"Jon the Army's top athletes as they battle dozens of extreme challenges, and each other, in a grueling, elimination-style athletic tournament. Their bones will break. Their spirits may be crushed. Less than half will even finish. But the promise of yearlong bragging rights, and an engraved 9 mm Beretta for the winning team drives them on."--Container.

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pt. 1. Twenty-three two man ranger teams descend on Fort Benning, Georgia, for the start of a taxing three-day competition. As the men prepare for the first day's events, including marksmanship, a spot jump contest and a physical training test, a passionate crowd of family, friends and fans gathers to cheer them on. And while each man wants to get off to a fast start, the key is to maintain a consistent level of performance throughout the competition's 60 continuous hours -- pt. 2. It's day two, and the original 23 teams have been whittled down to just a dozen. With the conclusion of the grueling 21-mile road march, the men prove their mental acuity in a series of tactical tests, including weapons assembly, a medical first responder, grenade assault course, stress shoot and the infamous Prusik climb. But each of these pales in comparison to the second day's final even: the land navigation and night orienteering course -- pt. 3. The final day of competition is here. After the conclusion of the 12-hour land navigation and night orienteering event, the remaining teams take on the sprawling 26-obstacle Darby Queen course. From there, it's time to make a splash in the water events, including the helocast and water confidence test. Finally, the teams put everything they have left into the two-mile buddy run.