 Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from the 73rd troop command competed in its best warrior competition at Camp James A. Garfield Joint Military Training Center in Ravenna, Ohio, November 4th and 5th, 2022. The competition promotes esprit de corps and recognizes Ohio National Guard soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values and embody the warrior ethos. The best warrior competition is important because it helps find the best of the best and the reason you want to find the best of the best because it gives you something to strive for. It gives you more motivation to continue on in your physical fitness and your mental journey. The best warrior to me, they look like all-around great soldier. They have to be able to take direction. They have to be able to give direction. They have to be able to physically be able to provide the task at hand as well as mentally have the knowledge to share and to be willing to learn more as well. Readiness is important because our ultimate mission is to defend the country and we have to be ready at all times. If we're doing a deployment and even being in a National Guard we have missions that we do statesides. They're not even just to fight the Army's wars but if there's ever a disaster, we're the first line of the fence. So for morale recognition and readiness, the best warrior contest really shows soldiers that are tactically and technically proficient in their crafts. There's a lot of competitions out here and they're just basically all soldier tasks that makes your unit ready for deployment and any possible state active duties that may come up in the future. There's a very physical competition. They're going to be moving a lot of heavy weight and having to put these rounds down. When their heart rate gets going, your hands start shaking. It shows who is proficient and who's practiced and who's taking things they learned from their NCOs and others around them to be the best shooter, the best warrior under a stress environment.