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(Drill Sergeant shouting)

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- [Voiceover] Who will step up when America's legendary

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forgers of soldiers, the Army Drill Sergeant,

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needs to take a knee?

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The Army Reserve Drill Sergeants

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of the 1st Battalion, 518th Infantry Regiment

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train at Fort Jackson for just that, to step up.

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The Army Reserve Drill Sergeants

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utilize their annual training to practice their craft

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alongside active duty Drill Sergeants

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and gain valuable experience.

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Army Reserve Drill Sergeant, Jermaine Thompson,

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knows he's ready.

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- We have the opportunity to get

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the same training at the same schools.

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Some of the unique challenges as being a

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Reserve Drill Sergeant is that you don't do it every day,

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so you have to kinda keep your skills honed up.

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So that, when you're able to do it

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or it's time for you to do it,

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there should be no way of knowing

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that you're Reserves Drill Sergeant

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as versus active duty Drill Sergeant.

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- [Voiceover] Staff Sergeant, Giovanni Rubio,

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an active duty Drill Sergeant of the

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1st Battalion, 34th Infantry Regiment,

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says he enjoys working with the Army Reserve Drill Sergeants

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but they aren't the only ones that benefit.

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- The Reservists come to us pretty well-trained.

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It's fun to work with all these different personalities,

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all these different...

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And I accept the challenge.

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It makes me a better Drill Sergeant

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because I'm able to adapt more.

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- [Voiceover] Reporting from where victory starts,

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here at Fort Jackson, South Carolina,

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I am Army Reserve Specialist, Logan Rath.

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(Drill Sergeants shouting)