Bayonet training has mostly been replaced in US Army basic training by other hand-to-hand combat, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” may have led to its return.

A U.S. Army Ranger Course student from Class 06-26 attacks an upright enemy target on the new Bayonet Assault Course during the Ranger Assessment Phase (RAP) April 21, 2026, at Fort Benning, Georgia. ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The Army's toughest course just got tougher. On April 21, 2026, the first class of U.S. Army Ranger students tackled Fort Benning's new Bayonet Assault Course, a rugged addition to ...

At 19 years old, Army Pfc. Mace Veit completed four of the Army's most challenging training schools in a single year.

The U.S. Army's notoriously difficult Ranger School has added a new tool during its training course. Ranger Class 06-26 recently became the first to undergo training with bayonets, a knife or blade ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The US Army's notoriously tough Ranger School at Fort Benning, GA, is adding a new challenge for ...

A former Ranger exposes the chaos and precision of deployments, relentless training, and life in the Army's elite.

Those looking to take on the Army’s infamously difficult Ranger School will have to start by fixing bayonets, then run through smoke, razor wire, and machine gun bursts, hop in a trench, and stab the ...