First, GEN (ret) Stan McChrystal announces the 2011 Best Ranger Competition will get underway soon. The events are typically: UNKOWN DISTANCE RUN / PUSH UPS / SIT UPS MALVESTI CONFIDENCE COURSE AIRBORNE OPERATION RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP PISTOL MARKSMANSHIP MACHINE GUN MARKSMANSHIP FOOT MARCH – 20+ MILES (60 POUND RUCK SACK) AIRBORNE OPERATION SPOT JUMP 4.7 MILE RUCK RUN HANDS-ON RANGER SKILLS TESTS (DAY & NIGHT) DEMOLITIONS GRENADES MILITARY KNOTS WEAPONS ASSEMBLY ROPE CLIMB AND RAPPELING (PRUSIK) BAYONET ASSAULT COURSE NIGHT LAND NAVIGATION (MAP & COMPASS) OBSTACLE COURSE WATER CONFIDENCE TEST SLIDE FOR LIFE / ROPE DROP HELOCAST / SWIM MILE BUDDY RUN STATS: 60 CONTINUOUS HOURS 60 MILES COVERED NO PROGRAMMED SLEEP 29 MILITARY TASKS MOVE, SHOOT, COMMUNICATE
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