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the third Army US Army Central

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noncommissioned officer and Soldier of

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the year . Competition took place on

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camp here in kuwait the event started

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with an introduction by third Army

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command sergeant Major Sergeant Major

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Stefan Fournier I think uh the uh you

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know any N . C . O . Or soldier of the

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year of the month of the quarter

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competition . Uh It's a win win . It's

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a win for the competitor . Because

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throughout as they prepare themselves

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they make themselves better soldiers ,

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better noncommissioned officers . It's

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a win for the unit because they now

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have better soldiers and better non

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commissioned officers . Thank you so

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much . These are the soldiers and non

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commissioned officers that have gone

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above and beyond our expectations . And

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this is what's all about where the

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rubber meets the road . Yes sir . On

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the first day soldiers and ngos went

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through a rigorous gear layout away in

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and took a written exam . The second

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day of the competition started at 03 in

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the morning . Competitive is um the

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soldier of the year N . C . Over the

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year competition also have to go to the

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range Where they put their marksmanship

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skills to the test . Each contestant

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has given just 18 rounds to zero his or

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her weapon . They then fire 40 rounds

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onto paper targets for score . Every

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round is meticulously checked and the

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scores kept secret until the end .

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Soldiers and Ngos compete

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in weapons disassembly reassembly

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searching a detainee , calling for fire ,

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sending standard transmissions over the

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sing guard radio writing and briefing a

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fragmented order and are also put

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through a very demanding and stressful

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combat medical simulator . Yeah , it

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was pretty good lane . I uh I like the

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medical treatment , the noise in the

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background , the high stress

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environment , maybe sweat . Maybe put

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some of my T . C . Three skills to use

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wake up call on . The third day was at

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0 100 hours when soldiers and ngos were

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taken out to open desert to conduct day

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and night to land navigation night .

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Land apple was it was something

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different . They land on this . Son

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gets hot , quick , drinking plenty of

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water and certainly training with

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the body armor on the third day also

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held a formal board where soldiers and

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N . C . O . S . Demonstrated their

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knowledge of army regulations ,

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programs , training standards , troop

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leading procedures in army history .

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The final day of the competition held

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the army physical fitness test which

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includes push ups , sit ups and a two

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mile run .

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The winners of the third army in Ceo

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and soldier of the year . Best warrior

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competition where Staff Sergeant Jeremy

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Jackson from Albuquerque , New Mexico

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and specialist brian Hayward from Las

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cruces , New Mexico .

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Mhm . Reporting for the third Army

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public affairs team . I'm Sergeant

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Benjamin kelly . Yeah .

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Oh