WEBVTT 00:01.540 --> 00:04.373 (intense banging) 00:07.515 --> 00:09.475 (inspiring background music) 00:09.475 --> 00:12.163 - I have met people from all over the world. 00:12.163 --> 00:14.974 We all may have different views on certain things, 00:14.974 --> 00:17.196 but at the end of the day, we're here 00:17.196 --> 00:19.659 to serve our country, and I think that having 00:19.659 --> 00:21.921 that relationship with another person 00:21.921 --> 00:24.297 and with all your soldiers is incredibly important. 00:24.297 --> 00:28.047 (inspiring background music) 00:31.243 --> 00:33.565 I joined the military mainly because my father 00:33.565 --> 00:36.346 and mother both served in the United States Army. 00:36.346 --> 00:37.929 Myself and my siblings all decided 00:37.929 --> 00:39.313 to join right out of high school. 00:39.313 --> 00:41.967 We felt very inspired by our parents 00:41.967 --> 00:45.116 and the service that they have committed to, 00:45.116 --> 00:49.205 and we felt like it was almost a family tradition. 00:49.205 --> 00:51.832 Being in the military is a responsibility 00:51.832 --> 00:54.149 ^and an obligation that we've signed up for. 00:54.149 --> 00:55.768 ^So I try to make sure that everything I do 00:55.768 --> 00:57.932 ^in the military comes first. 00:57.932 --> 00:59.834 ^But I also try to make sure that I'm 00:59.834 --> 01:01.707 ^the best that I can be. 01:01.707 --> 01:04.707 Things can go downhill very quickly, 01:05.007 --> 01:06.412 so at all times we need to make sure 01:06.412 --> 01:10.288 that we're prepared to be able to protect this nation. 01:10.288 --> 01:12.026 So I try to make sure that I'm eating healthy, 01:12.026 --> 01:14.366 I try to make sure that I am physically active 01:14.366 --> 01:16.771 at all times so that I can always be able 01:16.771 --> 01:19.074 to accomplish a successful PT test, 01:19.074 --> 01:23.241 and I can do what I need to do to be a successful soldier. 01:24.102 --> 01:27.146 If I left my unit today, I would want my soldiers 01:27.146 --> 01:30.274 to feel as though she was really approachable. 01:30.274 --> 01:32.361 She was somebody that I could talk to, 01:32.361 --> 01:34.424 she was someone that I can relate to. 01:34.424 --> 01:37.468 'Cause I want them to look at me as their mentor, 01:37.468 --> 01:41.635 look at me as someone that they can trust to lead them. 01:41.828 --> 01:45.078 Being in the Army Reserve is a position 01:46.237 --> 01:48.904 that can be difficult sometimes, 01:49.923 --> 01:53.475 but I think it is one of the greatest positions 01:53.475 --> 01:55.714 to be able to follow your dreams 01:55.714 --> 01:58.876 and serve this country at the same time. 01:58.876 --> 02:02.626 (inspiring background music) 02:04.515 --> 02:07.348 (intense banging)