1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,340 --> 00:00:07,890 Mhm . So today we're here at West Oso 3 00:00:07,890 --> 00:00:09,946 Junior High School in corpus Christi 4 00:00:09,946 --> 00:00:13,570 texas were participating in the I . R . 5 00:00:13,570 --> 00:00:15,403 T . Program . R . T . Stands for 6 00:00:15,403 --> 00:00:17,570 innovative readiness training . It's a 7 00:00:17,570 --> 00:00:19,348 program under the office of the 8 00:00:19,348 --> 00:00:21,237 Secretary of defense . It's multi 9 00:00:21,237 --> 00:00:23,014 branch meaning all the branches 10 00:00:23,014 --> 00:00:25,070 participate in it and the innovation 11 00:00:25,070 --> 00:00:27,014 behind the readiness training that 12 00:00:27,014 --> 00:00:29,181 allows military personnel to put it to 13 00:00:29,181 --> 00:00:31,430 practice their skills while at the same 14 00:00:31,430 --> 00:00:33,597 time serving the community . So it's a 15 00:00:33,597 --> 00:00:35,430 win win situation . Soldiers get 16 00:00:35,430 --> 00:00:37,208 trained up . The members of the 17 00:00:37,208 --> 00:00:39,370 community get to benefit from the 18 00:00:39,370 --> 00:00:41,703 services . So in our case here at I . R . 19 00:00:41,703 --> 00:00:44,250 T . Noises 2022 we have health care 20 00:00:44,250 --> 00:00:46,472 services , veterinary services , dental 21 00:00:46,472 --> 00:00:48,361 and optical being provided to the 22 00:00:48,361 --> 00:00:50,472 community . There has been one of the 23 00:00:50,472 --> 00:00:53,770 smoothest medical missions that we've 24 00:00:53,770 --> 00:00:55,770 had so far . Whether you're talking 25 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:57,937 about the medical mission and even the 26 00:00:57,937 --> 00:01:00,159 engineering mission . You know we we've 27 00:01:00,159 --> 00:01:02,159 got the marines helping us with the 28 00:01:02,159 --> 00:01:04,214 engineering mission and we just come 29 00:01:04,214 --> 00:01:06,326 together and it works . I talked to a 30 00:01:06,326 --> 00:01:08,381 number of soldiers one just a couple 31 00:01:08,381 --> 00:01:10,548 days ago that you know the soldier was 32 00:01:10,548 --> 00:01:12,960 in tears because of some of the stories 33 00:01:12,970 --> 00:01:16,200 that she hears . Sometimes it's 34 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:21,030 it's hard to I believe that people 35 00:01:21,040 --> 00:01:23,870 go so long without basic health care . 36 00:01:24,420 --> 00:01:26,880 People going 1520 years without being 37 00:01:26,880 --> 00:01:29,220 able to see having proper glasses . 38 00:01:29,910 --> 00:01:32,680 people who have to get 1314 teeth 39 00:01:32,680 --> 00:01:35,300 pulled out because They couldn't afford 40 00:01:35,300 --> 00:01:37,411 to get them pulled out when they were 41 00:01:37,411 --> 00:01:39,522 running away and just think about how 42 00:01:39,522 --> 00:01:41,633 many years of pain and suffering they 43 00:01:41,633 --> 00:01:43,856 had to endure as part of I . R . T . We 44 00:01:43,856 --> 00:01:46,160 saw over 2500 patients both medically 45 00:01:46,170 --> 00:01:48,337 and dental . Anyone that walks through 46 00:01:48,337 --> 00:01:50,503 the door we will take care of once you 47 00:01:50,503 --> 00:01:53,800 get home and you just go straight to 48 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,760 bed after you know this long day but 49 00:01:56,770 --> 00:01:59,000 wake up super happy and glad to do it 50 00:01:59,000 --> 00:02:01,440 again because again we're helping the 51 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:04,260 community members that don't have 52 00:02:04,270 --> 00:02:06,930 medical care dental care . Very glad to 53 00:02:06,940 --> 00:02:08,884 be part of this mission . I'm very 54 00:02:08,884 --> 00:02:11,051 proud of our military , I'm very proud 55 00:02:11,051 --> 00:02:13,760 to be an american . Had . We're here to 56 00:02:13,760 --> 00:02:14,460 help each other .