BEING A RANGER
DISCIPLINE, INTELLIGENCE, AND DETERMINATION
To be a part of the 75th Ranger Regiment requires personal excellence across many Soldier and leader attributes. Rangers are more than just physically strong, Rangers are smart, tough, courageous, and disciplined. Rangers are self-starters, adventurers, and hard chargers. They internalize the mentality of a "more elite Soldier", as the Ranger Creed states and as their intense mission requirements demand.
Rangers are role model Soldiers – mentally, morally, and physically – who use their minds as well as bodies to make sound judgments, reasoned decisions, and ultimately to never quit. Rangers demonstrate discipline both on and off duty, and their Regimental standards are enduring.
When then Army Chief of Staff General Creighton Abrams envisioned the modern Ranger force, he emphasized the professional unit excellence stems from individual Ranger personal excellence and character. He directed that "wherever the battalion goes, it will be apparent that it is the best". Members of the 75th Ranger Regiment live this charter both personally and professionally every day.
Intelligence
Modern warfare requires modern solutions. Creativity, problem solving, diplomacy, and a quick mind are required to succeed on an increasingly complex battlefield. Rangers place a high value on their ability to out think as well as out fight their opponent.
Mental Toughness
Rangers have to be mentally tough enough to make the right calls, both tactically and morally, when operating in small tactical elements far from their bases of support. Rangers know that from the beginning of time, conflicts are won in the mind first. From the cliffs of Ponte-du-Hoc to the mountains of Afghanistan, Ranger victories in combat have come as a result of the physical and moral courage of Rangers and their Ranger leaders.
Personal Courage
Facing fear, danger or adversity, Rangers do not waiver when faced with challenges. Rangers know how to face their fears, and trust their training and fellow Rangers to enable survival and success of their task or mission at hand. They strive to do the right thing morally as well, setting the example for others to follow both on and off duty.
Discipline
Discipline is the hallmark of the Ranger Regiment. Disciplined adherence to Regimental standards and the Ranger Creed create the foundation for all other attributes to build upon. The rapid pace of operations and constant risk faced makes disciplined action and disciplined restraint critical to mission success.
Motivation
It takes drive and discipline to become a Ranger. In a unit composed of hand-picked volunteers, every member of the 75th Ranger Regiment has chosen to embrace and uphold the values and traditions of the Regiment. Rangers proudly display the qualities that make the 75th Ranger Regiment one of the most recognized and esteemed units in the world.
