umm...my brother in law is in charge of the 75th Ranger Regiment here in Ft Benning, and I'll be the first to tell you that he keeps his main highly trained and highly motivated....they have a very good chance of coming home, they will all tell you that, because they trust the guy next to them, and the guy leading them. Granted, they are placed in alot more dangerous place than normal infantry, but the reason they say Rangers have a short life span, is because the average age of a Ranger is 18-21, Tony is 29, and has been and seen alot of shit, but comes out everytime and so do his men.

now do not be confused with some guys calling themselves "Rangers" when they are in fact not. They might have served with a Ranger unit, and they will get a Ranger combat tab, but that does not make them Rangers. Alot of guys here in town try and pull that card, and alot of them are called out immediatly.

fact is, there is only like 2,500 Rangers total.