Maryland State Parks Ranger Manager Mary Ironside shares insights about Maryland Ranger School and Graduation as she welcomes 21 new ranger graduates! “What I enjoy the most about ranger school is watching this enthusiastic next generation of rangers, challenged at every turn, providing excellent customer service, hands-on training and scenarios, personal management, public management as well. They put their emergency medical responder skills to the test. They participate in teamwork, maintenanc

🪖 5 Tips to Survive RANGER SCHOOL 👉 Save this for later 👉 Share it with someone heading to Ranger School 1. Take It Seriously Ranger School will humble you fast if you show up half-prepared. I recycled Darby because I underestimated it. If you’re just trying to slide through, the RIs will catch it and you’ll be stuck there a few extra weeks. 2. Be a Team Player Nobody earns the Tab alone. Everything is built around the squad. Focus on how the team will complete the mission, not just how you’l

HERE is the new Ranger School Physical Assessment, from the horse’s mouth @4thrtb (credit to them for the video) The RPA 2.0 is the new standard for entrance into Ranger School, conducted as the first gate on Day 1 during RAP week. RPA 2.0 • 800m Mile Run • 6ft Wall Climb • 50m Individual Movement Techniques • 50m Water Can Carry • 100m Skedco Drag • 800m Run **Must completion 12:30 or less Additionally… • 4 Mile Run (32:00 minutes or less) • 6x Chin-ups There you have it. I’ll run through this