WHAT SEPARATES A TIER ONE RANGER FROM A TIER TWO RANGER? (U.S. ARMY RANGERS VS. RRC)

Do you know the difference between a Tier 1 Ranger and a Tier 2 Ranger? First and foremost, United States Army Rangers in the 75th Ranger Regiment are one of the most capable and lethal special operators in the entire world. However, deep within the 75th Ranger Regiment is the Army Ranger’s Tier One Unit: Regimental Reconnaissance Company.

But what does the Regimental Reconnaissance Company do? Is a Tier 1 Ranger better than a Tier 2 Ranger? How does one join the RRC? What about the 75th Ranger Regiment? If you’re interested in learning more about the differences between the Rangers and the Regimental Reconnaissance Company, watch this video!



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[GeneralDischarge]

Before this video, did you know about the Regimental Reconnaissance Company? RLTW!

[timothycaldwell]

So, This guy really has no idea what he is talking about. I was a Ranger from 2004 to 2018, 2/75 and served as a member of RRC for 4 of those years. Both are equally trained, equally equipped, and equally classified in operation. They are absolutely on the same level with the same skills, just used in a slightly different mission set MOST of the time. a 75th regiment ranger from 1st, 2nd, or 3rd will be primarily used for QRF missions, Air field, night raids, search and rescue etc, However, they will also from time to time do the job of RRC and RRC will from time to time do the job of 1st, 2nd or 3rd. Tier is NOT what training do you have, its absolutely What is your primary objective. The primary objective of one is the secondary objective of the other so they all have the exact same training.

[cardiacpa]

Of the 15–20 candidates who attend selection usually 5–7 will finish and usually only 50% of the ones who finish will actually get selected. Can you imagine not getting selected after all that?

[MesaperProductions]

As I understand it, the Tier system is "purely" a budgetary notion.

The Tier One units are the top line of the JSOC budget and gets funding first (and most).
Tier Two is next and etcetera etcetera.

Also, the notion that going Rangers to get into JSOC is "easier" because it's quicker is hilarious.
It's the same amount of pain, just doled out in less time.

[JsCharizard]

Y’all should do a deeper analysis on the different Ranger battalions and their specialities. Like RMIB and the RSTB

[Meightfive]

You got the Scroll and Tab thing backwards. You only get the Scroll when you actually join a Ranger Bat.

[Stoney_AKA_James]

When I went to Ranger School, we started with about 120 and graduated about 90, 2/75 RLTW!!
This was when there were only 2 Battalions, and our leaders were Rangers and LRRPs straight out of Vietnam.
Times have definitely changed!!

[Morrigan]

The Rangers are elite infantry. The RRC are elite Rangers.

[LtActionCam]

Just finished reading “Sua Sponte” by Dick Couch. An awesome book that discusses the selection, training, and deployment work up for Army Rangers in the 75th Ranger Regiment. Couch describes interesting details of life in the Regiment such as why Rangers still need to go through Ranger School if they are to be NCOs or higher. I’m not a Ranger therefore it was very enlightening to learn so much about an awesome organization.

[auwz]

Same happened in the UK. We ran out of Tier 1 SF lads. They started extra new T1 units to pull people in from units that dont normally go to selection. Plus CTSFOs taking the reigns for CT work on UK soil with just a light smattering of SF where needed. End result is we now have many more units and some that are very similar to the RRC.

[LA-epnr]

Bottom line is Ranger Recon owes their lineage to the LRRP. If you are a Ranger, you are a Ranger. RLTW!!! Hooah!!!

[josephabraham]

My Drill Sergeant at Fort Benning, one Billy Sierks, Delta 2/54 Aug - Nov 2009, was from this Recon unit inside Ranger Battalion. He was a bat boy. Never worked in a regular line unit. The level of intensity he brought to everything Infantry was... well, it broke a lot of people.

[jamescox]

I love it when non-military legs decide they know more about the military then an actual serving ranger or the veteran who served in the unit. There IS NO TIER 1 OR TIER 2 RANGERS. THERE ARE ONLY RANGERS. THIS GUY IS FULL OF BS.

[JuergenGDB]

Marines Uhh Raah! Largest Assault Force the US has. Rangers are the Tip of the Spear when it comes to Assualt Forces, that is their mission... its hardly a covert mission taking over an airfield though. As far as Recon goes, Marine MARSOC! But I am a biased Marine vet.

[michaelkirk]

"What do we mean by that?" It means you have no idea what you are talking about.

Tiers are about budget. Not how 'elite' a unit is, or their tasking.

In reality, a nuclear powered aircraft carrier, its planes and crew is tier one due to budgets. CAG and DEVGRU's combined budget doesn't even come close to one aircraft carrier. DEVGRU and Delta combined also don't have the budget of the 75th.

And guys in RRC don't see themselves as any better than guys in the rest of the Regiment. 99% of the come from Regiment and the new(ish) Recce Platoons. They are too busy for that childish crap. It's just a different job and a different skill set. Also, 18 year old Rangers off the street are doing some classified missions you'll never hear of and the whole Regiment now answers to JSOC as part of SOF-JTF's as and when needed. SMUs just don't have the assaulter numbers and logistics (RSTB) or intel support (RMIB) they needed and Regiment got a kick upstairs because the rest of SOCOM/JSOC needed the help.

18 year old E-2 and E-3 line Rangers today are doing multiple missions a night that only ~20 years ago were considered 'CAG only'. In the early to mid-2000's a CSM and Colonel (ex-Rangers) came back from CAG to Regiment to oversee the changes and kick things into high gear on every level and for every aspect. They reinvented how Regiment did business.

New compound, better housing, better facilities, personal gear cages separate from the accommodation, our own long and short gun ranges away from Big Army, a massive gym and full time physio / nutrition support that would make any college football team jealous, completely overhauled PT program that cost millions to produce that every other SOCOM / JSOC unit ended up copying. Heightened medic / TCCC training, more integration with other SOF units, massive budget increases, we stood up an extra line company and support company at every line Batt, sniper platoons and recce platoons and their own selection programs, RRD got a new name and improved selection program, as well as RSTB and RMIB so all of our support was organic and we could better assist other SOF units and three letter agencies. Better vehicles, better training, less chest beating, in compound bars so after spending millions training Rangers they didn't get dinged for an OUI, etc. It was initially called the 'Ranger 2000' program. If you dig around, you can find PDF's of it online.

I realize you need to generate ad revenue and clicks, but at least get your facts straight before posting crap like this.

Ex-B/3/75

[leaningforward]

Tier 1: Beards Tier 2: No Beards Thats basically it.

[mikes_._cent]

IT sounded like the presenter said that all members of the 75th complete Ranger school.
Does that mean that all members of only member of the 75th completed Ranger school before RASP?

[TobiA]

Big fan of your videos. Huge Ranger fan, thank you for the video

[Peezy]

Spent time with the Black SOF Rangers and in their compound in Tikrit. They provided the meat for the Task Force.

[rangerth]

Although entertaining, what is the real difference between Tier 1 and Tier 2? You will never know unless you're actually in Ranger Battalion...