 This competition we changed it from last year because last year was more about the individual the soldier in NCO the year This year in line with the SART major of the Army's Initiative, which is really our initiative is not commissioned officers now is that this is my squad And so the shift in from going from just the individual to the overall team Concept is in a line with with where we're going with the United States Army Well, we just finished a 12 mile ruck and I tell you this much without teamwork There is no way that Could have completed it as easy as we did so I think that the Army thrives on teamwork. That's why we're here that's what we do and It'll continue to be that way. I think my fellow competitors are pretty tough I've definitely seen from the ACFT and from this ruck that they are definitely physically tough And then I can't wait to see how mentally tough they are so the most rewarding thing for me I think is seeing competitors from the different brigades come together at the beginning not knowing each other And then by the end of the competition They formed a bond and came together as a squad to complete the task set forth with them I think that this competition embodies what the sergeant man of the army was looking for with the TIMS initiative This is my squad. It also incorporates the Golden Triangle which focuses on communication and team Coordination and I think by the end of this competition Soldiers realize that they were capable of more than what they thought they were and Going forward in the future they can take this back to their units and Create their own team building exercises based on what they learned throughout the competition