Re: [DL] Texas Ranger (yet again)

["Mr. Christopher McGlothlin, M.Ed." <sosentinel@adelphia.net>]

At 12:00 PM 12/4/2001, William Ogden wrote:
>what about bad in terms of, doesn't respect chain of command, goes off on 
>his own to fight, loner, etc.  the stereotypical cop in any movie, for example.

         Not respecting the chain of command means you probably don't get 
to be a Ranger, ever, but even past that hurdle, your Ranger career is 
measured in minutes. Not respecting the chain of command in the Army means 
you "ride the rail", or worse.

         Fighting by yourself is part of the job description--One Riot, One 
Ranger. Fighting by yourself in the Army is called "suicide".

         Being a loner just makes me wonder why they'd JOIN anything in the 
first place.

         As for movie cops, their allure stems from breaking rules which 
mostly don't exist in 1878, so without anything more specific to reply to 
on this point, I guess there's no problem here.

         Hope this helps, good sir!

         If you all still have questions about becoming a Ranger, please 
feel free to post them, but I think I *may* have said all I can say without 
just showing you all a copy of the book. (Breathe, Shane--I'm NOT going to 
do that!:-) )

Deo Vindice,
Mr. Christopher L. McGlothlin, M.Ed.

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