Penn State Army ROTC team wins regional Ranger Challenge competition

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — A group of 16 Penn State Military ROTC cadets gained the 2nd Brigade Ranger Problem competitors on Oct. 24, beating 44 different groups from ROTC packages within the northeast.  

Hosted by Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey, the annual competitors has cadets face a collection of occasions that problem them bodily and mentally. Main as much as the occasion, the Penn State group practiced each weekday morning (and on some afternoons) along with their standard ROTC duties, educational programs and private exercises, mentioned Lt. Col. Daniel Gross, professor of army science at Penn State. 

“We are able to view this because the varsity sport of ROTC,” mentioned Gross. “I believe they put as a lot time into this as any scholar athlete.” 

Comments

0 comments

Leave a comment

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *