Ranger Challenge

The Ranger Challenge team provides cadets with another opportunity for exciting and challenging training. Ranger Challenge is Army ROTC’s “varsity sport.” Annually, more than 300 universities nationwide field teams to compete in a series of challenging events. Locally, cadets compete against teams within the 4th Army ROTC Brigade comprising Universities from South Carolina, North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware. The name and spirit for the competition are derived from the U.S. Army Ranger School at Fort Benning, Georgia. Training for this event includes rigorous physical fitness workouts, information classes on various elements of light infantry tactics, and a weekend Field Training Exercise in Fort Pickett, Virginia where rifle Marksmanship, Rope Bridge, Land Navigation, and other skills are tested. Making a commitment to the Highlander Battalion Ranger Challenge team will provide you with outstanding leadership training, a high level of physical fitness and, perhaps more importantly, teach you about yourself.

The Highlander Battalion placed first place in their division for the 4th BDE 2011 Ranger Challenge.  The Cadets trained for many month leading up to the event and beat over 20 other ROTC programs in their division.

Are you up to the challenge?

Events include:

Hand Grenade Course

Land Navigation

The Army Physical Fitness Test

Weapons assembly

Obstacle Course

Terrain Model Exercise

One Rope Bridge