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placed fi rst in three open-division events at the 2015 World and Inter- national Championship, where she set four women’s world records.


Exceptional athletes As a member of the Conseil Interna- tional du Sport Militaire (CISM), or International Military Sports Coun- cil, Marine Corps Lt. Col. Jennifer Farina provides oversight as part of a technical committee for interna- tional men’s and women’s military soccer competitions. CISM organizes regional, continental, and world championships for all-military teams and is the second-largest multisport discipline organization after the International Olympic Committee. Farina brings a history of participa- tion to the position, as she competed for years on the all-Marine team after her days as a semipro soccer player. “I joined the service because of a lot of the things I found in my sport,” she says. “[The Marine Corps] had a lot of the same high degree of struc- ture, camaraderie, and teamwork. ... And the whole theme of CISM is ‘friendship through sport,’ and we’re in such an interagency environment right now, what better way to prepare young athletes for their [coalition- based] operational environment?”


A win three ways Programs like the Marine Corps wrestling team or the WCAP typical- ly only accept athletes who embody the values of a great servicemember. Nunn was a world contender when he was selected for the WCAP, and through his years as an Army athlete, he’s given back as much as he’s re- ceived. Since enlisting in the infantry, he has transitioned into the dental hygienist MOS and hopes to join the Army’s physician assistant program. In Nunn, the Army has received


a career’s worth of service out of an exceptional individual, solely because of the WCAP. In return, he


IMAGES: RIGHT, PHIL HOFFMAN; ABOVE: MARY NEWMAN


Military Athlete Statistics 2012 and 2014 Olympics


Army Sgt. Vincent Hancock won gold for skeet in London, and Army Capt. Chris Fogt won bronze for four-man bobsled in Sochi, Russia.


WINTER GAMES


SUMMER GAMES


4% 96% FENCING


% of men versus women competing


Combined number of male, female, and individual sports offered by the Armed Forces Sports program*


25


22 USA


USMC 1 USAF 1 Athletes by service


TRACK AND FIELD WRESTLING


BOXING PENTATHLON


BOBSLED LUGE


Athletes competed in the following events:


SHOOTING


Selection of the U.S delegation for national and international events occurs at the annual Armed Forces Championship or through a qualification process such as a trial camp.*


24Athletes competed with 4 coaches and staff SOURCE: CONSEIL INTERNATIONAL DU SPORT MILITAIRE, EXCEPT *ARMED FORCES SPORTS PROGRAM


has been able to train and excel in his sport. That’s also true for every other military athlete who repre- sents his or her service. Each has extended his or her training in a way that benefi ts everyone involved — the services, the nation, and the ser- vicemember themselves. MO


— Marc Acton is a chief warrant offi cer two in the Tennessee Army National Guard and a full-time writer. This is his fi rst feature article for Military Offi cer.


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