![]() ![]() People started calling me: `we heard that you wrote this song someone told us you can also sing.' So I ended up doing all these auditions and showcases then Motown asked me to stay with them." I wrote a song for another local artist, back home in Barbados – she's known as the queen of the calypso/soca music world – and the song blew up and got onto the club scene, worldwide. "Friends of mine asked if I could write some songs for them, which is how I first got into it. "I've been writing songs since I was a little girl," said Shontelle. Bruno Mars and No Doubt bassist Tony Kanal, who produced No Gravity on the Universal Motown label, are currently working with Shontelle on her upcoming album, along with R&B artists Jackie Boyz and hip-hop production duo The Runners (who produced Rihanna's "California King Bed"). 13 on Billboard's Hot 100) on her second studio album, No Gravity, in 2010. Shontelle, who was dressed not in camouflage but in a leopard GUESS dress, recorded her platinum single, " Impossible," (which reached no. Can you imagine Rihanna dressed in camouflage fatigues and boots?" but it's voluntary and for both males and females. I've actually made her `drop and give me ten'! Cadets is almost like R.O.T.C. ![]() "It was fun we were both in Cadets Corp together in Barbados. "I was actually Rihanna's drill sergeant," said Shontelle. ELLE spoke with Shontelle Thursday night at a cocktail party in the flagship Soho store of GUESS by Marciano, which benefited the Joffrey Ballet School. They say you always remember your drill sergeant, but seeing the growth in your trainees always sticks with you.If it's difficult to imagine Rihanna taking orders from a drill sergeant, just ask her friend, the R&B singer Shontelle. “I am thankful for my time on the trail and the many memorable trainees that have impacted me. "Drill sergeants affect hundreds, if not thousands, of lives during their time on the trail,” said Burkhalter. ![]() “The 108th Training Command fills critical shortages with reserve component drill sergeants across the initial entry training enterprise to produce Soldiers that are committed to serving our nation."įor Burkhalter, passing the title to the next Drill Sergeant of the Year will be bittersweet. “The consolidation of the active and reserve component drill sergeant courses to one academy in 2011 created standardization for the drill sergeant program,” said Solomon. Army Drill Sergeant Academy and the 2010 Reserve Component Drill Sergeant of the Year, highlighted the impact the reserve component drill sergeants have on the Army. Melissa Solomon, the deputy commandant for the U.S. “Once the competition was over and I was awarded the winner, I was ready and excited to get to work and continue to change lives.” Army Drill Sergeant of the Year competition,” said Burkhalter. “After my year of training and teaching the next generation of drill sergeants, I decided to compete for the U.S. 1st Class Travis Burkhalter, the 2021 Drill Sergeant of the Year, that gave him the opportunity to impact drill sergeants throughout the Army. The competition will crown both an active duty and a Reserve Component Drill Sergeant of the Year, both of whom will work for the Center for Initial Military Training at Fort Eustis, Virginia, the following year. “Drill sergeants are transforming civilians into highly trained, physically fit and disciplined Soldiers and it is important we recognize those select few that stand out from their peers and serve for others to emulate.” John Kline, the Center for Initial Military Training commanding general. ![]() I still remember my drill sergeants from when I went through basic training at Fort Benning 34 years ago,” said Maj. “Drill sergeants are changing lives daily. 11-15 for a chance to earn the title of Drill Sergeant of the Year.ĭating back to 1969, the Army has recognized the top drill sergeant after a grueling week-long competition that stresses competitors mentally and physically while testing not just their tactical and technical skills, but also their ability to coach, teach, and mentor. Army will be competing at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, from Sept. ![]()
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