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- I'm Shereka Danzy, I am the first female

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drill sergeant for the New Jersey Army National Guard.

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And basically we're getting them set up

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for success during their time at basic training.

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So, we're teaching them the basics,

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the fundamentals of being in the military,

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and we're kind of giving them the insight

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before they actually get to basic training.

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So, it kind of helps, cause it gets

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the jitters out, you know that nervousness

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^of the unknown and the unexpected.

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^So they're somewhat set up for

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what's actually going to happen

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while they're at basic training.

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(cadence call)

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Your bun can not be red and your hair is black,

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I know you know better than that.

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Your hair is wrong.

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(Shereka) Normally they say--
- Your hair is wrong.

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Your hair is jacked up.
That, you know, Oh

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all drill sergeants do is yell,

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but that's not really the case.

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What we are actually doing is making ourself

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loud enough so that everyone can hear

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what it is that we have to put out.

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We're grabbing your attention.

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People who are selected for drill sergeant schools,

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normally they stand out among their peers.

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So, it just lets me know, or solidifies

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the fact that I'm doing the right thing,

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as an NCO, as a soldier, as a peer, as a subordinate.

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(marching cadence)

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(tranquil tone)