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- [Soldiers] Yes, Sergeant.

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- Alright, first movement
we're going to do is ...

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When I, I joined in 2011,
I hit the fleet in 2012

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and I think that the Marine Corps

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still wasn't fully understanding

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that we aren't female Marines,

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we're just Marines.

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And we joined for the exact
same reason as anyone else.

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- [Soldiers] Yes, Sergeant.

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- Alright, here we go!

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You enlisted so I got orders

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to COB 5 compound in California,

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came here and this is where
I learned to be a Sergeant,

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this is where I learned how to actually,

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truly, fully take care of Marines

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and understand their needs

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and that their needs go
over mine all the time.

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Now we will do ...

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Now you're a Marine.

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It's not about you anymore.

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Now it's time that you
represent the Nation,

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you're representing something
better than yourself.

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The mindsets of other people,

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having to always work 100% more

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than the rest of my male counterparts

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just to be considered competent.

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Just because I am a female Marine

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doesn't mean that I can't do my job,

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that I can't perform better
than my male counterparts.

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I joined for the same reason as them.

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The Marine Corps has come a long way

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from, you know, Montford Point
Marines to female Marines

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to, you know, allowing gay
people in the military as well.

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I'm happy to be here,

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to see all the transitions
that the Marine Corps has made.