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my experience with the I . O . R . Was

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a pretty great experience . I got to

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learn about what I was truly capable of .

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I faced personal fears and I met some

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pretty incredible leaders and soldiers

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of today personally , I was really

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scared to swim . The competition helped

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me to get over that fear and just do

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what I have to do . So I represent

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America in the best way possible . I

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think it's really made me a better

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leader . I think leaders really need to

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get out of their comfort zone as we

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progress higher in the ranks .

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Sometimes we get very comfortable . A

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competition like this allows you to get

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out your comfort zone and really see

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what you're truly capable of . The

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competition has helped me in my career

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as well as the career progression of my

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soldiers because now it has inspired

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them to now compete next year . They

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had no idea about this competition . So

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when I decided to go , it really puts

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competition in the spotlight . So I

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brought that back to my unit . I

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noticed that a lot more soldiers seemed

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more inspired . A lot more soldiers

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were more willing to take on more

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physical fitness responsibilities ,

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performed better on their A C . F . T .

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It has dramatically motivated my

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soldiers within my platoon and within

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my company