The Mojave Ranger Player’s Guide will be officially available in January, 2027.

You can download the free PDF preview version now at: https://mojaverangerschool.com/playersguide

The Player’s Guide explains the Mojave Rangers game system, how to train remotely from anywhere and how to get paid to play the Mojave Rangers game at the Mojave Ranger Station, in the Mojave Desert.

Paid Ranger Training in the Mojave Desert

Mojave Ranger Station is extremely remote and not available to the general public, on purpose. The size and location prohibit casual drive-in visitors and a shuttle bus system will eventually run on the weekends.

Mojave Ranger School is not intended to be a large-scale commercial venture, but rather an intimate, immersive experience for trainees and their families.

The rank-based awards are not salary, but rather sponsorship grants intended to help offset the travel and game expenses for regular players. Players who want to develop a local ranger station can get free training for local club management.

Free Camping & Training for Registered Players

The Mojave Rangers game system is free and available to all Mojave Residents, regardless of where they live. Online courses, live-stream video training and free downloadable Field Manuals and Task Books make it possible for trainees to progress through the system no matter where they live.

No registration is necessary for online or remote participation and the online courses are open and free to access.

** Playing & training at Mojave Ranger Station requires registration, insurance waivers and other paperwork as well as agreeing to maintain the safety of the other trainees and guests and preserving the immersion of the project.

Mojave Ranger Station is the post-apocalyptic equivalent of a renaissance fair and active trainees make rank-based awards and course graduate bonuses to matriculate through the system.

Like a Volunteer Fire Dept. Crossed with a Martial Arts School

Mojave Rangers are civilian volunteer Park Rangers who run medical, tech and trade route security missions throughout the Mojave National Park, the NCR’s first national park.

The Mojave Ranger School runs training for NCR Park Rangers as well as NCR Army troopers. In many cases, conscripted NCR troopers have been sent to the Mojave with less than 2 weeks training.

A Mojave Ranger Troop is the post-apocalyptic equivalent of a volunteer fire dept. where local residents band together to develop their own emergency service and tech stations.

Like a martial arts school, Rangers train at their own pace using manuals, online courses, live-stream training and weekend-long milsim adventures.

Training includes radio and medic training as well as  courses on wasteland law enforcement (a fictional concept), wasteland tech (solar and wind power, desert gardening, etc.), building settlements and ranger leadership.

Rank-Based Awards

Mojave Ranger School is a 501(c)3 (pending) nonprofit that pays Rangers to learn to develop a ranger station in their local area.

Mojave Ranger Media, LLC is a wholly-owned for-profit subsidiary of Mojave Ranger School that publishes wasteland tech nonfiction and wasteland fiction, for wasteland authors. 100% of the net profits from Mojave Ranger Media, LLC pass up to pay the operating expenses for the Mojave Ranger School.

Mojave Ranger Media, LLC sends a percentage of each sale into the Mojave Ranger School General Fund as corporate grants to help sponsor the ranger teams.

The General Fund pays rank-based awards, course graduate bonuses, convoy driver reimbursements, etc.

The Ranger Station Economy

A ranger station creates an economic hub for the local wasteland area, just like an Old West cavalry fort. In addition to the 100x100ft ranger station, the site includes a small market village with shops managed by wasteland vendors and artists.

The Village of Vista de Nada has small (10×10) shops and glamping cabins for family and friends of the trainees who participate as the local wasteland Settlers.

The fort/market village combination creates security and an economic stimulus for the local area, giving wastelanders a safe place to shop, get medical attention, etc.

Remote Ranger Training Teams

Remote Ranger Training Teams are being developed in New Vegas (Troop 1), the Boneyard (Troop 2) and the Fort Fresno area (Troop 3).  Ranger training teams run road security convoys between their Areas of Operation (AO) and the Mojave Ranger Station.

Ranger Troop 4 is assigned to the Mojave Ranger Station and runs training and ranger operations in the desert. Each month Troop 4 runs live-stream trainings and drills.

Rangers from remote training teams who train regularly at Mojave Ranger Station can qualify for the rank-based awards.

Weekly Battles Between 2 Sponsored Milsim Teams

Ranger Troop 4 (trainees led by Ranger Instructors) runs weekly security operations to defend against the local Raiders (sadistic Ranger Instructors who enjoy hunting their students for fun). Ranger Troop 4 is tasked with a variety of medical and tech missions in the local area to defend and support the local Mojave residents.

Troop 4 is also the official Mojave Rangers airsoft team. Members who attend airsoft and milsim events as part of the team get free BB’s, uniforms and anything else we can afford.

Trainees can apply to operate with Troop 4 after they complete the Patrol Base Phase of the Ranger Basic Course.

The Ranger Basic Course

The Ranger Basic Course is a year-long training system that uses monthly live-stream training and online courses to teach real-world first aid, radio and outdoor skills. The Ranger Basic Course is Scouting merit badge compatible for a dozen merit badges.

Participants in the Ranger Basic Course will get 96 hours of training and drills in addition to their volunteer time with Troop 4.

Graduates of the Ranger Basic Course can make rank-based awards and course graduate bonuses to continue training through the system.