WEBVTT 00:00.000 --> 00:04.270 (inspirational patriotic music) 00:04.270 --> 00:05.500 - Before I enlisted in the Army, 00:05.500 --> 00:07.260 I always wanted to be in an aircraft. 00:07.260 --> 00:09.370 I just didn't know which way it would happen, 00:09.370 --> 00:12.076 and whether I was gonna be a pilot or not. 00:12.076 --> 00:14.749 But after I joined the Army, they just gave me 00:14.749 --> 00:18.640 the perfect opportunity to do exactly what I wanted. 00:18.640 --> 00:20.050 I loved aviation. 00:20.050 --> 00:21.840 I didn't know that I had the option to fly. 00:21.840 --> 00:24.750 I just wanted to work with my hands, 00:24.750 --> 00:25.583 and I thought that this would give me 00:25.583 --> 00:28.820 the perfect opportunity, and later, down the road, 00:28.820 --> 00:32.180 I come to find out that I have the option to fly, 00:32.180 --> 00:33.343 and here I am today. 00:36.580 --> 00:39.729 So people don't often know that in this MOS, 00:39.729 --> 00:42.480 you have the possibility of flying. 00:42.480 --> 00:45.059 It's always an option, if you're fit for flight duty. 00:45.059 --> 00:48.440 People often think that it's just gonna be turning wrenches, 00:48.440 --> 00:51.170 you're gonna be working on the aircraft the entire time. 00:51.170 --> 00:52.300 That's not the case. 00:52.300 --> 00:55.250 You always have the opportunity to get in the air, as well. 00:56.350 --> 00:59.860 As a crew chief, we do everything from maintenance 00:59.860 --> 01:01.700 on the aircraft, we make sure everything's 01:01.700 --> 01:03.096 good to go for the flight. 01:03.096 --> 01:07.910 Inflight itself, we are the eyes in the back for the pilots. 01:07.910 --> 01:10.850 We maintain coordination with them, 01:10.850 --> 01:13.330 give them any information that they need, 01:13.330 --> 01:16.520 and we also perform any duties that would take 01:16.520 --> 01:17.810 the attention away from the pilots, 01:17.810 --> 01:19.720 so that they can focus on doing their job. 01:19.720 --> 01:21.663 So anything outside of flying, we do. 01:24.060 --> 01:27.510 My favorite part is being able to develop new crew chiefs 01:27.510 --> 01:29.410 by building from the ground up. 01:29.410 --> 01:31.780 I like the look on their faces when they're about 01:31.780 --> 01:33.883 to start their first flight, 01:35.153 --> 01:38.430 and just develop them into crew chiefs. 01:38.430 --> 01:42.000 The reason why I serve is because I wanted to lead the way 01:42.000 --> 01:44.790 and serving in the military for my family, 01:44.790 --> 01:47.788 no one had done it, and I wanted to set an example 01:47.788 --> 01:50.490 for later generations to come, 01:50.490 --> 01:52.550 and show them that this is also an option, 01:52.550 --> 01:55.262 and it's a great thing to do, so now, 01:55.262 --> 01:58.740 I've learned how to develop new soldiers, 01:58.740 --> 02:01.210 I learned how to teach them, and it's also really developed 02:01.210 --> 02:03.253 my abilities of working with others, 02:04.260 --> 02:07.560 working with my higher-ups and the, 02:07.560 --> 02:09.100 all of my crew chiefs in general. 02:09.100 --> 02:10.400 I have the ability to train them, 02:10.400 --> 02:11.780 make sure they're doing the right thing, 02:11.780 --> 02:13.970 and that they know all of the standards. 02:13.970 --> 02:17.010 So it's really brought out a lot of leadership skills in me 02:17.010 --> 02:18.653 that I don't think I had before. 02:20.060 --> 02:22.998 I love my job, I love coming into work every day, 02:22.998 --> 02:26.790 every day's different, and I can see myself 02:26.790 --> 02:28.820 doing this for a long time. 02:28.820 --> 02:30.308 My name is Specialist Daniel Hernandez, 02:30.308 --> 02:33.930 I am a 15 Tango, which is a Blackhawk Maintainer 02:33.930 --> 02:35.075 and Crew Chief. 02:35.075 --> 02:37.930 I've with the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 02:37.930 --> 02:39.400 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 02:39.400 --> 02:41.973 4th Infantry Division, and this is why I serve.