Raider Competition or "Raider" as it is more commonly known is a very popular athletic competition held within Junior ROTC programs around the United States. It is the Junior ROTC equivalent of the Army ROTC "Ranger" competition in college, only far less dangerous but very challenging as well!
Our Raider team and season begins at the end of January (start of 2d semester) as our Drill team season comes winding to an end. All JROTC students can become members of the Raider team.
It involves physical fitness and team building events with the ultimate goal of forming a "Top Ten" team that competes in April every year in the South Jersey League (13 local high schools). If you place 1st or 2nd in the league competition you may advance to the 2nd Brigade competition held in May. This is where you compete regionally against schools from the northeast United States. We have upwards of over 30 Raider team members all striving to do their best.
The current 5 team events that make up Raiders are as follows: Cross Country rescue (team carries a 75 lb simulated patient on a medical litter over a grueling 1 mile course while carrying 25 lb backpacks traversing oobstacles), The Gauntlet (a team run for one mile with 25 lb backpacks negotiating a few obstacles at the half-way mark), the One-Rope Bridge (the team constructs a rope bridge following detailed rules and are timed to compete), 3 KM run (a team run where members must start and finish together), and the Raider Physical Challenge (a sprint team obstacle course with mazes, lifts, jumps, carries, and crawls throughout).
Our Raider team and season begins at the end of January (start of 2d semester) as our Drill team season comes winding to an end. All JROTC students can become members of the Raider team.
It involves physical fitness and team building events with the ultimate goal of forming a "Top Ten" team that competes in April every year in the South Jersey League (13 local high schools). If you place 1st or 2nd in the league competition you may advance to the 2nd Brigade competition held in May. This is where you compete regionally against schools from the northeast United States. We have upwards of over 30 Raider team members all striving to do their best.
The current 5 team events that make up Raiders are as follows: Cross Country rescue (team carries a 75 lb simulated patient on a medical litter over a grueling 1 mile course while carrying 25 lb backpacks traversing oobstacles), The Gauntlet (a team run for one mile with 25 lb backpacks negotiating a few obstacles at the half-way mark), the One-Rope Bridge (the team constructs a rope bridge following detailed rules and are timed to compete), 3 KM run (a team run where members must start and finish together), and the Raider Physical Challenge (a sprint team obstacle course with mazes, lifts, jumps, carries, and crawls throughout).