Slideshow: 2014 DA Best Warrior Competition - Spc. Thomas C. Boyd

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd, left and his sponsor, assigned to U.S. Army Pacific Command, arrive to participate in the Best Warrior Competition, Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 5, 2014. The Soldiers and noncommissioned officers use their physical, leadership and ... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd, assigned to U.S. Army Pacific Command, arrives to participate in the Best Warrior Competition, Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 5, 2014. The Soldiers and noncommissioned officers use their physical, leadership and critical thinking ski... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Pacific Soldier of the Year Spc. Thomas Boyd, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, applies a notional tourniquet during the Mystery Event Level 2. The Level 2 Mystery Event of the 2014 USARPAC Warrior Challenge featured was held at the medi... ... READ MORE

Competitors at the 2014 U.S. Army Pacific Warrior Challenge take part in the Army physical fitness test portion of the competition. Pictured here, U.S. Army Pacific 2014 Soldier of the Year Spc. Thomas Boyd completes the push-up portion of the APFT. ... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd begins the written essay portion of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 6, 2014. The BWC is an annual Army-wide event that tests Soldier's mental, physical and professional ... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd starts the height, weight and tape portion of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 6, 2014. The BWC is an annual Army competition that tests a Soldier's mental, physical and ... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd starts the height, weight and tape portion of the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 6, 2014. The BWC is an annual Army competition that tests a Soldier's mental, physical and ... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, tells an evaluator his steps taken to assess a simulated casualty during the U.S. Army Pacific Warrior Challenge June 11, 2014, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Over the four-day competit... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd, 500th Military Intelligence Brigade, makes his way to a training event location during the U.S. Army Pacific Warrior Challenge June 11, 2014, at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Over the four-day competition, Soldiers are teste... ... READ MORE

Spc. Thomas Boyd, the 2014 U.S. Army Pacific Soldier of the Year, participates in the M16 range portion of the 2014 USARPAC Warrior Challenge competition. The four-day competition, hosted at Schofield Barracks, pushes the Soldiers and noncommissioned... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd receives instruction to get supplies during the 2014 Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition (BWC) at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. The BWC is an annual Army-wide competition that tests a Soldier's mental, physical a... ... READ MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Thomas Boyd, assigned to U.S. Army Pacific, conducts personnel recovery during the 2014 U.S. Army Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. The Best Warrior Competition events are designed to measure not only physical or... ... READ MORE

Spc. Thomas Boyd navigates through the target discrimination event of the Best Warrior Competition at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 7, 2014. Although only two win Best Warrior titles, there are hundreds of warriors throughout this process that are better devel... ... READ MORE

Spc. Thomas Boyd, U.S. Army Pacific Command, ties a rope on a tire during the leaders reaction course at the 2014 Best Warrior Competition, Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 8, 2014. The Best Warrior Competition is the "Super Bowl of Army Competitions" and the par... ... READ MORE