“What are you doing here Air Force?” yelled an Army Ranger instructor to then Tech. Sgt. Michael Burke. “You don’t belong here.”
“I’m here to report for Ranger School,” Burke explained. “I have a slot.”
“Fall in!” the Ranger instructor screamed.
Burke proceeded to hustle back into formation, his blue physical fitness uniform sticking out like a sore thumb amongst the sea of grey black Army pt uniforms.
That was Master Sgt. Michael Burke’s, 460th Security Forces Squadron, first introduction to Ranger School, one he will never forget.
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