At United States Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, military leaders have introduced a new bayonet assault course as part of a broader effort to train troops for a future battlefield where drones fail, communications collapse, and advanced technology suddenly goes dark.
The revamped training, unveiled this month, forces Ranger candidates through trenches, tunnels, walls, and smoke-filled obstacles before they stab silicone human-like targets with bayonets attached to their rifles. The quarter-mile course debuted during this year's Best Ranger Competition and has now been folded into the notoriously punishing Ranger Assessment Phase.
