WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:02.583 (upbeat music) 00:06.476 --> 00:08.545 - I am expecting a call from 00:08.545 --> 00:11.628 President Barrack Obama this evening. 00:12.326 --> 00:13.159 Yes sir. 00:14.685 --> 00:16.357 ^I got approached by my E7 00:16.357 --> 00:19.919 ^saying that they had been requesting a soldier in NCO that, 00:19.919 --> 00:22.015 ^that they felt to be outstanding. 00:22.015 --> 00:23.505 And that my name got put in the mix. 00:23.505 --> 00:25.971 So my resume got sent up and then I got selected. 00:25.971 --> 00:28.337 ^- So it was a conversation between myself and our boss 00:28.337 --> 00:30.190 ^which is Lieutenant Colonel Niegard. 00:30.190 --> 00:32.127 ^And we discussed a soldier that was distinguished 00:32.127 --> 00:33.147 among the group. 00:33.147 --> 00:34.750 We were asked to nominate someone. 00:34.750 --> 00:36.686 She doesn't come out here, she doesn't say, you know, 00:36.686 --> 00:37.990 well I did this and I did this. 00:37.990 --> 00:41.037 No she just clearly understands I'm out here for my kids. 00:41.037 --> 00:41.870 I'm out here to serve and 00:41.870 --> 00:45.345 I'm out here to learn something new to improve my career. 00:45.345 --> 00:49.451 - It's generally something that you don't think is 00:49.451 --> 00:52.042 gonna happen and it's also not something that is taught. 00:52.042 --> 00:53.399 How to speak directly to the President 00:53.399 --> 00:55.246 is not something that you're taught. 00:55.246 --> 00:56.708 So it's kind of unnerving 00:56.708 --> 00:59.419 when you don't really know how to be. 00:59.419 --> 01:00.836 Mr President, hi. 01:02.183 --> 01:03.256 I am doing well. 01:03.256 --> 01:04.673 How are you, sir? 01:07.141 --> 01:09.273 It was nerve racking but it was pretty cool. 01:09.273 --> 01:12.638 It was cool to talk to even the people before him were 01:12.638 --> 01:14.089 you know, they're all just saying thank you. 01:14.089 --> 01:16.707 So to hear it come from them was a pretty big deal. 01:16.707 --> 01:19.290 (upbeat music)