Phase 3-5 ARW (Military Training/Exercise)

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(Module's I and II where completed during Basic Training and Advancement School)​

MODULE I.
Assessment & Evaluation - (2 months) COMPLETE
Module 1 assesses a candidate's level of physical fitness, motivation and suitability to progress on towards further modules (2-5) of the SOFQ course similar to the previous selection course. Candidates must pass a series of fitness assessments, map reading and individual navigation assessments, claustrophobia, water confidence, and psychometric testing. The final phase of Module 1 includes individual navigation exercises with set weights over unknown distances and completion times which can be over 250 km, culminating in an additional 65 km cross-country march carrying a 65 lb combat load in the Dublin & Wicklow mountain range. On average candidates get between four and five hours sleep per a night. Officer and senior NCO candidates are subjected to separate, rigorous scrutiny of their planning and decision-making skills to determine the suitability.

MODULE II.
Skills & Leadership - (4 months) COMPLETE
Modules 2 consist of assessment and training in weapons and marksmanship, as well as leadership development.

MODULE III.
SOF Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TTPs - (2 months) IN-PROGRESS
Module 3 consist of combat water survival, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Extraction (SERE), communications and medical training.

MODULE IV.
Counter-Terrorism Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures TTPs - (2months) IN-PROGRESS
Module 4 consist of live-fire tactical training, special operations tactics, techniques, and procedures and counter terrorism tactics, techniques, and procedures.

MODULE V.
Continuation training - (2 months) IN-PROGRESS
Continuation training is the conclusion of the SOFQ course, and candidates are posted to an operational ARW task unit as an assault team operator. 3 Star Privates (and equivalents) who are successful in completing the SOFQ course pass out at the rank of Acting Corporal, and the lowest commissioned rank in the unit is that of Captain. All candidates must successfully complete the basic parachute course of five (5) static line jumps from 3,000 feet using T10 round canopies.

 

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Day 1-14: 100 Army Ranger Wing Soldiers begin their Combat Water Survival Training.
The purpose of the Combat Water Survival Training is to both test and to build the confidence and water survival skills. All Army Ranger Wing Soldiers are required to successfully navigate the following requirements:

• A 3-meter drop into water, blind folded and carrying a mock AUG A3,
• Swim 15 meters in uniform, with gear while keeping a mock AUG A3 rifle out of the water.
• Execute submerged equipment removal techniques. For this requirement, soldiers must jump into deep water wearing load bearing equipment. While underwater, they must release the equipment, swim to the surface and reach the edge.
• Tread water for five minutes
• Swim for 10 minutes, non-stop, using any stroke.

Those that fail will be re-tested no later than 14 days after initial test. If failed again they will recycled to the next class. Continued failure will result in drop from the course and sent to the Infantry.