▁N CO ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁E agle ▁Sc out . ▁ ▁Military ▁career ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁an ▁active ▁duty ▁Army ▁officer ▁currently ▁serving ▁as ▁a ▁Phys ician ▁Ass istant ▁in ▁an ▁Att ack ▁Re con na issance ▁Battalion ▁( A H - 6 4 D / E ) ▁at ▁Fort ▁H ood . ▁As ▁a ▁prior ▁en list ed ▁Sold ier , ▁he ▁rose ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Staff ▁Serge ant ▁before ▁receiving ▁a ▁commission ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁Medical ▁Special ist ▁Corps ▁ ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁ ▁Burn ham ▁was ▁serving ▁as ▁an ▁Ev acu ation ▁Special ist ▁with ▁H HC , ▁ 1 / 5 ▁Infantry ▁Battalion ▁at ▁Fort ▁Lewis , ▁Washington , ▁when ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁comp ete ▁in ▁the ▁pre lim inary ▁compet itions ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁After ▁winning ▁his ▁batt alion ' s ▁honor , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁competition ▁for ▁ 1 st ▁Brigade , ▁ 2 5 th ▁Infantry ▁Division , ▁and ▁later ▁for ▁I ▁Corps ▁and ▁Fort ▁Lewis . ▁He ▁then ▁competed ▁in , ▁and ▁won , ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁Forces ▁Command ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁competition , ▁which ▁afford ed ▁him ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁represent ▁the ▁largest ▁command ▁in ▁the ▁Army ▁at ▁the ▁Sold ier ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁competition . ▁Burn ham ▁won ▁the ▁competition , ▁consisting ▁of ▁several ▁gru eling ▁mental ▁and ▁physical ▁tasks , ▁and