Ranger Challenge

Ranger Challenge is the varsity sport of Army ROTC.

A Ranger Challenge Team is made up of nine cadets, two alternates and at least one female. They compete against other colleges throughout the nation in events such as: patrolling, marksmanship, weapons assembly, one-rope bridge, grenade assault course, physical fitness test, land navigation, and a ten-kilometer road march. The best teams in 6th BDE will have the honor of representing the Brigade at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

How do you become a member of the elite Ranger Challenge Team?

Ranger Challenge hosts tryouts every semester and is open to all members of the MMI Corps of Cadets. If you think you are up to the challenge, the tryout consists of a Ranger Physical Fitness Test, a Ruck March, a Combat Water Survival Test, and multiple rigorous team building tasks all completed over the course of a week. A Ranger physical fitness test consists of a five-mile run, two-minutes of push-ups, two-minutes of sit-ups, and pull-ups. If you meet the established standard, you become a team member. The team practices every week day during the semester, usually in the morning from 0500-0700. Practice consists of physical fitness activities followed by classes and practicing competition tasks. There is one competition per semester.

If interested, please contact Sergeant Major Kampe at A02733125@alabama.edu