Ranger Course Schedule: FY2016 Report and Graduation Dates

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Below is the Class Schedule for Ranger School start dates between 1 October 2015 and 30 September 2016 (Fiscal Year 2016).  For FY2015 class dates look here.  FY2017 class dates are not yet available.

The Ranger Course is conducted in three phases at different geographic locations, reporting (on a Sunday) and graduation (on a Friday) will be at Fort Benning, Georgia. The first phase (Benning), is conducted at Fort Benning for 20 days. The second phase (Mountain), is conducted near Dahlonega in the mountains of North Georgia for 21 days. The third and final phase (Swamp/Jungle/Urban), is conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in North Western Florida for 18 days. Two days at the end of the course are used for out processing and graduation.

 

Class Report Date Start Date Graduation Date
001 04 Oct 2015 05 Oct 2015 04 Dec 2015
002* 01 Nov 2015 02 Nov 2015 22 Jan 2016
003 03 Jan 2016 04 Jan 2016 04 Mar 2016
004 31 Jan 2016 01 Feb 2016 01 Apr 2016
005 21 Feb 2016 22 Feb 2016 22 Apr 2016
006 24 Apr 2016 25 Apr 2016 24 Jun 2016
007 15 May 2016 16 May 2016 15 Jul 2016
008 26 Jun 2016 27 Jun 2016 26 Aug 2016
009 24 Jul 2016 25 Jul 2016 23 Sep 2016
010 21 Aug 2016 22 Aug 2016 21 Oct 2016
011 11 Sep 2016 12 Sep 2016 11 Nov 2016

 

Looking for the FY2015 Ranger School schedule (for start dates through September 2015)?

Reporting Information: Incoming students will report as early as 1000, but NLT 1300 on Day 0 (Sunday) of the Ranger Class they are scheduled to attend. Reporting location is Building 5002 (Multi-Purpose Training Facility) on Camp Rogers located in the Harmony Church area of Fort Benning GA. Students must report in ACU uniform (or their Service equivalent).

Here’s the Ranger School packing list.

* Class 2-16 will be required to take Holiday Block Leave – details will be posted here when available.

Women Struggle to Qualify for April Ranger School Slot

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To date six female officers have been invited to attend the US Army Ranger Course (class 6-15) in April after successfully completing the 16 day Army National Guard Ranger Training and Assessment Course (RTAC). More female soldiers could be joining this group, as there are a total of four RTAC classes before the 19 April Ranger School report date. Those who fail are allowed to try again if approved by their sending unit.

The January RTAC class started with a total of 122 soldiers. More than half of those failed to meet the course standards, but of the 58 graduates, five were women. In all, 26 women attended the course – 19 officers and 7 enlisted – for a pass rate of 19%. For comparison, the pass rate for men in the same class was 55%.

The February 6-21 RTAC class had 17 women among the 100 soldiers who started. Only 35 men met the standard and one woman (officer). The pass rate comparison: men 42%; women 6%. Six of the women who were dropped elected to stay and complete the training, knowing they would not graduate.

The Army is conducting the one-time “assessment” of the Ranger Course in April 2015, to gather data to be used should gender integration of the course become mandatory.

 

Female Ranger Candidates – Coming Soon

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Ranger Instructors have long joked about females attending the course. At least as far back as the 1980’s. Usually it was in response to some (seemingly politically motivated) change the POI or interpretation of standards. Now, like it or not, the time is here.

Since September 2014, the Army has sought out and began grooming female volunteers to attend as either students or observer/advisers. In January females began attending the two week Army National Guard Ranger Training and Assessment Course (RTAC) at Fort Benning, GA. All National Guard personnel are required to pass RTAC before attending the Ranger Course; but the Army has only said female Ranger Candidates must attend RTAC as a prerequisite.

The first “female class” will be 6-15, which begins on 20 APR 15.

The photo above has generated much comment fodder as the soldier appears to wear a turban of braided hair instead of the traditional buzz-cut. But the picture is from last fall and any female candidates will report with “Short Hair” IAW the AR 670-1 standard.

Short hair is defined as hair length that extends no more than 1 inch from the scalp (excluding bangs). Hair may be no shorter than 1/4 inch from the scalp (unless due to medical condition or injury), but may be evenly tapered to the scalp within 2 inches of the hair line edges. Bangs, if worn, may not fall below the eyebrows, may not interfere with the wear of all headgear, must lie neatly against the head, and not be visible underneath the front of the headgear. The width of the bangs may extend to the hairline at the temple.

Reference:
Female Observers/Advisors Participating in Ranger Course Asessment
Female Students for the US Army Ranger Course

Ranger Course Schedule for FY2015

The Ranger Course is conducted in three phases at different geographic locations, reporting (on a Sunday) and graduation (on a Friday) will be at Fort Benning, Georgia. The first phase (Benning), is conducted at Fort Benning for 20 days. The second phase (Mountain), is conducted near Dahlonega in the mountains of North Georgia for 21 days. The third and final phase (Swamp/Jungle/Urban), is conducted at Eglin Air Force Base in North Western Florida for 18 days. Two days at the end of the course are used for out processing and graduation.

Class Report Date Start Date Graduation Date
001 05 Oct 2014 06 Oct 2014 05 Dec 2014
002* 02 Nov 2014 03 Nov 2014 23 Jan 2015
003 04 Jan 2015 05 Jan 2015 06 Mar 2015
004 01 Feb 2015 02 Feb 2015 03 Apr 2015
005 22 Feb 2015 23 Feb 2015 24 Apr 2015
006 19 Apr 2015 20 Apr 2015 19 Jun 2015
007 10 May 2015 11 May 2015 10 Jul 2015
008 21 Jun 2015 22 Jun 2015 21 Aug 2015
009 19 Jul 2015 20 Jul 2015 18 Sep 2015
010 16 Aug 2015 17 Aug 2015 16 Oct 2015
011 06 Sep 2015 07 Sep 2015 06 Nov 2015
FY2014 schedule FY2016 schedule

 

Reporting Information: Incoming students will report as early as 1000, but NLT 1300 on Day 0 (Sunday) of the Ranger Class they are scheduled to attend. Reporting location is Building 5002 (Multi-Purpose Training Facility) on Camp Rogers located in the Harmony Church area of Fort Benning GA. Students must report in ACU uniform (or their Service equivalent).

Here’s the packing list.

* Class 2-15 will be required to take Holiday Block Leave and are encouraged to make all travel arrangements prior to attending Ranger School. This is to prevent students from paying for last minute airline tickets because there is no scheduled time for making travel arrangements once the course begins. Holiday Block Leave is from from 150900DEC2014 through 021800JAN2015. Students will not make travel arrangements prior to 0900 on the 15th of December from Columbus GA and, no earlier than 1200 from Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport. Students must return to Camp Rogers no earlier than 1200 and no later than 1800 on the 2nd of January 2015.