Communication During Ranger School: A Recap
Update October 5, 2017: It's been 6 years and I still get a ton of hits on this post. This post will still give you a good overview. As I understand it, this information is still up to date, with the exception that they can no longer receive food in care packages except one at the completion of phase 3. For the most up-to-date info, join this facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/rangersupport/
So since this was something that I googled a lot over, I thought I would write a post on my own experience of all my communication with my husband during Ranger School.
Letters:
It took about 5 days for each of my letters to get from James to me, once they were sent out (and sometimes it would take 3 or 4 days for them to be sent out). Now.. I live all the way in Chicago area, so that's why it took so long. A friend of mine that I met on twitter while our men were both are Ranger School, Lindsey, got hers in about 3 days, but she lives in Tennessee. The first letter I got was almost exactly one week after he started. A lot of times I would get 2 letters postmarked at the same time. I think it's because the RIs (Ranger Instructors) might have waited until they got a stack of mail before they bothered to send them out. My hubby was pretty good about sending them. At one point, I actually got a letter 3 days in a row!
They guys are NOT able to send letters out during the FTXs, so I would recommend looking at the schedule and knowing when they are. I know that they do change around. The last phase in the linked schedule has 2 FTXs and I know for James, they got combined into 1 10-day FTX.
I sent letters every day until the final Tuesday or Wednesday of each phase. I figured that the letter wouldn't get there until after I got to talk to him in the phone call and would get to the location after he left, so I didn't bother. Then as soon as I got the call that he passed, I wrote a letter for the next location. We were actually instructed to not write letters to the next location until we got the call from our soldier that he's moved on. You should have received the addresses from your soldier but I included them below just in case.
I had some fun with my letters and bought some star wars stamps, put gum in some of the letters, and sprayed them with perfume! And yes, you can send them gum. I would put sticks inside the envelope and tape them down so it wouldn't get bunched up and get too thick. USPS will only allow letters to be so thick. I sent him the Extra food gum (mint chocolate chip ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and key lime pie). It was much appreciated. :)
Addresses:
Fort Benning/ Phase 1 Address:
[Name and Rank]
4th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
10850 Schneider Road
Fort Benning, GA 31905
Mountain/ Phase 2 Address:
[Name and Rank]
5th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
1 Camp Merrill
Dahlonega, GA 30533-1802
Florida/ Phase 3 Address:
[Name and Rank]
6th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
6069 Walkers Lane
Camp James E. Rudder
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
*If you don't know your solider's class number, you should be able to google around to find a schedule. They never seem to post it in the same spot, so unfortunately I can't link to it.
Phone Calls:
Phase 1: At the end of Phase 1, the Ranger students will get an 8 hour pass. This took place on the Friday at the end of the phase (no matter when your soldier starts, they always report on a Sunday so the days of the week will always line up the same). Since I was all the way up in Chicago, I couldn't make the trip but a lot of SOs will meet their soldier during that time. James had to buy some things and do laundry, so he told me later that in a way, he was glad that I couldn't make it because he would have been too stressed about all the things he had to do with me being there. Intead we had several camera chats that day.
Phase 2: I got the call around 2pm on that Friday that he passed phase 2. It lasted about 3 minutes- just long enough to tell me he passed phase 2. Then later that night, around 10:30, I got another call and we were able to talk about 10 minutes. It does depend on the company.. my friend Lindsey didn't get a call until 10:30 that night because her bf's company didn't get access to the phones until that time. James also mentioned that his company let the guys with wives go first.
Phase 3: This was stressful because we thought we would get a call around dinner time on that last Sunday (5 days before graduation day) to let us know if he completely passed, but it didn't come until around 11:30pm that night. Lindsey didn't get a call until the following night (Monday night) a little after dinner time. Her boyfriend passed as well, so if the call doesn't come on that Sunday then it doesn't necessarily mean anything bad. I think it's because her bf's company didn't get access to the pay phones until that night. Then I also got a call on that Monday night. And some girls did get calls on the Tuesday as well, but my hubby's phone card had run out of minutes.
Care Packages:
Ranger students can receive care packages at the end of each phase. At the end of phase 3, they get to eat the food on the bus ride home. They can only receive them at the end of phases because the RIs control their calorie intake. Some guys will get several care packages, so there is always a lot of food to go around. I wrote a post about one of my ranger care packages here.
Passes on the Last Week:
Normally the Rangers will get a shorter (8-hour) pass on Wednesday and a longer (12-hour) pass on Thursday. For some reason, these got switched around for James' class so we got the shorter one on Thursday. They were released at about 5pm and there was a crowd of us and taxis waiting in the parking lot (Rangers aren't supposed to drive themselves for safety reasons until they are dismissed on graduation day). Then I had to drive him back that night to report back at 10pm. If they were even a minute late, it could have meant they recycled back to redo Florida phase. So everyone got back around 9:30 to be sure.
So overall, that was only a couple phone calls over a span of 2 months. Not very fun. I'm not sure if that will happen during deployments or not. I'm sure it depends on what kinds of missions he does. But I know a lot of times during deployments, soldiers to get Skype almost every night. So I'm very very glad that he's got the tab and this chapter of our lives is over.
This is just my experience.. I'm definitely not an expert or anything. Also, my hubby made it through in one shot. If your SO does have to recycle (which is nothing to be ashamed about), I have heard that he'll get to call every night while he's waiting for the next phase to start. So that's definitely a silver lining!
Also, if you haven't watched the discovery documentary, I would encourage you to do so. It covers a winter class, and my husband did a summer one.. So it was a little different because they talk about the cold in the documentary and one of the number 1 reason why people recycled in my hubby's was from passing out in the heat (some even got heat stroke).
One thing I can say though: We've been married over a year and a half now and the honeymoon phase is definitely not over. Because each time we see each other, it's amazing! I'm so excited to be moving back into the same apartment as him when he reports to his first unit. More to come on that soon!
Key Days (Days to mark on your calendars!):
Day 0 (Sunday): This is the day that they will report.
Day 19 (Friday): 8 hour pass between Phase 1 and Phase 2. Go meet your soldier if you can!
Day 20 (Saturday): Soldiers start Phase 2.
Day 40 (Friday): End of Phase 2. Expect a phone call!
Day 41 (Saturday): Soldiers start Phase 3
Day 56 (Sunday): Expect a phone call from your soldier! note: you *may* not get the call until Monday (see above about phone calls).
Day 57 (Monday): Soldier may be able to use the phones again.
Day 59 (Wednesday): Rangers should get an 8 hour pass.
Day 60 (Thursday): Rangers should get a 12 hour pass. (note: these passes might change. For my husband's class, they did 12 hour pass on Wednesday and 8 hour pass on Thursday)
Day 61 (Friday): Ranger Graduation!!!
More Info:
My girlfriend Lindsey also wrote a Girlfriend's Guide to Ranger School here. I found her on twitter by searching for "Ranger School" in quotes and we figured out our men were set to graduate the same day, so we actually met at the graduation! There are a LOT of military significant others (#MilSOs) on twitter.
There is a facebook group called Ranger School Wives 2012 for wives/gfs/fiances or Ranger students. I'm not a part of it, but from what I can see, it's got some really good info on there. I'm sure it would be a great way to meet other girls with soldiers going through the same thing. There is also more info about passes on there.
This Ranger grad posted his day-by-day journal from Ranger school here. It's a couple years old but the schedules are pretty much the same. It will give you an idea of what your soldier is going through.
Also, obviously you want to keep all the letters you get. I put together a little keepsake album with all my husband's letters. Check it out here.
Disclaimer: My husband completed Ranger School in the summer of 2011. I realize that they may at some point switch up the dates of when the phone calls are happening, etc. If at some point, you see that my guide is no longer correct, please let me know!
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer but please make sure I haven't already answered it in the blog post itself. Thanks! <3
So since this was something that I googled a lot over, I thought I would write a post on my own experience of all my communication with my husband during Ranger School.
Letters:
It took about 5 days for each of my letters to get from James to me, once they were sent out (and sometimes it would take 3 or 4 days for them to be sent out). Now.. I live all the way in Chicago area, so that's why it took so long. A friend of mine that I met on twitter while our men were both are Ranger School, Lindsey, got hers in about 3 days, but she lives in Tennessee. The first letter I got was almost exactly one week after he started. A lot of times I would get 2 letters postmarked at the same time. I think it's because the RIs (Ranger Instructors) might have waited until they got a stack of mail before they bothered to send them out. My hubby was pretty good about sending them. At one point, I actually got a letter 3 days in a row!
They guys are NOT able to send letters out during the FTXs, so I would recommend looking at the schedule and knowing when they are. I know that they do change around. The last phase in the linked schedule has 2 FTXs and I know for James, they got combined into 1 10-day FTX.
I sent letters every day until the final Tuesday or Wednesday of each phase. I figured that the letter wouldn't get there until after I got to talk to him in the phone call and would get to the location after he left, so I didn't bother. Then as soon as I got the call that he passed, I wrote a letter for the next location. We were actually instructed to not write letters to the next location until we got the call from our soldier that he's moved on. You should have received the addresses from your soldier but I included them below just in case.
I had some fun with my letters and bought some star wars stamps, put gum in some of the letters, and sprayed them with perfume! And yes, you can send them gum. I would put sticks inside the envelope and tape them down so it wouldn't get bunched up and get too thick. USPS will only allow letters to be so thick. I sent him the Extra food gum (mint chocolate chip ice cream, strawberry shortcake, and key lime pie). It was much appreciated. :)
Addresses:
Fort Benning/ Phase 1 Address:
[Name and Rank]
4th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
10850 Schneider Road
Fort Benning, GA 31905
Mountain/ Phase 2 Address:
[Name and Rank]
5th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
1 Camp Merrill
Dahlonega, GA 30533-1802
Florida/ Phase 3 Address:
[Name and Rank]
6th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class [Your soldier's class number]*
6069 Walkers Lane
Camp James E. Rudder
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
*If you don't know your solider's class number, you should be able to google around to find a schedule. They never seem to post it in the same spot, so unfortunately I can't link to it.
Phone Calls:
Phase 1: At the end of Phase 1, the Ranger students will get an 8 hour pass. This took place on the Friday at the end of the phase (no matter when your soldier starts, they always report on a Sunday so the days of the week will always line up the same). Since I was all the way up in Chicago, I couldn't make the trip but a lot of SOs will meet their soldier during that time. James had to buy some things and do laundry, so he told me later that in a way, he was glad that I couldn't make it because he would have been too stressed about all the things he had to do with me being there. Intead we had several camera chats that day.
Phase 2: I got the call around 2pm on that Friday that he passed phase 2. It lasted about 3 minutes- just long enough to tell me he passed phase 2. Then later that night, around 10:30, I got another call and we were able to talk about 10 minutes. It does depend on the company.. my friend Lindsey didn't get a call until 10:30 that night because her bf's company didn't get access to the phones until that time. James also mentioned that his company let the guys with wives go first.
Phase 3: This was stressful because we thought we would get a call around dinner time on that last Sunday (5 days before graduation day) to let us know if he completely passed, but it didn't come until around 11:30pm that night. Lindsey didn't get a call until the following night (Monday night) a little after dinner time. Her boyfriend passed as well, so if the call doesn't come on that Sunday then it doesn't necessarily mean anything bad. I think it's because her bf's company didn't get access to the pay phones until that night. Then I also got a call on that Monday night. And some girls did get calls on the Tuesday as well, but my hubby's phone card had run out of minutes.
Care Packages:
Ranger students can receive care packages at the end of each phase. At the end of phase 3, they get to eat the food on the bus ride home. They can only receive them at the end of phases because the RIs control their calorie intake. Some guys will get several care packages, so there is always a lot of food to go around. I wrote a post about one of my ranger care packages here.
Passes on the Last Week:
Normally the Rangers will get a shorter (8-hour) pass on Wednesday and a longer (12-hour) pass on Thursday. For some reason, these got switched around for James' class so we got the shorter one on Thursday. They were released at about 5pm and there was a crowd of us and taxis waiting in the parking lot (Rangers aren't supposed to drive themselves for safety reasons until they are dismissed on graduation day). Then I had to drive him back that night to report back at 10pm. If they were even a minute late, it could have meant they recycled back to redo Florida phase. So everyone got back around 9:30 to be sure.
So overall, that was only a couple phone calls over a span of 2 months. Not very fun. I'm not sure if that will happen during deployments or not. I'm sure it depends on what kinds of missions he does. But I know a lot of times during deployments, soldiers to get Skype almost every night. So I'm very very glad that he's got the tab and this chapter of our lives is over.
This is just my experience.. I'm definitely not an expert or anything. Also, my hubby made it through in one shot. If your SO does have to recycle (which is nothing to be ashamed about), I have heard that he'll get to call every night while he's waiting for the next phase to start. So that's definitely a silver lining!
Also, if you haven't watched the discovery documentary, I would encourage you to do so. It covers a winter class, and my husband did a summer one.. So it was a little different because they talk about the cold in the documentary and one of the number 1 reason why people recycled in my hubby's was from passing out in the heat (some even got heat stroke).
One thing I can say though: We've been married over a year and a half now and the honeymoon phase is definitely not over. Because each time we see each other, it's amazing! I'm so excited to be moving back into the same apartment as him when he reports to his first unit. More to come on that soon!
Key Days (Days to mark on your calendars!):
Day 0 (Sunday): This is the day that they will report.
Day 19 (Friday): 8 hour pass between Phase 1 and Phase 2. Go meet your soldier if you can!
Day 20 (Saturday): Soldiers start Phase 2.
Day 40 (Friday): End of Phase 2. Expect a phone call!
Day 41 (Saturday): Soldiers start Phase 3
Day 56 (Sunday): Expect a phone call from your soldier! note: you *may* not get the call until Monday (see above about phone calls).
Day 57 (Monday): Soldier may be able to use the phones again.
Day 59 (Wednesday): Rangers should get an 8 hour pass.
Day 60 (Thursday): Rangers should get a 12 hour pass. (note: these passes might change. For my husband's class, they did 12 hour pass on Wednesday and 8 hour pass on Thursday)
Day 61 (Friday): Ranger Graduation!!!
More Info:
My girlfriend Lindsey also wrote a Girlfriend's Guide to Ranger School here. I found her on twitter by searching for "Ranger School" in quotes and we figured out our men were set to graduate the same day, so we actually met at the graduation! There are a LOT of military significant others (#MilSOs) on twitter.
There is a facebook group called Ranger School Wives 2012 for wives/gfs/fiances or Ranger students. I'm not a part of it, but from what I can see, it's got some really good info on there. I'm sure it would be a great way to meet other girls with soldiers going through the same thing. There is also more info about passes on there.
This Ranger grad posted his day-by-day journal from Ranger school here. It's a couple years old but the schedules are pretty much the same. It will give you an idea of what your soldier is going through.
Also, obviously you want to keep all the letters you get. I put together a little keepsake album with all my husband's letters. Check it out here.
Disclaimer: My husband completed Ranger School in the summer of 2011. I realize that they may at some point switch up the dates of when the phone calls are happening, etc. If at some point, you see that my guide is no longer correct, please let me know!
If you have any questions, I would be happy to answer but please make sure I haven't already answered it in the blog post itself. Thanks! <3
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Congrats to your husband! I'm so glad I came across your page while searching for info on mailing letters to my husband at Ranger school. He just left today and I'm already eager to hear from him, haha! Great post :)
ReplyDeleteso glad to be of help! let me know if you have any questions and good luck to your hubby! :)
ReplyDeleteThis blog is amazing thank you!! My Boyfriend just started Mountain phase today, I'm keeping my fingers crossed he gets a first time Go like in Darby!! I was thinking of surprising him for graduation if he makes it all the way through but that will require some planning seeing as I am in MI! Reading your blog I'm just double checking i read it right,you hear from him the week prior to graduation?
ReplyDeleteHe is Projected to graduate Dec. 9th (Fri) so I would hear from him around Dec 4th (Sunday)?
Sorry for the questions!! Congrats to your Husband as well :)
Allyssa, first of all, congrats to your boyfriend on finishing darby!
ReplyDeleteAnd yes, you would hear from him either on that Sunday night (the 4th) or Monday night the 5th. And don't apologize for the questions! I know exactly what you are going through so that's why I wrote the post. :) Let me know if you have any more.
Also, the graduation ceremony was an absolute blast. I would definitely recommend going!
Hi Amy thanks so much for the info! I just received my short phone call this weekend with the news that he passed mountain phase! Onto the swamps now, my fingers are crossed this phase goes just as well. At the end of Florida phase did you send your husband a care package?
ReplyDeleteI see you are at Ft. Lewis, that's where my boyfriend will be stationed come march. It's a gorgeous area so I hope you are enjoying yourself! Happy early Thanksgiving :)
Congrats! That's so exciting! :D
ReplyDeleteAnd yes! I did send a care package for the end of florida. Hm maybe I should add a bit about care packages to this post. I think that you have to make sure that the package gets there on that last Saturday because they take the bus home from Florida on Sunday.
My hubby told me that they actually ended up having way too much food, but they left the extra stuff with the guys that had to recycle. I know they trade/pass around stuff a lot so I wish I had made small bags and bought more snack size stuff in retrospect. Have fun!
@Amy You should hear from him on Sunday night or Monday. Congrats!
ReplyDeleteJust got the call!! He made it through without recycling oh my goodness I am so beyond excited and proud! Now my anxiety can finally calm down :)
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for this blog Amy it really helped!
Hi Amy,
ReplyDeleteI just seen the pics of you and your hubby re-uninted! Hope you had a nice R&R. I have been searching for some information on Ranger School and love your blog. My husband left for Ft. Benning about 10 days ago. It is comforting to know that you have been through the same thing. I have some many questions, worries, not even sure where to start. I want to see him for his eight hour pass, but I am not even sure when that is. By looking at the class schedule, it looks like he starts Phase 2 on 5/13. Does that mean his pass will be 5/12? Thanks for letting me ramble!
Paige
Thanks so much, Paige! I'm so glad to be of help! If nothing has changed, then his pass will be on a Friday (so the 11th). I do remember for-sure that it was a work day for me and I had work M-F at the time. My guess is that you'll get a letter from him before then confirming this too. :) Hang in there, hun!
DeleteI just put a little cheat sheet on days above to make it a little more clear.
DeleteThanks so much! That helps! Since it is a Friday, I will most likely will not be able to make it for the 8 hour pass. Just hope he makes it. I will keep you posted :)
DeleteHello! My husband had called me on Friday to let me know he was going to mountain phase! I have tried the links and I am not able to get on them! I had also received a letter from him the day before with the 4th RTB address along with his class number and so on.. since he is going into mountain phase should I write to the 5th RTB with his class number? also does any one by chance have that number??? I want to send his letters tomorrow (monday) I have tried the website but I keep getting that it is down or has been moved.. thank you so so much!!
ReplyDelete*also, does any one by chance have that **ADDRESS** not number sorry!
ReplyDeleteI actually have a friend that is starting mountain phase now too! So I know that it's class 06-12. The address would be the following:
DeleteYour hubby's name and rank
5th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class 06-12
1 Camp Merrill
Dahlonega, GA 30533-1802
And yes, go ahead and send a letter there now.
Thank you soooooo much!!!! UPDATE~ He called me for mother's day and he verified the address!! thank you so much and I must tell you that your site is such a blessing! it gave me so many tips and ways to make him feel loved and how to up his morale! I came across your site through google and it gave me so much insite! you are doing such a wonderful deed for us! May GOD bless you and your soldier! I am going to start sending gum lol and a care package soon! Thank you and your husband for your service and you will forever hold a special place in my heart! Tell your friend that the Trujillo's said GOOD LUCK! -Jen
DeleteThat's awesome! I'm so so glad to be of help. Good luck to your hubby!
DeleteI can't thank you enough for writing this. I've been following it for awhile while my boyfriend is in Ranger. Today is the "sunday" of his Phase 3.. so its incredibly helpful to read your site and know that I may be getting a call tomorrow since mine didn't come today!
ReplyDeleteyou are a fantastic blogger, and a huge help for those of us who had no clue what to expect with ranger!
aww you're too sweet! hoping that you hear good news! I know the waiting really sucks. you'll look back on this and be so proud of yourself for getting through it though!
DeleteHey, this all helped me out so much! But, his mom and I never got a call from him sunday or monday. Or today actually, and today is the day they get bussed back to Georgia. He didn't have his phone on him during any of this. But I'm just curious if you knew of this happening to anyone either? I'm very confused as to why we didn't get a call. I know he passed because another guy who is stationed where he is got to call some people and said he and my boyfriend passed. Thank you for this blog and the the help! Your wonderful! Sorry this is like a paragraph haha
ReplyDeleteoh no! I'm sorry you haven't gotten a call yet. I know that some additional phone calls were made on Tuesday night (like guys that had already called on Sunday or Monday) but I hadn't heard of anyone not getting a call UNTIL Tuesday. :( Could you let me know what happens? I would like to update this post in case someone else has the same thing happen.
DeleteYeah I'll definitely let you know! We've had a bad experience with his homecoming from deployment so I'm worried it's the same thing. I'm sure it's not, but I find it very weird he hasn't called even his mom yet ya know? Ahhh I'm stressing big time haha
ReplyDeleteI would be tempted to call someone since you didn't get a call last night. There is a number for the staff duty here for Camp Rudder: https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/rtb/6thRTBn/Content/Contacts.html
DeleteI mean.. if it makes you nervous to call, you could wait until tomorrow morning. But you could just say you gotta make plans on whether you are attending graduation or not. This is pretty late to find out.
You are so sweet! Thank you so much! His mom told me that she called Ft. Bragg (where he's stationed) and they approved he IS graduating on Friday, but, I still wish and am wondering why he hasn't been able to call!!
ReplyDeleteYay for passing!! Maybe his company got in trouble and got phone privileges taken away. Good luck and if you get a chance, let me know what the deal ended up being.
DeleteI will definitely let you know! Thanks for all your help!
ReplyDeleteHey girl, just wanted to update you that he just called his mom and let her know he passed. Didn't get the chance to ask why he hasn't been able to call but will still keep you informed so you can let others know if this happens to them as well!
ReplyDeleteOk he said he could have and wanted to call but that there was so many men and such little time to use the phones it was difficult! So if this ever happens to anyone, they can call ft benning that Monday they should receive a call and see of their soldier passed; they will know! :)
ReplyDeletethanks again, hun! so glad he passed. :)
DeleteYou are an amazing blogger!!! Thank you so much for sharing this. You have inspired me so much. My boyfriend of 2 1/2 years just starts Day 0 today. I have no idea what to expect and so I was searching on google and came across your blog. You have given me so much hope and positive spirits! He told me to send him gum in every letter, and I was smiling when I read that in your blog. Loved your care packages, gives me an idea of what to send my boyfriend! I am so excited, proud, nervous, anxious, scared for him but I know that I just have to stay positive and give him all the support from home. Again, thanks for your blog and help! Sorry this is so long..haha
ReplyDeleteAw that's so sweet of you to say. I really appreciate comments like this. I love that this post is helping people. Thanks so much for commenting and good luck to your Ranger!
DeleteMy boyfriend also just started yesterday. this blog is EXTREMELY helpful. i'm wondering if they'll get their 8hr pass on the 10th or 11th (fri or sat). i live in washington and want to fly down to see him for the day but dont want to get there and it be the wrong day. do they always get off the fri?
Deletethanks so much!
Glad to be helpful! Unless they have changed something, the 8 hour pass after phase 1 is going to be on a Friday.
Deletethank you...appreciate the quick reply
DeleteHi Amy my fiancé is starting Pre Ranger tomorrow and I was wondering if your hubby went through that as well. I know that sometimes if you are infantry and E6 and above you don't need to do pre ranger. But if He did go through it can you pretty please let me know what to expect of that? I am dreading having to go three months even more if recycles with only one or two calls in between. Ours is and LDR where I am in Cali and he up in Fort Lewis (at least we are on the same coast now)........
ReplyDeleteThank you in advance for any information you can give me.
Cheers!!!!!!
I don't know much about pre-ranger. :( My husband went pretty much straight from IBOLC (Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course) to Ranger School and the IBOLC already prepares them a lot for it, so I would assume that's why he didn't need to take it. Sorry I couldn't be of more help. :/
DeleteRemember, you can still get letters so there are perks! Even though it sucked at the time, I'm not only proud of him for getting the tab but I'm also proud of us for getting through it. And if he gets deployed to an area with limited internet at some point, you'll be more prepared! Hang in there, girl.
Yes I know what you mean...... I don't even want to think abt him going on deployment. I guess this (ranger school) will be the hardest thing that we have gone through in out relationship.
DeleteHe texted me in the evening and said that they had them doing some paper work and that they only gave them an MRE to eat :( and that he was going to go back into another class. But he gets off on Friday until 2200 on Sunday and that's awesome.
However, I got one more favor to ask you...... What kinda food did you send your hubby during phased and then did you send USPS or FedEx?
Sorry for bugging you but this all so new to me and I am constantly online trying to find out any kind of information abt this process.
I've got a post here about one of my Ranger care packages.
Deletehttp://runnerarmywife.blogspot.com/2011/08/ranger-care-package.html
I used the flat rate boxes with USPS and that's actually what I'm doing now with the deployment also.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteSo I am looking for some advice. I met a guy on an airplane who was about to go through Ranger and is now there. I know this is completely crazy but we talked a lot before he left but he never gave me his address while at Ranger. He had said that he wanted letters from me but I don't even know his last name - could you ask your Ranger the best practice here? Should I send a letter anyway with just his first name and rank or would that get him in trouble?
Thank you,
Stephanie
Stephanie- I have to say, this story made me smile. The only problem that I see here is that I think the classes have several hundred when they first start out. They also are sorted into several companies (A, B, C) so I assume that they sort the mail into the companies and give the mail out from there. Does he have a common first name? Also do you know where he's from? That would help too. Like if it's "2LT James from Fort Hood" or something.
DeleteHm. You could be cute about it and label it something like 2LT James "cute guy I met on the plane whose last name I don't know" from "that girl on the plane". They might give him a hard time about it but I don't think he would really get in trouble. If you are persistent and send more than one, I think eventually someone would put the effort in to get it to him.
That's my best guess for now. :) Next time my hubby gets online (he's in Afg right now) I can ask him but I'm not sure when that will be. Good luck! If this works out, it would seriously be an adorable story. Please let me know what happens!!
Hi Amy I have another question for you :) did you send your James a care package at the ebbs of phase one? Or did you wait until the end of phase two to send him one once you got to know what company he was in?
ReplyDeleteTC
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Yes, I did send him a package at the end of each phase (including phase 1). At that point, I had gotten a few letters from him that had the company on the return address. If you dont know the company, you could still send the package and I'm sure they could be able to look up which company he's in.
DeleteThank you so much for this information! I am still so new to all of this, so I am not very familiar with a lot of the terminology yet. Well, my boyfriend is now at RS. Unfortunately with work and school, I will not be able to see him during his first pass. So my question is, will he have access to his phone that day? I would love to at least FaceTime. Thanks in advance :)
ReplyDeleteyep, my husband got a ride back to his apartment for that 8 hours so he had computer, cell phone etc. :)
DeleteWhat a relief! I am definetely looking forward to it now :-)
ReplyDeleteYey I was just logging into ask you the same question Erika asked. I didn't know if he would have assess to his phone or not. Okay second question I am sorry I seen to have a lot but you are like my authority on all things Ranger school :).... Anyway when did he first call you that first time? I want to take the day off from work cos idk when he would be calling me.
ReplyDeletePS: I keep posting thank you for all your help but this doesn't show it on here :( I don't wanna seem ungrateful.
I'm sorry hun, I just don't remember. :( I do remember that I talked to him on skype around lunch time though so he probably called late morning.
DeleteSo that's around 9 for me as I am on the West........ Thank you :)
ReplyDeleteHi! My husband just started Ranger School yesterday, and I'm wondering if you know of any way to "meet" other wives/fiances/girlfriends of soldiers who are in his class? I wish there was a Ranger School FRG or something. It's lonely without him... Thanks for all the great advice!
ReplyDeleteAllison (of Keep Calm and Soldier On)
There is a facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/323580857664289/ called Ranger Wives 2012. I actually only know about it because someone must have posted a link to my site on there and I've been getting some traffic from it recently. I'm not a part of it, but from what I can see, it's got some good info.
DeleteI found my friend Lindsey by doing a search for "Ranger School" in quotes on twitter to see what other people were saying about it. There are a LOT of MilSOs (Military Significant Others) on twitter. I noticed she said something like "20 days til Ranger School graduation" and I realized it was the same for my husband so I messaged her and we ended up meeting at the graduation (and are still in contact).
Hopefully this is helpful! :)
This was an excellent question so I updated the post above and posted a link to that group. Also it's actually called "Ranger School Wives 2012" but the link should work anyways.
DeleteAwesome! Thanks so much, Amy! I'll check it out!
DeleteI added these great ideas to my blog, too! Thanks, Amy!
DeleteHi Amy! Thank you for such an informative post. My soldier just started last Sunday, and being the neurotic planner I am, I was curious -- were you given the heads up about their leave passes on the last Wednesday and Thursday before graduation?
ReplyDeleteI'm in Texas and planning on flying in that Thursday. I was going to get in late so I could still put in a day's work, but now I am seriously reconsidering that, if it means I get to see him before he graduates!
Yes, I actually thought that the first time I would see him was graduation too, but he told me about it at some point in letters so I did some research to confirm it. There was only so much time I could take off work, so I made it for the Thursday pass. And that's where I met Lindsey too! :)
DeleteHey Amy-
ReplyDeleteI wanted to let you know that I'm linking to this post from my blog series on Ranger School here: http://www.keepcalmandsoldieron.com/2012/09/true-life-im-ranger-school-wife-links-i.html
Thanks for all of the useful info!!
-Allison
Thanks Allison! :)
DeleteMy boyfriend is really hoping he gets to go to Ranger School he had me watch those videos on youtube about it an wow that's intense. I'm really hoping he is able to go at some point but nervous about how he'll do if he does. Now from reading all of this you guys make things really clear which is awesome! How far in advance did u make plans to be there for graduation? We live in MD an if he's down in GA I wanna make sure I have plenty of notice for work so I can figure a way down there. So during those crazy 8 weeks they do get some phone time right? We've been dating for a few months so I'm still learning this stuff lol. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHonestly, it's really tough to make plans. My parents bought tickets about a month in advance but it was a HUGE risk since you really don't know if he'll be graduating until only 4 or 5 days before. I decided to drive down there (about a 12 hour drive) so that I wouldn't have to risk my money on the tickets. I'm not sure if there is an airline out there that would be understanding of a situation like this or not. I just explained the situation to work and they were really understanding.
DeleteAnd unfortunately, there isn't really phone time.. just those quick calls to let you know he's passed that I talk about above, unless he recycles (fails a phase and has to wait to redo it). There is also the 8 hour pass day so he will have plenty of time to call on that day. Otherwise, it's pretty much radio silence. The huge difficulty for us girls while our guys our at Ranger School. He will be able to write letters though.
Good luck to your boyfriend!
There are two airlines which you can fly. Atlanta being the main one. You can fly in there and take a taxi or i would suggest the Groom bus. Groom charges about $35 per way and will take you to Ft Benning. Easier route would be to fly into Columbus, GA airport. Tickets there cost more though since its a smaller airport. I usually fly to Atlanta. My boyfriend is at Pre Ranger right now, so im kinda new to this stuff as well. I'm also worried about buying tickets for grauation. but i think im just going to get a last minute flight and same more money. The last thing i want to do is run miles up on my leased car. lol hope this helps!
DeleteThanks so much! This is great and very helpful! My fiance is headed into RAP week on Sunday, we we're just starting this rollercoaster.
ReplyDeleteThanks again for the info!:)
Hi my name is brittney! and I think your fiance and my boyfriend r at the same school. If you ever need someone to talk to i am going through the same thing :)
Deletehi! amy my name is brittney! and my boyfriend is at ranger school right now> he just passed phase one and is going on to phase two.I just wanted to thank you for your help because i didnt no his addresses because everything happened so fast he didnt have time to tell me and also he didnt no himself. I would really like to get in contact with you because can you really send care package i just dont want to get him trouble?
ReplyDeleteFor the passes at the last week of Ranger school is that in Fort Benning? Do you know the address?
ReplyDeleteNo I don't know that address, sorry. :/ I'm not even totally sure that they can receive mail at that time. If you send a package during Florida phase, they get it for the bus ride back to Benning though so sending it to Florida address would probably be the best thing to do.
DeleteThank you, I didn't know that they could get the package for the bus ride.
DeleteBut I was asking about the pass on Wednesday and Thursday before graduation that is in Fort Benning right?
Yes it is in Fort Benning. It's from the Ranger Battalion and they can leave the base during the pass. If you go here: http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/RTB/StudentInformation.html and click on the "Graduation" tab there is a map with the student pick-up location.
DeleteThank you that was really helpful! How did you know when to pick them up? Did you just wait till he called you or just spent all day waiting?
DeleteHe should be able to call you in the days leading up to the pass to let you know. My husband told me that thursday's pass was going to start "between 1 and 3pm" and it ended up being like 5:30 though. It's different every time. I would join the Ranger Wives facebook group and you'll be able to talk to current ranger wives/gfs in case they find out from their guy and your's isn't able to call you. (My husband ran out of minutes on his phone card so he wasn't able to call me on Tuesday that week).
DeleteThank you Amy for this amazing blog! Im really new with a man thats just starting Ranger school today. Im also new to all this army stuff (1 month hehe), but its super exciting and interesting. Could I add you on twitter? Or could you email me?
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Thank you soo much!
Kat
Sorry I forgot to add I would like to get to know you a little... and find out more about how it is to be in an 'army relationship.' Also, is there ANY other edible things you can send other than gum?
ReplyDeleteGod Bless!
Hey Kat! Good luck to your man in Ranger!! I'm so glad to hear my blog is helpful. I'm on twitter a LOT (@runningarmywife) and that's how I'm chatting with several other Army wives that I've met online. :) Just give me a shout out when you follow me so I know which one is you.
DeleteThank you! Added you, Im @cadizbound. Quick question; for care packages - I don't exactly understand, I think you or somebody else wrote to send them early on so they get there on time, but at the same time Im thinking if it gets there too early, will that be a problem? Wouldn't want him to get in trouble .. my package will be small anyways.. since we're new, so I don't want it to get mistaken by the army as a "buffed" letter or something, and create problems for the solider. lol.
ReplyDeleteSorry I just realized I didn't answer you about the gum. No you can't send them anything else i regular mail.
DeleteAbout the package- It won't be a problem if the package gets there early, they will just hold it. You could write something on the outside that says "for the end of the phase" or something if you are worried. :) Also I just followed you back on twitter.
Thanks. I don't see you on my list of followers! During the 8 hours pass after phase 1, do they get access to their personal cell phones to call, and text?
ReplyDeleteI haven't figured it out yet if letters are opened in front of RI's like care packages...?
ReplyDeleteI don't think they have to open the letters in front of RIs. I would assume that they can get access to their phones depending on where it is.. James left his back in his apartment and he got a ride back there. At the very least, they can get access to pay phones during that time.
DeleteI requested to follow you on twitter and it says "pending" right now. :)
hi amy! my boyfriend left for ranger school sunday, november 4th. when can he start receiving/sending mail? i already sent a letter, but i wasn't even sure if he would be able to get it yet!
ReplyDeletebrooks
Hey Brooks! I know the answer to this, my soldier also just started on Nov 4th. They can start receiving any time..but apparently they only deliver mail about 2-3 times during the first phase.. so If you send the letters often most likely he will get several at once, older ones with newer ones. Sending.. I imagine whenever they have enough energy to write it, and then pass it on for sending, also sometimes the RIs wait for mail to accumulate before they send them out (2-3 days delay). From what I've read in the daily journal of a soldier, they receive mail once in the second week and second time in the third week. Let me know if you wanna chat, you can follow me on twitter @ cadizbound.
DeleteCheers,
Kat
Thanks Kat! That's really helpful! I may want to chat because it's so weird not being able to talk to him. I'll also start following you on twitter.:)
ReplyDeleteFollowed you back.
DeleteI really really can't thank you enough for writing this, it has helped me so much! I never would've known that they get an 8 hour pass after phase one, and it is a long drive so I never would've been able to visit him if I hadn't known beforehand. I just drove down to fort benning to visit my husband on his pass, he was so happy and surprised when I showed up! On top of that it really takes away the anxiety of wondering when the next call will be. Thank you for a wonderful post! :D
ReplyDeleteAw thanks for letting me know it was so helpful Carly! I'm so glad you got to surprise your hubby! If you remember, let me know when he graduates! :)
DeleteHi again!
DeleteThis is a bit belated, but I did eventually remember. :)
My husband unfortunately did not pass on the first go. He recycled mountain phase once and Florida phase once. He was gone for a total of 5 months, but in the end he passed, and I attended his graduation on June 21st. It was long and painful, but we got through it! I'd like to thank you again for all the helpful information, it certainly helped to ease my anxiety a bit. I also would not have known that we could send care packages, which my husband appreciated very much! :)
Thanks again!
I wanted to thank you for your posts, although I wish I would have found them much sooner so I would have known about the phone calls from the start. It was a very nice surprise though when he called during his 8-hour pass!
ReplyDeleteMy boyfriend and I are in a little different situation since we're from Sweden. He left me 2 January but didn't start his class until February, so we've been separated for three months now. Because of the distance, continuous letters have not been an option for us, but I did manage to send him a package with food/snacks and a letter/photos between mountain phase and Florida phase. He was also able to make a 10 min phone call between the mountain and Florida phase, although he said they we're first told there would be no opportunity to make phone calls!!
Now, I am waiting for my boyfriend to call and tell me if he passed Florida phase. So far he said the classes have been pretty easy and he felt strong going in to Florida, so Im expecting him to pass this too. But if not... I can not even grasp being away from him for one more month :(
what time is graduation???
ReplyDeleteThank you this is very helpful! Mine goes to Ranger in June so this will help me know what to expect, and I'm sure I will have some questions along the way:)
ReplyDeleteI am so glad I found this post! My husband starts Ranger school on Monday so I'm glad to know a little bit of what to expect!
ReplyDeleteIs the 8 hour pass on day 19 always the same because I would like to drive down and surprise him
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I want to say yes, but you should join the facebook group and confirm with other ladies on there to make sure that someone has gotten it confirmed in a letter of the day and time. Hope it works out!
DeleteHi Amy! First off thank you for your blog! My boyfriend is currently going through Ranger School and just passed Phase 1. When he called he gave me the Ft. Benning address. My concern is that my letters and care packages will not get to him if I do not use the Mountain Phase address. What is your advice?
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth! If he passed Phase 1, definitely send it to Phase 2. :) Good luck to your bf!
DeleteDo you have any advice for the 'logistics' of arriving for graduation? Did you stay at a hotel on Ft. Benning? Did you get a rental car or use a shuttle service to get from the airport to base? How did you know where to go once you're on post? etc.
ReplyDeleteMy situation was a little unique because I drove down there and my husband had an apartment down there for IBOLC and through Ranger School. So I stayed there..
DeleteI know there is a shuttle from Atlanta to Columbus that doesn't cost very much, so it's almost always cheaper to fly to Atlanta. And there are a lot of hotels near the base. As far as where to go on base, there is a map location on the Ranger Brigade site (http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/rtb/ -> click on 'Student information" and then "Graduation").
I was lucky enough to have a car.. I feel like it would be very difficult without one. For more specific questions, I would recommend getting on the Ranger Wives facebook page to see what other wives in your situation are doing. Maybe you could even buddy up with another wife on there and carpool.
Sorry I couldn't be more helpful!
I appreciate your feedback. And I love that I stumbled across you blog - thanks for being so willing to share your experiences!
DeleteHi Amy!
ReplyDeleteI'm trying to send letters now to my friend who will be in the 3rd phase by the time he receives them.
I am quite clueless as to what's going on but am doing my best to be a good friend.
I know that for phase 2, he told me to write ATTN: 1-14 within the address during his 8hour break between the previous phase.
Does the ATTN: 1-14 number stay the same for the 3rd phase as well? Or does it change? The reason why I am asking is because I didn't know to write him the 1st phase so I have no idea if the number stays the same :(
Your blog is fantastic, so informative and encouraging! Your blog helped me understand a lot of what's going on and answered close to all the questions that I had and was searching for in other websites! A huge thank you for writing and sharing these posts!
Hi Sara!
DeleteI'm so glad that my blog has been helpful! So I actually just pulled out my letters to check for you.. 1-14 is your friend's class number. So as long as he hasn't recycled, that number would still be the same.
[your friend's name]
6th Ranger Training Battalion
ATTN: Class 01-14
6069 Walkers Lane
Camp James E. Rudder
Eglin AFB, FL 32542
Good luck to your friend! :) He's in the final stretch!
Hi Amy!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is great, it has helped me so much already! My boyfriend is leaving for ranger school in about a week and I was wondering if he could take letters from me with him. Im thinking about writing a few letters that he could open at different times such as "open when you need some extra motivation". Do you think he could take them with him or would I just have to send them to him later?
Hey Nikki, I'm so sorry it took me a couple days to get back to this! I know that their pack list is really strict so whether they would let him take it or not is probably just going to depend on the grader. You definitely can send him letters though so that would probably be the safest bet! :)
DeleteAmy, thank you so much for writing this blog. It has done wonders on relieving my worries. My boyfriend started ranger school the 2nd of feb and he gets his first pass on the 21. This friday. Would he know if he passed or not then ? And is their class number the same throughout all the phases ?
ReplyDeleteYes, they know by the time they get to the 8-hour pass if they have passed phase 1. He will keep the same class number if he does not recycle. If he has to recycle, he would get placed in the following class number (from 1-14 to 2-14, etc). Good luck to your boyfriend!
DeleteHello amy. Thank you for all of your helpful information. I mustve read your blog numerous times. I was wondering when will we know if they passed phase 3? Im in hawaii and im taking a long journey to be there for my husband's graduation. Is there a way to track them? Thanks a bunch
ReplyDeleteHi Sheena, If you look up above in the post in the section about Phone Calls under Phase 3, I explain it up there. The short answer is "Maybe Sunday, day 56", but it's not a for-sure thing.
DeleteAlso, no, there is no current way to track your soldier, but your question still made me smile. How awesome would it be if we had like a package tracking for our soldier in the different schools? Unfortunately, the Army isn't that sophisticated. :/
I was only wondering because my husband had given me a number for his name.... I couldnt remember exactly what website hed given me because I was so anxious to hear about it all. But he said it was given for security instead of their names being put out there. When I talk to him again ill ask him exactly what it was about. I Pray he finishes and graduates first training without recycle. When they graduate what day are they released in definate to go home? I believe his unit needs to buy him a ticket to Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteWell, it's possible I could stand corrected about a tracking site. If you do find out that it exists, please let me know so I can update my page! :) They are released to go home after the graduation ceremony.
DeleteI appreciate this excerpt, I am planning on joining the Ranger school/RASP in the next few months and ive been concerned as to how often ill be able to contact my wife. This is good for us both thank you and congratulations to you and your husband!
ReplyDeleteThank you sooo, so much for this blog. I have this page bookmarked and have gone back to it several times throughout my boyfriend's journey through Ranger school. He is supposed to finish Mt. Phase tomorrow so I am crossing my fingers I will get a phone call! I appreciate all of your info :)
ReplyDeleteHi! My boyfriend also should've completed mtn phase Friday. It's now Saturday and I haven't heard anything from him yet! Is that normal? If they recycle will I get a phone call?
Deleteyou will still get a phone call if he recycles! Hopefully you have heard from him by now.. I think you would have be more likely to hear from him earlier than Friday if he recycles, but I'm not totally sure. Good luck to your bf!
DeleteOk so I did finally get the phone call on Saturday at about 2 pm. He recycled :( As much as I miss him I was bummed he has to go through all that again! on the bright side he gets to eat a bunch of good food till he starts phase 2 over again. Also, they get to make phone calls every day. It's so amazing to get to talk to him again! This Ranger School experience is like no other and I am eternally grateful for the women, like you, who have shared their own experience with it so I never feel so lost! Thank you. I can't say it enough!
DeleteI just sent my boyfriend a couple of pieces of gum in the mail. I am so nervous though! I feel like you can smell the gum from the envelope and I don't want him to get in trouble. Is it common for girlfriends to put the gum in the letters?
ReplyDeleteI sent lots of gum! I'm not sure how normal it is, but it was definitely allowed when my hubs was there! :) I don't think he would get in trouble. If anything, they would probably just take it away if anything has changed.
DeleteNothing has changed! I send a bunch of gum. seriously like 6 pieces sometimes in the letters. My bf actually told me I didn't have to send them through the letters and that some guys get packs of gum in priority mail boxes? I read that the mail gets sent through a shoot so I have no idea how that's possible haha. but that's what he said!
DeleteHey Amy! I was wondering if the Rangers who recycled Darby will get a 8 hour pass at all during the weekend. I want to visit my ranger for his pass, but i live in Texas. I would be driving before i got the call about if he passed or not. I just don't want to waste any money, if i cannot see him. I'm just preparing for both outcomes.
ReplyDeleteThat's a great question and I wish I knew. I asked my husband and he thought that most of the guys that recycled stayed to go straight into the next class, but he wasn't sure. I would recommend finding the current ranger school wives/girlfriends group on facebook and asking there.
DeleteThis is such an interesting blog. You are very knowledgeable about this subject. Please check out my site.
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Thanks so much for taking the time to share this blog with everyone. It is very insightful, and greatly useful! :)
ReplyDeleteId greatly appreciate a response to my questions (at your earliest convenience, of course!)
ReplyDeleteMy man is currently nearing the end of Phase 1 without communication.
1) I was able to track down his class info online, however, I am unsure of the company he is assigned to.
A. Do you know a way I could get his company without any communication from him?
B. BUT, if Im out of luck on figuring out the company needed for the ATTN part on the mailing address, can I still go ahead and send letters?
C. Is there a probability that they will mark his mail as undeliverable rather than attempting to go through a company assignment list of the remaining men (and women)?
2) If I were to send a letter in the mail (from Houston, Texas) early tomorrow (Wed July 8) where should I address it?
Going off the information youve provided, this Friday, July 10 (Day 19) will be the last day of Darby, with the following day, Saturday, July 11 (Day 20) starts Phase 2.
3) Should I enclose in my letter some paper and a self addressed envelope stamped?
4) Id love to send him pictures. How many are we allowed to send in an envelope?
It would mean a great deal to receive you/your husbands advice to these questions and concerns. At this point I bet he thinks Ive forgotten all about him, so thats why this is so time sensitive.
With sincere appreciation- MK
Hi MK!
Delete1) Just put the class number and leave off the company. I think they should still be able to find him. I think the majority of the letters that come in do not have company included, so it should get to him.
2) I think unless you express mail it, it would not get to Benning on time if he moves on to phase 2. It's all kind of a guessing game. You could always write two copies of the same letter and send to both places! :)
3) You could! That's actually a really great idea in case he didn't bring stationary with him.
4) I don't know about that. You'd have to check with the post office. :) I don't think the Ranger School has a rule.
One more thing!
ReplyDeleteMy dudes a 2LT. So would the first line of his mailing address be "2LT first last" no commas, no full spelling of rank, no last name first? Just wanna make sure I do it without mistakes to ensure it gets to him. :)
Thank you again! -MK
This doesn't matter at all. :) I addressed mine 2LT First Last.
DeleteMy boyfriend just recently left for Ranger School. I was wondering if there was anything in particular that your husband said helped him a lot that you did. I just don't really know how to make his time down there a little better than it is and need some ideas.. Thank you!
ReplyDeleteHe said that he always was kind of holding his breath when they handed out letters and happily, I think every time there was something for him, since I wrote him every day and other family sent him cards and stuff too. So if you can, I would encourage you to send him a letter each day and let him know you are thinking of him! Even if you don't have much to say, I would always just tell him I love him and that I was praying for him and maybe just how my day went. :) Good luck to your bf!
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ReplyDeleteHey there! I'm not sure if you are still monitoring this thread but I was wondering how far in advance you sent the final care package for after the final phase. I want to put one together, the started phase three on the 24th so I'm just trying to gauge when to send the package so he has it for the ride home. I live in south Florida if that helps.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
If you send it in a flat rate box, it should get there in 2 days. It wouldn't hurt to send it earlier if you can. They'll just hang on to it. Good luck!
DeleteHey their my husband left today for ranger school and I have a few questions. will he be sending me a schedule or how do I get one? Also will he write me a letter first with a return address?
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ReplyDeleteSo I'm super new to this just started dating and he just left for Ranger school and I kind of want to surprise him with a letter. I was wondering what I should type into Google to find hes class number?
ReplyDeleteThe class number for the class graduating in March is 3-17
DeleteHello, I found your blog as I was looking for more information on what to expect while my husband goes through Ranger school. I'm not sure if you're still active on this. I just have a question, Do you receive any type of mail with information about graduation day. I'm asking bc I'm not going to be home in NC, I will be traveling to my homestate and want to know if I need to arrange someone to pick up my mail and keep an eye on that piece of mail. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHi Anonymous:) sorry I didn't see your post earlier and I'm Not sure if your RS has graduated yet, but our family has found an awesome support group on FB ~(Ranger School Support Group) that you can ask to join:)
DeleteIt has a plethora of information! Not coming from a military family, I first found Amy's blog and it was So helpful and such a great place to start. Things have changed regarding Care Packages~WE ARE NO LONGER ALLOWED TO SEND ANY FOOD! Can still send gum though!! All of this information and so much more is in the files on the support page run by excellent administrators Any questions, feel free to reach out and I'll try to point you in the right direction!
Thank you again Amy for all your guidance. It has been invaluable!
Not sure if you're still checking this thread but my boyfriend's about to head off to Ranger School this Sunday. I was wondering where to send the care packages to at the end of each phase. Would the address on the packages just match the address of whichever phase they're on? Also, can photos be included? I wasn't thinking about sending a lot but one or two dumb selfies haha. Thank you for posting by the way! You and your husband's experiences with Ranger School has really helped with preparing.
ReplyDeleteHi there! How was the school for you?! My hubby left yesterday and I am a mess!!
ReplyDeleteOk this may sound dumb, but does day 0 start the day they report in before rap week or after rap week is over ?
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