I am very very happy today,
after 3 years of hard hard work, I have finally achieved the Ranking of Elite Survival Ranger - BSR/16/07 is my official Number... soon will receive my badge in december when we have a rangers social.. I have attached what it kind of will look like in this post.
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In order to get there I had a long journey,
basic
advanced
Bushcraft
1st aid (bush medic)
Naviagtion
winter mountain extreme Survival
Ocean extreme Survival
Jungle extreme Survival
48 hour solo
72 alone in wild challenge
wild foods
wild medicine
advanced navigation (doing at end nov)
but I have finally achieved this ranking here in southern africa.
next up on the agenda is this...
the instructors program
The RANGER qualification is the first professional level and you will be able to assist us on Courses, Extremes and Expeditions.
If anyone wish to get involved on this basis please let me know !!!
This is the RANGER badge that you have earned !
You will receive a logbook with the certification and badge ceremony (date to follow) and you can start to earn hours assisting on
courses. You will need 25 hours to qualify for RANGER LEVEL 2 after which you will be required to write a PASS/FAIL exam.
After successful completion of the exam you will start to teach on the SAFE/1-DAY and BASIC Survival Courses.
This is the RANGER LEVEL 2 BADGE you will achieve !
You will need a further 25 hours to qualify for RANGER LEVEL 3 after which you will be required to again write a PASS/FAIL exam.
After successful completion of the exam you will start to teach on the BUSHCRAFT, NAVIGATION and BUSH MEDIC Courses.
This is the RANGER LEVEL 3 BADGE you will achieve !
You will need to successfully teach on each of the following courses to qualify for SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR after which you will be
required to again write a PASS/FAIL INSTRUCTOR exam.
After successful completion of the exam you have earned the SURVIVAL INSTRUCTOR BADGE !