The Green Beret, who is assigned to the 1 st Special Forces Group, finished the course as the honor graduate. With a duration of 10 weeks, the Thai Ranger School is broken down into five phases: Mountain, Forest, Swamp, Maritime, and Urban. During each phase, students are graded on every patrol role (platoon leader, squad leader, medic, paceman, navigator) and they have to lead both platoons and squads during missions. In addition, they are evaluated on how well they compose operations orders. “As a Green Beret, we’re supposed to be masters of the basics,” the unnamed Green Beret said ...