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Duenas completes army ranger school
SPC Raymond Duenas, from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st-294th Infantry Regiment’s Delta Company, completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Class 09-18, at Fort Benning, Georgia, on Friday, Sept. 28, 2018. (Guam National Guard)
SPC Raymond Duenas, a soldier from the Guam Army National Guard’s 1st-294th Infantry Regiment’s Delta Company, completed U.S. Army Ranger School, Class 09-18, at Fort Benning, Georgia, on Friday, Sept.28, 2018.
The U.S. Army’s ranger school is a 61-day combat leadership course oriented toward small-unit tactics. It is open to soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines in the U.S. Armed Forces, as well as select allied military students.
The first four days of ranger school are commonly referred to as the ranger assessment phase, or RAP Week. The majority of attrition happens during RAP. In addition, about 45 percent of all students who start ranger school fail to graduate. Another 33 percent of all ranger school graduates are recycled, at least once, for failure to meet the standard. They either lack the knowledge, or basic infantry skills that are required in ranger school. Not all ranger students are allowed to recycle, nor do all ranger students who complete ranger school, graduate and earn the coveted black-and-yellow tab.
Prior to attending the U.S. Army ranger school, Duenas completed the 16-day ranger training assessment course, a National Guard requirement prior to attending ranger school. This course is conducted at the Army National Guard Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Georgia, to prepare ranger students for the rigorous and intense training at the U.S. Army ranger school. Successfully completing RTAC increases the ranger students’ ability to pass and successfully complete ranger school. (PR)
