2012 Platoon Sergeant of the Year Competition Galleries

Meet the 2012 PSOY Competitors : The Army’s top nine advanced individual training (AIT) platoon sergeants will contend for the title of 2012 AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year during a competition at Fort Eustis, Va. Sept. 24 to 28.

Meet the 2012 PSOY Competitors

The Army’s top nine advanced individual training (AIT) platoon sergean ...

Updated: Sep 19, 2012 11:35am PST

AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year ceremony : Sgt. 1st Class Delroy Barnett has claimed the title of 2012 Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year. He represents the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, Fort Sam Houston, Texas. Barnett was announced during a ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Sept. 28, 2012, hosted by Initial Military Training Command Sgt. Maj. John R. Calpena and reviewed by Maj. Gen. Bradley W. May, deputy commanding general for IMT. Barnett was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal, and will serve a one-year tour as an advisor to the IMT. In this role, he will provide ground-level experience and insight into the Army's initial entry training. Barnett will receive the Sgt. 1st Class Finnis D. McLeery Award, which will be presented in a special ceremony in Washington at a later date.

AIT Platoon Sergeant of the Year ceremony

Sgt. 1st Class Delroy Barnett has claimed the title of 2012 Advanced I ...

Updated: Sep 28, 2012 10:19am PST

Competition Photos : Soldiers seeking the title of 2012 Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeant of the Year encountered an unanticipated turn of events at the competition taking place at Fort Eustis, Va. Competitors are purposely unaware of the order of events, but past competitions can sometimes hint a certain order. Not the case this year. The competition began with a command sergeants major board. Usually, this event takes place toward the end of the competition. The winner, who will be announced during a ceremony Sept. 28, 2012, will serve a one-year tour at the Initial Military Training Center of Excellence, Fort Eustis, Va. as an enlisted advisor. In this role, he or she will provide ground-level experience and insight into the Army's initial entry training. AIT platoon sergeants are top-performing professional noncommissioned officers, or NCOs, from virtually all branches of the Army who play a critical role in the success of AIT training. After basic combat training, new Soldiers attend AIT, where they become experts in their specific military occupational specialties, known as MOSs. The AIT platoon sergeants mentor the new Soldiers, working with them after classes and on weekends to teach and reinforce technical lessons and WTBD.

Competition Photos

Soldiers seeking the title of 2012 Advanced Individual Training Platoo ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2012 7:29pm PST