Gen. Stanley McChrystal

That's exactly right. So in the summer of 1973, General Creighton Abrams, who was the Army Chief of Staff, he's convinced to form two Ranger battalions. Now, the battalions had been formed during the Second World War as elite raiding battalions. Then they'd been disbanded near the end of the war. They'd been brought back in different manifestations for Korea and Vietnam, but not as battalions.

That's exactly right. So in the summer of 1973, General Creighton Abrams, who was the Army Chief of Staff, he's convinced to form two Ranger battalions. Now, the battalions had been formed during the Second World War as elite raiding battalions. Then they'd been disbanded near the end of the war. They'd been brought back in different manifestations for Korea and Vietnam, but not as battalions.

But in the summer of 73, he decides to form two battalions and sort of a cover story that a lot of people wanted to believe is he was forming these two strike battalions. But what he was really doing was forming two battalions where he could bring the best people he had together and raise the standards to what the standards ought to be across the army.

But in the summer of 73, he decides to form two battalions and sort of a cover story that a lot of people wanted to believe is he was forming these two strike battalions. But what he was really doing was forming two battalions where he could bring the best people he had together and raise the standards to what the standards ought to be across the army.

But in the summer of 73, he decides to form two battalions and sort of a cover story that a lot of people wanted to believe is he was forming these two strike battalions. But what he was really doing was forming two battalions where he could bring the best people he had together and raise the standards to what the standards ought to be across the army.

And he wrote this wonderful, well, he actually, somebody else wrote it and they got General Abrams to sign it. it's called Abrams Charter. And it basically says the battalion will be the best with its hands and weapons than anyone. Wherever it goes, it must be apparent it's the best. And if it's formed of brigands, it will be disbanded. So kind of warning.

And he wrote this wonderful, well, he actually, somebody else wrote it and they got General Abrams to sign it. it's called Abrams Charter. And it basically says the battalion will be the best with its hands and weapons than anyone. Wherever it goes, it must be apparent it's the best. And if it's formed of brigands, it will be disbanded. So kind of warning.

And he wrote this wonderful, well, he actually, somebody else wrote it and they got General Abrams to sign it. it's called Abrams Charter. And it basically says the battalion will be the best with its hands and weapons than anyone. Wherever it goes, it must be apparent it's the best. And if it's formed of brigands, it will be disbanded. So kind of warning.

So they formed the 1st Battalion in the summer of 73 and the 2nd Battalion just months later. And they do exactly that. They take the standards for haircut standards, for physical fitness standards, for discipline standards. And they just put them as high as they possibly can, completely different from the rest of the army.

So they formed the 1st Battalion in the summer of 73 and the 2nd Battalion just months later. And they do exactly that. They take the standards for haircut standards, for physical fitness standards, for discipline standards. And they just put them as high as they possibly can, completely different from the rest of the army.

So they formed the 1st Battalion in the summer of 73 and the 2nd Battalion just months later. And they do exactly that. They take the standards for haircut standards, for physical fitness standards, for discipline standards. And they just put them as high as they possibly can, completely different from the rest of the army.

And what happened was what I think General Abrams suspected, they became this gravitational pull for the rest of the army. As the rest of the army saw them around, people first wanted to try to join the battalions, although they were difficult to get in. But it, it, put other organizations under pressure to try to do things better, to be as much like the Rangers as they could.

And what happened was what I think General Abrams suspected, they became this gravitational pull for the rest of the army. As the rest of the army saw them around, people first wanted to try to join the battalions, although they were difficult to get in. But it, it, put other organizations under pressure to try to do things better, to be as much like the Rangers as they could.

And what happened was what I think General Abrams suspected, they became this gravitational pull for the rest of the army. As the rest of the army saw them around, people first wanted to try to join the battalions, although they were difficult to get in. But it, it, put other organizations under pressure to try to do things better, to be as much like the Rangers as they could.

Now, the Rangers were given advantages and equipment and other things which made it easier, but the core of it was discipline. And so... Over time, as the Army started to fix some of those other problems, you started to see the haircut standards, the training standards, the physical fitness standards mirroring the Rangers. And in many cases, some people didn't even know they were doing it.

Now, the Rangers were given advantages and equipment and other things which made it easier, but the core of it was discipline. And so... Over time, as the Army started to fix some of those other problems, you started to see the haircut standards, the training standards, the physical fitness standards mirroring the Rangers. And in many cases, some people didn't even know they were doing it.

Now, the Rangers were given advantages and equipment and other things which made it easier, but the core of it was discipline. And so... Over time, as the Army started to fix some of those other problems, you started to see the haircut standards, the training standards, the physical fitness standards mirroring the Rangers. And in many cases, some people didn't even know they were doing it.

The whole Army started saying hooah in the 1980s, 1990s, but that started all in the Rangers. Where did that come from? I actually don't know. There's an apocryphal story of 2nd Ranger Battalion on Omaha Beach, the most difficult part. And General Kota goes to the Rangers and he says, OK, I need people who are going to break through. We're going to do it.

The whole Army started saying hooah in the 1980s, 1990s, but that started all in the Rangers. Where did that come from? I actually don't know. There's an apocryphal story of 2nd Ranger Battalion on Omaha Beach, the most difficult part. And General Kota goes to the Rangers and he says, OK, I need people who are going to break through. We're going to do it.

The whole Army started saying hooah in the 1980s, 1990s, but that started all in the Rangers. Where did that come from? I actually don't know. There's an apocryphal story of 2nd Ranger Battalion on Omaha Beach, the most difficult part. And General Kota goes to the Rangers and he says, OK, I need people who are going to break through. We're going to do it.