Staff Sgt. Victor Marquez-Rodriguez Sr., from Fort Sill, Okla., conducts a uniform inspection, June 25, 2012, during the annual Drill Sergeant of the Year competition held at Fort Eustis, Va. During the week-long competition hosted by Initial Military...
Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Heilman, from Fort Jackson, S.C., leads Soldiers through a series of drill and ceremony movements, June 25, 2012, during the annual Drill Sergeant of the Year competition held at Fort Eustis, Va. During the week-long competition...
Four Soldiers perform a "Counter Column" drill movement at the direction of Staff Sgt. Cesar Ruiz, from Fort Benning, Ga., June 25, 2012, during the annual Drill Sergeant of the Year competition held at Fort Eustis, Va. During the week-long competition...
Staff Sgt. Jarod Moss, with the 95th Reserve Division, shows Pvt. Willie Sutton how to order arms, June 25, 2012, during the annual Drill Sergeant of the Year competition held at Fort Eustis, Va. During the week-long competition hosted by Initial...
Staff Sgt. Danneit Disla, with the 98th Reserve Division, offers encouragement to a role-playing Soldier he suspects is suicidal, June 25, 2012, during the 2012 Drill Sergeant of the Year competition at Fort Eustis, Va. During the week-long competition...
Sgt. 1st Class Adam McQuiston, from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., directs two Soldiers on the proper way to perform a combatives move, June 25, 2012, during the annual Drill Sergeant of the Year competition hosted by Initial Military Training, U.S. Army...
FORT EUSTIS, Va. (June 25, 2012) -- Six of the U.S. Army's best drill sergeants began vying for the title of 2012 Army Drill Sergeant of the Year, today at Fort Eustis, Va.
Four competitors from the active component and two competitors from the reserve component will endure physical and mental challenges during the four-day competition, which tests their knowledge of Warrior Tasks and Battle Drills and their ability to teach these tasks to new Soldiers.
The competition is hosted by Initial Military Training, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command.
On their first day, the drill sergeants were first assessed on their ability to demonstrate and instruct urban orienteering, such as clinches in combatives and correct actions to take in response to a role-playing Soldier suspected as suicidal. A second round of assessments included tests on drill and ceremony movements and providing care under fire.
The active and reserve Drill Sergeants of the Year will be announced during a ceremony June 29.
