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AAR — Drill Sergeant of the Year Day 4

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. — The Drill Sergeant of the Year competition is so tight that all six competitors were within about five points of each other as they entered this final day, officials said. This final day of competition started with a running of the forthcoming Army Physical Readiness Test, and the results were rather remarkable as the competitors scored well above the averages that have emerged as the Army collects its initial data. And the drill sergeants did this despite a draining tempo that included more than 40 miles of rucking in the previous three days, and only…

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AAR — Drill Sergeant of the Year Day 3

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. – And so the teachers have become the students. “One and a wake-up,” a gasping Staff Sgt. Samantha Goscinski told her fellow competitors after completing the Confidence Course. The statement is a familiar countdown used by trainees that identifies the training days remaining before they wake up and graduate. Like the trainees they typically lead, the six competitors hit the ground running this morning after only a few hours of sleep. Without any idea of what the day held, they started with a land navigation course that required each individual find seven points covering four miles…

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DSOY Competitors — Staff Sgt. Palmer

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Outside the Wire will feature profiles (in alphabetical order) of the six Drill Sergeant of the Year contenders this week. The competitors, which include four active-duty soldiers and two reservists, will be evaluated as they tackle more than 50 physically and emotionally challenging events. The winners will be announced Friday. Staff Sgt. Andrew Palmer is one of two reservists in this year’s competition. The Milwaukee native joined the Army in 1997. “It’s an honor to be here to represent my division as Drill Segeant of the Year,” he said. “I look forward to the competition because it is sure to…

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DSOY competitors — Staff Sgt. Kohoutek

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Outside the Wire will feature profiles (in alphabetical order) of the six Drill Sergeant of the Year contenders this week. The competitors, which include four active-duty soldiers and two reservists, will be evaluated as they tackle more than 50 physically and emotionally challenging events. The winners will be announced Friday. Staff Sgt. Jasper Kohoutek is one of two reservists competing in this year’s competition. The Post Falls, Idaho, native joined the Army in 2003. “I’m honored to be here,” Kohoutek said. “This is a good opportunity to learn from the wealth of knowledge these senior drill sergeants bring.” The…

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DSOY — Pushed to the limit … and beyond

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By on Army, TRADOC

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Most people would roll over and go back to sleep if they woke up at 0230. But the six soldiers vying to be the Army’s next Drill Sergeant of the Year aren’t “most people.” They rolled out of the rack to tackle a land navigation course. The goal was to find seven points covering four miles in less than three hours. And there was no pot of gold awaiting them at the end of this rainbow. Instead, it was the Confidence Course. The competitors had to successfully negotiate more than 15 obstacles. If they failed…

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AAR — Drill Sergeant of the Year Day Two

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By on Army, TRADOC

FORT JACKSON, S.C. — Day Two was a day of strengths and weaknesses. Most drill sergeants are subject matter experts in one or two areas. That is not to say they are ignorant in the others, but their knowledge in those is more general. Then, when the drill team comes together, they lean on one another to provide trainees the best possible instruction. But there are no teams out here. As such, the chinks in the armor is starting to show. Those who are strong in PT and drilling ceremonies had to show their weaponry mettle — and for those…

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DSOY competitors — Staff Sgt. Heslin

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Outside the Wire will feature profiles (in alphabetical order) of the six Drill Sergeant of the Year contenders this week. The competitors, which include four active-duty soldiers and two reservists, will be evaluated as they tackle more than 50 physically and emotionally challenging events. The winners will be announced Friday.   Staff Sgt. John Heslin is Fort Benning’s Drill Sergeant of the Year. The Baltimore native joined the Army in 2004. “It is an honor to be here representing Fort Benning and meeting the other competitors,” he said. “It’s also a good opportunity to get some good competition between the…

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DSOY competitors — Staff Sgt. Goscinski

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By on Army, TRADOC

Outside the Wire will feature profiles (in alphabetical order) of the six Drill Sergeant of the Year contenders this week. The competitors, which include four active-duty soldiers and two reservists, will be evaluated as they tackle more than 50 physically and emotionally challenging events. The winners will be announced Friday. Staff Sgt. Samantha Goscinski is Fort Jackson’s Drill Sergeant of the Year. The Seattle native enlisted in 2003. “It’s pretty amazing that the Army holds a competition like this each year,” she said. “It builds esprit de corps within drill sergeant community, and drives us to become better.” The military…

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From the DSOY rumor mill

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Outside the Wire is hearing a lot of chatter about TRADOC expanding the 2012 Drill Sergeant of the Year competition to include a representative from each brigade. We’re not sure how that would affect the local DSOY competitions, but it certainly would catapult this close competition to a whole new level. We’ll keep you posted …

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AAR: Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition Day 1

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FORT JACKSON, S.C. – Think your Monday was tough? Try being a competitor in the Drill Sergeant of the Year competition. Six competitors started the day at 0330 by running a couple of miles. Next, they hammered out some combatives, conducted drill with a gaggle of new recruits, were thrown dozens of curve balls such as range malfunctions, rucked 60 pounds of gear across 10 miles of scorching hot pavement … and then broke for lunch. “It took a lot of heart; a lot of mind over matter,” said Staff Sgt. Benjamin Facio, Fort Leonard Wood’s Drill Sergeant of the…

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