THE WARRIOR MENTALITY: For four intense days, 15 Idaho Army National Guard Soldiers competed for the title of Best Warrior by participating in multiple challenging tests with little sleep, very high stress, and high physical and mental demands. Events included weapons familiarization testing and weapon qualifications; a complex event designed to see how well Soldiers can adapt and overcome challenges and think on their feet while under both mental and physical stress; uniform checks and testing; Tactical Combat Casualty Care; an 11-mile ruck with 40 lbs. of weight carried in a pack; a four-hour daytime land navigation test and a three-hour night land navigation test; an endurance event testing body strength followed by a timed three-mile run; and a cumulating event that challenged candidates both physically and mentally while evaluating their ability to shoot, move, communicate and survive. The Idaho National Guard hosted its Best Warrior Competition on Sept. 14-17 at Gowen Field an...