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FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII-- After a week-long of mental and physical challenges, noncommissioned officers (NCOs) and Soldiers assigned to 205th Military Intelligence Battalion (MI Bn.), 500th Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater, gave their all as they compete and battle it out to be number one in the battalion’s Best Warrior Competition (BWC) from Feb. 1 to Feb. 9, 2018.
The competition had a total of eight competitor’s, five NCOs and three Soldiers, competing to be titled the best warrior winners.
Sgt. Jennifer Reeves and Spc. Brady Rogotzke, both assigned to B Company, came out on top and was announced the 205th MI Battalion BWC winners during an award ceremony held at Richardson Theater Feb. 12.
Reeves, a signals intelligence analyst and a Floral City, Florida native was excited over the announcement.
“I feel great! I feel like all of the competitors pushed themselves really hard. “We all wanted to win. I’m just happy that I was able to win.” said Reeves. “I trained and went to the gym six to seven days a week after physical training (PT), even on the weekends. I made sure to study.”
The seven day competition began with the Army Physical Fitness Test (APFT), which consisted of push-ups, sit-ups and a two-mile run. The three-events measured Soldiers physical abilities through strength, endurance and cardio.
As the competitors continued the week-long competition they competed in a whirlwind of situational training and endurance based events at a rapid pace.
All competitor participated in a variety of events from land and night navigation, an obstacle course, a mystery event, a 12-mile ruck march, a stress shoot, combatives, a gas chamber, a M-4 rifle disassembly and reassembly, an essay and a board appearance.
The events came in mostly rapid succession with a bit of chow or a night’s rest in between them.
Every event in the competition was designed and executed in a way that kept the competitors challenged, as their mental and physical determination pushed them through each event.
For Rogotzke, a signals intelligence analyst and an Owatonna, Minnesota native, he had the mindset as long as I give my best efforts, he would be content with the outcome.
“It was tough, it was a lot of competition throughout the whole thing, which I expected,” said Rogotzke. “If I felt myself getting tired, I had to keep going, I knew if I stopped, whether I was rucking or running, someone could catch me. So I just kept going, otherwise I could lose that potential first place.”
Although Reeves and Rogotzke didn’t win first place in every event, they were able to consistently push their way through to the number one spot.
Staff Sgt. Lin Hong, security operations NCO in charge and Staff Sgt. Paul M. Peterson, operations NCO, 205th MI Bn were very influential to the Reeves and Rogotzke success in the competition.
Peterson, the sponsor for Reeves and Rogotzke encouraged them to keep their head in the game and not give up during the competition.
He said “As long as you want it, you can do a lot. They both wanted it.” Peterson also added, “I take it personally, they reflect who I am. I am happy for them.”
Reeves and Rogotzke will move up to the brigade level Best Warrior Competition in hopes of winning and moving on to the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command BWC and possibly to the Department of the Army (DA) Competition.
| Date Taken: | 02.28.2018 |
| Date Posted: | 02.28.2018 20:49 |
| Story ID: | 267648 |
| Location: | FORT SHAFTER, HAWAII, US |
| Hometown: | FLORAL CITY, FLORIDA, US |
| Hometown: | OWATONNA, MINNESOTA, US |
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