{"id":210440,"date":"2024-12-10T19:38:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-11T01:38:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/digest\/?p=210440"},"modified":"2026-02-16T08:34:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T14:34:17","slug":"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-estimated-reading-time yoast-reading-time__wrapper\"><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__icon\"><svg aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" data-icon=\"clock\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"currentColor\" style=\"display:inline-block;vertical-align:-0.1em\" role=\"img\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\" stroke-width=\"2\" d=\"M12 8v4l3 3m6-3a9 9 0 11-18 0 9 9 0 0118 0z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__spacer\" style=\"display:inline-block;width:1em\"><\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__descriptive-text\">Estimated reading time: <\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__reading-time\">2<\/span><span class=\"yoast-reading-time__time-unit\"> minutes<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joe Kent shared his journey from Ranger Battalion to Special Forces on <em>The Shawn Ryan Show<\/em>, highlighting the challenges of leaving the elite unit and the impact of 9\/11 on his training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><ul><li><a href=\"#h-leaving-ranger-battalion\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\" title=\"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" data-level=\"2\">Leaving Ranger Battalion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-9-11-and-motivation\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\" title=\"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" data-level=\"2\">9\/11 and Motivation<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-special-forces-selection-challenges\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\" title=\"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" data-level=\"2\">Special Forces Selection Challenges<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-leaving-ranger-battalion\">Leaving Ranger Battalion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Here&#039;s Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m7wxJSilrSA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent described the stigma of leaving Ranger Battalion: \u201cThe only accepted reason to leave Battalion was like you either got picked up for Delta or you died. If you left for any other reason, you were like a horrible traitor.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before heading to <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/ed-brown-special-forces-carry\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\" title=\"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3534\">Special Forces<\/a> selection, leadership made the stakes clear: \u201cIf you don\u2019t pass, you don\u2019t have a job here anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-9-11-and-motivation\">9\/11 and Motivation<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent was in Special Forces selection when the 9\/11 attacks happened. At first, he thought it was a training scenario: \u201cI\u2019m thinking like, that\u2019s weird, like is there a scenario\u2026 because, you know, you do training missions.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When instructors brought in TVs and allowed <a href=\"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/minneapolis-mayoral-candidate-calls-disarming-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"clickTracking\" campaign=\"why-most-army-rangers-never-make-it-to-special-forces-selection\" title=\"Why Most Army Rangers Never Make it to Special Forces Selection\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"3535\">candidates to call<\/a> loved ones, the reality set in. \u201cThat makes it real,\u201d Kent said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The attacks motivated him but also created fear of missing combat. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI was afraid I was going to miss it\u2026 am I going to be out here rucking around in the woods trying to get into SF while my Ranger Battalion is jumping into combat?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-special-forces-selection-challenges\">Special Forces Selection Challenges<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Inside the Military&#039;s Most Secretive Unit\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fbd8gEkMWOk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kent found the isolation during selection tough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou\u2019re alone for a lot of it\u2026 not getting any feedback\u2026 am I doing this right?\u201d he explained. 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