Hardest Military Course Taken?

SSG Private RallyPoint Member — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 09:06:55 -0400

What was the hardest military course you have taken? How did you manage it? For me personally it was the CAM Course (COMSEC Account Manager). It was very research intensive and you actually had to read the reg to actually know whats goin on and find the answers. Skimming wasnt going to cut it.

Response by SGM Samuel L. Jones made Sep 20 at 2014 6:22 PM

SGM Samuel L. Jones — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 18:22:03 -0400

The toughest school I attended was the Sniper Marksmanship course at Ft Campbell in 1988. It's no hitting the dirt and having the rocks to knock down the target. You zero at 300 meters then you shoot from 100-1000 meters and you must call out where you think you hit the target. Only 20% of us pass the 30 day course.

Response by CPO Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 21 at 2014 9:40 PM

CPO Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 21 Sep 2014 21:40:43 -0400

My toughest school was the Navy Independent duty Corpsman training.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 31 at 2014 2:16 AM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 31 Oct 2014 02:16:07 -0400

Toughest school for me was NAVSCOLEOD. Yes, I failed. Not at all abashed to admit it either. Attrition was 85% that year.

Response by SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA made Mar 4 at 2015 11:18 AM

SPC Elijah J. Henry, MBA — Wed, 04 Mar 2015 11:18:24 -0500

I only have Infantry OSUT and Airborne School, so far. Airborne was fun (even though I stress-fractured my femur the second week), and jumping is exhilarating. OSUT was tough at times, but not too bad.

The blue cord and crossed rifles meant more to me than the diploma for the Bachelor's degree I had completed -- Cum Laude and debt-free -- earlier that year.

Response by SN Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 25 at 2017 8:32 AM

SN Private RallyPoint Member — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 08:32:51 -0400

JCAC (joint cyber analysis course)

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 3 at 2021 6:55 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 06:55:12 -0400

CAM-C is hard for a reason. Have you been through an audit yet?

Response by SR Kenneth Beck made Nov 3 at 2021 8:09 AM

SR Kenneth Beck — Wed, 03 Nov 2021 08:09:30 -0400

The naval nuclear program is widely acknowledged as having the most demanding academic program in the U.S. military.
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