Article: Oldest NCO Academy in the Army molds tomorrow's leaders.

M2 PRESSWIRE-12 June 2009-US Army: Oldest NCO Academy in the Army molds tomorrow's leaders(C)1994-2009 M2 COMMUNICATIONS

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GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- As the sun came up over the hills, Soldiers attending the Warrior Leaders Course at the 7th U.S. Army's Noncommissioned Officers Academy in Grafenwoehr, Germany, mentally prepared themselves for the first event on their trek to becoming U.S. Army NCOs: the Army Physical Fitness Test.

The APFT is one of the major tenants of the WLC, a 30-day course designed to prepare Soldiers to become the future leaders of the Army.

"The PT test is just the start," said Sgt. Maj. Antonio Reyes, ...

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