Charlie Johnson, who has served for 35 years, described the experience as "phenomenal."
"It was awesome that not only did the Vikings participate but I got to bring my son along. It was awesome to challenge ourselves and see what we can do, what we can't do. As the old guy — I'm probably the oldest guy here," Johnson said.
Whitaker jumped in: "But you did it big, baby."
Will Johnson reflected: "Man, I don't like losing, and [my dad] beat me in a bunch of them, but the ones I did [complete] felt nice."
Whitaker added: "You dominated big fella," before crediting the teen for the strategy the team used to work together on "Belly Robber," which required the three to move logs across an elevated platform while on their stomachs. The group had two members face forward while the person in the middle faced backward.
Sing said seeing others realize they can do something they maybe didn't know they could do is rewarding.
"I've been running the course for a little over a year-and-a-half now, and you see that, where kids look at the obstacle and say, 'I don't think I can do that.' And then, you encourage them and their teammates encourage them, and they're able to do that," Sing said. "The same thing applies with adults and former athletes. These obstacles are very challenging. Some work the mind just as much as the muscle. Again, applying encouragement with the staff and cadre being able to complete the obstacles was a lot of fun, especially Ron. Watching his reaction after he completed the confidence climb, he was really emotional and pumped up. That's what I love about this job.
"You see all kinds of emotions up there (atop the Confidence Climb). Some are very confident in their abilities, and it doesn't matter their stature or height, as long as they're confident in their ability, they go right over that top board on that confidence climb," Sing added. "Then, you've got some who have that height and have the build, but they just don't have the mindset and they struggle with it. That's why we're up there to make sure we give them the proper guidance and encouragement and they overcome it. They're just so jazzed and pumped when they actually complete it."
Blanton, 32, was on the Air Force team, and Tuaolo, 53, was on the Navy team, which won the event with 192 total points.
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