▁well ▁the ▁U . S . ▁military ▁employed ▁the ▁R angers ▁as ▁special ▁forces . ▁In ▁a ▁thorough ▁analysis ▁of ▁the ▁operations ▁of ▁all ▁R anger ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁Major ▁Ch else a ▁Y . ▁Ch ae ▁proposed ▁in ▁a ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁th esis ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Command ▁and ▁General ▁Staff ▁College ▁that ▁R angers ▁in ▁Korea ▁were ▁mis used ▁and ▁in effect ive . ▁Ch ae ▁cont ended ▁that ▁the ▁R anger ▁form ations ' ▁lack ▁of ▁support ▁personnel ▁made ▁them ▁a ▁log ist ical ▁and ▁administrative ▁li ability , ▁as ▁they ▁had ▁to ▁be ▁attached ▁to ▁conventional ▁units ▁for ▁support . ▁Furthermore , ▁Ch ae ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁small ▁size ▁of ▁the ▁R anger ▁units ▁meant ▁they ▁lack ed ▁the ▁man power ▁to ▁conduct ▁basic ▁tact ical ▁man eu vers , ▁and ▁their ▁employ ment ▁with ▁divis ional ▁elements ▁meant ▁they ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁the ▁necessary ▁intelligence ▁information ▁to ▁conduct ▁effective ▁in fil tr ation ▁operations . ▁He ▁concluded ▁that ▁these ▁problems ▁were ▁due ▁to ▁" lack ▁of ▁understanding ▁of ▁R anger ▁capabilities , ▁limitations ▁inher ent ▁in ▁R angers ' ▁force ▁structure , ▁and ▁basic ▁dist rust ▁of ▁el ite ▁forces ." ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁own ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁th esis , ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁Victor ▁J . ▁Bond ▁said ▁the ▁ 2 nd ▁R anger ▁Company ' s ▁performance ▁in ▁Korea ▁had ▁been ▁exempl ary , ▁in ▁spite ▁of ▁ra cial ▁disc rim ination ▁against ▁it . ▁The