In the two months it takes to earn, a soldier's mental and physical endurance is pushed to the absolute limit. He survives on one meal a day and a few hours of sleep per night.
He arrives at Ft. Benning in the best shape of his life and will lose an average of 20 pounds if he stays the full course.
The Discovery Channel's "Surviving the Cut" shows the 61-day course at Fort Benning and offers a glimpse at some of the toughest military training in the world. The attrition rate at Ranger School is intense and less than one-in-three who start the course achieve the coveted tab.