Career Highlights

Six-Time Soldier of the Year and Master Trainer

SFC Kenneth Weichert was awarded his tenth Army Commendation Medal for creating the Warrior Fit Camp program for the Tennessee Army National Guard Suicide Prevention Task Force, helping thousands of Armed Service Members turn stress into strength and obstacles into opportunities through physical and emotional resiliency coaching and leadership training. He created the Operation Family Fit video series and family fitness kits for the Air National Guard. SFC Weichert was awarded three Army Commendation Medals for service during combat.

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Soldier of the Year explained: The Soldier of the Year competition is divided into different levels. Each progressive level is a full competition. The Army and The Army National Guard have slightly different levels. The Army starts with the Company contest and moves up through Battalion, Brigade, Division, and ends with an Army-wide Championship within the chain of command. The Army National Guard competition starts with the Company contest and then moves to the Battalion, Brigade or Troop Command, State and finally the National Championship. Some states are broken down slightly differently.

Ken has participated in more than the competitions listed below. (He won first place at each of the competitions listed.)  Those not listed were either at the company level or were during basic training or AIT. We have selected six of the seven competitions which were Brigade or Troop level or higher in the six-time Soldier of the Year designation.

First Battalion; 94th Brigade Fire Direction Center; U.S. Army
C Co; 94th Brigade Fire Direction Center; U.S. Army
1st Battalion, 94th Brigade Fire Direction Center; U.S. Army
1. 94th Brigade Fire Direction Center, 94th Brigade Air Defense Artillery; U.S. Army
2. 32nd Air Defense Command Division; U.S. Army
3. U.S. Army, Europe
205th Engineers; Louisiana Army National Guard
4. Louisiana State Championships; Louisiana Army National Guard
5. 5th Army
6. 100th Troop Command; California Army National Guard
7. California State Championships; California Army National Guard

Career Highlights

Larger than Life

Career Highlights

Certified Speaking Professional (CSP™)

Over the course of his career SGT Ken® has trained every branch of service as well as the German, British, French, Korean, and Singaporean Armies. He has spoken for the American Council of Engineering, American Galvanizers Association, ARMY, Beachbody, canfitpro, Charles Schwab, Christian Care Communities, FCCLA, Good Life 500, IDEA, OrangeTheory Fitness, Marion Military Institute, National Guard, the NAVY and the Mayo Clinic. Since his first speech, he's spoken for audiences in over 30 countries including the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Dubai, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, and the Philippines.  

Fitness Presenter and Program Developer

He has presented stateside and internationally for fitness conferences including canfitpro, Empower Fitness Conferences, DCAC, ECA, FIBO, IDEA and SCW and Asia Fitness. Ken was awarded the Canadian Fitness Professionals (canfitpro) 2011 Best New Presenter of the Year, the EMPOWER Fitness 2013 Male Presenter of the Year, the IDEA WORLD 2016 Fitness Instructor of the Year, the EMPOWER Fitness 2017 Inspiration Award of the Year, the Canadian Fitness Professionals (canfitpro) 2017 and 2019 International Presenter of the Year. 

Six-Time Soldier of the Year and Master Trainer

SFC Kenneth Weichert was awarded his tenth Army Commendation Medal for creating the Warrior Fit Camp program for the Tennessee Army National Guard Suicide Prevention Task Force, helping thousands of Armed Service Members turn stress into strength and obstacles into opportunities through physical and emotional resiliency coaching and leadership training. He created the Operation Family Fit video series and family fitness kits for the Air National Guard. SFC Weichert was awarded three Army Commendation Medals for service during combat.
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- Paul Sharbaugh