Extra Curriculars cont.

Ranger Challenge
Ranger Challenge is designed to mimic the skills required by United States Army Rangers. US Army Rangers are well-trained, highly conditioned, and extremely disciplined soldiers able to accomplish any mission at any time. United States Army Rangers take great pride in what they have done and the missions and goals they are able to achieve.

The Ranger Challenge club at Illinois State University is a program designed to concentrate on building self-confidence, technical and tactical leadership skills using activities such as rappelling, rope bridges, physical conditioning, map reading, and small unit tactics. The team begins training early in the fall semester and practices for several weeks in preparation for the Ranger Challenge competition. The competition is held at a number of locations and is a culmination of all military skills. The competition puts teams from each university against others in the brigade. Examples of events are rifle marksmanship, land navigation, APFT, one rope bridge, grenade assault course, 10K road march, and weapons assembly.

This club is for those Cadets that are intelligent, disciplined, willing to learn, have a “never quit” attitude, possess a strong work ethic, a team player, and enjoy the military.

Rifle Team
The Redbird Battalions Rifle Team shoots .22 caliber match rifles throughout the academic year in competitions against schools across the Midwest. The rifle team practices weekly by firing air and small bore rifles. The Rifle Team has won numerous competitions and awards in past years, and is always ranked nationally among the top non-scholarship teams. To become proficient in the skill of marksmanship, one must be willing to practice, practice, practice! Rifle team cadets take pride in their organization and commit numerous hours during a week enhancing their marksmanship skills. Cadets who believe they are up for this challenge and would like to join the rifle team, should contact the club president or the Redbird Training NCO.