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Reserved for a challenge
November 7, 2015 — One … Two … Two …“Do them correctly and they will start counting! All the way up, all the way down!” barked Sgt. 1st Class Russ Hansen, Echo Company, 485th Infantry Regiment, 98th Training Division... MORE

A participant pushes a sled while racing through the Army Reserve Fitness Challenge during day one of the 2015 Tough Mudder at Palm Bay Fla., Nov. 8. A team of drill sergeants was present motivating and critiquing the participants as they took on the challenge. The drill sergeants guaranteed that competitors got a feel of how it’s like working under stress and urgency by yelling commands and creating a stressful environment while ensuring the competitors navigated the course using proper Army technique. The timed challenge was comprised of five Army themed exercises in which volunteers competed for prizes and spots on the daily leaderboard.

108th hosts pilot workshop for Project Arrive Ready
November 5, 2015 — In recent comments at the annual meeting of the Association of the United States Army, Gen. Mark Milley, Chief of Staff of the Army, took the time to reinforce his top three priorities for the Army. "Readiness is my number one priority," Milley said. "And as long as I'm Chief of Staff of the Army there's not going to be another one." That said, it appears the Army Reserve took that priority to heart... MORE

Master Sgt. Sandra Cook, U.S. Army Reserve Command House Services Branch noncommissioned officer in charge, speaks to a group of Soldiers from the 108th Training Command (IET) who will serve as medical readiness coordinators for their units about line of duty reports during a two-day pilot workshop known as Project Arrive Ready in Charlotte, N.C., Nov. 3, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

108th Training Command drill sergeants mold future leaders at Clemson University
October 27, 2015 — Twenty drill sergeants, prospective drill sergeants, and officers from the Army Reserve’s 108th Training Command (IET) traveled to Clemson University and spent a perfect Autumn day teaching future Army leaders some of the essential skills they will need as Soldiers... MORE

Army Reserve drill sergeant, Sgt. Larry Davis, of Greer, S.C., of 1st Bn., 518th Inf. Reg., 2nd Bde., 98th Training Div. (IET), teaches a group of Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets how to pull apart a Browning M2 .50-caliber machine gun as part of a leadership training exercise in the Clemson Forest, Oct. 24, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

Defying the odds, Sele promoted to brigadier general
October 27, 2015 — With close to 198,000 Soldiers in the Army Reserve today, your chances of ever being promoted into one of the Army Reserves’ 115 general officer authorizations is less than a percent of a percent. But when you’re Richard Sele, those are good odds to have!... MORE

Brig. Gen. Richard Sele, 108th Training Command (IET) deputy commanding general, gives his grandaughter a kiss while presenting a bouquet of yellow roses to his daughter for her contributions, and patience, to the Army as a family member. Sele was promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen. during a ceremony hosted by Maj. Gen. Daniel Ammerman, United States Army Civil Affairs and Pychological Operations Command commanding general, at the Airborne and Special Operations Museum in Fayetteville, N.C., Oct. 25, 2015. Sele, a longtime civil affairs Soldier, takes over for Brig. Gen. A. Ray Royalty as the deputy commanding general of the 108th, headquartered in Charlotte, N.C. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

Fore!
September 30, 2015 — On Sept. 28, 2015, Soldiers and family members of the 108th Training Command’s Griffon Association took to the rain soaked course at Pine Island to engage in a friendly competition while raising money for charity at the same time... MORE

Barry Moore, 108th Training Command (IET) supervisory logistics management specialist, misses the ball completely, while participating in the 5th annual Griffon Association golf tournament at the Pine Island Country Club, in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 28, 2015. More than 50 Soldiers, veterans and family members participated in the event to raise money for educational scholarships and charity. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

98th Div. drill sergeants teach D&C to future Army leaders at Clemson University
September 24, 2015 — More than 100 Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets at the very beginning of their Army careers got a close-up and personal look at authentic military bearing with a visit from a group of seasoned drill sergeants from the U.S. Army Reserve’s 98th Division (Initial Entry Training) Sept. 3... MORE

Army Reserve drill sergeant, Staff Sgt. Blake Howell of Belton, S.C., inspects the arm and hand positions of Clemson University Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets while teaching them the proper way to salute during a drill and ceremony lab conducted by drill sergeants from the division on Clemson’s Bowman Field, Sept. 3, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ken Scar)

Remain calm, all is well
September 24, 2015 — “It’s just like Kevin Bacon said in 'Animal House,' 'remain calm, all is well,'” said Col. Robert Ashby, deputy chief of Staff, G5, 108th Training Command (IET). “There’s no reason for units to have a mass exodus. We are doing everything we can, especially for instructors and drill sergeants, to ensure those Soldiers have a position.” That’s the message 108th leadership wants to convey as the command barrels forward toward Headquarters Standardization and Reformation... MORE

With Headquarters Standardization only months away and Reformation to begin by Oct. 1, 2016, leadership in the 108th Training Command (IET) are urging patience. The command staff is working toward a solution to reduce their ranks by the mandated 10 percent while still remaining fully mission capable to meet all of TRADOC mission requirements, at a minimal displacement to Soldiers.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

Let’s go racin’ boys
September 24, 2015 — DARLINGTON, S.C. - ‘It’ has transformed over the years from just a sport to a way of life. ‘It’ has but two simple rules: drive fast, turn left. ‘It’ has its own language: echoed by thousands in just three heart-pumping words: boogity, boogity, boogity! And fans across America argue ‘it’ is the real Great American pastime... MORE

Sgt. 1st Class Erica Adderley safely shuttles a cart with disabled persons from the ADA lot to their trackside seats before the start of the Bojangles' Southern 500 at Darlington, S.C., Sept. 6, 2015. Thirty Army Reserve Soldiers and their family members from the 108th Training Command (IET) and 415th Chemical Brigade gave up their Labor Day weekend to lend a helping hand to those in need for the race weekend. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

Army Reserve names top drill sergeant
September 24, 2015 — In 1972, the Army Reserve selected its first Drill Sergeant of the Year. On Sept. 10, 2015, it chose its 44th... MORE

Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year contestant, Staff Sgt. Mark Mercer, 95th Training Division (IET), teaches a Basic Combat Training Soldier inspection arms by the numbers during the third day of the four-day TRADOC Drill Sergeant of the Year competition held at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 7-10, 2015. Mercer is in a head-to-head competition with Staff Sgt. Russell Vidler, 98th Training Division (IET), for the title of Army Reserve's top drill sergeant. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

Army icon turns 51
September 24, 2015 — FORT JACKSON, S.C. - From time to time, when you reflect upon your military service there are many people, places and events you may have forgotten. But the one person you will never forget is your drill sergeant. ... MORE

Drill sergeants, both past and present, traveled across the country for the 51st anniversary celebration of the U.S. Army Drill Sergeant program held at Fort Jackson, S.C., Sept. 11, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton)

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