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- My name is Jim Castan.

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I'm a captain in the US Army

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and I'm the Alpha 3-1 Commander
from San Diego, California.

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I've been in the Army for seven years.

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I'm a 15 Bravo and I'm an
aviation company commander.

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I love my job.

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Love working with soldiers.

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So, I went to school

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at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.

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I graduated in 2012, got
my aviation degree there,

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and then shortly after I
joined the Army after that.

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So, since I joined the Army,
my most memorable experience

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has been flying around
the islands of Hawaii.

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I was stationed there prior
to coming to Fort Riley.

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It was a blast.

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So, I love golfing, any
chance I get to try to go out

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and golf, especially around Fort Riley.

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My future goals I'd say,

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is being a Battalion S3, Battalion XO,

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and a future battalion commander.

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So, I joined the Army
because my grandfathers,

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one was in the Air Force
and one was in the Marines.

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They both served and I
wanted to follow suit

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and serve with them.

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