The Team Ruck match is a two-man team competition designed to challenge shooters while developing practical skills. Participants may compete traditionally or enter the Skill Builder Division if their goal is to learn and practice new skills. Throughout the match, shooters will utilize or be introduced to skills such as map reading, foreign weapons handling, room clearing, combat casualty care, and other applicable tasks. Teams will cover approximately 3.5 miles of ground across three or four ruck legs and compete in six shooting stages (approximately 30 rounds each), all designed to build teamwork and problem-solving under pressure.

The concept behind the match is to create a combat-practical rifle competition that emphasizes not only speed, accuracy, and precision, but also the importance of using cover and making sound tactical decisions. It doesn’t matter how fast or accurate you are—if you fail to position yourself advantageously on the battlefield, you will lose. The goal is to build a competition that reinforces core shooting fundamentals while also functioning as realistic training. At the same time, safety must always take priority over tactics in a match environment. For example, shooters may run their rifle empty and wait to reload until the next shooting position, whereas in a real combat situation you would normally keep your rifle as close to full capacity as possible.