Ranger Detachment

Like their infamous predecessors, Roger's and Darby's Rangers, the Cadet Ranger Company's origins and deeds are clouded in myths and mystery. Nowhere in the files of the Military Science Department or the archives of the University can the beginning of the "Rangers" be traced. But sit down with a former cadet from the 1970's or 1980's and mention the Ranger unit and watch their eyes light up and listen to the excitement in their voice as they tell you "what really happened!" Indeed, what really happened when they went white water rafting in West Virginia or rock climbing out at Hocking Hills State Park; when they ambushed the MS III's during pre-Advanced Camp training at Wright Patterson Air Force Base or rappelled down the face of Miriam Hall on campus.