Since 2003, any soldier who successfully completed the Army Mountain Warfare School’s Basic Mountaineering Course has been awarded the Skill Qualification Identifier – E “Military ...

The Basic Military Mountaineering Course (BMMC) trains selected Soldiers in the fundamental knowledge/skills required to successfully conduct small unit operations in typical, mountainous terrain ...

The Army recently established the Mountaineering Badge, which active-duty soldiers will be able to wear for the first time upon graduating from the basic mountaineering course. (Whitney Hughes/U.S ...

The Mountaineering Badge will be awarded to soldiers who complete Army Mountain Warfare School courses, according to a recent All Army Activities message, or ALARACT. The message was shared on the ...

Previously, the Ram’s Head Device was awarded to soldiers who completed the two-week Basic Mountaineering Course at the school, according to an Instagram post from the Army Mountain Warfare School.

The culminating event of the Basic Military Mountaineering Course was climbing up to Smugglers Notch, about 45 minutes from the school. “We ascended nearly 1,000 feet up the side of the mountain ...