WEBVTT 00:04.240 --> 00:06.460 why is this has been important ? Here 00:06.500 --> 00:10.000 are the best way the , the army , best 00:10.000 --> 00:12.720 warrior for us is about our soldiers 00:12.720 --> 00:14.776 obviously going on to compete at the 00:14.776 --> 00:17.109 department of the army level , you know , 00:17.109 --> 00:19.220 the best of the best across the whole 00:19.220 --> 00:21.498 army , all three components , you know , 00:21.498 --> 00:23.442 active Army , Reserve and National 00:23.442 --> 00:23.190 Guard . But why is this important for 00:23.190 --> 00:25.550 us is because regardless of how our 00:25.550 --> 00:27.772 soldiers do , they're gonna go and take 00:27.772 --> 00:29.994 these experiences back to their units , 00:29.994 --> 00:32.100 so their Army reserve units and just 00:32.100 --> 00:34.211 like all of our competitors that came 00:34.211 --> 00:36.267 to Fort McCoy took those experiences 00:36.267 --> 00:38.433 back . The other soldiers within their 00:38.433 --> 00:40.870 units , see that soldier and that NCL 00:40.870 --> 00:42.981 and say that's the person I want to , 00:42.981 --> 00:45.910 to , to be like to mentor me and so I 00:45.910 --> 00:48.700 can learn and kind of motivate other 00:48.700 --> 00:50.811 soldiers to come back to do this next 00:50.811 --> 00:52.811 year to compete or to be one of the 00:52.811 --> 00:54.922 trainers , there's a lot of different 00:54.922 --> 00:56.978 facets , but at the end of the day , 00:56.978 --> 00:59.144 it's about training our soldiers , The 00:59.144 --> 01:01.033 reserve has great success in this 01:01.033 --> 01:02.978 competition the past . What do you 01:02.978 --> 01:05.311 contribute that success to just I think , 01:05.311 --> 01:07.200 you know , the seriousness of our 01:07.200 --> 01:09.367 trainers , they've come out here , our 01:09.367 --> 01:11.533 competitors really see the big picture 01:11.533 --> 01:13.533 in this and what it's about is it's 01:13.533 --> 01:15.700 about them taking it serious , working 01:15.700 --> 01:17.811 very hard and continue to fine tune , 01:17.811 --> 01:19.811 you know , their skills and for our 01:19.811 --> 01:21.867 soldiers , I tip my hat to them more 01:21.867 --> 01:23.922 because our soldiers are TP soldiers 01:23.922 --> 01:25.978 that don't do this seven days a week 01:25.978 --> 01:28.033 that have to come in and get a crash 01:28.033 --> 01:30.144 course on being a soldier of the year 01:30.144 --> 01:32.144 where they're active duty units are 01:32.144 --> 01:34.033 probably doing it for a couple of 01:34.033 --> 01:36.200 months out probably dedicating most of 01:36.200 --> 01:38.422 their time seven days a week . You know 01:38.422 --> 01:40.478 five days a week during the duty day 01:40.478 --> 01:42.589 just to prepping for the D . A . Best 01:42.589 --> 01:44.700 warrior competition . So our soldiers 01:44.700 --> 01:46.867 already at a disadvantage because they 01:46.867 --> 01:46.530 have their other jobs that they're 01:46.530 --> 01:49.190 doing school and then having to come in 01:49.190 --> 01:51.530 and and to prep and do all the kind of 01:51.540 --> 01:53.762 things that to get themselves ready for 01:53.762 --> 01:55.984 this competition here today and the N . 01:55.984 --> 01:57.984 C . O . S . For the last question . 01:57.984 --> 01:59.984 What sense ? The ceo of the army of 01:59.984 --> 02:02.040 servants a little bit different from 02:02.040 --> 02:03.929 some of the challenges from their 02:03.929 --> 02:06.040 active duty counterpart . Again , the 02:06.040 --> 02:08.207 same things I just talked about and at 02:08.207 --> 02:10.373 the end of the day is you know , again 02:10.373 --> 02:12.262 they're doing it , you know after 02:12.262 --> 02:14.262 working there , 40 hour Duty day is 02:14.262 --> 02:17.350 their civilian jobs plus more . Then 02:17.350 --> 02:19.572 they have to come in and do their pt on 02:19.572 --> 02:21.628 their own . That's not part of their 02:21.628 --> 02:23.572 duty day with their civilian job . 02:23.572 --> 02:25.517 They've got to do that prior to or 02:25.517 --> 02:27.739 after their Celinda school family . All 02:27.739 --> 02:29.906 those things that a soldier does . But 02:29.906 --> 02:31.906 it's again not while an army active 02:31.906 --> 02:34.017 Army soldiers at work , they're doing 02:34.017 --> 02:34.010 it after a lot of time they're putting 02:34.010 --> 02:36.740 in one last question . We hope you're 02:36.750 --> 02:38.583 two soldiers take away from this 02:38.583 --> 02:40.583 competition . I'm just excited that 02:40.583 --> 02:42.806 they're here . I know they're excited . 02:42.806 --> 02:44.972 I know the motivation , it's a once in 02:44.972 --> 02:46.972 a lifetime they're gonna be treated 02:46.972 --> 02:46.690 like stars . You know , they're gonna 02:46.690 --> 02:48.970 be here , uh , we're all here to see 02:48.970 --> 02:51.350 them , everybody from across the army , 02:51.350 --> 02:53.683 the senior leadership is gonna see them . 02:53.683 --> 02:55.961 Hopefully , then at the end of the day , 02:55.961 --> 02:58.017 they take away . That this is one of 02:58.017 --> 03:00.128 those lifelong experiences that every 03:00.128 --> 03:01.794 soda will remember . And uh , 03:01.794 --> 03:03.850 regardless of how things shake out , 03:03.850 --> 03:05.739 you can't take that away from the 03:05.739 --> 03:07.739 shoulder . Anything else appreciate 03:07.739 --> 03:08.010 something .