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- My name is Sergeant
First Class Whitaker.

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I'm from Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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I work in the S3 shop, NCOIC.

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Overall, they make sure
the shop is running

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accordingly to the SOP.

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My main focus is training,

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making sure the training records
are up to date, SHARP, PT.

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We have six down-trace unit

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that I have to field the data from them

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to come up through the brigade.

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Well, up through the battalion,
then through the brigade.

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So, with that being said,

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we track over 600 some-odd soldiers.

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We have our BLC classes coming up.

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We just finished the pre-qual
for their air assault,

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so we got those packets out.

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We have eight slots for that

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and basically, that's about it.

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Training also, as well.

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I work at the VA.

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I work in the logistic

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of the VA hospital in
Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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So it's pretty rewarding job.

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You get to interact with other veterans

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and stuff like that from the past

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that come through for medical support

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and stuff like that.

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So it's kind of a win-win situation.