Retired U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Calvin “Rooster” Coler saw plenty of death and destruction during his three Middle East combat tours, but the worst day of his 30-year career
4 The Colorado Army National Guard hosted the 2021 Region VII Best Warrior Competition at the 168th Regional Training Institute, Fort Carson, Colorado, May 17-20, 2021. This regional event included the best NCO and Soldier from Arizona, California, Colorado, Guam, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico and Utah.
The BWC is a time for Soldiers and Noncommissioned officers to show they are the best of the best both physically and mentally.
“To prepare for this competition you need to make yourself a well-rounded soldier because this gives you a better chance at representing yourself, it’s a compilation of a whole bunch of areas,” said U.S. Army Spc. Adam Barlow, Fire Control Specialist, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 65th Field Artillery Brigade, Utah National Guard.
18 COLUMBIA, S.C. The South Carolina National Guard prepares its Basic Leader Course (BLC) at the 218th Regional Training Institute (RTI) at McCrady Training Center in Eastover, South Carolina, to transition from virtual classes back to residential courses in the upcoming fiscal year.
“We are planning for a phased approach to returning [back] to resident because it has been a year since we conducted a resident class,” states U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Gabriel Brown, 218th RTI, 3rd Battalion Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Academy commandant.
In June 2020, the 218th RTI developed a virtual instructional platform to safely continue the mission of training Soldiers to become NCOs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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