Story by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
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[caption id="attachment_11233" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Kentucky Army National Guardsmen, Master Sgt. Bobby Boyles, Staff Sgt. Joshua Page, and Pvt. 1st Class Duncan Wooster, show off their 2012 Kentucky National Guard Outstanding Soldier and Noncommissioned Officers of the Year Competition awards. (photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)"]
GREENVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard sent its finest noncommissioned officers and enlisted Soldiers to the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Site Nov. 18-20 for the annual Soldier of the Year Competition.
The best Soldiers and NCOs representing each of the Kentucky National Guard major commands competed for the coveted title.
“I want you all to leave it all on the field,” Command Sgt. Major David Munden, the Kentucky National Guard’s Senior Enlisted Advisor told participants Friday before the competition started.
“I don’t want you walking away from this competition thinking, ‘I could have done more.’ Now is your time to shine.”
After a variety of tasks including land navigation test, validation of five other Army Warrior Tasks, the Army Physical Fitness Test, a written essay and individual board appearances, three Guardsmen were left standing.
[caption id="attachment_11234" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Pvt. 1st Class Duncan Wooster, 1163rd Area Medical Support Company, throws a grenade simluator on the Individual Movement Techniques and Grenade Range during the 2012 Kentucky Army National Guard's Outstanding Soldier of the Year competition held at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center in Greenville, Ky., Nov. 19. (photo by Staff Sgt. Aaron Hiler, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)"]
“I can’t remember a time when we’ve had so many great Soldiers competing here,” said State Command Sgt. Maj. Greg Armstrong. “It speaks very highly of each competitor.”
The winners of the 2012 Outstanding Soldier and NCO of the Year competition are:
Outstanding Senior NCO of the Year: Master Sgt. Bobby Boyles, Headquarters and Headquarters Battery, 1
st Battalion, 623
rd Field Artillery
Outstanding NCO of the Year: Staff Sgt. Joshua Page, Alpha Battery, 1
st Battalion, 623
rd Field Artillery
Outstanding Soldier of the Year: Pfc. Duncan Wooster, 1163
rd Area Medical Support Company