Specialized Schools
ARNG Specialized Schools
Basic Combat Training and Advanced Individual Training is just the beginning. The Army National Guard provides specialized skills training for Soldiers who want to advance their Army careers. Soldiers meeting the right criteria may attend specialized schools and leadership training. Ongoing training opportunities include tactical, technical, physical, and leadership development. The following list is an example of the specialized training available to Army National Guard Soldiers
Marksmanship Training
Develop and improve your proficiency beyond basic training by becoming a subject matter expert for excellence in small arms marksmanship. The Marksmanship Training Center assists in small arms marksmanship training throughout the Army National Guard and represents the National Guard in National and International Competitions. The focus of the center is combat training, marksmanship and competition.
Jumpmaster School
Become proficient in the duties and responsibilities of the Jumpmaster and Safety by learning how to complete a combat-equipped jump and the proper attaching, jumping, and releasing of combat and individual equipment. Soldiers will also learn the procedures for rigging individual equipment containers and door bundles; personnel parachute components by their specific nomenclature and characteristics; procedures and standards required to conduct a Jumpmaster personnel inspection (JMPI); the duties and responsibilities of the Drop Zone Safety Officer; the presentation of the Jumpmaster briefing and sustained airborne training (SAT); and the execution of the duties of a Jumpmaster and Safety from a USAF aircraft during a day/night combat equipment jump.
Pathfinder School
Pathfinders provide navigational aid and advisory services to military aircraft in areas designated by supported unit commanders. The Pathfinders' secondary missions include providing advice and limited aid to units planning air assault or airdrop operations. During the Pathfinder course students are instructed in aircraft orientation, aero-medical evacuation, close combat assault, ground to air communication procedures, Control Center operations, all three phases of a sling load operation, Helicopter Landing Zone and Pick Up Zone operations, and Drop Zone operations (Computed Air Release Point, Ground Marker Release System, and Verbally Initiated Release System), Pathfinders also deal with U.S. military fixed and rotary wing aircraft for personnel and equipment.
Ranger School
Learn the fundamentals of small unit leadership and patrolling. Ranger School is the most physically and mentally demanding leadership school the Army has to offer. Ranger school trains both Officers and enlisted Soldiers through a two-month course on combat arms-related functional skills necessary to lead difficult missions.
Sapper School
The Sapper Leader Course is designed to train joint-service leaders in small unit tactics, leadership skills, and warfighter tactics required to perform as part of a combined arms team in a contemporary operating environment. A sapper may perform any of a variety of combat engineering duties. Such tasks typically include bridge-building, laying or clearing minefields, demolitions, field defenses, and construction and repair of buildings, roads, and airfields.
Special Forces
Train to become an expert in unconventional warfare and prepare to deploy on a variety of missions all over the world. You need to be mentally and physically tough, endure difficult training and face all challenges head-on.
Army Mountain Warfare School
The Army Mountain Warfare School (AMWS) provides tactical and technical training for mountain warfare and cold weather operations. AMWS courses enable Soldiers to operate successfully using proven techniques derived from lessons learned by units currently engaged in mountain warfare. AMWS is located in the mountains of Jericho, Vermont at Camp Ethan Allen Training Site (CEATS). Graduates of the Basic Military Mountaineer Course (BMMC) earn the SQI-E "Military Mountaineer".
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