Major Robert Rogers founded and commanded Rogers' Rangers in the French and Indian War and, on this site in October 1757, wrote the Rules of Ranging, which have been used by the U.S. Army since that time. The standing orders directed Rangers to maintain clean weapons, carry sixty rounds of powder and ball, stay ready to move on short notice, scout carefully, report truthfully, avoid unnecessary risks, march in ways that reduced vulnerability and concealed their trail, post guards, vary routes, prepare rendezvous points, avoid regular fords, counter pursuers with ambushes, and fight from cover at close range. The site also connects those rules to later Ranger tradition through orders issued to all Rangers under the command of Col. David Hackworth, Retired, and through the Ranger Creed, which affirms voluntary service, elite standards, loyalty to comrades, discipline, courage, refusal to surrender, and determination to complete the mission even as the lone survivor. Command Sergeant Major Neil R. Gentry 1974.