1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:03,510 --> 00:00:06,070 Seabird specialist assigned to the a 47 3 00:00:06,070 --> 00:00:08,830 human resources here at Camp John back 4 00:00:08,830 --> 00:00:10,997 in the civilian world . So I'm part of 5 00:00:10,997 --> 00:00:12,830 the US Army Reserve . Um , I'm a 6 00:00:12,830 --> 00:00:14,886 Minnesota state trooper as well as a 7 00:00:14,886 --> 00:00:17,163 volunteer firefighter for my community . 8 00:00:17,163 --> 00:00:19,274 So when I got on the Sharp Ambassador 9 00:00:19,274 --> 00:00:21,274 program , I learned a lot about the 10 00:00:21,274 --> 00:00:23,330 actual Sharp program , things that I 11 00:00:23,330 --> 00:00:25,497 never knew about the program . All the 12 00:00:25,497 --> 00:00:27,330 ins and outs , all the different 13 00:00:27,330 --> 00:00:27,220 resources that are offered to the 14 00:00:27,220 --> 00:00:30,810 victims and the pathway 15 00:00:30,810 --> 00:00:33,220 through the whole process is not what 16 00:00:33,220 --> 00:00:35,490 the average soldier thinks it is . Once 17 00:00:35,490 --> 00:00:38,330 I went through the course and seeing 18 00:00:38,330 --> 00:00:40,670 everything that comes together to help 19 00:00:40,680 --> 00:00:42,902 those victims or survivors move forward 20 00:00:42,902 --> 00:00:44,940 through the process . It was an eye 21 00:00:44,940 --> 00:00:47,162 opening experience and that's something 22 00:00:47,162 --> 00:00:49,440 that I can pass on to other people too . 23 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,162 If they have and experience or 24 00:00:51,162 --> 00:00:53,329 something bad happened to them . Hey , 25 00:00:53,329 --> 00:00:55,440 I can be that person to help them get 26 00:00:55,440 --> 00:00:57,662 to the right person and help qualm some 27 00:00:57,662 --> 00:00:59,884 of their fears or their questions about 28 00:00:59,884 --> 00:01:01,829 the process , trust the process it 29 00:01:01,829 --> 00:01:03,940 works . So what I plan to do with the 30 00:01:03,940 --> 00:01:05,884 things that I learned at the Sharp 31 00:01:05,884 --> 00:01:08,051 Ambassador program and you know , make 32 00:01:08,051 --> 00:01:09,996 a difference in my unit , the down 33 00:01:09,996 --> 00:01:12,051 trace units . I would like to assist 34 00:01:12,051 --> 00:01:14,260 and help teaching the sharp classes . 35 00:01:14,840 --> 00:01:18,000 Um , again , I've never had a male 36 00:01:18,000 --> 00:01:20,056 teacher sharp class and I want to be 37 00:01:20,056 --> 00:01:21,889 that step forward in that area . 38 00:01:21,889 --> 00:01:24,290 Following back to going back home to my 39 00:01:24,290 --> 00:01:26,234 home unit , same thing and be that 40 00:01:26,234 --> 00:01:28,457 person that I can assist the stark back 41 00:01:28,457 --> 00:01:30,679 home . I want to be that person that is 42 00:01:30,679 --> 00:01:32,734 leading by example to step up make a 43 00:01:32,734 --> 00:01:34,960 voice , be that voice for other males 44 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:38,110 and females but be that voice for them . 45 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:41,240 Because a lot of times there's that 46 00:01:41,240 --> 00:01:43,462 stereotypical , there's that stigma out 47 00:01:43,462 --> 00:01:45,740 there that males can be hurt . But yes , 48 00:01:45,740 --> 00:01:47,740 they can be . And I want to be that 49 00:01:47,740 --> 00:01:49,518 change for those people . I was 50 00:01:49,518 --> 00:01:51,518 recognized by the first TSC general 51 00:01:51,518 --> 00:01:55,200 Russell for um taking the initiative 52 00:01:55,210 --> 00:01:58,380 that step up to assist third idea . 53 00:01:58,380 --> 00:02:01,430 Brigade Staff SARC Staff Sergeant 54 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,607 Ingrid Brown with some of the projects 55 00:02:03,607 --> 00:02:06,040 she was working on . I didn't expect 56 00:02:06,050 --> 00:02:07,939 that anything like that was gonna 57 00:02:07,939 --> 00:02:09,772 happen . I was just doing what I 58 00:02:09,772 --> 00:02:11,994 normally do every day is when I get out 59 00:02:11,994 --> 00:02:11,560 there and help people . If I see a need , 60 00:02:11,760 --> 00:02:13,927 I reach out and try and help them . So 61 00:02:13,927 --> 00:02:14,460 that's what I did .