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An Army Ranger rappels off a tower during the Day Stakes portion of the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) **FILE**

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U.S. Army SFC Bennette Purdy, of the 75th Ranger Regiment, crawls under a barbed wire obstacle on the Darby Queen course during Best Ranger competition Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A competitor takes a brief rest as a firing range is readied for the marksmanship skills portion the Best Ranger during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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U.S. Army Lt. Alastair Keys, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, touches a Ranger Tab as he climbs across a rope stretched high over Victory Pond during the combat water skills portion of the Best Ranger competition Sunday, April 14, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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An Army Ranger rappels off a tower during the Day Stakes portion of the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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An Army Ranger lifts weights during the physical fitness portion of the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A two-man Ranger team demonstrates combat medical skills on a simulated victim of a helicopter crash during the Best Ranger competition Saturday, April 13, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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An Army Ranger climbs down from a rooftop during the urban assault portion of the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Ammunition is stacked in a row during the marksmanship skills portion of the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Johnmichael Deprado, of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, lifts a heavy object during the Urban Assault Course portion of the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 14, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Competitors run along a road carrying packs and rifles during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A Ranger carries weights on stretcher during a weighted carry portion of the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Two-man Ranger teams carry weighted stretchers through the woods during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A participant climbs a rope on the Melvesti obstacle course during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Competitors clear an obstacle on the Malvesti course during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A competitor does pulls ups during the physical fitness portion of the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A Ranger swings from monkey bars as he makes his way over a water obstacle on the Melvesti course during the Best Ranger competition Friday, April 12, 2019, in Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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Competitors begin the Best Ranger competition with a group run Friday, April 12, 2019, at Fort Benning, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)

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A soldier trains at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Image: Facebook, U.S. Army Fort Benning)

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The U.S. Army showcases new soldiers from Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion,19th Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia. (Facebook, U.S. Army Fort Benning)