For the first five days of the "Benning Phase," trainees have to complete the Ranger Assessment Phase (RAP). The RAP is made up of a Ranger Physical Fitness Test requiring 49 push-ups, 59 sit-ups, an individual 5-mile release run completed in 40 minutes or less, and six chin-ups.

Trainees will also be tested on combat water survival and land navigation; they’ll have to complete an individual 12 mile foot march and the "Darby Mile" run event. The infamous Darby Mile is a 1.63-mile terrain run, with the Malvesti obstacle course at the end.