1 9 5 0 ▁at ▁Fort ▁Ben ning . ▁ ▁The ▁R angers ▁trained ▁extens ively ▁in ▁reconna issance , ▁long - range ▁pat rol s , ▁motor ized ▁sc out ing , ▁setting ▁up ▁road block s , ▁land ▁navigation , ▁cam ou fl age , ▁conce al ment , ▁and ▁adjust ing ▁indirect ▁fire . ▁They ▁under to ok ▁frequent ▁live ▁fire ▁exer cis es , ▁many ▁at ▁night , ▁sim ulating ▁ra ids , ▁amb ush es ▁and ▁in fil tr ations . ▁The ▁R angers ▁trained ▁ 6 0 ▁hours ▁per ▁week ▁and ▁ran ▁ ▁each ▁day ▁and ▁frequently ▁held ▁ ▁speed ▁march es , ▁which ▁were ▁considered ▁trad itions ▁for ▁R anger ▁training ▁from ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁ ▁The ▁training ▁for ▁the ▁number ed ▁companies ▁included ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁program ▁used ▁by ▁Second ▁Lieutenant ▁Ralph ▁P uck ett ▁to ▁train ▁the ▁E ighth ▁Army ▁R anger ▁Company . ▁ ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁a ▁ 3 0 ▁percent ▁drop out ▁rate , ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁men ▁completed ▁the ▁course ▁and ▁graduated ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁The ▁R angers ▁left ▁Fort ▁Ben ning ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁and ▁tra ve led ▁to ▁Camp ▁St on eman , ▁California , ▁with ▁the ▁ 4 th ▁R anger ▁Company . ▁They ▁sa iled ▁for ▁Japan ▁on ▁ 9 ▁December ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁transport ▁USS ▁General ▁H . W . ▁But ner ▁bound ▁for ▁the ▁front ▁lines ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War . ▁The ▁company