All members of the 75th Ranger Regiment have passed the Ranger Assessment Selection Program 1, 2, or both. Anyone who is serving or has served within the 75th Ranger Regiment is a U.S. Army Ranger.

In 1999, LaBonte met his wife, Racheal, on a blind date to a Ranger ball in Savannah, Ga., where he was stationed. The following year, they married and he left the Army.