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Eleven Soldiers and non-commissioned officers earned the right to compete for the annual title of Fort Carson Non-Commissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year May 20-21.
The Soldiers, assigned to units across Fort Carson, participated in multiple events that tested their strength,personal courage and knowledge.
“It takes a lot of intestinal fortitude and a lot of personal strength to come out here and compete,” said Command Sgt. Maj. Daniel Dailey, senior enlisted leader, 4th Infantry Division and Fort Carson. “It is not easy. There are a lot of difficult tasks to get through that test your will and commitment.”
Sgt. Nichole Church, 59th Military Police Company, 759th MP Battalion, won the title of 2010 Fort Carson NCO of the Year and the right to compete in the III Corps NCO of the Year competition.
“It was a good competition, equally fair and pretty challenging,” said Church.
“It feels good winning, but now I have to prepare for the corps board, and that is intense.”
Church recommended to those who strive for the title of Fort Carson NCO of the Year that they keep studying and remain determined even when the task at hand becomes stressful.
Spc. Robert Young, also assigned to 59th MP Company, won the title of 2010 Fort Carson Soldier of the Year and will compete at the corps level board later this year.
“The competition was extremely tough and extremely challenging at all levels, and it brings all of your soldiering skills to an empirical peak,” said Young. “I think all of the events were challenging in their own way.”
Young said that Soldiers who would like to earn the title someday should get into the Warrior Level One or Level Two tasks and study.
“I am going to take the things I learned here back to my unit and incorporate the style of the competition into my team to get them prepared, so if they come up here they can easily do this stuff,” said Young.
After the competition, Maj. Gen. David G. Perkins, commander, 4th Inf. Div. and Fort Carson, met with the Soldiers and NCOs before announcing the winners and congratulating them for their hard work during the event.
“When your unit, peers and superiors pick you above other Soldiers to represent the unit, that is a special recognition,” Perkins said to the Soldiers and NCOs present.
“I think the biggest compliment you can get is to have people you work with say that you are the best.”
“I am very proud of all of you for being where you are today and for putting in the effort to take part in a very difficult competition, and striving to achieve excellence and rise above all of the others,” Perkins said of the Soldiers who competed in the two-day challenge.
Soldiers and NCOs assigned to the Division Special Troops Battalion aided in setting up and running the event, which was the first 4th Inf. Div. NCO and Soldier of the Year competition since its move to Fort Carson.
Sgt. 1st Class James Dewolfe, first sergeant Company D, DSTB, said the competition was one of the best among all of the boards and events on post for NCOs and Soldiers.
“Between the Soldiers and NCOs, they were the best selection to compete,” said Dewolfe. “All of the competitors were very professional.”
Dewolfe said the participants strove for excellence, which made for a very close competition.
“The Soldiers participated and competed well and maintained their professionalism at all times,” Dewolfe said. “No matter how tired the Soldiers and NCOs were, they never quit and always had a can-do attitude.”
The III Corps NCO and Soldier of the Year competition is slated to be held at Fort Hood later this year.
| Date Taken: | 05.21.2010 |
| Date Posted: | 07.28.2010 17:36 |
| Story ID: | 53573 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, US |
| Web Views: | 209 |
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