Pentathlon is the one team that embodies all that the cadets have learned and developed over the year into one wholesome competition, consisting of well… five events! In four man teams, cadets compete in the following events: marksmanship, a 1-mile run, exhibition drill, regulation drill, and color guard.

The 1-mile run is done by each battalion together, although all other events are the four man teams alone.

Each activity is graded as an individual event in which teams may place for, and then all scores are cumulated for an overall award.