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HELENA, Mont. - An Army Reserve combat medic from Galion, Ohio, beat out nine other sergeants to win the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious Best Warrior Competition held here Feb. 24–27, 2014.
“The most challenging was the land navigation event where I trudge up a snow-covered mountain with about 60 pounds of gear in 15 degrees weather,” said Staff Sgt Jeremy Maglott, 30, a health care specialist for the 7236th Medical Support Unit from Fort Bragg, N.C.
“My wife and our twin boys were my biggest motivating factor,” He said.
“The only thing going through my head was keep going,” Maglott, a military police combat veteran with three deployments, has served his country for 12 years.
Maglott, works as a firefighter and emergency medical technician in Myrtle Beach, S.C. He will now go against other Reserve soldiers from across the country to the opportunity to compete for the Army-wide Best Warrior Competition held later this year.
“I enjoyed the camaraderie the most … even though we were competitors. It’s amazing the bond between soldiers when embracing the same challenges,” he said.
The grueling four-day event competition taxed all the soldiers, both mentally and physically.
The competitors spent the four days on a variety of challenges which included, Army physical fitness test, day pushups, situps, and a two-mile run; land navigation, land orienteering, a timed road march, conducting weapons qualification on rifles and pistols; completing a written exam; performing on an Army appearance board, hand-to-hand combative tournament, tactical combat causally care, a military knowledge base test and a written essay
There were also several mystery-training events that the competitors had to conquer with no forewarning.
The Best Warrior Competition was developed by retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley in 2002 as a test of a soldier’s physical endurance, military knowledge, current events and mental perseverance.
The competition is also an opportunity for warriors to highlight their military skills in a competitive environment and measures how well they perform under stress.
Maglott began competing at unit-level, rising to command-level and continuing on to higher command levels, each designed to distinguish which soldier is destined to become NCO of the Year for ARMEDCOM.
The Army Reserve Medical Command has been represented at the top Army event in 2009 by Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, a medical logistics NCO from Three Forks, Mont., at the Department of the Army level competition.
As the next competition approaches, Maglott said he will set aside some of his civilian obligations in order to start training and studying right away.
“As an NCO, it’s my responsibility to take on the Best Warrior mentality, said Maglott, "... and instill that in my soldiers that I’m knowledgeable, versatile, and experienced.”
| Date Taken: | 03.01.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 03.01.2014 16:38 |
| Story ID: | 121377 |
| Location: | HELENA, MT, US |
| Hometown: | GALION, OH, US |
| Hometown: | MYRTLE BEACH, SC, US |
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