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Fort Carson, Colo.-- As the sun rose over the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs, Colo. Soldiers from the 4th Infantry Division gathered at a trailhead to kick off a team-building photo-scavenger hunt beginning the 4th Inf. Div. Athena Women’s Forum.
Soldiers from across Fort Carson participated in a 4th Inf. Div. Athena Women's Forum Apr. 4, 2024 at Fort Carson, Colo. The event began with a team building scavenger hunt followed by small group discussions and a question and answer panel session at McMahon Theater on Fort Carson.
The morning began at the Garden of the Gods in which teams headed down trails where they were asked to take a group photo at specific points working together. The 4th Inf. Div. Athena Women’s Forum goal is to empower, educate, and mentor Ivy Soldiers by building a network of women and men who are inspired to help female leaders successfully advance the Army and 4th Inf. Div. community through strong and cohesive relationships.
“This event offers an opportunity for Soldiers of all ranks and jobs to hear and learn from some of the Army’s leaders in their respective fields,” said 4th Inf. Div. Command Sgt. Maj. Alex Kupratty. “This forum is also an opportunity to learn from the Ivy Division Soldiers sitting to your left and to your right. If you're looking for a mentor, you'll find one in this room.”
Leaders from all over Fort Carson came together at McMahon Theater to share and discuss the best practices for achieving high fitness and tactical objectives while still successfully managing career and family goals for single and dual military parents.
“It was nice to connect with other female Soldiers from across Fort Carson and also across the Army,” said Sgt. Caitlyn Otero, an all source intelligence analyst with Delta Company, 299 Brigade Engineer Battalion, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division. “I connected with one of the panelists, Master Sgt. Jennifer Palacios. We have a lot of similarities in our Army careers, and I got to bounce ideas off her and get information on how to further my military career.”
With the successful conclusion of the forum, Soldiers not only engaged in team-building activities and participated in small group discussions, but they also had the invaluable opportunity to receive direct feedback from senior leaders. This feedback centered around strategies for maintaining a healthy work-life balance and achieving both career and family life goals. One 4th Inf. Div. senior leader offered words of wisdom to the group.
“I want to give back whatever is asked from me from my experiences, and to make an impact on young females and young males all together, somebody can take something from what we've done and apply it to their lives,” says Command Sgt. Maj. Jillian Steele, command sergeant major of the Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. “I think what the Army is trying to do is promote growth in people so they can move on to be the specialist, the sergeant, the leader that you want to be.”
| Date Taken: | 04.04.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 04.05.2024 17:55 |
| Story ID: | 467948 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, CO, US |
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