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 After years of planning and discussion, the dates have been set and the competition will be fierce! The United States Army Cadet Command has officially made the announcement that the Army Eastern & Western Championships that have been a mainstay of the senior service competition drill for over five years are now being consolidated into a single service championship beginning in the Spring of 2012! The official home for this exciting new competition will be in the shadows of the new Ft. Knox Army JROTC Headquarters in beautiful Louisville, Kentucky. The date and location have been posted to allow schools to begin planning and preparation to attend this new showcase event!
Specific event details are found on this website and in some cases in the hands of each Brigade (regarding how many entry slots have been approved by the USACC for each Brigade). Schools who may be interested in attending this exciting competition should contact their Brigade representatives IMMEDIATELY to learn exact when and how their Brigade will be nonimating schools to attend the upcoming competition.
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The short information on attending is this. Each Army Brigade will be nominating a set number of schools to attend and represent their area. These schools will be funded in some maner by the Brigade (this varies by Brigade - check with yours for specifics). Each Army Brigade will have a slightly different number based on total number of schools, geographic size and overall drill prominance. The exact method of nomination is left completely up to each Brigade to decide which method suits their specific geographic and logistic challenges best. Along with all of these guaranteed slot, SNI has been granted a small number of "Wildcard" slots that can be allowed into the event. This small number of slots may get slightly more if all Brigades do not fill their allotted competition slots with their nominated teams. Therefore, teams who click on the MySchool link above to register may do so as EITHER a "Nominated" school ot a "Wildcard" school. As the final number of wildcard entries are solidifed in mid to late January, USACC will make a determination which and how many wildcard entry schools will be accepted. Bottom line, if you are interested in attending, you should register to attend the Army Nationals.
This new competition format should make for a very diverse group of exceptional talented drill units. But this format also puts more pressure on each school to know exactly what it takes to be a part of the "Army Nationals" from their Brigade as each has different rules, financial arrangements and policies in place. A few will be having qualifying competitions. More have indicated they will simply be selecting the nominees. In eaither case, it could leave very little turn-around time before their team will be attending the Army Drill Championships. With a tight timeframe, top schools need to think seriously of planning far in advance (even BEFORE their actual Brigade qualifying event). Working closely with Brigades and Sports Network International, the top schools across the United States can have an exceptionally satisfying, safe and stress-free competition in the Bluegrass State in late March!
Sports Network remains honored to play a part in this exciting single service championship. In working with the U.S. Army Cadet Command now for over two decades, this new era of drill excellence brings a rush of excitement as new programs from across the country will likely be assisted in some format to help attend the event to give this competition a true National flavor. This "new blood" will make for an exciting mix of annual powerhouse units combined with relatively unheard of newcomers ready to display to the world that they can drill with the big boys. As many details will come forward in the coming months, we at Sports Network International remain honored to play a part in the initial stages of this exciting competition.
All our Best to the Army Drill Universe
From Team Sports Network
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