CORTLANDT MANOR — 9 New York Nationwide Guard Troopers from throughout the state are competing for the title of “Finest Warrior” throughout an annual competitors on the Camp Smith Coaching Web site in Cortlandt Manor (in Westchester County) this week.
The troopers characterize the New York Nationwide Guard’s main instructions and compete in two classes:
Troopers within the rank of specialist or non-public compete towards one another;
Sergeants, employees sergeants and sergeants top notch compete to see who’s the highest noncommissioned officer.
The competitors, which started Sunday, exams the troopers’ bodily health, marksmanship, navy data and navy expertise and runs by way of Saturday.
The troopers who make it to the state competitors have already received comparable occasions on the battalion after which brigade ranges of competitors. The winner of the New York competitors will compete towards Finest Warrior winners from throughout the northeast. The winner of that competitors goes to a nationwide occasion. For the final 4 years, New York Nationwide Guard troopers have received the regional Finest Warrior occasion and competed on the nationwide degree.
“Units from throughout the New York Army Nationwide Guard choose their greatest, most motivated troopers to take part in our Finest Warrior Competitors,” mentioned New York Army Nationwide Guard Command Sgt. Main David Piwowarski. “We’re going to gauge that motivation throughout a spectrum of evaluations, from tactical data, expertise, bodily health, marksmanship and mastery of soldier expertise. These troopers characterize among the greatest New York has in uniform.”
The opponents will try to get their greatest rating within the Army Fight Health take a look at which evaluates a soldier’s potential to carry out bodily in fight.
Troopers are additionally examined on their data within the areas of navy justice, present occasions and Army historical past, safety and intelligence operations, navy courtesy, management, counseling and the way to take care of chemical and organic weapons. Members are quizzed on navy data by a board of senior sergeants who consider them on their potential to deal with stress and navy look.
They’re graded of their potential to deal with hands-on navy duties — akin to emplacing a mine, performing first help, and throwing a grenade — in addition to their marksmanship potential with the M-4 rifle. The contestants should qualify with their assigned weapon and likewise rating properly throughout the “Stress Shoot” occasion that entails firing a number of completely different weapons.
The contributors additionally negotiate a land navigation course, each at evening and throughout the day.
The Troopers additionally get the possibility to earn the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, which entails just a few extra exams like pistol capturing and swimming in full uniform. Within the last occasion, troopers will compete in a 12-kilometer highway march carrying a 35-pound pack and their weapons.
