Top performers recognized at Pre-WOCS class

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Peter Panos, the command chief warrant officer for the Army National Guard, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 William D. Lyles, the command chief warrant officer for the Virginia Army National Guard, recognize top performers in physical fitness and leadership at Virginia’s Pre-Warrant Officer Candidate School Jan. 31, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The weekend-long Pre-WOCS course hosted by the Fort Pickett-based 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute provides prospective warrant officers the opportunity to experience what they can expect when they attend Warrant Officer Candidate School. The course is a requirement for all Virginia Guard Soldiers who hope to become warrant officers and includes a land navigation course, an Army Physical Fitness Test as well familiarization and training on the standard operating procedures candidates can expect to find in WOCS. Read more about the Virginia National Guard WOCS program at go.usa.gov/cEhyH. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office)

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