AIRBORNE RANGER LINGUIST?

Question

I am currently in the national guard but ive decided I want to go regular because I love the military. When I go Active I will be allowed to change my MOS and I'm leaning towards linguist. But when I sign my contract I'm going to but down that I want to go Airborne and Ranger after completing linguist school. I was told that linguist never leave the fence so I'm thinking Ranger training would get me outside the fence. Would this work out the way I'm thinking? If you know anything about what I'm asking please give me some information! Also I want to take school on-line while I'm active, is that possible?

Answer 1

I don't know anything about the army, but in the Marine Corps going to school, even online, while being enlisted in the infantry is pretty much an impossibility.

Answer 2

What I'm about to type applies to 35P, not 35M or 37F

The only linguists I know with Ranger got it before they became Linguists.

This stuff is changing right now, though; the 75th Ranger regiment is adding lots of jobs.

It is very rare for a linguist to get Airborne in the contract, but it does happen occasionally.

Now, as far as leaving the fence goes, it depends on your unit of assignment.  If you go to a Special Forces Group, you will 'live' outside the fence (Airborne is required for this).

If you go to a RSTA Squadron, you will get to do cool stuff as well.

If you go to Maryland, San Antonio, or any other 'strategic' assignment, you may not even leave the country, much less the fence.

Your best bet is to try to go to a division or brigade, try out for a Low Level Voice Intercept team, and volunteer for Airborne.  Then you would be eligible for a follow on assignment at Group.

Linguist can be a pretty cool job on the 'Tactical' side.  Good Luck.

edit:

To answer your other question about education:  It all depends on where you are stationed and the OPTEMPO there.  The more time you spend outside the wire, or training to go outside the wire; the less time you will have to take classes.  If you are on the 'strategic' side, you will have great opportunities for education, civilian and military.  Military Intelligence leaders are typically very supportive of your efforts to gain education.

Answer 3

It is almost impossible, to get into the rangers

Unless you go thru RIP Ranger Indoc program.

And it is almost impossible, to get into RIP, unless you go , right out of Basic/AIT/Jump School or Infantry OSUT/Jump School.

While you can be up to a E-4 and go to RIP, not very many people are ever actually given the chance.

The other way to get into the Rangers, is to go thru Ranger School.

And then apply for an assignment to the Rangers.

Again, not very many Ranger school graduates, get assigned to the rangers, from non ranger units.

IE: if you in the 101st, get a ranger school slot, you go back to the 101st, and it is very hard, to get a Ranger Regiment assignment later on.

The Rangers like to grow their own NCO's.