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Texas Military Department Best Warrior Competition 2017

100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

March 4, 2017 | 1:30

The Best Warrior Competition brings together the best junior enlisted and noncommissioned officers from the Texas Air and Army National Guards to compete for the prestigious title.

The BWC is intended to reflect real-life combat situations, stress, endurance and convey how important both intelligence and dedication are to being a National Guardsman. At the end of the grueling three-day competition one junior enlisted and one noncommissioned officer with the highest overall ranking is recognized as the Texas Best Warrior.

During the event, competitors will test their Warrior aptitude by conquering urban warfare simulations, board interviews, physical fitness tests, written exams and other tasks and battle drills relevant to today’s military operational environment.

Traditionally an Army event, the Texas National Guard opened this competition to the Texas Air National Guard in 2013 in order improve camaraderie in a joint environment. Finalists from the Texas Army National Guard, will move on to the National Guard Bureau’s Region V Best Warrior Competition. The competition will also include Chilean and Czech competitors this year as part of TMD’s SPP program.