108th TRAINING COMMAND (IET)
MEET THE 108TH BEST WARRIORS By Sgt. Jeffery Harris, 98th Training Division PAO
From left: Command Sgt. Maj. Juddiah Musso; Spc. Brady Benedict; Sgt. Benjamin Parler; Maj. Gen. Andrew Juknelis
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ORT HUNTERLIGGETT, Calif. – Three Soldiers striving to be the best of the best of the best: a garage band drummer, a truck driver and high school principal walk into a room… and it’s not the beginning of a bad joke, but the continuation of the warriors’ journeys. For Spc. Brady Benedict, Staff Sgt. Benjamin Parler and Sgt 1st Class Delbert Rossiter, all of the Army Reserve’s 108th Training Command, this is not their first rodeo. The three Soldiers showcased the best of their abilities in their war fighting skills and Soldier tasks by being standout performers in their quest to the U.S. Army Reserve Command Best Warrior Competition. The event brings together top-tier Soldiers to test their mental and physical fortitude all while performing basic Soldier tasks. Spc. Brady Benedict is a native 6 | THE GRIFFON | SPRING 2022
of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma currently serving as an Army Reserve military police officer with the 95th Training Division of the 108th Training Command. Benedict has surpassed his peers in high level performances, instituting him to be the best Soldier in the command to represent the 108th Training Command at the next level. Establishing himself to be the best of the 95th and the best of the 108th , the best of the best. When Benedict is not sharpening his land navigation skills or shooting targets on the range, he plays the drums for his garage band. Benedict, alongside his college roommates, performs at local bars in Weatherford, Oklahoma where he finds joy in playing the drums. “My performances prepare me for long nights in competitions and make the nights go by easier.” While some Soldiers may struggle conducting a 12-mile ruck march, Benedict is playing drums in his head, jamming out to his own tunes along the way.
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