OldDoorGunner
Diamond Member
US Army Fort Benning
Ranger School Update:
DATE: July 31, 2015
MEDIA RELEASE:
Ranger School update: 127 Ranger students complete Mountain Phase, move on to Swamp Phase
FORT BENNING, Georgia – Today, the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence announced 125 men and two women met the standards to complete the Mountain Phase of the Ranger Course.
These students will now move onto the Swamp Phase of Ranger School, located at Camp Rudder in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 2, 2015. Additionally, 60 men and one woman will be recycled, or given a second attempt at the next Mountain Phase of Ranger School, which starts Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015.
“CSM Metheny and I had the opportunity to observe and participate in training with Class 08-15. Day Nine of a 10-day field training exercise in the North Georgia Mountains develops all of the qualities we are looking for in our future Rangers: grit, refusal to quit, tactical competence, and perhaps most importantly, teamwork while under extreme individual conditions. It is impressive to observe the students’ problem solving in this environment, and equally impressive to watch our Ranger Instructors coach, teach, and mentor in an absolutely professional manner,” said Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence.
The Swamp Phase of Ranger School is 17 days of extended platoon level operations executed in the coastal swamp environment near Valparaiso, Florida. The phase consists of two jumps for airborne qualified personnel; four days of waterborne operations training to include small boat movements and stream crossings; a 10-day field training exercise with student led patrols; and two administrative days where the students are counseled on their performance during the phase. Students who meet the standards of the Swamp Phase will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia on Aug. 21 to graduate at Victory Pond.
On July 11, 2015, 158 men and three women began the demanding training in the mountains around Dahlonega, Georgia. Highlights of the training included military mountaineering, a knot test, a 1.8-mile foot march straight up Mount Yonah and platoon level combat patrols. Six men failed to meet the challenging standards of the Mountain Phase of Ranger School and will be dropped from the course. For a variety of reasons, these students were unsuccessful at meeting the standard. However, the vast majority who are being dropped from the course were unable to successfully lead a patrol.
“The Ranger students, both male and female, are two-thirds of the way done with Ranger School. I was very impressed with the students’ toughness at leading platoon-size patrols in the North Georgia Mountains, during this extremely hot summer. The coastal swamps of Florida will continue to test the students—only the best will be successful and earn the Ranger Tab,” stated Col. David Fivecoat, commander of the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade.
More information regarding the Ranger School can be found at Link Removed
Images of the gender-integrated Ranger Course Assessment:
(Mountain Phase) Photos: Link Removed
(Mountain Phase) Video: Link Removed
(Benning Phase) Photos: Link Removed
(Benning Phase) Video: Link Removed
NOTE: “Benning Phase” includes images from RAP Week and the Darby Phase.
Website: Link Removed
Facebook: Link Removed
Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortbenning
Youtube: www.youtube.com/benningtv
Photos: Link Removed
Ranger School Update:
DATE: July 31, 2015
MEDIA RELEASE:
Ranger School update: 127 Ranger students complete Mountain Phase, move on to Swamp Phase
FORT BENNING, Georgia – Today, the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence announced 125 men and two women met the standards to complete the Mountain Phase of the Ranger Course.
These students will now move onto the Swamp Phase of Ranger School, located at Camp Rudder in Eglin Air Force Base, Florida Aug. 2, 2015. Additionally, 60 men and one woman will be recycled, or given a second attempt at the next Mountain Phase of Ranger School, which starts Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015.
“CSM Metheny and I had the opportunity to observe and participate in training with Class 08-15. Day Nine of a 10-day field training exercise in the North Georgia Mountains develops all of the qualities we are looking for in our future Rangers: grit, refusal to quit, tactical competence, and perhaps most importantly, teamwork while under extreme individual conditions. It is impressive to observe the students’ problem solving in this environment, and equally impressive to watch our Ranger Instructors coach, teach, and mentor in an absolutely professional manner,” said Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence.
The Swamp Phase of Ranger School is 17 days of extended platoon level operations executed in the coastal swamp environment near Valparaiso, Florida. The phase consists of two jumps for airborne qualified personnel; four days of waterborne operations training to include small boat movements and stream crossings; a 10-day field training exercise with student led patrols; and two administrative days where the students are counseled on their performance during the phase. Students who meet the standards of the Swamp Phase will travel to Fort Benning, Georgia on Aug. 21 to graduate at Victory Pond.
On July 11, 2015, 158 men and three women began the demanding training in the mountains around Dahlonega, Georgia. Highlights of the training included military mountaineering, a knot test, a 1.8-mile foot march straight up Mount Yonah and platoon level combat patrols. Six men failed to meet the challenging standards of the Mountain Phase of Ranger School and will be dropped from the course. For a variety of reasons, these students were unsuccessful at meeting the standard. However, the vast majority who are being dropped from the course were unable to successfully lead a patrol.
“The Ranger students, both male and female, are two-thirds of the way done with Ranger School. I was very impressed with the students’ toughness at leading platoon-size patrols in the North Georgia Mountains, during this extremely hot summer. The coastal swamps of Florida will continue to test the students—only the best will be successful and earn the Ranger Tab,” stated Col. David Fivecoat, commander of the Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade.
More information regarding the Ranger School can be found at Link Removed
Images of the gender-integrated Ranger Course Assessment:
(Mountain Phase) Photos: Link Removed
(Mountain Phase) Video: Link Removed
(Benning Phase) Photos: Link Removed
(Benning Phase) Video: Link Removed
NOTE: “Benning Phase” includes images from RAP Week and the Darby Phase.
Website: Link Removed
Facebook: Link Removed
Twitter: www.twitter.com/fortbenning
Youtube: www.youtube.com/benningtv
Photos: Link Removed
