Saratoga Soldier Places 3rd in Military Competition

Saratoga native Jordan Lee earned third place in Camp Casey's Thunder Fitness Competition as noted in this information provided to Patch by the Defense Video & Imagery Distribution System.

Soldiers from the 210th Fires Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, competed in the first ever Thunder Fitness Challenge Oct. 30, 2013 on Camp Casey.

Of the 104 soldiers who competed, only 14 soldiers achieved the standard of the challenge.

To qualify for the competition the soldiers must have scored 270 or above on the Army physical fitness test prior to the competition.

During the event the soldiers completed five events that tested them both physically and mentally.

The fitness challenge included the push-up event for two minutes, the sit-up event for two minutes, the pull-up event for 10 repetitions, the dip event for 20 repetitions, and a three-mile run in 22 minutes or less.

Coming in a cool third place in the Thunder Fitness Competition is Sgt. 1st Class Jordan Lee, a native of Saratoga, Calif., a multiple launch rocket system crew member assigned to A Battery, 1st Battalion, 38th Field Artillery Regiment, 210th Fires Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.