I'm at an NCO course right now and there are a few Rangers here. I started talking to them and asked if it was possible for a reservist to head to R school. They said that there are slots open to all MOSs Reserves and Guard. I heard for Ranger school, I have to take a PT test for the Rangers, go to and successfuly pass Pre-Ranger school before I can get accepted into Ranger school. I'm wanting to volunteer for a deployment, but I want to have my rear in the "grass" (even though its sand). I just dont want to sit in a FOB and never leave the wire and upset that I've done nothing but sit on the side lines. I understand that I might be a "shake 'n bake" Ranger if I could get the school and get through it but I'd like come back and have a flying job. Just want to be deployed, but my unit isn't letting me go because we are on home land defense.

With the aviation industry in such chaos, is it good timming trying to get to Ranger school and maybe a deployment in while (if) the industry recovers? If the stuff hits the fan with Iran, I don't want to miss that show.