Rappel out of a Blackhawk helicopter...

Deploy out of an Chinook helicopter...

Shoot automatic and semi-automatic weapons...

Throw live grenades...

Learn how to rock climb and rappel...

Right-click here, click "Save target as" and save the movie on your computer.  Open it to see a video created by a former cadet in 2001. Footage was shot during a Field Training Exercise.

*Real Player required. Can be downloaded for free at www.real.com. High speed internet connection recommended.

-Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday: 0630-0730 PT (Physical Training)
-One Saturday per month: Leadership Lab at either Ft. Dix, NJ or Ft. Indiantown Gap, PA (All cadets)
- 1 Field Training Exercise (FTX) per semester (weekend training at Ft. Dix or Ft. Indiantown Gap)
- Military Formal during the spring semester.
- Additional Training for Juniors: Day training. About 3 weekends per semester.

LDAC - Warrior Forge

Ranger Challenge. A highly competitive team specializing in military skills and physical fitness. This team competes in a yearly competition against other University ROTC programs in the tri-state area. Start getting in shape now if you are interested in this high speed, low drag club!

U.S. Army Airborne School

You hook up your static line. You check your parachute equipment. You move toward the door of the aircraft - and then it's your turn. The cold air hits you in the face and, suddenly one step later, the only thing between you and the ground is 1,300 feet of air. And, of course, three weeks of intense training that have thoroughly prepared you for this moment. Talk about a rush! Having successfully survived jump school, soldiers graduate and are given their Airborne wings. Wings are a mark of courage, daring and skill. But jump school is more than an airborne academy. It's a confidence school, a leadership school. And soldiers who complete the course leave with a greater respect and awe for themselves and the skills they have acquired. That's something they have for the rest of their lives. Do you have what it takes??

Ground Training (Week 1) During ground training week, you begin an intensive program of instruction building individual skills designed to prepare you to make a parachute jump and land safely. The equipment your platoon will train on are the mock door, the 34 foot tower, and the lateral drift apparatus (LDA). You must qualify on the 34 foot tower, the LDA, properly perform the PLF and pass all PT requirements to go on to tower training week.

Tower Training (Week 2) The individual skills learned during week one will be refined during tower week and a team effort or "mass exit" concept is added to the training. The apparatus used during this week are the swing landing trainer (SLT) and the suspended harness (SH). Week two completes the individual skill training and builds team effort skills. You must qualify on the mass exit  procedures, the SLT, and pass all PT requirements to go forward to jump training week.

Jump Training (Week 3) This is it! The previous weeks of training have prepared you for this week. If you are not ready to  jump you will not enter this phase. Week three is devoted to your five qualifying jumps. Before you make your first jump you will receive a review of malfunctions and aircraft orientation and be organized and manifested for the jump. Unless restricted by the lack of jump aircraft or weather, graduation is normally conducted on Friday of week three at the Airborne Walk. Guests are welcome to observe jumps at Fryar DZ, watch graduation, and participate in awarding the wings. On Friday morning your company will out-process and following graduation you should be allowed to depart. The U. S. Army Airborne school is located at Fort Benning, Georgia. This school is available to eligible cadets during the winter and summer breaks. AIRBORNE!

Air Assault School.

PHASE 1: COMBAT AIR ASSAULT OPERATIONS During this phase you will conduct various training evolutions such as the famous (infamous for some) obstacle course followed by a two mile run. You will be tested with written and practical exams. The practical examination will be on aircraft hand and arm signals. The written examination will cover material such as Army helicopter characteristics and capabilities, and medical evacuation procedures. You will also conduct PT, a four mile road march, and a combat air assault operation.

PHASE 2: SLING LOAD OPERATIONS Phase two is the most difficult phase of Air Assault School. You will be tested on practical rigging and inspection of sling loads for utility and cargo helicopters. Written tests will also follow in phase two.  Written examinations will be on Pathfinder operations. Practical examinations will be on inspections of various sling loads. You will have two minutes to find a minimum of three of the four discrepancies placed in various sling loads. You will participate in a live sling load operation during this phase.

PHASE 3: RAPPELLING During the rappelling phase you will be tested on tying the Swiss seat (90 seconds is the standard), ramp, tower, skid rappelling, and fast-rope techniques. Before you know it you will find yourself going out of an actual helicopter. The final test for Air Assault is the 12 mile road march with full combat gear. When you complete this march and hobble onto the parade field, you will be a member of the fraternity of AIR ASSAULT!!!

Mountain Warfare Training School

"Take the challenge..."
At the Mountain Warfare School you will learn how to survive in the worst imaginable arctic conditions. You will learn the art of maneuver and conducting military missions in extreme cold over rugged terrain. This is a course for only the toughest, climbing that ice covered rock face in sub zero temperatures is not for everyone. Are you up to the challenge?

Northern Warfare Training School

The Northern Warfare Training Center is located in Ft. Greely, Alaska. The course is three weeks long with emphasis on mobility in mountainous terrain, glaciers, and inland waterways. Mountain phase includes climbing, rappelling, and medical evacuation. The River phase covers boat operations, stream crossing, and river charting, reading and navigation. The Glacier phase covers crevasse rescue, step cutting and anchors, and belaying and party climbing.

 

Cadet Troop Leadership Training (CTLT)

Cadet Troop Leadership Training (CTLT) offers the MS III cadet the opportunity to perform the duties of a Second Lieutenant for up to one month with an active duty unit. Actual duties performed will vary by branch and unit but will generally be those duties expected of a Second Lieutenant in that unit. Many cadets will serve as either platoon leaders or assistant platoon leaders. Cadets desiring to attend CTLT must be in top physical condition and present a good military appearance. CTLT is open only to MS III cadets who attend Warrior Forge the same Summer.