Learn more about the service academy, USCC, ROTC, and international teams participating in this year's Sandhurst Military Skills Competition.
Tactical Combat Casualty Care (TCCC)
Teams execute an obstacle course on a flat-turf field to reach, conduct basic care of, and evacuate multiple casualties under fire.
Grenade Assault Course
Cadets will conduct a simulated assault of an enemy position, utilizing simulation ammunition and training grenades. Fighting forward through the lane as a team under the command of their squad leader, they will move within grenade range, before engaging the simulated bunker targets with grenades.
Zodiac
Cadets will embark in a Zodiac Assault Boat and race around a prescribed course on West Point’s iconic Lusk Reservoir.
Chemical, Biological Radiological Nuclear (CBRN) Proficiency
Blending the latest in Army simulation technology and real weapon systems to provide a dynamic and challenging training serial. Honing Cadets ability to be lethal on the Battlefield in simulated CBRN conditions.
Spectators not permitted.
Communications
Cadets are required to navigate the problem posed to them while deprived of sight relying on leadership and communication from the squad leader in this timed lane.
Weapons Assembly
Cadets will compete in the weapons assembly competition. Blending fundamental understanding of the US Army’s Infantry weapon systems and problem solving. Teams are required to navigate the problem posed to them, assembling a variety of weapons in this timed lane.
Functional Fitness
Cadets will compete in an arduous military focused PT competition, utilizing the component of the Army physical fitness test. Cadets will complete the circuit as a team, scoring points for each repetition and overall completion time.
M17 Marksmanship
Cadets will enter Tronsrue marksmanship facility and conduct a static pistol range. Cadets will use the M17 pistol to engage targets from 3-15m. Each hit will count toward the squad’s overall lane score.
Spectators not permitted.
Land Navigation
Teams of 2 executed a night land navigation course with the assistance of PVS-14 Night Vision Devices. Teams had to locate 9 points within 2 hours.
Spectators not permitted.
M4 Marksmanship
Cadets from each team will conduct a static range. Cadets will use the M4 rifle with iron sights to engage targets from 50-200m. Each hit will count toward the squad’s overall lane score.
Spectators not permitted.
Call for Fire / Crew Served Weapons
Blending the latest in Army simulation technology and real weapon systems to provide a dynamic and challenging training serial. Honing cadets ability to be Lethal on the Battlefield, this lane will focus on the employment of simulated First-Person View Drones, soon to be in service across the US Army.
Spectators not permitted.
Crucible
Carrying heavy equipment, teams race to a High Mobility Multi-Wheeled Vehicle, drop the equipment in the back, and push the vehicle roughly 25m. Teams then race to a high-crawl obstacle course, negotiate the obstacles, and throw a grenade into a simulated enemy position. The event ends when one team member charges the enemy position and stabs a silhouette with a bayonet.