US ARMY RAIDER TRAINING

 

The Winston Churchill JROTC Raider Team is a highly competitive, team-oriented, physical fitness team.  Modeled after the United States Army's best Ranger competitions, the Raiders train and compete in a variety of tough, demanding, and challenging competitions that include a wide variety of events.    

 

Raider Season (August through December)  

 

Raider training occures throughout the school year.  However, the official Raider season for the Churchill JROTC team lasts from August through January.  During the Raider season training takes place on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings from 0700-0800 hours.  Like other athletic events, performing well in the Raider competitions demands a tremendous amount of training and preparation.  To ensure the teams are ready training practices and times are frequently extended to include additional days and often times additional practice hours in the mornings and afternoons depending on the needs of the teams.

 

Raider Teams

 

The Raider teams are organized depending on competition requirements.  For events within the NEISD Raiders are organized in to all male and all female teams (there are no co-ed raider teams within NEISD).  However, there are many Raider competitions outside of the NEISD that permit and encourage co-ed Raider teams.  The composition of the teams is determined well in advance of each competition and students are task organized according to the competition requirements.  

 

Participation and try-outs for Raiders

 

All cadets are encouraged to participate in Raider physical fitness training-regardless of their individual level of physical fitness.  The training regimen will be modified to meet the needs of all students in order to help them meet their individual fitness goals.  Every effort will be made to ensure maximum participation for all cadets.     

 

Weekly Raider Training Schedules

 

During Raider Season, the Cadets train from 0645-0815 on Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's.   During competition season, training may be expanded to additional days and to after school practice sessions in order to ensure a high degree of competitiveness.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Saturday, 17 October, 2015, NEISD Fall Festival of Land Navigation and Orienteering Competition.  The competition will take place on Camp Bullis from 0900-1500.  There will be four categories of competition, and two divisions, male and female.  

 

Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, 15, 16, and 17 January, 2016, NEISD sponsored U.S. Open JROTC Raider Challenge.  The competition will take place on Camp Bullis, Texas from 0800-1800 daily.  Days one and two are team oriented, 6-challenge events.  Day three is a best raider individual event.    

 

Wednesday, 27 January, 2016, Bexar County Orienteering Championship.  The orienteering meet will take place on Camp Bullis from 1300-1700 hours.  There will be male and female divisions of competition.  

 

Saturday, 2 April, 2016, NEISD Spring Land Navigation and Orienteering Meet.  The competition will be held at Camp Bullis from 0900-1500 hours.  There will be male and female categories.  This is the district competition meet.