RAP Week

RAP Week, also known as the Ranger Assessment Phase, is the first week of Ranger School, conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia. It serves as a crucial gatekeeper, weeding out individuals who don't possess the necessary physical fitness, mental toughness, and basic soldiering skills required for the rigorous training ahead.

RAP Week is deliberately challenging, with a high percentage of students failing to meet the standards. This ensures only the most physically fit and mentally strong individuals progress to the later phases of Ranger School.

RAP Week consists of 5 different events:

1. Ranger Tactical Tasks (RTTs):
1. Maintain an M249 Machine Gun
2. Clear, Load, Reduce Stoppage, Unload, and Clear an M249 Machine Gun
3. Maintain an M240B Machine Gun
4. Clear, Load, Reduce Stoppage, Unload, and Clear an M249 Machine Gun
5. Employ/Recover an M18A1 Claymore Mine
6. Communicate by Tactical Radio (ASIP)
7. Communicate by MBITR
2. Ranger Physical Fitness Test (RPFT)
1. 49 Push-Ups in 2 minutes
2. 59 Sit-Ups in 2 minutes
3. 5-mile run in 40 minutes or less
4. 6 Chin-Ups (palms facing inward)
3. Land Navigation
4. 12-Mile Foot March (35-lbs dry)
5. Combat Water Survival Assessment
1. 40' Log Walk Rope Drop
2. 75' Suspension Traverse
3. Equipment Removal / 15m Swim