Sgt. 1st Class Blake Skola, 1st Bn., 354th Inf. Reg., 95th Training Div., drops his pack and prepares to sip some Gatorade following a grueling, 12-mile ruck march during the 108th Training Command's 2016 Drill Sgt. of the Year competition at Fort Jackson, S.C. March 22. Organizers of the event incorporated a route that included long hills and several miles of sand to increase the difficulty of the march.