From 1954 to the early 1970's, the Army's goal, though seldom achieved, was to have one Ranger qualified non-commissioned officer per infantry platoon and one officer per company. In an effort to ...

If not, you couldn't qualify for the 8th Inf Div's Ranger Platoon — a tough, 44-man patrol with the 505th Abn Battle Gp. And its members say it is the only platoon of its kind in the Army.

Founded in 1963, the platoon's original mission was to serve as the opposing force (OPFOR) for pre-camp operations. More recently, the unit mission has changed to providing realistic training in small ...

An entirely separate Ranger group was patrolling the same area as Tillman's split platoon. All three units were converging on the same hot zone with no knowledge of one another's presence.

United States Army Recruiting Command. Hindert was commissioned through the Reserve Officer Training Corps at Western Michigan University in August 2003. His key leadership and developmental ...