U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program

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U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program
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World Class Athlete Program
Active 1997 – present
Country  United States of America
Allegiance United States
Branch United States Army
Part of Department of Defense

Department of the Army
Installation Management Command

Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command
Nickname(s) WCAP

The U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program (WCAP) is a military unit whose primary mission is to support nationally and internationally ranked soldiers in participating on the U.S. Olympic team. The program is headquartered at Fort Carson, Colorado.[1]

Objectives

According to the U.S. Army, WCAP provides active duty, national guard and reserve soldiers the opportunity to train and compete at national and international sports competitions with the ultimate goal of selection to the United States Olympic Team and Paralympic Games, while maintaining a professional military career and promoting the U.S. Army.[1]

Selection

Any soldier-athlete (Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve) may apply for selection provided:

  • Soldier is in good military standing
  • The sport the soldier is applying for is an Olympic Sport
  • Soldier has completed Advanced Individual Training (enlisted) or Officer Basic Course (officer)
  • Soldier meets sport specific entry standards, which normally consists of attaining a high national ranking or being selected to a US National Team for international competition[2][3]
  • WCAP is not a developmental program; it targets athletes who have achieved world class status in their sport.

  • Army National Guard Outstanding Athlete Program, 2010 Winter Olympics.

  • U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, 2004 Summer Olympics.

  • U.S. Army's World Class Athlete Program, 2004 Summer Olympics.

  • 2009 U.S. National Boxing Championships.

  • Army World Class Athlete Program, 2010 World Team Trials for USA Wrestling.

  • Army World Class Athlete Program Olympic biathlete Jeremy Teela practicing.

  • U.S. Biathlon World Team Trials in Coleraine, Minnesota.

  • WCAP athletes sign autographs for fans, 2009 AUSA Conference.

WCAP Olympians

2012

The Program sent 7 athletes and 4 coaches to the 2012 Summer Games in London.[4]

2010

Maj. Michael Anti (left), a marksman with the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program assigned to the U.S. Army Marskmanship Unit at Fort Benning, Ga., flashes his silver medal alongside gold medalist Zhanbo Jia of China (center) and bronze medalist Christian Planer (right) of Austria after completion of the men's 50-meter rifle three-position event in the 2004 Summer Olympic Games at Markopoulo Olympic Shooting Centre.[5]

During the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games three soldier-athletes and one coach represented WCAP and the US Army in the XXI Olympiad.[6]

-10k Sprint[7]
-4-man USA Sled II Pilot
-4-man USA Sled II Brakeman[8]

2008

During the 2008 Beijing Summer Games two WCAP athletes and one coach represented WCAP and the US Army in the XXIX Olympiad:[9]

-50m Rifle Competition
-Heavyweight
-Rapid Fire Pistol competition
  • MAJ David Johnson (Team USA Shooting Coach)

Other notable WCAP alumni

Boyd Melson (right)
-2004 World Military Boxing Championships, gold medal (69-kg. weight class)[10]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program". thearmywcap.com.
  2. ↑ Army Regulation 215–1 Morale, Welfare, and Recreation. army.mil
  3. ↑ "WCAP Entry Standards". thearmywcap.com.
  4. ↑ US Army sends off 7 athletes, 4 coaches to London Olympics, AP in Washington Post, 16 July 2012
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