(idea) by patientfox Sun Jun 03 2001 at 15:27:34
*ahem*...OG Running cadence called as follows:

Two old ladies lyin' in bed...
One rolled over to the other and said:

"I wanna be an Airborne Ranger!"
"Live a life of guts and danger!"
"Airborne Ranger!"
"Guts and danger!"

"I wanna be a Mountain Climber!"
"Climb those mountains higher and higher"
"Mountain Climber!"
"Higher and higher!"

"I wanna be a SCUBA Diver!"
"Swimmin' 'round in muddy water!"
"SCUBA Diver!"
"Muddy Water!"

"I wanna be a Combat Medic!"
"Rusty knives and anesthetic!"
"Combat Medic!"
"Anesthetic!"

And so on and so forth...
I like it!
(idea) by Igloowhite Mon Aug 13 2001 at 22:18:03

The one we used to always sing in Army ROTC was this classic, sure to warm the hearts of wives, mothers, and girlfriends with sentiments of their new, fully automatic teenager.



I want to be an Airborne Ranger
Livin' a life of sex and danger

Caller: I said RANGER!
Runners: DANGER!
Caller: DANGER!
Runners: RANGER!

Well C-130 rolling down the strip
Takin' off just like a rocket ship
Grab your weapon and grab your pack
clip the static line and it's out the back

Now if my chute don't open wide
I've got a second one by my side
If my secondary don't open true
Well look out ground 'cause I'm coming through

If I die in a combat zone
you can box me up and send me home
pin my metals upon my chest 
And tell my momma I did my best!
I like it!
(idea) by smartalix Thu Mar 13 2003 at 23:22:07
Yet another verse that is part of this immortal chant:

C-130 rolling down the strip!
Airborne daddy gonna take a little trip!
Stand up, hook up, shuffle to the door!
Jump right out and count to four!
If my main don't open wide,
I've got another one by my side!
If that one should fail me too,
The rigger's gonna catch hell when I'm through!

I wanna be an Airborne Ranger!
I want to live the life of danger!
I wanna go to Viet Nam!
I wanna kill some Charlie Cong!

Translation of terms:

The C-130 is a propeller-driven military transport plane, the workhorse of the 20th-century American Army. The strip mentioned is the runway.

The soldiers sit in two rows on seats against the walls of the plane, and in preparation for the jump, they all stand and hook their static lines to a pair of cables running the length of the passenger compartment.

The reason they are shuffling is that they are usually carrying a huge duffel bag full of gear that is connected to them with another line, so they carry it in front of them until they jump.

The static line is what pulls out the parachute, usually within four seconds. If the main 'chute doesn't come out after a four-count, the soldier is supposed to pull his or her reserve.

A rigger is the person who packs the parachutes. Every once in a while, they have to pull a 'chute at random and jump with it.

The Vietnam part isn't sung anymore, I guess. The Viet Cong used to be called Charlie. (And Charlie don't surf, BTW.)

I like it!

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