U.S. Army Ranger Handbook U.S. Army Ranger Handbook U.S. Department of Defense PREFACE THIS PUBLICATION IS BOTH AN EXTRACT OF DOCTRINAL PUBLICATIONS AND A COMPIlAT1ON OF TACTICS. TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES TAUGHT IN THE U.S. ARMY RANGER SCHOOL _ fT IS PRINCIPALLY DESIGNED AS A POCKET REFERENCE FOR STUDENTS OF THE U S ARMY RANGER SCHOOL ff s SECONDARY USE IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OI SMAL J UNIT LEADERS IN THE FTEI!) AS A POCKET GUIDE. Till TECHNIQUES 11S1TI) HEREON WILL BE TAUGHT AT 111L U S ARMY RANGER SCHOOL STUDENT GRADES ARE BASED ON THEIR EMPLOYMENT OF SOUND. DOCTRINAL PRINCIPALS. NOT ON THE FMPI.OYMI:NT OF A SPECIFIC TECHNIQUE.