 It's R-A-S-H-N-I-Q-U-E, my last name is Edmund, E-D-M-O-N-D, and I am a staff sergeant, I'm a radio retrans supervisor. I'm feeling motivated. I'm pumped. I'm glad to lead from the front. I have a lot of motivated signal soldiers at Whitney too, and we're just ready to lead and show what signal's all about. It's really important. It's imperative that leaders show that motivation, especially for their soldiers. I was asked during the board, how do you get that motivation for your troops? And it's by leading from the front, and I think by doing so my soldiers felt that and they were able to finish strong. The Weaver, for sure. The Weaver was definitely a challenging one. I haven't done it for so long. I went to aerosol school when I was a young troop, but my soldier, Specialist Martinez, was able to finish it. He did a great job. I'm super proud for them. This is the first time that they were able to do a competition at this level, and I've done so many throughout my career, and it's great that they're able to get this spotlight. Honestly, this is what soldiering's all about, and for them to have this opportunity to do this is great, and it shows them what it takes to put the work in and how that result of finishing. Even if you don't win, how finishing can also be like that strong driving force. Well, I'm big on the law of addition from 21 Irrefutable Laws, so I was able to add value to my troops, and they're able to carry that on to their troops. So by them doing this, I know that their soldiers are going to be able to do the same. So as a leader, it's great to see that. Holtown is New Jersey, number two New Jersey, born and raised. We're the backbone of the Army, so by being that leader as you see me, motivating them, cheering them on, I'm that backbone. Even if they fall down, I'm there to support them, bringing them back up. So to be part of that, to be part of that core, it means a lot to me. First name is Justin Camp. It's J-U-S-T-I-N-C-A-M-P, Staff Sergeant Camp, and then 16 BB. All right, so N-C-O-I-C for the obstacle course. Yes, today the soldiers are going through the obstacle course for the best squad competition. All right, they compete as a team. They need to be mentally tough. Like, it's not as simple as, hey, I'm just going to hop this fence. They need to be smart. You've got to work together as a team. There's a lot of team bonding here, so they've got to be physically and mentally tough. The weaver and then the ladder with the chains, because the weaver slows everybody down. Like, no matter how good you are, it takes all four minutes to complete. Like, so I'm really fast. And then the last one is this chain one over here to my right. It's pretty difficult. People start climbing over top and they get to the top and they start getting hesitant because it's pretty high. And then they come back down and they're fine. It's good because it shows character for your soldiers, right? You help build those fears because there are times you'll be scared. Like, at the top, you get a little nervous sometimes. So they're working through their fears and it's good. It's a good thing in the hole. It's very humbling. You get to be out here to help these guys out and do something for them because they're showing for the post what the post has to offer. So it's very humbling. All right. So as NCO is giving purpose, motivation and direction is very important because a lot of these guys get scared or hung up. They need someone to be there for them pushing them through. So I mean, it is important. As the NCO I see for the overall range, I find it very humbling again to be here helping out and supporting you guys. My name is Jason Martinez, J-A-S-O-N-M-A-R-T-I-N-N-Z. I am a Signal Support Systems Specialist of 25 Uniform. We competed and we worked as a team to make sure we went through the obstacle course as fast and as proficient as possible. The most difficult part of going through this obstacle is just remaining calm, keeping your composure and making sure every step of the way you do everything correctly has a team and make sure you can finish. I joined this competition to represent DSSB and show that we also have fire in our troops and compete and come out here and show what we're made of. Oh, well, Sgt. Ann Mintz has tons of experience as a leader. She's a great mentor. Her leadership skills, there's no question in them. She has proven itself time and time again. If you see us during the obstacle course, all those that are supported soldiers and just put fire in us to make sure no matter what we do, we do it correctly, make sure we finish strong, and she's a great leader all over all. I just have to show the standard. So, me as someone who's going to be a future NCO, I've got to make sure that when it's time to work and when it's time to play, it's time to play and make sure that there's an equal balance.