1 00:00:02,440 --> 00:00:04,551 Right now , it's a really interesting 2 00:00:04,551 --> 00:00:06,773 time in the Middle East . And as far as 3 00:00:06,773 --> 00:00:08,940 like being able to capture that for uh 4 00:00:08,940 --> 00:00:11,162 both the center of military history but 5 00:00:11,162 --> 00:00:13,273 also preserving , you know , just the 6 00:00:13,273 --> 00:00:15,496 US army history . I was the last second 7 00:00:15,496 --> 00:00:17,440 replacement . But uh because of my 8 00:00:17,440 --> 00:00:19,662 public affairs uh background , it was a 9 00:00:19,662 --> 00:00:21,884 pretty seamless transition . Being able 10 00:00:21,884 --> 00:00:23,829 to be the one that actually does a 11 00:00:23,829 --> 00:00:25,940 collection on everything that's going 12 00:00:25,940 --> 00:00:25,690 on . I think it's really exciting along 13 00:00:25,700 --> 00:00:27,867 with my civilian leadership . I've had 14 00:00:27,867 --> 00:00:29,811 great leadership in the 78th troop 15 00:00:29,811 --> 00:00:31,922 command as well . I'm extremely lucky 16 00:00:31,922 --> 00:00:34,033 to be in the position that I'm in . I 17 00:00:34,033 --> 00:00:36,256 believe that the rest of my team uh are 18 00:00:36,256 --> 00:00:38,367 in the same position . And so , um at 19 00:00:38,367 --> 00:00:40,367 this point , it's just , you know , 20 00:00:40,367 --> 00:00:40,279 let's knock out this mission , get it 21 00:00:40,290 --> 00:00:42,346 over with and , and come back to our 22 00:00:42,346 --> 00:00:44,512 families . Military history is not its 23 00:00:44,512 --> 00:00:46,512 own military occupational specialty 24 00:00:46,512 --> 00:00:48,734 like public affairs is . So in order to 25 00:00:48,734 --> 00:00:50,901 be military storied , you have to have 26 00:00:50,901 --> 00:00:52,939 public affairs as you're M OS , I'm 27 00:00:52,950 --> 00:00:54,617 really looking forward to the 28 00:00:54,617 --> 00:00:56,783 opportunity to kind of touch base with 29 00:00:56,783 --> 00:00:58,950 all the different people over there in 30 00:00:58,950 --> 00:00:58,889 deployment like I have the opportunity 31 00:00:58,900 --> 00:01:00,956 to speak to every different person , 32 00:01:00,956 --> 00:01:03,011 all the different jobs they have the 33 00:01:03,011 --> 00:01:04,956 different roles they play with the 34 00:01:04,956 --> 00:01:07,011 different organizations they're in . 35 00:01:07,011 --> 00:01:06,769 It's gonna be a really eye opening 36 00:01:06,779 --> 00:01:09,001 opportunity for me to kind of gain that 37 00:01:09,001 --> 00:01:11,223 knowledge . We're an organization where 38 00:01:11,223 --> 00:01:14,569 only 1% of our population is actually 39 00:01:14,709 --> 00:01:16,876 involved in , but it's not great being 40 00:01:16,876 --> 00:01:18,987 away from or being with your family , 41 00:01:18,987 --> 00:01:21,098 but there's still a vision that needs 42 00:01:21,098 --> 00:01:23,153 to be done . I'm really grateful for 43 00:01:23,153 --> 00:01:25,265 the opportunity . I'm really grateful 44 00:01:25,265 --> 00:01:27,376 for the trust that has been put in me 45 00:01:27,376 --> 00:01:29,542 by all of our leadership to be able to 46 00:01:29,542 --> 00:01:31,487 take on this role and take on this 47 00:01:31,487 --> 00:01:33,487 challenge at NCO IC . If my leaders 48 00:01:33,487 --> 00:01:35,709 didn't think I could do it , I wouldn't 49 00:01:35,709 --> 00:01:37,765 be doing it . So I'm really grateful 50 00:01:37,765 --> 00:01:37,510 that they've seen that potential and 51 00:01:37,519 --> 00:01:39,741 that they're willing to let me use this 52 00:01:39,741 --> 00:01:41,852 as a time to grow and become a better 53 00:01:41,852 --> 00:01:44,019 leader . I'm really looking forward to 54 00:01:44,019 --> 00:01:42,370 it .