What is the CIOR Military Competition?
The Interallied Confederation of Reserve Officers Military Competition (CIOR MILCOMP) is an annual competition for Reserve Soldiers. It is a team competition in which each member of the team must complete the competition events together.
The three-day competition consists of pistol and rifle shooting on the first day, obstacle course and utility swimming on the second day, and orienteering with additional tasks like range estimation, map reading and hand grenade throwing on the third day.
Competitors come from NATO member states and other participating nations with 34 countries in total, representing 1.3 million reservists. The MILCOMP, which has been held since 1957, is a military pentathlon testing service members in pistol and rifle marksmanship, land and water obstacles and orienteering.
CIOR History
CIOR, an organization that emerged from the determination of Reserve Officers who had fought in the Armed Forces and Resistance during World War II, aimed to use their experience to enhance collective security and pass down their values to future generations.
This initiative was prompted by the alarming reduction of American, Canadian, and British military presence in Western Europe, which left France, Belgium, and the Netherlands vulnerable due to their insufficient armed forces.
In this uncertainty about the future and with a deep appreciation for the relationships forged between 1935 and 1937, as well as during the war, the leaders of the Reserve Officer Associations from Belgium, France, and the Netherlands convened in Brussels, Paris, and Amsterdam in the course of 1947, founded the lnterallied Committee of Reserve Officers and laid the groundwork for a congress and a program of activities.
- Candidate Application Packets Due: March 3, 2025 (Limited to the first 200 Applications)
- USARC Team Selection Camp: March 30 – April 5, 2025 at JB-MDL, NJ (60 of the top applicants will test for 20 USARC slots on Team USA)
- USARC Training Camp and Joint Team Selection at JB-MDL, NJ: June 2 – June 28, 2025
- OCONUS Training: July 20 – 27, 2025, Location TBD
- MILCOMP 2025: July 27 – August 3, 2025, Location TBD
APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS
- Nomination Memorandum
- ACFT Scorecard
- Body Fat Content Worksheet
- Individual Weapons Qualification (Sharpshooter or Better)
POC: USARC Competitive Programs Cell USARCG-357CompetitivePrograms@army.mil.
Mentors, with anywhere from 20-40 years of experience in CIOR, volunteered to mentor, coach, and support Reservists who participated in the Confederation of Reserve Officers (CIOR) Military Competition in 2024. Pictured above from left to right are retired Lt. Col. Robert Turbyfill, ARNG, retired Col. Roger Harvey, USAR, retired Lt. Col. Daryl Remick, USA, retired Col. Edward Gardener, USA, retired Cmdr. Norbert Norman, USCG, retired Maj. Ed McGee, USMC, and retired Capt. Grant Staats, USN. (Photos by Steven Roussel, the USASA Fort Dix Training Division I)