Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, fires an M240 machine gun during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Sgt. Ryan Rudolph, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year runner-up, fires an M249 machine gun during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Sgt. Ryan Rudolph, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year runner-up, fires an M249 machine gun during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up fire M240 and M249 machine guns during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, fires an M240 machine gun during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Nicholas Kyne, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, fires an M249 machine gun during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 8, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Master Sgt. Derek Fontaine (left), U.S. Army Reserve Command, inspects Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon's, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, uniform during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 7, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Sgt. Ryan Rudolph, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year runner-up, adjusts his uniform during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 7, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, has his uniform inspected during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 7, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Master Sgt. Derek Fontaine (right), U.S. Army Reserve Command, inspects Spc. Nicholas Kyne's, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, uniform during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 7, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Nicholas Kyne, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, performs a hand release push-up while taking the Army combat fitness test during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Alec Waterman, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year runner-up, performs a hand release push-up while taking the Army combat fitness test during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Sgt. Ryan Rudolph, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year runner-up, throws a 10 pound medicine ball while taking the Army combat fitness test during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Alec Waterman, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year runner-up, performs a dead lift while taking the Army combat fitness test during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Alec Waterman, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year runner-up, signs his Army combat fitness test scorecard as part of a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Waterman achieved the maximum score of 600 for the ACFT. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Nicholas Kyne, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, runs during an Army combat fitness test as part of a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, runs during an Army combat fitness test as part of a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Spc. Nicholas Kyne, 2021 Army Reserve Soldier of the Year, completes a leg tuck while taking the Army combat fitness test during a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.

Staff Sgt. Jonathan Chacon, 2021 Army Reserve NCO of the Year, pulls weights during an Army combat fitness test as part of a training event at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin, September 9, 2021. Army Reserve Best Warrior winners and runners-up are training at Fort McCoy to participate in the Department of Army Best Warrior competition in October.