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Ranger Challenge Team

The purpose for Ranger Challenge Program is to challenge cadets in tough mental and physical competition, enhance leader development,   develop team cohesion, and to develop healthy competition among the battalions.  Each year, top cadets from around the country gather to compete in Army ROTC's varsity sport: the ROTC Ranger Challenge.
This voluntary competition offers outstanding teamwork training while demanding your best physical and mental efforts. Events include land navigation skills to find points over a course, Army physical fitness test, and constructing a one-rope bridge, in which teams cross a 40-foot water obstacle using a single rope and plenty of ingenuity.

Other events include the grenade assault course, leader's reaction course, water confidence course, obstacle course, trauma lanes, and a 10K road march.

The National Society of Scabbard and Blade

Ways to Membership

Scabbard and Blade is the most distinguished and prestigious military honor and service society in the nation. Thus, only the finest persons are eligible for membership, which is by election and requires successful completion of a pledge term. Associate membership generally includes civilian university officials, ROTC faculty members, and other active commissioned officers. Honorary membership is usually reserved for civilians who have achieved great distinction and who have effectively promoted national defense. All Scabbard and Blade membership is for life.

Because Society members are leaders, they frequently are asked to represent their parent institutions at official functions, ceremonies, and other notable events. Scabbard and Blade companies have a record of service to the Corps of Cadets, to their institutions, and to their community. Service projects range from blood bank drives to assistance to the underprivileged, all aimed at constructive contributions to the Nation.

Society members endeavor to improve their military skills through company leadership duties, extra training activities, company sponsored talks by officers on active and reserve duty, and visits to military bases. In line with the development of the essential qualities of good and efficient offices, military proficiency is one of, if not the, most important aspects of the society. Our rigorous training is designed to propel Scabbard and Blade members beyond the standard both during time in ROTC, especially at Army Advanced Camp and Air Force Field Training, and after graduation.

The cornerstone of this organization is our alumni. Those who came before us have set a path of excellence for us to pursue and left an increasingly renowned legacy of for us to live up to.

Army ROTC Jaguar Joggers
The Jaguar Joggers running team is a great way to get to know your peers through ROTC and it is one of the best ways to stay physically fit. In the past, the Jaguar Joggers have attended many races both locally and nationally. In Alabama, they attend races each year such as the Old Mobile 8K, the Azalea Trail Run (5K), the Mud Run, and St. Jude's on the Bay Run. Additionally, they have been as close as Louisiana for the Mardi Gras Marathon and as far as D.C. for the marathon in Washington! There is no obligation or requirement to be a part of the Jaguar Joggers team. Runners range from fast pace to slow pace, all we want from you is for you to get involved. The best part about it is that it's free! So come out and see us!
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