RTAC Welcome Letter FY19

CLASSIFICATION: UNCLASSIFIED
Receiving this email DOES NOT indicate you have a reserved seat, speak with your unit ATRRS
user for information on your status PRIOR to leaving for FT Benning. Ensure you read the entire email
Course: Ranger Training Assessment Course ATRRS Course Number: 071-2E-F290/011-F123
Course Website: http://www.benning.army.mil/tenant/wtc/RTAC.html
Scope: The RTAC Course consists of 14 days of training. The first week is designed to mirror
the first week of Ranger School's (Benning) phase. The second week is designed to Coach, Teach, and
Mentor students during the patrol phase of the course. The purpose of the RTAC is to prepare Soldiers to
succeed at the US Army Ranger School. RTAC accomplishes this by assessing the Soldiers' physical and
mental capabilities, training the Soldiers on Troop Leading Procedures, Combat Orders and
Reconnaissance/Combat patrols to the same standards conducted at the US Army Ranger School. RTAC
is designed to verify that all medical/dental and administrative paperwork is complete for Ranger School
attendance, and fix any deficiency that the Soldier may have. Students will be required to pass the
minimum Ranger Physical Fitness Test (RPFT) of 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups and 5 mile (release) run in
40:00 minutes or less. In addition to the RPFT, students will be evaluated at the Combat Water Survival
Test, Land Navigation, Road March, Ranger Task Training, Obstacle Course, Patrols, and Peer
Evaluations.
ATTENTION: SGLVs must now be completed online at

https://milconnect.dmdc.osd.mil/milconnect/ and printed. Failure to have SGLV within 6 months will
result in dismissal from the course. DD 93 are also required to be within 6 months.
1. Arrival. All Soldiers travelling by commercial aircraft must carry a complete uniform, PT
uniform and all necessary paperwork in their carry-on bag. The uniform is Army Combat Uniform,
Multicam Uniform Pattern, Operational Camouflage Uniform or your service equivalent. Make sure this
is a small carry-on bag that will be placed in the bottom of your duffle bag while attending the course.
2. Commercial Transportation. Regardless of how the student travels to Fort Benning, he will
pass through or close by Columbus, Georgia. Downtown Columbus is 12 miles from Fort Benning, and is
a city with a population of approximately 200,000. Columbus is served by major airlines and seven major
highways. There are two inter-city bus lines that operate in and out of Columbus daily. If the student
arrives in Columbus by commercial plane, he may travel to the post by city bus (Metra) or taxi. If a
Soldier cannot make the report time the day of in-processing, then we can accept them the day prior and
will be housed in the barracks overnight.
3. Travel by POV. There is a parking lot at Camp Butler, WTC area that is lighted, fenced and
locked. Students reporting with privately owned vehicles must park them in the lower lot, during in-
processing, and leave them there for the duration of the course.
4. Reporting. Incoming students will report at 0800. Soldiers unable to report at the required
time will contact the OPS NCO at 706-626-2969 or Julia.e.martinez.mil@mail.mil. Reporting location
is 6901 Rosell St, Building 4157 located in the Harmony Church area of Fort Benning. Students must
report in Army Combat Uniform, Multicam Uniform Pattern, Operational Camouflage Uniform or your
service equivalent with a camelbak. Only nametape and US Army tape will be worn on the ACU.
5. Orders. Incoming students will have 5 copies of their orders assigning them to the
RTAC/Ranger Course. 1610's or a 4187 with unit funding code (TDY) are the Units responsibility.
Students who are TDY enroute must also have 5 copies of their PCS orders.
*** We strongly recommend that you come with orders that take you through Ranger School.
Soldiers that do not have orders that go through Ranger School, will be put on the bottom of the
OML. Your S1 can always amend your orders as oppose to getting orders cut over the weekend
prior to in-processing Ranger School. ***
6. Airborne. All Airborne qualified students need to bring proof of their airborne qualification;
the Airborne Course Certificate, Parachutist badge orders, or hazardous duty orders all suffice.
International Students must bring a copy of orders that states they are graduates of the U.S. Army
Airborne School. Students are not required to be Airborne qualified, but are encouraged to attend the
Airborne Course prior to attending the Ranger Course.
7. Meals. Meals will be provided.
8. Medical. Refer to the Medical tab for medical requirements for in-processing.
(http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/StudentInformation/Medical.html) Currently the following
medical criteria are non-waiverable: a. Chronic or daily use of medications b. Any condition that would
make a soldier non-deployable c. Previous hot weather injury (cannot begin course from the months of
April-October) d. Previous cold weather injury (cannot begin course from the months of October-April)
9. Commander's Validation Letter. Incoming students will have a copy of the Commander’s
Validation Letter. This letter can be found in the Commander’s Welcome Letter, located under the
Reporting and Class Information tab.
(http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/StudentInformation/content/PDF/commanderletter.pdf?
26SEP2016)
10. Sister Services. Personnel from other services must be in the grade of E-5 or above to attend
Ranger School without a waiver. All personnel must be able to pass the current Ranger Physical Fitness
Test (RPFT), which consists of 49 Push-Ups, 59 Sit-Ups, 5-Mile Run in under 40 minutes, and 6 Pull-Ups
(palm in). The rank waiver for sister services must include the results of an RPFT using a PASS/FAIL for
the push-ups, sit-ups, and pull-ups, and include the actual 5-mile run time. a. Air Force. Air Force
personnel attending Ranger School are required to contact the AF Liaison NLT the week prior to Zero
Day. Contact (706) 835-8350 or BB (706) 761-2706 for coordination. b. Marine Corps. Marines attending
Ranger School are advised to report to the Fort Benning USMC Liaison on the Thursday before Zero
Day. Contact the Admin Section (706) 626-8004 or the OOD (706) 326-6510 for assistance immediately
upon arrival to the Fort Benning/Columbus area.
11. Re-attempting Ranger School Waiver. The ARTB Commander may require that a student
present a request for waiver for attendance (previous LOM, SOR), prior to re-attempting Ranger Training.
Waiver must be approved and forwarded at the O-6 level of the unit chain of command. The RTB
Commander will exercise his discretion on approving/disapproving the request for waiver based on the
student's prior school performance. Student must be able to present a hard copy of the waiver during Day
Zero in processing.
12. Packing list. Click here for the Ranger School Packing List. PRINT OUT THE FIRST 4
PAGES OF THIS PACKING LIST AND BRING WITH YOU FOR THE LAYOUT.
(http://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/StudentInformation/content/XLS/PackingList.xlsx
). Boot Policy located here
https://www.benning.army.mil/infantry/ARTB/StudentInformation/content/pdf/Boot%20Policy.pdf.
13. Haircuts. All students will arrive on Zero Day with an appropriate haircut. a. All Male Ranger
students will have a Ranger haircut. A Ranger haircut is defined as: stubble-entire head shaved with hair
clippers with no guard attached. There is no requirement to shave your head with a razor. b. All Female
Ranger Students will have a haircut IAW Female Short Length standards in AR 670-1. AR 670-1 defines
a Female Short Haircut as, "hair length that extends no more than 1 inch from the scalp (excluding
bangs). Hair may be no shorter than 1/4 inch from the scalp (unless due to medical condition or injury),
but may be evenly tapered to the scalp within 2 inches of the hair line edges.”
14. Heat Mitigation Statement. If you plan on attending Ranger School in the summer months,
ensure that you are in peak fitness due to the increased humidity and high temperatures. If possible, arrive
at Ft. Benning two weeks prior to the course start date in order to acclimatize your body to the higher heat
and humidity. WTC cannot facilitate billeting for students that arrive early, except for those arriving the
day prior to course start date.
15. Unauthorized Items. No unauthorized items, as defined in the Ranger packing list, will be
brought to the course. Any contraband will be confiscated on Zero Day and stored in an unauthorized bag
in a locked cage. Contraband is anything not on the Ranger School Packing list.
16. Ensure you visit http://www.benning.army.mil/tenant/wtc/RTAC.html for any additional

information or documents that may be needed.
17. National Guard Soldiers who graduate the Ranger training Assessment Course have a six
month grace period to attend U.S. Army Ranger School.

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What are the requirements to pass RTAC?

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ATTENTION: SGLVs must now be completed online at

7. Meals. Meals will be provided.

16. Ensure you visit http://www.benning.army.mil/tenant/wtc/RTAC.html for any additional

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