Unbeatable Ep. 59: Candyss Bryant: The ‘Influencer’ Behind the Best Ranger Competition
At age 20, Candyss told a fundraiser for building the National Infantry Museum, “I don’t know anything about the military, and I don’t want to know anything about the military.” Despite her boldness (or maybe because of it), she got the position and eventually became Executive aDirector of the National Infantry Association.
3 years later, Candyss was asked to help revive the Army’s struggling (at the time) Best Ranger Competition. Despite the first 2 years being rough, she “toughed it out”, played a MAJOR role in making the competition the best in the world, and became one of the most highly-respected people in the entire organization…even as a civilian.
You’ll hear:
What “Chairborne Rangers” are and why Candyss sees the timing of her involvement as “divine intervention” and a confirmation of her purpose
Why she agreed to help with the Best Ranger Competition DESPITE being told she wouldn’t be paid
What it was like at first to be the only woman for miles around, as a civilian in a military environment
Her main ideas that turned the competition around
How the Ranger Creed is still part of her daily life
*Plus, hear how she would spend a free day if she could go anywhere and do anything.
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