Whats the difference between a marine and army ranger?
A U.S. Army Ranger is a very elite warrior in the army. Anyone who thinks that a Marine out of bootcamp is anywhere near the same level as an army Ranger is on crack. Yes, Marines have a longer and more in physical boot camp than standard basic training for the Army. However, not all soldiers can even become eligible to try and become a Ranger. Rangers are probably going to get in an area fast using air assault tactics, marines are going to move like a regular infantry for the most part. Both will more than likely have an M-4 Carbine rifle and possibly a 9mm. Marines will more than likely be better riflemen at long distances since in bootcamp they are required to hit a target a 500 yards to qualify with their weapon, however I think they have like 10 minutes to hit the target. A ranger will probably perform better with reflexive fire, shooting at closer distances quickly. In Basic Training a soldier must shoot at least 23 out of 40 targets at ranges of 25 to 300 yards that pop-up for no more than five to ten seconds. An Army Ranger is more than likely going to be in MUCH better physical shape than a Marine or a standard 11b(infantry) soldier since it is a given that to enter Ranger training a candidate must max the scale in all three areas of a standard Army Physical Fitness Test. A good analogy to use when comparing a Ranger and Marine is to use Halo. An 11b in the Army = standard Halo Marine, A Marine=ODST, an Army Ranger= a Spartan.
As a plane is about to crash, could one just jump off the plane just before it crashes and survive?
This scenario happened to an instructor while I was in Air Force pilot training.It was not what he intended to do, but it ended up being what you’re suggesting.He and a student got into a spin from which they could not recover. The student, a member of my class, had made comments to friends that if he were ever in a position to eject, he wouldn’t do it. No one reported him for saying that because we didn’t take him seriously.AND THEN IT HAPPENEDUnfortunately, a few weeks later he was in that situation and, as he said, he did not eject. No one will ever know exactly what happened in the last few seconds—so this is speculation from the accident report—but it appeared that the instructor delayed his own ejection trying to talk the reluctant student into pulling the handles.Just about one second too late the instructor pulled his handles anyway. He came out and the chute streamed out behind him, then he hit. One more second and the chute would have had time to inflate.CLOSED CASKET FUNERAL EITHER WAYI supposed you know pretty much nothing about physics, so let me say that the only difference your suggestion would make is that the body would be in slightly better shape. The student was killed in the crash and they recovered nothing more than pieces. The instructor was still intact, but, well, dead is dead. They both had closed casket funerals.WE CAN TAKE A LEAD FROM THE AIR FORCE PROCEDURESAfter this accident inquiry was complete, the Air Force modified its ejection procedures to make it crystal clear that the pilot in command was to say Bail Out! Bail Out! Bail Out! and then do it instantly. No one was to ever delay ejection to attempt to get a reluctant crew member to go.So, if you think about it, in a backwards way, the Air Force officially said that your idea won’t work. Of course those of us who attended the closed casket funerals already knew that.