Guess Who Went Viral at Best Ranger?
Posted on | April 10, 2022 | Comments Off on Guess Who Went Viral at Best Ranger?
FORT BENNING, GEORGIA
Haley Britzky is a reporter for the military web site Task & Purpose, and she happened to be at an event in Saturday’s Day Stakes rotations of Best Ranger Competition where Staff Sergeant McCain showed the meaning of the slogan “Improvise, Adapt, Overcome” and, at the same time, created a new motto: “You do you, baby”:
A *chef’s kiss* moment from today with Team 41 — during the mystery event, competitors were instructed to decode a message which would include the key to unlock the box.
*Technically* the instructions didn’t say you had to decode the key first… pic.twitter.com/99CVf7SQkJ
— Haley Britzky (@halbritz) April 9, 2022
Haley’s tweet went viral in the military community, with nearly 3,000 likes and 600+ retweets, and the replies are “lit AF,” as the kids say:
McCain, Strong Ranger! ???? love it!
— Jason Towns (@CSMTowns) April 10, 2022
as soon as I saw that haircut I knew how this would be going
— dante demarzo ? (@djdemarzo) April 10, 2022
He grew it out long to make room for his brain.
— ConsiderTheBees (@Wildfyrewarning) April 9, 2022
The 2022 equivalent of the Kobayashi Maru
— Gasp of Disbelief (@tarianbro) April 10, 2022
A: Don't break the box
B: yep, not breaking the box
A: don't break the box!
B: just saying I could have do that : )
A: it is the only box we have
B: #winning
— Jon McCoy (@thejonmccoy) April 10, 2022
— Rosandro OA (@roaskywalker) April 10, 2022
"You do you, baby" is just *chef's kiss*
— ConsiderTheBees (@Wildfyrewarning) April 9, 2022
This is how we win wars. The objective is known to all in the unit. Achieve the objective while following the rules. He didn’t break the box.
— Mark Adams (@wolf31653) April 10, 2022
That which is not expressly forbidden is permitted.
— I R A Darth Aggie (@IRA_Darth_Aggie) April 9, 2022
SSG McCain. Fav B Co NCO hands down.
— AJ (@toomanyaarons) April 10, 2022
At the heavy weapons Red Cloud Range event this afternoon, I happened to run into my son’s lieutenant colonel. When I introduced myself as Bob’s father, he said, “So you’re the original McCain,” and I said, “No, Bob is completely original,” to which he replied, “I 100% agree with that.”