Two graduates of the Tulsa District U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Park Ranger Training Program received their certificates May 29 in a ceremony at the district headquarters.
Ranger Luke Prichard, assigned to Waurika Lake, and jake Ellison, assigned to Eufaula Lake, graduated the program, which manages recruitment for the district’s natural resource management program and prepare trainees to work as a park ranger.
Trainees in the two-year program must complete a variety of formal education courses and complete four, 30-day temporary duty assignments that allow them to gain varied exposure to USACE and the NRM program.
In order to graduate, they must be recommended by their immediate supervisor and pass an oral examination conducted by members of the Ranger Training Committee, which consists of 7 members. This ensures their knowledge of the duties & skills needed to serve the Regiment, Army, and Nation as a Park Ranger/Natural Resource Specialist.
Col. Mike Teague, Tulsa District commander, presented the certificate.