The US military has had "Ranger" companies since the American Revolution. Following that time, the term became more common in official usage, during the French and Indian Wars of the 18th century. The first units to be officially designated Rangers were companies recruited in the colonies of New England by the colonial militia to fight in King Philip's War (1676). In a broader and less formal sense, the term "ranger" has been used, officially and unofficially, in North America since the 17th century, to describe light infantry in small, independent units-usually companies. The vast majority of Ranger school graduates never serve in Ranger units and are considered "Ranger qualified" but not "Ranger" until or unless they serve in an actual Ranger unit. The term is commonly (mistakenly) used to include graduates of the US Army Ranger School, even if they never served in a "Ranger" unit. United States Army Rangers, according to the US Army's definition, are personnel, past or present, in any unit that has the official designation "Ranger".
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