Members of the University of Maine’s Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) won third place in one of the most physically and mentally challenging events of a regional competition for cadets.
At the 2nd Brigade U.S. Army Cadet Command’s annual Ranger Challenge in New Jersey, UMaine’s team took home the bronze in the Crucible event, a multi-lane station that simulated Army tactical tasks, tested the limits of physical endurance and assessed the cadets’ mental acuity when energy was low. The station involved the navigation of obstacles while carrying hundreds of pounds of equipment, memorization and recall of complex information. UMaine team members’ displayed leadership and adherence to orders as they competed against 46 other teams from New England.
