What happens if you fail RASP with an option 40 contract?

Yes if you fail you will be assigned to a regular unit. From that regular unit you will have an easier time joining Special Forces, but could also try out for RASP again after a year or two.

How do I get to RASP without Option 40?

If you do not receive an Option 40 contract, you can either wait for new contracts to become available or attempt to volunteer for Ranger service during your Basic Combat Training (BCT), One Station Unit Training (OSUT), Advance Individual Training (AIT), or while attending Airborne School.

Do you go to pre-RASP with an option 40?

You go to basic training, AIT, airborne and then onto RASP. No pre-RASP. Being an Option 40, you will complete airborne prior to RASP.

Where do you go if you quit RASP?

You can talk to him at this time and back out of RASP. In this scenario, you may be able to maintain your slot at Airborne school post-graduation, but you may have to forfeit it as well. While at Airborne School, you can walk to the 75th liaison’s office and voluntarily withdraw from RASP.

How long is an 11x Option 40 contract?

An option 40 contract: 22 weeks of OSUT (OSUT is Basic+AIT in one place). Before 2018, it used to be 14 weeks. That is 33 weeks, or about 7 months just to get into the 75th Ranger Regiment.

What happens if you wash out of RASP?

If you fail infantry basic or AIT (or other MOS school) then they will discharge you from the Army. If you fail in airborne school then you are sent to a non airborne unit. If you fail in RASP (RIP in my day) then they send you to a non airborne unit, the walls of the barracks at the training battalion at Ft.

Can you drop out of RASP?

You won’t get kicked out of pre-RASP unless you quit. The point of it is to prepare soldiers for RASP better and the cadre are very professional.

Can you go to RASP twice?

During week three, all candidates will attend a board. Regimental non-commissioned officers will attend and graduate RASP 2 before serving as Platoon Sergeants or First Sergeants. This means that for most Senior Regimental NCO’s they will have graduated RASP 1 once and RASP 2 twice.

What is the option 40 contract?

An Option 40 contract is an enlistment option that will slot you for the 75th Ranger Regiment as an Infantryman or a Mortarman. From there, you can attend RASP and Airborne School before being assigned to one the Ranger Battalions. However, there are 150 Option 40 contracts each month.