That kind of growth does not go unnoticed in this industry .
Rangel sent a late-night text to NXL president Tom Cole in early of 2022 with a pitch for a Commander ’ s Cup . He got a quick response back from Tom asking how they can help . Tom Cole , Camille Lemanski and the NXL have been a massive help in growing the ranks according to Chris . He said they have allowed us a wonderful stage to grow and help so many veterans along the way .
The concept for the Commander ’ s Cup wasn ’ t new . Rangel said that it ’ s a normal occurrence within the services . Base or installation commanders will hold different activities for battalions or squadrons to compete against one another . With the winner being crowned the “ Commanders Cup Champion .” These are
, Photos By Matt Clayton a great morale booster and help get various troops that normally would never see one another together . When he spoke with Tom Cole later in the year and got the green light , they agreed to chat more about it and discuss the details at the ICPL Chicago 10-Man event . Chris , Tom , and Jason Trosen worked out the timeline , and greased the skids and got the idea moving past the planning stages . Tom offering to debut the concept on the Pro Field to get the most eyes on .
That left an extremely short turnaround time , but Rangel and the Veteran Militia rose to the challenge . Chris immediately assigned captains for each branch and were able to rally more than 100 players , support-staff members , and referees . Fortunately , Veteran Militia is experienced on short timetables and high tempo operations . They came in
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