Sgt. 1st Class Michael Johnston, 2009 active component Drill Sergeant of the Year, instructs Sgt. 1st Class Lesley Moore, a competitor from Fort Gordon, and Sgt. 1st Class Alexia Moore, a competitor from Fort Bragg, N.C., during the 2010 AIT Platoon ...

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Johnston, 2009 active component Drill Sergeant of the Year, instructs Sgt. 1st Class Christian Gordon, a competitor from Fort Sill, Okla., and Staff Sgt. Vernon Maybin, a competitor from Fort Lee, Va., during the 2010 AIT Plato...

Sgt. 1st Class Jose Garcia, a competitor from C Company, 369th Adjutant Generals Battalion, assembles a Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio Systems during the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition on Fort Monroe, Va., August 25. The ...

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Houston, a competitor from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., listens to instruction before performing first aid to a casualty during the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition on Fort Monroe, Va., August 25. The competitors were...

Staff Sgt. Amanda Kokkonen, a competitor from A Company, 344th Military Intelligence Battalion, Goodfellow Air Force Base, San Angelo, Texas, is tested on welcoming a new platoon to her school detachment during the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Ye...

Sgt. 1st Class Vericel Grubb, a competitor from B Company, 264th Medical Battalion, inspects soldiers\' uniforms during the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition on Fort Monroe, Va., August 25. The competitors were tested on soldier-level...

Sgt. 1st Class Jason Lamb, a competitor from Fort Eustis, Va., is interviewed during the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition on Fort Monroe, Va., August 25. The competitors were tested on soldier-level training and MOS introduction. (U....

Sgt. 1st Class Jose Garcia from Fort Jackson, S.C. teaches a young Soldier the four fundamentals and range basics of preliminary marksmanship instruction during the 2010 Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition today at F...

Sgt. 1st Class Michael Houston from Fort Rucker, Ala. counseled a suicidal Soldier during a task at the 2010 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition here today at Fort Monroe, Va. AIT Platoon Sergeants teach Soldiers their Army jobs and help th...

Staff Sgt. Vernon Maybin from Fort Lee, Va. and Sgt. 1st Class Jason Lamb from Fort Eustis, Va. complete a written examination, the final task of the first day of the 2010 Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition today at...