in the Arm. The various mountaineering topics covered in the Ranger Handbook are training and planning, terrain classification, task organization, rescue equipment, mountaineering equipment, ropes and cords, webbing and slings, anchors (artificial, natural, and tensionless), knots terminology (running end, working end, standing end, bight, loop, overhand knot, half hitch, pigtail, turn, round turn, and dress) knots (to include square knot, round turn with two half hitches, double figure-eight know, end-of-the-rope clove hitch, middle-of-rope clove hitch, rappel seat, rerouted figure-eight knot, figure-eight slipknot, munter hitch, prusik knot, and bowline knot), belays (body belay, mechanical belay, ATC), climbing commands, rope installations, rope bridges, one-rope bridge, z-pulley system, and rappelling.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 9, Ranger Handbook Chapter 8- Battle Drills. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with common battle drills. A battle drill is a standard collective action made in response to common battle occurrences. The common battle drills covered in the Ranger Handbook are React to Direct Fire Contact (07-3-D9501), Conduct a Platoon Assault (07-3-D9514), Conduct a Squad Assault (07-4-D9515), Break Contact (07-3-D9505), React to Ambush (Near) (07-3-D9502), Enter and Clear a Room (07-4-D9509), and React to Indirect Fire (07-3-D9504).
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 8, Ranger Handbook Chapter 7- Patrols. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with conducting a patrol. This includes patrolling principles, planning a patrol, leader’s reconnaissance, reconnaissance and surveillance teams (R&S Teams), 5 point contingency plans (GOTWA), reconnaissance patrols for both zone and area reconnaissance (planning and actions on objective), reconnaissance methods, combat patrols to include ambush and raid (planning and actions on objective), hasty and deliberate ambushes, patrolling supporting tasks to include conducting linkup, patrol debriefing, and occupation of an ORP, patrol base operations, clandestine patrol bases, priorities of work, and movement to contact to include search and attack, and cordon and search. As you can see, this chapter of the Ranger Handbook is jam packed full of concepts!
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 7, Ranger Handbook Chapter 6- Movement. In this episode we cover the all of the important concepts associated with conducting a military movement. This includes movement formations (line, vee, echelon, diamond, wedge, and file), the movement techniques (traveling, traveling overwatch, and bounding overwatch), movement standards and fundamentals, task organization, leadership roles during movement, and actions at danger areas.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 6, Ranger Handbook Chapter 5- Demolitions. In this episode we cover the all of the various demolition capabilities available to a Ranger, to include the characteristics of US Demolitions, initiating (priming) systems, detonating (firing) systems, demolitions safety, field expedient explosives (includes shape charge, platter charge, and grapeshot charge), demolition knots, minimum safe distances, charges, and charge calculations.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 5, Ranger Handbook Chapter 4- Communications. In this episode we cover the all of the various communications capabilities a Ranger will likely have and will be expected to understand. This includes military radios (AN/PRC-152, AN/PRC-148, AN/PRC-119F), their frequency ranges and data transmission capabilities, how to set up a Man-Pack Radio Assembly (AN/PRC-119F), basic troubleshooting of comms, radio antennas (functionality), and how to repair and construct antennas, including the expedient 292-type antenna (jungle antenna).
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 4, Ranger Handbook Chapter 3- Fire Support. In this episode we cover the all of the various forms of fire support that a Ranger may have on mission. We begin with indirect fire support, including the 60mm mortar, 81mm mortar, 120mm mortar, 105mm Howitzer, and 155mm Howitzer. During indirect fire support, we cover ranges and capabilities of the various mortar and artillery systems. Chapter 3 also covers Danger Close and well as Risk Estimate Distance for the various systems. After that, we cover the appropriate ways to call for indirect fire support through the grid, known point, and polar methods. Following that, Chapter 3 covers fire support via Close Air Support (CAS) and Attack Aviation.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 3, Ranger Handbook Chapter 2- Operations. In this episode we cover the Troop Leading Procedures. There are 8 steps to the Troop Leading Procedures. 1- Receive the Mission, 2- Issue a Warning Order, 3- Make a Tentative Plan, 4- Initiate Movement, 5- Conduct Reconnaissance, 6- Complete the Plan, 7- Issue the Operations Order, 8- Supervise and Refine.
Check out the Army Flashcards website for more Ranger School resources! Welcome to the Army Flashcards Ranger School Podcast! This is episode 2, Ranger Handbook Chapter 1- Leadership. In this episode we cover the first chapter of the Ranger Handbook including Leadership Principles, Leadership Competencies, and key Ranger Duties and Responsibilities. The key Rangers include the Platoon Leader (PL), Platoon Sergeant (PSG), Squad Leader (SL), Weapons Squad Leader (WSL), Team Leader (TL), Medic, Radio Operator, and Forward Observer (FO).
