WEBVTT 00:09.390 --> 00:11.612 Hi , I'm sergeant to Shepherd and I'm a 00:11.612 --> 00:14.250 13 Romeo counter fire radar specialist 00:14.310 --> 00:17.670 with the 169 BUILD artillery brigade as 00:17.680 --> 00:19.791 a radar operator , we provide mission 00:19.791 --> 00:21.959 support for counter fire measures and 00:21.969 --> 00:24.080 keep our equipment up and ready to be 00:24.080 --> 00:26.247 mission capable at all times . I enjoy 00:26.247 --> 00:28.247 most about my job would be just the 00:28.247 --> 00:30.247 camaraderie of the platoon of being 00:30.247 --> 00:30.200 able to fall in with a bunch of 00:30.209 --> 00:32.376 knowledgeable people and being able to 00:32.376 --> 00:34.542 provide the mission support that we do 00:34.542 --> 00:36.598 and completely changing the view and 00:36.598 --> 00:38.653 dynamic of what I've been doing with 00:38.653 --> 00:41.740 the military as a new reclast . Feel 00:41.750 --> 00:43.972 like what I've been able to learn using 00:43.972 --> 00:45.806 in my civilian life is just time 00:45.806 --> 00:47.861 management and organizational skills 00:47.861 --> 00:50.360 with how different this type of work is 00:50.540 --> 00:52.630 and being able to have a 00:52.639 --> 00:54.861 multifunctional system and knowing what 00:54.861 --> 00:56.972 you need to do when you need to do it 00:56.972 --> 00:58.806 and making sure it's the correct 00:58.806 --> 01:00.861 information . What it means to me to 01:00.861 --> 01:02.806 serve Colorado and deploy is to do 01:02.806 --> 01:04.917 something greater than myself , to be 01:04.917 --> 01:06.917 able to be that small percentage of 01:06.917 --> 01:09.028 people who are able to do these types 01:09.028 --> 01:11.361 of jobs to not only keep my family safe . 01:11.361 --> 01:13.540 But to also keep everybody else around 01:13.550 --> 01:16.269 us . Always ready , always on time and 01:16.279 --> 01:18.779 always on target . What got me to serve 01:18.790 --> 01:21.459 in the military was just off of pure 01:21.470 --> 01:24.379 impulse . I grew up in a small town and 01:24.389 --> 01:26.556 saw the recruiter's office one day and 01:26.556 --> 01:28.667 just decided to go in and see what it 01:28.667 --> 01:30.778 was all about and took the AZAB . And 01:30.778 --> 01:32.945 then 72 hours later , I was sworn in , 01:32.945 --> 01:34.722 I would say to anybody that was 01:34.722 --> 01:36.833 interested in not only the military , 01:36.833 --> 01:39.449 but as a 13 Romeo is it , it's a good 01:39.459 --> 01:41.599 branch to be able to broaden your 01:41.610 --> 01:44.190 horizons of anything that's , you 01:44.199 --> 01:46.366 wouldn't be able to really find in the 01:46.366 --> 01:48.532 civilian world just to be able to find 01:48.532 --> 01:50.940 new people do new things . But see also 01:50.949 --> 01:53.171 where it takes you because you'll never 01:53.171 --> 01:55.282 know what the military will bring you 01:55.282 --> 01:57.505 during the deployment . We , we like to 01:57.505 --> 01:59.505 keep camaraderie with our platoon , 01:59.505 --> 02:01.560 keeping communication , staying safe 02:01.560 --> 02:03.671 with everybody , making new friends , 02:03.671 --> 02:05.727 communicating and networking because 02:05.727 --> 02:07.949 you never know who you're gonna meet or 02:07.949 --> 02:10.171 what experience it's gonna give you . I 02:10.171 --> 02:10.082 stay motivated each and every day 02:10.093 --> 02:12.093 because my family , I like to think 02:12.093 --> 02:14.149 back and knowing that I'm gonna come 02:14.149 --> 02:16.149 home to a good support system . And 02:16.149 --> 02:18.371 knowing that what I do here is making a 02:18.371 --> 02:20.482 difference every day for not only the 02:20.482 --> 02:22.593 unit but also my state , my country , 02:22.593 --> 02:24.649 what it means to me to be on time on 02:24.649 --> 02:26.871 target every time is making sure that I 02:26.871 --> 02:29.037 know where I need to be knowing what I 02:29.037 --> 02:31.149 need to know and making sure that I'm 02:31.149 --> 02:31.136 pushing out correct information when it 02:31.145 --> 02:34.055 comes time in my job because that takes 02:34.065 --> 02:36.287 a lot and it means a lot , not only for 02:36.287 --> 02:38.454 my M OS , but for everything else that 02:38.454 --> 02:40.398 needs to be done outside of just a 02:40.398 --> 02:42.454 normal day to day job . I'm Sergeant 02:42.454 --> 02:44.398 Shepherd and I'm on time on Target 02:44.398 --> 02:44.675 every time .