bor ne ▁R anger ▁C ourses . ▁ ▁At ▁N ise ko ▁( H ok ka ido ) ▁ ▁The ▁ ▁is ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁. ▁This ▁is ▁advanced ▁post - grad uate ▁r anger ▁training ▁for ▁cold - we ather ▁war fare , ▁thus ▁soldiers ▁who ▁have ▁completed ▁this ▁course ▁are ▁entitled ▁to ▁wear ▁special ▁bad ges , ▁in ▁addition ▁to ▁regular ▁r anger ▁bad ges . ▁ ▁Not ▁only ▁the ▁soldiers ▁of ▁the ▁J GS DF ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁courses , ▁but ▁Air ▁Self ▁Def ense ▁Force ▁param ed ics ▁( J apan ese ▁counter part ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Air ▁Force ▁Par ares cu emen ) ▁also ▁particip ate ▁in ▁various ▁r anger ▁courses . ▁J GS DF ▁r angers ▁are ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁the ▁ro pe ▁and ▁mountain ▁rescue ▁techniques , ▁thus ▁el ig ible ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁civil ian ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁and ▁rescue ▁organization ▁( Mount ain ▁security ▁squad s ▁of ▁the ▁Police ▁and ▁Res cue ▁Techn icians ▁of ▁the ▁Fire ▁depart ments , ▁for ▁example ) ▁can ▁take ▁R anger ▁C ourses ▁arranged ▁for ▁search ▁and ▁rescue ▁operations . ▁ ▁Dep loyment ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁R angers , ▁the ▁J GS DF ▁has ▁adopted ▁a ▁policy ▁to ▁improve ▁the ▁level ▁of ▁the ▁whole ▁forces ▁by ▁distrib uting ▁r angers ▁to ▁each ▁units , ▁thus ▁the ▁unit ▁consisting ▁only ▁of ▁r angers ▁was ▁not ▁established ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁training ▁units ▁in ▁the ▁Fu ji ▁School ▁and ▁C W CT .