"Once a quarter, we come together in the spirit of competition, team building, and we try to focus on those events that are going to physically challenge the Soldiers - something demanding, something that builds teamwork," Kaune said. It's also important for esprit de corps, according to Lt. "That PCC / PCI (pre-combat check / pre-combat inspection) attention to detail - take that with you," he said. It was a great ruck it was a long ruck - very hard."Īnd while the division has troops deployed to Afghanistan and many others are preparing to go, it might seem silly to have these Soldiers competing in such light-hearted events, but there are a number of important tasks to be taken away from this event, according to Drury. Zachery Sanders from the HSC team shared his feelings after completing what was possibly the toughest competition of his life: "I feel pretty good. In a competition that included a 200-pound litter carry, a five-mile ruck march, a four-mile run and a grenade toss, the HSC team seemed to be the most prepared, as a competitor from another team admitted he once "touched a litter in (Combat Life Saver class)." "We're going to do amazing we're going to take it all, we got it," he said just before the first event.īut at the end of the day, the outcome was a familiar one: HSC Highlanders win again. Blaire Allendale, Division Support Company, felt the same way about his company's chances on winning. 1st Class David Cotti, 10th Mountain Division Band. "We're going to win this thing that's what's going to happen, bottom line," said Sgt.
Other teams, however, had confidence to spare. HHBN, 10th Mountain Division (LI) recently conducted its quarterly Gauntlet Challenge, and the three-time defending champs were admittedly "a little nervous," according to HSC 1st Sgt. What do they all have in common? They've all won their respective "championships" at least four times in a row. The Boston Celtics, Montreal Canadians, New York Yankees, and the Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion. Gauntlet Challenge winners from Headquarters and Support Company, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, from left, are 1st Sgt.
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