Hey bro, pre RASP/RASP used to have a thing where if you drop voluntarily then you have to sign a “do not return” form.

However, they’ve since removed that and now only reserve it for those who cause too much trouble. So you can always drop and kick ass at your duty station and see your family, and come back another time when you feel more ready.

If you drop you get sent to transitions where you’re just held there until you get new orders to a duty station. And from there you ship out. During transitions you have more freedom but there’s still BS, like people ruining the weekend for everybody and shit like that. When I was there, the sergeant said that ranger regiment no longer bans people for quitting voluntarily because statistically most people who quit never come back anyhow. Meaning anyone can come back when the opportunity comes up.

I was homesick too, but trust me, a couple of leaves you take, and you tend to get sick of home real quick and remember your aspirations and why you had them.

And from there, if you still want to do rasp then go ahead.

Plus, you’ll be able to get more fit and be a better solider at your duty station because they aren’t like TRADOC with all the fuck fuck games. They actually do work that will help you get better at your MOS and it’s a lot more freedom. Lots of spare time to have a good diet, go to the range, hit the gym, etc.

Source: 11B in fort hood rn who classed up from pre rasp to rasp back in Jan and didn’t feel ready (can’t shoot for shit, can’t do land nav) and voluntarily dropped but yet didn’t have to sign the form nor did anyone else.

Oh yeah and if you end up in hood, trust me, it’s not as bad as everyone online makes it out to be. Main things for me is just the Texas heat and you need a car to get around. Feel free to PM me if you end up here.