HELENA, Mont. - Staff Sgt. Jeremy Maglott, a combat medic with the 7236th Medical Support in Fort Bragg, N.C., is competing in the Army Reserve Medical Command’s prestigious Best Warrior Competition in Helena, Mont., Feb. 24–27, 2014.
Maglott, 30, is representing Southeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group from Nashville, Tenn.
“I chose to compete to truly test my knowledge and skill set as well as identify my strength and weakness, to help better prepare myself for future,” said Maglott.
He is one of more 10 soldiers of approximately 9,500-strong ARMEDCOM warriors to be selected to compete for this honor.
Currently, he works as a firefighter and emergency medical technician in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Maglott, a Galion native, is a military police combat veteran and has had multiple overseas deployments. He was decorated with a Combat Action Badge along with several other Army service medal during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
The Best Warrior Competition was developed by retired Sgt. Maj. of the Army Jack Tilley in 2002, testing soldier’s physical endurance, military knowledge and mental perseverance. The competition is an opportunity for warriors to highlight their military skills in a competitive environment.
The grueling four-day event competition taxes each soldier mentally and physically. It includes a timed written exam, physical fitness test, and a number of mentally and physically challenging exercises including day land navigation, urban orienteering courses, road march, weapons qualification on rifles and pistols, hand-to-hand combative tournament, tactical combat causally care, and mystery events
Maglott began the competition at unit level, rising to command level and continuing on to higher command intended to select the noncommissioned officer and junior enlisted Soldier of the Year for ARMEDCOM. The winner advances to train and prepare through U.S. Army Reserve Command, and upon winning will go on to represent the Army Reserve Command to the Army wide Best Warrior Competition to be held later in the year.
The Army Reserve Medical Command has been represented at the top Army event in 2009 by Staff Sgt. Aaron Butler, a medical logistics noncommissioned officer from Three Forks, Mont., at the Department of the Army-level competition.