Salvador “Si” Rangel

DATE OF SERVICE: 1964-2005

UNIT OF SERVICE:

• 1964-1967 Army Reserve
• 1967-1980 12th SF
• 1980-1999 CA Army National Guard
• 2003-2004 SWCS
• 2004-2005 3rd & 7th SFG
• 2017-2020 CA. State Military Reserve

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED: Basic ; Adv. Airborne, Jungle Operations, SF course, Intell Analyst, SF O&I, SGM Academy, Army Chaplain Course

HIGHEST RANK OBTAINED: Command Sergeant Major, State Military Reserve – Captain

CIVILIAN CAREER: Long Beach Police Department Ret., Private Investigator Ret., Adjunct Professor Jr. College, current Associate Pastor Calvary Baptist Church – Temecula CA,

ADDITIONAL EDUCATION: AA Admin of Justice, BA Christian Education, MA Biblical Studies, Doctorate of Theology

WHY I JOINED SPECIAL FORCES? I wanted to enter combat with the most elite unit in the Army.

MY FAVORITE STORY: Giving the Gospel and leading others to Jesus Christ.

THE GUYS I NEVER FORGOT: Many.

ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:

Read about Si in his first “Chaplain’s Hooch” entry, which was printed in the August 2022 Sentinel