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- [Man] Opposing corners or a strong wall

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(drowned out by narration).
- Now, so the purpose

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of this battlefield staff ride

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is to bring all of my senior NCOs,

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platoon sergeants and above,
out as well as my staff NCOs,

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primary for the battalion
as well as brigade staff.

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It's an opportunity for all the NCOs

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to kinda come together
and get to know each other

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as well as the staff ride itself

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was to learn history of
the Jena-Auerstedt Battle.

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Yesterday, we learned about a lot

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of the different formations
that they talked about,

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and that they used, and
how they executed it,

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PCCs, and PCIs, and battle drills.

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We talked about loading a weapon 500 times

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before they were actually
able to go out to battle,

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and that was something
that was expected of NCOs,

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taking care of soldiers.

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They had three pairs of
shoes to walk 700 kilometers

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through this type of terrain and weather

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to include even more adverse,

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and it took leaders to make
sure that that was done,

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PCCs and PCIs, and they
knew how to wear it,

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and their shoes were still serviceable,

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making sure their weapons worked.

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Everything that they did back then

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absolutely translates to how we do today.

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Our responsibilities are
to take care of soldiers.

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When families send those
soldiers to the metro station,

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they send them to their duty station,

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the NCO is the first
person they're gonna see,

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and that person is gonna be the ones

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that gets them a place to
live, gets them a meal card,

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gets them all prepared and ready for life,

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and the families entrust us to do that.

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We talk about going abroad
and going to a foreign land.

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Whether it be in combat or whether it be

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a deployment to Operation
Atlantic Resolve,

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there's a responsibility for that NCO

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to still take care of that soldier,

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and that family still
expects the best care

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for their son, for their daughters,

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and that's what I think
NCOs have a pride in doing

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is knowing that that's what
they're responsible for.