Soldiers at Ranger School Will Now Fix Bayonets in Test of Grit
Army leaders said the new drill will test endurance and decision-making while preparing Ranger students for close combat if advanced technology fails.
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Soldiers at Ranger School will now fix bayonets in test of grit
Those looking to take on the Army’s infamously difficult Ranger School will have to start by fixing bayonets, then run through smoke, razor wire, and machine gun bursts, hop in a trench, and stab the enemy with cold steel. In April, Ranger Class 06-26 became the first to, well, take a stab at the school’s new bayonet course, a quarter-mile event in which students crawl through tunnels, sprint over open fields, and negotiate barbed wire fence lin…
US Army Ranger School Adds Brutal Bayonet Drills So They Can Use It If Battlefield Tech Suddenly Fails
The US Army has introduced new bayonet assault drills at Ranger School in Fort Benning, Georgia, as military leaders prepare soldiers for future combat situations where drones, communications systems, and battlefield technology could suddenly stop working. The Army announced the updated training this week, saying the new bayonet course is part of a larger effort to prepare soldiers for harsher and more unpredictable wars. Ranger School is alread…
US Army Ranger School soldiers are fixing bayonets as they train for brutal future fights
An Army Ranger Course student attacks a target on the new bayonet assault course on April 21, 2026, at Fort Benning, Georgia.Joey Rhodes/US ArmyArmy Ranger School has added a new bayonet assault course to its training.Leaders say the course prepares troops for wars where tech and communications may fail.They say it also adds "grit" and "violence of action" early in their training.The US Army's notoriously tough Ranger School at Fort Benning, GA,…
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