CFB Shilo

Reporting from Canadian Forces Base Shilo in Shilo, Manitoba, for The Brandon Sun, Aug. 10, 2018.

'Soldiers motivated by competition'
A group of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry prepare for an LAV exercise during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A group of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry prepare for an LAV exercise during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry head to their next event during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry head to their next event during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry finish an LAV skills event on Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry finish an LAV skills event on Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A group from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry walks along a dirt road, Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A group from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry walks along a dirt road, Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A pair of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry hide their LAV in a growth of trees during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A pair of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry hide their LAV in a growth of trees during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry mark their positions during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry mark their positions during a skills competition at CFB Shilo on Aug. 10, 2018. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry put together a C6 general purpose machine gun for an LAV on Aug. 10, 2018, as part of a skills competition at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry put together a C6 general purpose machine gun for an LAV on Aug. 10, 2018, as part of a skills competition at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A group of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry perform first aid on Aug. 10, 2018, during a skills competition at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

A group of soldiers from 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry perform first aid on Aug. 10, 2018, during a skills competition at CFB Shilo. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers perform a radio examination, Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo as part of a skills competition involving members of 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)

Soldiers perform a radio examination, Aug. 10, 2018, at CFB Shilo as part of a skills competition involving members of 2nd Battalion, Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry. (Michael Lee/The Brandon Sun)