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Ranger club in regional By ERIKA JOHNSON Staff Writer Wake-up call sounds at 4:30 a.m., and USC's Ranger Club is up and ready to face a 14-hour day of constant tests of their physical and mental capabilities. The Ranger Club is one of 22 teams from North and South Carolina that participated Saturday in the Ranger Challenge at Fort Jackson. The events began at 5:30 a.m. with a physical fitness test and ended at 6:30 p^m. with a 10-kilometer road march. "It's dark when they start in the morning at 5:30, and it's dark when they get back at six or seven at night," Ranger Club Moderator Captain Frederick Hellwig said. Their day began with an army physical fitness test, which includes the maximum amount of sit-ups and push-ups in a twominute time period and a two-mile run. From there the Rangers moved on to Basic Rifle Marksmanship, including a one kilometer march in a protective gas mask to test en durance and physical discipline. If the seal is broken on the mask, < then the Ranger is disqualified from the event I "We train for a nuclear, biologi- i cal and chemical environment," < political science senior and team \ member Karl Johnson said. j The Rangers also participated in 1 rope bridge building, weapons assembly and the grenade throw. These events test technical skill as well as physical ability. t At 3:30 p.m., the Rangers began to prepare for the most demanding t( event of the day ? the 10 kilome- ^ ter road march. The Rangers have to carry a 30-pound pack on their t backs and a rifle while running 6.2 ' miles in army boots on sand trails, paved roads and rocky hills. "It is si really a 10K ruck sack run," Hell- v Lifestyles ^ r>? ?:r_. ..? c? 1 rataiy tigaitucj>, uiai smuuui taste to wrap your lips around." p Or maybe products aimed at the v anal-retentive would become the o rage. "Does icky dirt and grime li lurking in every corner tick you v off? Do you hate it when things are out of place? 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The USC Rangers were the first to start the road march, but were almost the last to complete it. A team member fainted 2,000 meters from the finish line and had to be retrieved by ambulance and taken to the hospital, Johnson said. Another team member was also hurt during the grenade throw and was unable to participate in the road march. Although disappointed, the Rangers crossed the finish line with a feeling of accomplishment. They finished tenth out of the 22 teams. "It's a challenge and a feeling of accomplishment when you finish," team member and junior business major Andrew Gainey said. "If it was easy, we probably wouldn't do it." "If it hit us that it's that bad and mat painful, and if we can drive on through that, maybe we know for sure if we really want to do this ivith our lives," team captain and unior International Studies major Richard Byrn said. The purpose of the day is to hallenge each cadet's mental and hysical limits, Johnson said. "It gives a challenging oppor- >? unity to those cadets who have m nade the decision that they want P d aspire to commissions within he combat arms," Hellwig said. This is the NCAA level of mili- E ary competition for ROTC & adets." ai The Ranger Challenge is a pre- 01 tigious event within the army and nthin cadet command, he said. ntinued from page 5 Products for the paranoid might rove profitable. "Is everyone always watching you? Are various rganizations bent on ruining your fe? De-bug your home and office nth new Bugbuster detection kit." See what I mean? We'd turn in ) a country of total weirdos rather lan occassional weirdos. So don't ill prey to the designs of these ucksters with designs on your ollars. They just want to push you > the edge so they can make a uck. 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