And Practice Begins…

 

1225 13 Sep 07

During a typical Ranger Challenge practice you don’t break through a wall, get a second wind or come to muscle failure. No, normally we break through walls, get third and fourth winds and drive on past our comfort level. When the body says no, the mind must say yes.

Today was a little different. While we did do two minute drills, basically pushups and sittups as you would do them during an APFT and further pushed ourselves by doing 80 more of each, we stopped there. We started honing the skills that last year let us claim the title of 1st place in the grenade assault course, and will further continue to mix physical fitness training with the skills training necessary for the different Ranger challenge events. It sometimes becomes hard to focus on a task that requires your complete attention, and much attention to detail, such as in the one rope bride, when you are becoming physically exhausted, but as the saying goes, train like you fight, we won’t be getting any breaks during the weekend of Ranger Challenge.

Last year the Ranger Challenge competition was only one day, but all the events from the APFT to the 10k road march were on that day, making it one long day. This year things are different, but with more events such as an obstacle course, it changed from being a long tiring day, to a long tiring weekend.

We are going to be representing what the UAB Army ROTC program is all about and I think that we will shine and stand out from other schools.

Hardcore Huah

CDT Orosz

UAB Army ROTC Ranger Challenge

Welcome to the UAB ROTC Ranger Challenge blog. Selected members of our 88-member unit is in training for the Oct. 12-14 8th Brigade Ranger Challenge at Fort Benning, Ga. There we will compete with 10 other universities for the Challenge Trophy. Events include 10-K road march, making and crossing a one-rope bridge, hand grenade course, and racing the clock to disassemble and reassemble an M-16. We’ll also take a squad-level patrolling test and a physical fitness test.

Over the next weeks, turn in and watch train the Blazer Battalion train for the challenge and join us as we participate.

Two scoops of  HOOAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!