The Best Ranger Competition 2012
Six teams represented Fort Bragg in the annual grueling event, with one coming out on top.
Over the weekend, Fort Benning held the 29th annual Best Ranger Competition with fifty pairs of infantrymen. The grueling competition is known to be one of the Army's premier showdowns, a 60-hour grind that tested their mental strength, physical endurance and heart. Photos can be viewed on the Military Channel site. "Every BRC is special," said Sgt. 1st Class Mike Dean, a spokesman at the Ranger Training Brigade, in a USASOC News report. "We are always coming up with new and exciting events and always trying to do it bigger and better. This is an opportunity to come see our nation's finest demonstrating what we do best." Beginning at 6 a.m. on Camp Rogers at Harmony Church, in the Georgia red clay, competitors moved about 50 miles …
Kelly Twedell
11:50 am on Monday, April 16, 2012
Agreed Tom. When you choose to sign up for this, one hopes to win, which means national notoriety. Their commands are all aware ahead of time the amount of attention they will receive, as well as the time it takes away from regular duty hours to prepare for such an event. more ›