The boot camp featured 10 teams, each with members from a mixture of branches, that rotated through five stations. The stations are based off of actual drills run at the NFL Combine and include the wide receiver gauntlet, quarterback arm challenge, 40-yard dash, broad jump and three cone shuttle run. New this year was an element that ramped up the intensity of the afternoon: specialized data recording technologies that helped keep track of leaders throughout.
"It's always good to be competitive," Seaman William Dickey said with a laugh. "It brings the fun out of people and gets people motivated … They said I got some records in some of the events so I'm questioning why I didn't go to the league."
All around the practice bubble, service members were challenging themselves and cheering each other on. Each station came with a unique chance to test skills from reflexes and speed to accuracy and hand-eye coordination.
"My favorite part was running through the drills, all of them, just kind of seeing how everyone operates and using their bodies differently in different roles," said Air Force Staff Sgt. Jasmine Hodges.