Apparently in 1925 hiring or promoting someone into the position of Forest Ranger required that the candidate have very specific knowledge about the job — my, how things have changed in 89 years.
The following email was sent to U.S. Forest Service retiree groups with the hope that some of the old farts would be able to come up with the correct answers to the questions that were on the second part of the 1925 Forest Ranger Examination.
My name is Chandra Allred. I am the Records – Directives Manager in Region 2. I love to send out old tidbits about our amazing agency to my Record Liaisons and others to remind them it is important what we do and to preserve our History!
Well, today, I sent the attached out, for I thought it was fun reading, and I was not prepared for the excitement it would cause (which is good!!), but I am getting a ton of feedback for the answers!!! LOL and I am searching everywhere for the answers and cannot find them!!!!!
So I am reaching out to “Alum” Forest Service groups to see if anyone can maybe help me with answers to this exam! I would so appreciate it, if you could forward it around and see if anyone can help me.
Thanks so much. And from one proud “Green Underwear” member to another!!!
Her email address is c s a l l r e d at fs dot fed dot us
Thanks and a hat tip go out to Dick.
Oh geeze!
I’m sure our current firefighters (forestry techicians) would score much better than our current “ologists” running the Forest Service.
From a era when a ranger needed to have some real field skills and knowledge.
I knew some recent ones who were hard put to read a simple topo map, along with simple out door skills like starting a fire.
The link in the story is to a pdf copy of the questions. I would not have passed (or even come close to passing).
The link opens them …
so, we should email her for a copy of the questions?