Airborne & Ranger Training

Brigade
U.S. Army Ranger School
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 Agenda
• Task Organization
• ARTB Mission & Overview
• Current Program of Instruction (POI)
• Questions
 Task Organization and Mission
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The Airborne & Ranger Training Brigade conducts the Ranger Course in order
to produce Rangers to fill U(75th RGR RGT)/V (Airborne Ranger)/G (Non-
Airborne Qualified Ranger) coded positions within the units whose primary
mission is to close with and destroy the enemy in direct fire battle.
Additionally, the ARTB conducts the Basic Airborne, Pathfinder, and
Jumpmaster courses in order to support U.S. Airborne Joint Forcible Entry
capability.
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 Average Ranger Class

General AVG Ranks / Numbers

•Optimum Class: 270 CPT / 1LT 35

• Maximum Class: 405
• Avg Class Size: 366 2LT 115
• Avg Age: 23
• Avg Yrs Exp: 2.3 SFC / SSG 20
• Annual courses: 11
• Ranger Training Days: 348 / yr SGT / CPL 35
• High Risk Training: 310 / yr
SPC / PFC 85
 Graduate Statistics
Ranger School
RAP:
Graduation Rate • RPA
(FY 2000 - FY 2012) Ranger School Failure • CWSA
• Land Nav
Analysis • Foot March
(FY 2000 - FY 2012)
Graduate
Student Actions:
48.99%
Fail
Administr • Serious Observation
51.01% ative Report
2.57% • Lack of Motivation
Medical
6.76%
Student Academics:
Actions RAP Week
7.58% • Peers
28.91%
• Patrols
Academic • Spot Reports
s
5.13%
Medical:
• Injuries

Admin:
* Percentages account for 100% of Soldiers attending Ranger School • Red Cross, Family
emergency, ETC
 Ranger Assessment Phase
Day 1 Day 2 Day 3 Day 4

RPA (PU, SU, 5 mile, Pull Day 2: Land Nav, 3 mile Darby Day 3: Land Nav Day 4: 12 Mile
ups) CWSA Mile, Malvesti Obst. Course Retest Footmarch

Ranger School RAP Week Failures

(FY 2000 - FY 2012)
Footmarch
3.24%
• 28.91% of all
Soldiers fail a RAP
CWSA
2.10% week event
APFT
10.11%
• 57% of total
failures happen
during the RAP
RPA Run
Land Nav 4.23%
9.23%
 Benning Phase
4th Ranger Training Battalion
 4th RTBn Ranger POI
Benning Phase
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY
DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DAY 6
•Land NAV • 12 MI FM •Ambush
•RPA • Land NAV Re test •Darby Inserts
•In-process •WPNS draw /TI • CIF •SAT/BAR
•CWSA •20 Boards part 1 •BDE/BN CDR In brief
•Med screen • Tie down • Camp Open
•Dead-reckoning •(FOOM, LDA, LODA, •20 boards Part 2 • ABN Prep
•POV storage •12 Foot March Prep (SQD ATK, RTC,
•CO layout SODA, L/U) •Field craft
•Co In-process • SQD SOP Review Break Contact, IDF, •Camo
•S4 issue
•DM/ Malvesti Sniper) •PCC/PCI •Anzio ABN OP
•Land Nav Class •BDE In-brief •Bus to Darby
•DSTAR Issue •RECON/PE
•Combatives

RANGER ASSESSMENT PHASE TECHNIQUES TRAINING

DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13

• Darby Queen •Troop Leading Ambush

•RTT Procedures Recon
(Cadre Led) (Cadre Assisted) AMBUSH/RECON AMBUSH/RECON AMBUSH/RECON
•Ambush •Fires Class
•Co-ordinations (PB PE) (PB PE)
•Bay Planning
•Patrol Base

TECHNIQUES TRAINING CADRE ASSISTED RECON/AMBUSH PE OPN TORCH Graded Squad Operations

DAY 14 DAY 15 DAY 16 DAY 17 DAY 18 DAY 19 DAY 20

•Peers •BN critiques Class Handover

AMBUSH & RECON AMBUSH/RECON AMBUSH/RECON AMBUSH/RECON •Counseling •Student refit
(Shortened lanes) •Academic boards •Lay-out
•Chaplain

Cadre assist
retraining @ Darby OPN TORCH Graded Squad Operations CAMP CLOSE

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 Mountain Phase
5th Ranger Training Battalion
 5th RTBn Ranger POI
Mountain Phase
SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DAY 1-20 DAY 2-20 DAY 3-20 DAY 4-20 DAY 1-15 DAY 2-15 DAY 3-15
• Rope MGMT • Knot Test •Balance Climb (Top- • MTN Terrain •Ambush Class/PE • Raid Class /PE
• Knots • Anchors • Foot March Rope), Lead Climb Association •Hasty Ambush PE •Hasty PLT attack PE
• Belays • Fixed Rope •Balance Climb (Top- • Advanced Rappels • MTC Class/ PE •Static Load and •Fires Planning
• Rappel • Rope Bridge Rope), Lead Climb • Squad Mobility/Hoist • Patrol Base Truck TNG •SOPs
• Advanced Rappels Class/PE
• SKEDCO Rigging • V-Haul • Holding Area •Range Card PE •ORP/PB by Force
• Squad Mobility/Hoist Training: ASIP, •LDA PE
•NAI Clearance PE
• Holding Area DAGR, MBITR •EPW/ Search PE
Training: ASIP, •M240B/M249: load, •M240B Crew Drills
DAGR, MBITR unload, reduce •SOPs
• Ranger Stakes Night stoppage (15TM
Training: Field Craft, HANDOVER)
CFF, and Duties and
Responsibilities

Lower Mountaineering Training Mount Yonah Combat Techniques Training

DAY 4-15 1-31 2-31 3-31 4-31 5-31 COM
•TLPs/OPORD/ • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • COM Day
FRAGO/Hasty PLT Operations PLT Operations PLT Operations PLT Operations PLT Operations • Mid-FTX AAR
Planning Class • Hasty Planning
•WARNO PE
•Enemy Analysis PE
•Terrain Analysis PE
•FRAGO PE

Techniques Musket FTX - Graded Student Led Platoon Operations COM

2-33 3-33 4-33 5-33 1-10 H/O
1-33 • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Graded Student Led • Re-fit
• Graded Student Led PLT Operations PLT Operations PLT Operations PLT Operations • Critiques • OPN Stiletto - Battle
PLT Operations • CO Boards •CDR Out-Brief Handover to 6th
• BN Boards RTBn

Tomahaw FTX - Graded Student Led Platoon Operations 12

 Florida Phase
6th Ranger Training Battalion
 6th RTBn Ranger POI 1-A
STILETTO

Swamp Phase • MED SYSTEMS

• EQUIP ISSUE
• MEDIC CHECKS
•BN CDR IN BRIEF

SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

2-C 3-B 4-C 5-A 6-A 7-B 8-C
CLASSROOM TECHNIQUES PINE BLUFF STUDENT
PEGASUS
ORDER/TLPs PEGASUS DINAGAT METTs BLUFF
• REPTILE CLASS • IN COUNTRY BRIEF • MTC S&A
• CCIR BRIEF
• DFCM/REDs • STUDENT OPORD • MEDEVAC
• MEDEVAC PE
• REHEARSALS • TLPs & REHEARSALS • ABN ASLT • RAIDs AT FLD 6
• STUDENT DRIVEN TNG
•RAID STX
•MED HOIST TNG • WATERBORNE •DEMO TRAINING • NAP TRUCK MVMT • COMBINED
CLASSES • MTC (APPROACH PATROL
• PB PE MARCH)
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Techniques Training: Improve Technical and Tactical Competence Moccasin FTX: Improve Adaptability & Initiative
9-B 10-B 11-C 12-A 13-C 14-B 15-A
LUZON LEYTE BOILING SON TAY WEAVER LOS BANOS CABANATUAN

• RAID/AMBUSH • BOILING RECON

• COBS/KLE • DART
• RAIDS/AMUSH • RAID/AMBUSH • WEAVER RECON
• RAID/AMBUSH • AASLT FLD 6
• RAID/AMBUSH
• AASLT FLD 7
• AASLT • RAID/AMBUSH
• RAID/AMBUSH • PEERS
• UAV

Moccasin FTX Diamondback FTX: Build Comprehensive Soldier Fitness

16-C 17-B 18-A 19 20
EL GUETTAR

• RECOVERY • CO BOARDS • OPD/NCOPD •COMPANY RECOVERY • AWARDS

•EOC CRITIQUES • BN BOARDS • MVT TO FBGA •LPD • AAR GRADUATION
• COUNSELING •CYCLE CLOSEOUT
• RECOVERY TRAINING HOLIDAY
•INSPECTIONS

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 1-507th PIR
Basic Airborne Course

Jumpmaster Course
Pathfinder Course
 Basic Airborne Course

Friday MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DONSA
• PRT
• Method of Recovery
• APFT • PRT • PRT • PRT
class
• Airborne in Action • MTIE Class • PLF Class • Rear Grass Drills
• Method of Recovery
• MDIE Class • MDIE PE • Side Grass Drills • PLF Wall / LDA Ops
•In-process PE
• MDIE PE • PLF Wall / LDA Ops • PLF Wall / LDA Ops
• PLF Wall / LDA Ops
• Front Grass Drills
• retraining
•PLF Wall / LDA Ops

Ground Week No Training

DONSA DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DONSA
• PRT • PRT • PRT • PRT • PRT
• Count 3 & 4 •Mock Door Mass Exit •PLF’s/ Set up 250 •PLF’s/ Set up 250 •Suspended Harness-2
Hit-It exercise (3rd & 4th Plt) tower (1st & 2nd Plt) tower (3rd & 4th Plt) Class (1st & 2nd Plt)
•Suspended Harness-1 •ISLT (1st & 2nd Plt) •250 Tower Ops •250 Tower Ops • Suspended Harness-2
( 1st / 2nd Platoons) • Mock Tower Mass Exit (1st & 2nd Plt) (3rd & 4th Plt) PE (1st & 2nd Plt)\
•Mock Door Mass Exit (3rd & 4th Plt) • ISLT (3rd & 4th Plt) • Mock Tower Mass • Manifest Call
(3rd & 4th Plt) •Mock Door Mass Exit • Mock Tower Mass Exit Exit (1st & 2nd Plt) • Malfunction Class
•ISLT (1st & 2nd Plt) (1st & 2nd Plt) (1st & 2nd Plt) • Suspended Harness-2
• Mock Tower Mass Exit •Suspended Harness-1 Class
(3rd & 4th Plt) ( 3rd & 4th Platoons) • Suspended Harness-2
No Training Tower Week PE (3rd & 4th Plt) No Training

DONSA DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15

• Pre-Jump • Pre-Jump
• Graduation
• Pre-Jump
• Mock Door / MACO • Mock Door • Mock Door •Weather Day •Out-Process
• JMPI • JMPI • JMPI • Leave Forms
• Jump #1 ADEPT #2 • Jump #3 ADEPT #2 • Jump #5 ADEPT #2
• JMPI • JMPI
• Jump #2 Mass Exit • Jump #4 ADEPT #2 CE

No Training Jump Week

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 Jumpmaster Course

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DAY 1
• In-process
DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DONSA
• T-10 PERSONAL • NOMENCLATURE RETEST • T11 JMPI VIDEO • PRE-JUMP TEST
• NOMENCLATURE EXAM
PARACHUTES • T10 CMBT EQ JMPI VIDEO • T11 DONNING/RIGGING • JMPI CIRCLE
• T10 JMPI VIDEO
• T-11 PERSONAL • T10 CBMT EQ TALK THRU • T11 TALK THRU • PWAC CLASS
• T10 DONNING/RIGGING
PARACHUTES • JMPI CIRCLE • JMPI CIRCLE • PWAC/SAFETY DUTIES PE
• T10 TALK THRU
• PRE-JUMP CLASS •
• JMPI CIRCLE
• IND EQ CONTAINERS
• CARP DROP ZONES
• DUTIES OF JM/SAFETY
• ARMY AIRCRAFT
• AIRFORCE AIRCRAFT
• DUTIES OF DZSO/DZSTL
No Training
DONSA DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DONSA
• ARMY AIRCRAFT
• AIR FORCE AIRCRAFT
• PRE-JUMP RETEST • JMPI CIRCLE • JMPI CIRCLE • DUTIES OF
DZSO/DZSTL
• SUSTAIN ABN TRN -MC6 • PWAC WEATHER DAY • JMPI CIRCLE TEST COND • JMPI CIRCLE TEST COND • A SERIES CONTAINER
• MACO BRIEF • SAFETY DUTIES RETEST • CARP DROP ZONES
• SAFETY DUTIES EXAM • JMPI CIRCLE •WRITTEN EXAM
• AF AIRCRAFT PE • JMPI CIRCLE TEST COND REVIEW
• PWAC EXAM
No Training No Training

DONSA DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15

• WRITTEN EXAM RETEST • JMPI CIRCLE
• WRITTEN EXAM • JMPI CIRCLE
• JMPI CIRCLE • JMPI RE-TEST
•JMPI CIRCLE • JMPI TEST
• JMPI CIRCLE TEST COND • JMPI RE-ENTRY • Graduation
• JMPI CIRCLE TEST COND • JMPI RE-TEST
• JMPI PRE-TEST • JMPI RE-ENTRY RE-TEST •Out-Process

No Training

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 Pathfinder Course

Friday MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

DAY 0 DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 DAY 4 DAY 5 DONSA
• SLING LOAD HANDS ON
PRACTICE
• IN-PROCESS • SLING LOAD WRITTEN
• ATC / MED EVAC TEST • ATC / MED EVAC RE-TEST • SLING LOAD HANDS ON REVIEW
• ATC / MED EVAC • SLING LOADS HANDS • SLING LOADS HANDS
PRE-TEST
• MAP MARKING • SLING LOAD HANDS ON • SLING LOAD WRITTEN
ON CLEAN ON DEFFENCIES TEST
• SLING LOAD HR 1&2 PRACTICE
• SLING LOAD HANDS ON • HLZ/PZ HR 1-4
TEST PE
• SLING LOAD HANDS ON •AIR ASSAULT PLANNING
PRACTICE HRS 1-4
• SLING LOAD HANDS ON
RE-TEST No Training
DONSA DAY 6 DAY 7 DAY 8 DAY 9 DAY 10 DONSA
•HLZ/PZ APP RE- • DZ CADRE LED VIRS,
• SLING LOAD WRITTEN •HLZ/PZ APP TEST TEST REVIEW CARP, GMRS • PRE-JUMP / SAT
RETEST REVIEW •HLZ/PZ APP RE- • DZ ALL HOUR •DROP ZONE SET-UP
•HLZ/PZ APP TEST TEST REVIEW • VIRS ABN OPS PE
• HLZ/PZ CADRE LED
• DROP ZONS HR 1-4 • DROP ZONS HR 5-8 • DZ HOURS RE-VIEW
• HLZ/PZ APP REVIEW • DROP ZONE • DROP ZONE
REVIEW REVIEW

No Training No Training

DONSA DAY 11 DAY 12 DAY 13 DAY 14 DAY 15

• DROP ZONE TEST •DROP ZONE RE-TEST • Graduation

REVIEW REVIEW • FTX •FTX RECOVERY
• DROP ZONE RE- •Out-Process
• DROP ZONE TEST • GRADUATION
• FTX PLANNING TEST REHEARSAL
• DROP ZONE RE- • FTX
TEST REVIEW

No Training

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Questions?