New California Republic Rangers

 are an elite outfit of the New California Republic Army.

Overview
The New California Republic Rangers are volunteer elite special forces renowned as much for their shrewd reconnaissance capabilities as their bravery and combat prowess. They are recruited from the best of the NCR military and even then, 80% do not finish training and drop out. Those that finish and are awarded the badge have proven that they are "quieter than a shadow and deadlier than a deathclaw."

In order to fulfill their objectives, they employ high end equipment (combat armor, various assault rifles and heavy weapons and even vehicles), numerous safe-houses in the wastes and unorthodox tactics. Their regular patrol armor is hand-made in the NCR, while the elite black armour comes from Pre-War LAPD designs. However, their methods don't endear people to them, and NCR Rangers typically have bounties on their head, even in NCR states.

Almost everyone who serves is human, but Ghouls and super mutants are both known to also serve in the NCR armed forces including as rangers.

Background
The Rangers were founded by Seth after Tandi and Aradesh created the New California Republic and eventually, by 2241, grew to become one of the most single minded and powerful special forces in the wastelands. Forces on NCR territory were particularly concerned with the problem of slavery and actively fought it by any means necessary.

Rangers were also the first to scout out Nevada and the Hoover Dam. In 2271, the Desert Rangers signed the Ranger Unification Treaty with the NCR Rangers at the Mojave Outpost, in which they agreed to become part of the NCR military in exchange for protection of Hoover Dam and Nevada from Caesar's Legion.

In 2277, Rangers under the command of Chief Hanlon were pivotal in turning the tide of the battle of Hoover Dam. In a cunning trap laid by them and NCR's 1st Recon, they lured the best fighters of the Caesar's Legion into Boulder City. When enemy troops entered the city, it was blown up and the survivors were gunned down by snipers, a turning point in the battle.

By 2281, they represent the elite of the NCR, often being given dangerous or prestitgious tasks, such as forming the elite bodyguard of the then President of the Republic, Aaron Kimball. A great many of them are kitted out with NCR Ranger combat armor, a symbol of their skills are bravery. They operate from a large number of Ranger stations across the Mojave Wasteland. General Lee Oliver, however, greatly favors the rank-and-file soldiers of the NCR military, to the point where Rangers are routinely put in harm's way in favor of Oliver's power-armored shock-troops.

2241

 * Elise
 * Gond
 * Rondo

Various unnamed NCR rangers make up patrols that circulate both around NCR itself and along major slave trafficking routes.

Generic

 * Ranger
 * Veteran Ranger
 * Elite Ranger

Appearances in games
NCR Rangers first appeared in Fallout 2. They play a major role in Fallout: New Vegas and were scheduled to appear in the cancelled Fallout 3, Van Buren.