BUSINESS & AUTHORSHIP

TRAINING LETS SOLDIERS BOUNCE BACK AFTER STRESS

Having resilience simply means adjusting positively or remaining competent in the face of adversity.
Resilience lets us function appropriately when our bodies are exposed to considerable stress. It also enhances our ability to overcome psychological and emotional stress.

POSTS SEND TEAM TO SUPER BOWL OF LOGISTICS

In the Army, where everybody can stand out based on merit, two logistics-minded Soldiers at Fort Jackson have done precisely that.

Sgt. Ebonie Covington of Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 60th Infantry Regiment won first place in the post’s Supply Excellence Award competition, and Staff Sgt. Krystle Johnson of Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Battalion placed a close second.

The road to the Army: from fat to fit

Before he joined the Army, Jimmy Tiberi was the stereotypical happy fat guy. He ate what he wanted, drank what he liked — “whatever I felt like doing.”

Once an active, healthy child who dreamed of becoming a Soldier, Tiberi ballooned to 300 pounds after leaving school — far too overweight to wear the Soldier’s uniform of his dreams.