Meet this year’s Best Warriors.

“I’ve gone through a bunch of challenges in my military and personal career, and I feel like I’m ready for another one.”

“I think I am a well rounded service member who takes the time to learn and maintain these skills.”

“The three years that I have been in the National Guard I’ve had a lot of good mentors who have taught me well, and I think that their training will help me do well in this competition.”

“I will try and do my best and see how it goes against the other country’s soldiers.”

“I will try to give everything for the best results.”

“What makes me suited for this competition is my personal, educational, and military background. I feel like I’m pretty well versed in the subject matter that they are going to be testing us on, and I feel like I’m up for a challenge.”

“We’ve all studied and prepared in our own ways, and I think it’s going to be a good competition.”

“My willingness to put forth all the time required to train both physically and mentally for an Army-centric event. Most of it, events, regulation, doctrine, I’ve never seen before in my life, but I’ve taken the time to do it, and do it willingly.”

“I love the Army, love what I do. I love doing it and sharing it with others, I want to take it the next level.”

“I’ll try to be the best.”

“It’s [BWC] one of those career changing events that I want to apply myself to. I want to be a good example for my soldiers, and if an opportunity like this comes along, you can’t say no.”

“They’re here for a certain reason. They look pretty tough, but I don’t cower to easy.”

“I am in great physical shape, so I think I can do any of the physical tasks, and I’m well rounded in every other aspect.”

“We had trials that proved that we are the best, and so we came to do our best and represent Bosnia and Herzegovina in the best way.”

“I think I’ll do pretty good. It’s a stiff competition. I think that a lot of it is going to be preparation, but also luck.”

“I’ve always been competitive in different competitions in the Estonian Defense Forces. I always like the APFT and all the military tasks. So I think that this is a good chance to try out my skills.”

“I’m always constantly striving to do the best for the organization, and represent the warrant officer cohort and try to do the best in this competition the best that I possibly can.”

“As an enlisted soldier, I did a lot of training in the warrior tasks and battle drills, which we are covering here. I think that generally all leaders, especially small unit leaders owe it to their soldiers to maintain proficiency in these tasks to set an example and to compete in these types of events.”