1984 - Special Collections - Virginia Tech

E.tt~me men~1 ilnd ph)'Skill endufallCe
iI~ ~ulred ro.. iI cadet to possessil blad
beret. because ",eilrln,the bliIC. be~t slg.
nlfl~ member.s~lp In the RiI",erComp,my.
Since Its Introduction \0 the University In
t 967. the Ranaer ComPilny ","5 e~~lbt!~ a
t~mendous ilmount 01 pride In ",hal II
does allCl whal It stands foI' lIS members
a~ truly che -ellle ~ ade" 01 the Cofps.
To beoome a member 01 the itI",ers.
adets mlrSl prove thilt they an Ii~ all
t~ 101. both physlally and mentally
In the flm nlaht of che tap. to< eumple.
Inillilt~ (known as "boo""1 must perform
~y Slre'nUOUS exen:I$I!$ $UCh lIS puSh-ups.
tow.:rawlfna.and runnln. while alsoexhtblt.
I", tremendous mental stamina. NOlmany
ade" make It Ihrouah this lI"'t nlaht
TII",,..oout the folio""'", ",eel< tM boots
"'ve to endu~ strenuous ph)'Skill tralnl ...
On the list dily oIlhe tap. lhe boots mll'Sl
I!llIlblt their &Jealest willpowe. by runnl",
six miles III'hIIe In full comb;!t ,u. If they
;occomplisi> t~ls . lhey eilm the fIIIIt to all
themselves Ral1(lers.
The Ranters PilrtlclPilted In many actlvties
[hrouI""U! the yur. Ourlna fall qua.·
te •. che RanKers held a rappelUna clInic and
had iI nlihl Piltrol dllrl",lhel' field tralnl",
e.efClse Durl", wlnte. q~rtfl . the Rangers
did a 5eilfCh .nd destroy mission In
which they .... rt! supposed 10 ... ~ dwnce
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contao;t with the tilCtlcalappllc.atlons com­
"''' Ar:IXIrdIntl to RiInaer Cool1Pi1ny Commande.
Xott Pearl. the Ranaers also planned to
partlclPille In such charitable function , iI$
the Hun,e. HI~e and che Bowlal""n fo.
811 8rothers.
On!! 01 che most hlihly p"bllcl~~ KIM­
~ of the RiJ\ll!rs ..... s their I1Innl .... the
foo\b;!11 to ~ne ~Ium In the Tech-YMt
iocKb;!1I pme The Ran.gen also pn)tected
the Tech Spl.1t banner f.om the VMI
KeydelS dulin, che ",me.Odet SaMt I'lellrl
SIIIIed. "QuIte simply. we ~ ...."lr'II to pul
ou, ~eds on Ihe line 10 protect OIl. ""hooh
po~'11 and 1OOd ... me..::
So!:lna a R.in,e' helped II Gildel enroll~
In any ROTC pmcram. The Ranaer.s wert!
hlply motival~ and p;lrtklpatlon III"'"
chem a sense of accomplishmenL TM"
tralnln, Involved hand_to-hand comb;!t.
rappefll"" and lield iI\lIfleUvers. The Ringers
also ualned with SlRilIl weapon.,. such
lIS the M·16 automMlc: rtIIo: and the MoM
machine ,un
10 be I Ranle. Is one 01 the blgest
challe"les In the Corps, - $aId Odet Pearl.
"'When iI cadet Illi~ the Ranter Company
he has ac