RASP 1 replaced the regiment's Ranger Indoctrination Program in January, Crosby said. The instruction period for RASP 1 is eight weeks long, compared to four under the old RIP system.

RASP 1 assesses, trains and identifies soldiers of the rank of E-5 and below for service in the regiment. RASP 2 conducts the assessment and selection for soldiers E-6 and above.

Master Sgt. Thaddeus Skaggs is a 75th Ranger Regiment Recruiting Liaison at Fort Gregg-Adams, Virginia. He runs “Ranger PT” for the soldiers going through various AITs at the base.

Seldom alone and with a side role in major operations, the 75th Ranger Regiment was relegated to capturing airfields or pulling security for Delta Force, the Army’s tier 1 special missions unit.

He called the cadre RASP 1’s “special sauce” because they lead from the front, conducting all the training right alongside the Ranger candidates. When RASP 1 candidates conduct PT sessions ...

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Army Capt. Luke Ebeling crawls under razor wire during the second day of the Best Ranger Competition, Saturday, April 15, 2023, at A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Ga. Ebeling and his ...

RASP 1 replaced the regiment's Ranger Indoctrination Program in January, Crosby said. The instruction period for RASP 1 is eight weeks long, compared to four under the old RIP system.