Ranger Indoctrination Program (RIP) is a 4 week course held at Fort Benning, Georgia. RIP is required for E-4s and below to attend if they wish to be assigned to the 75th Ranger Regiment. It prepares soldiers, many of whom have just graduated Basic Training and Airborne School and are still considered "fresh" recruits, for assignment to the 75th Ranger Regiment.
The course contains map reading, land navigation, airborne operations, knot tying, fast roping, and the history of the Rangers, past and present. A soldier who attends RIP can be identified by his rope, and 2 quart canteen, both of which are worn like a sash over the shoulder. If a soldier gets injured during the course they can be either be recycled through the course again or placed on worldwide status which means they can be assigned to any unit based on Army needs at the time. Drop outs are also placed on worldwide status.
Upon successful completion of RIP the new Rangers graduate at the Ranger Memorial where they will don the tan Ranger beret and will have the scroll of the battalion they will be assigned to pinned on their shoulder.