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The Confidence course is a series of twenty-four obstacles divided into four groupings that the recruits negotiate with their company. This course gives recruits confidence in their mental and physical abilities while cultivating their spirit of daring. The obstacles vary from easy to difficult testing their balance, physical strength and mental endurance. In addition, the course offers them perspective on how Basic Training has helped prepare them for live combat situations. It should be noted that this course is not run against time. Rather, It is an opportunity for the recruits to see just how far they have come and just how far they are willing to go.

BLACK GROUP
	1. Slide to Victory Soldiers climb cargo net on lowest end of obstacle. They then walk across balance beam and go up the ladder to the platform. Soldiers will then hook up on cable and slide down to the brake system.
	2. Belly Robber Soldiers step on the lower log and assume the prone position on the horizontal logs. They crawl over the logs to the opposite end of the obstacle.
	3. Night Crawler Soldiers are required to climb up the ladder and crawl through one of two square tunnels. Soldiers then slide down an 8" diameter steel pole on the opposite side of the obstacle.
	4. Confidence Climb Soldiers climb the inclined ladder to the vertical ladder. They go to the top of the vertical ladder, then down the other side to the ground.
	5. Inclining Wall Soldiers approach the underside of the wall, jump up and grasp the top, and pull themselves up and over. They slide or jump down the incline to the ground.
	6. Skyscraper Soldiers jump or climb to the first floor and either climb up the corner posts or help one another to any desired floor. They descend to the ground individually or assist one another to the ground. The top level or roof is off limits.
WHITE GROUP
	7. Inverted Rope Descent Soldiers climb the tower, grasp the rope firmly and swing their legs upward. They hold the rope with their legs to distribute the weight between their legs and their arms. Braking their slide with their feet and their legs, they proceed down the rope.
	8. Tough Nut Soldiers step over each X in the lane.
	9. Belly Crawl Soldiers move forward under the wire on their bellies to the end of the obstacle.
	10. Low Belly Over Soldiers mount the low log and jump onto the second log. They grasp over the top of the log with both arms, keeping the belly area in contact with it. They swing their legs and climb onto the log. Once on, they will use one step on the side frame and mount the high log in the same manner as the second log. They then swing themselves over the log and lower themselves to the ground.
	11. Easy Balance Soldiers walk up one inclined log and down the one on the other side to the ground.
	12. Tarzan Soldiers mount the lowest log and walk the length of it and then each successively higher log until they reach the horizontal ladder. They grasp two rungs of the ladder and swing themselves into the air. They negotiate the length of the ladder by releasing one hand at a time and swinging forward, grasping a more distant rung each time.
RED GROUP
	13. Island Hopper Soldiers jump from one log to another until the obstacle is negotiated.
	14. Balancing Logs Soldiers step up on a log and, while retaining their balance, walk or run along the log.
	15. Hip-Hip Soldiers step over each bar, either alternating their legs or using the same lead leg each time.
	16. Weaver Soldiers move from one end of the obstacle to the other by weaving their bodies under one bar and over the next.
	17. Reverse Climb Soldiers climb the reverse incline and go down the other side to the ground.
	18. Belly Buster Soldiers may vault, jump or climb over.
BLUE GROUP
	19. Swinger Soldiers climb over the swing log to the opposite side.
	20. Wall Hanger Soldiers walk up the wall, using the rope. From the top of the wall, they grasp the bar and go over hand to the rope on the opposite end, using the rope to descend.
	21. High Step-Over Soldiers step over each log, alternating their lead foot or using the same one.
	22. Low Wire Soldiers move under the wire on their backs, raising the wire with their hands to clear their bodies.
	23. Six Vaults Soldiers vault over the logs, using one or both hands.
	24. Swing, Stop and Jump Soldiers gain momentum with a short run, grasp the rope and swing their bodies forward to the top of the wall. They release the rope while standing on the wall and jump to the ground.