The Department of the Air Force is looking for airmen and guardians to sign up for Army Ranger training. Volunteers would be selected after first taking the grueling course through the Air Force Security Forces Center’s Ranger Assessment Course (RAC), during which they would undergo thorough instruction, coaching, testing and evaluation.
“The Air Force RAC delivers dynamic leadership evaluation and training, mirroring what a candidate will face at Ranger school, which helps drive increased success rates at Army Ranger School,” said Gabriel Rodriguez, the readiness training and RAC program manager at the security forces center. “Attendance to both courses ties directly into the Air Force Chief of Staff’s priority of strengthening joint leaders and teams by directly placing them in joint leadership school and roles which have proven to build military leaders.”
The next 20-day RAC will take place sometime in the early spring at Joint Base San Antonio-Camp Bullis, Texas. It is open to all career fields.
Even though the Army course stresses combat arms, Rodriguez said it would serve airmen and guardians well by enhancing leadership and tactical skills. He added that potential volunteers should not be deterred by the notion that they would be 100-percent ready for it before they begin. The curriculum of the Air Force course in particular has been tailored to teach each student at a level based on his or her abilities.
To date, the Space Force has only one officer who has completed the service’s Ranger school. The training has prepared Capt. Daniel Reynolds, assistant director of operations at 4th Test and Evaluation Squadron, Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, to interact with tactical warfighters as a matter of routine.
Ranger school, as the world’s premiere combat leadership course, expertly teaches resilience, grit and perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds,” Reynolds said. “It teaches leaders how to break down complex problems and craft decisive solutions to dynamic combat scenarios. This is incredibly relevant to any career field in any branch of military service.”
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