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Master Sargent Steven Wescott.

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I'm in the New Jersey Air National Guard.

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And I'm a crew chief on a KC-135.

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I started out in 1984.

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I always teach anybody I work with,

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never settle for anything
less than your best.

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I try to keep my, you know,

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high standard on the airplane

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so we got like a

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comradery going between the airplanes now.

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Like who's gonna make whose look better?

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- Master Sergeant Wescott
is more than a mentor.

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He's taught me so much that,

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you know I don't think anyone else can

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because he's so experienced.

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And so I'm just trying to
soak up as much as I can.

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- I'll miss working with the people.

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It's like a family.

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And I'll miss working on
the airplane, you know?

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Once a crew chief retires,

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he's always trying to keep track

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of where his airplane is.

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(lighthearted guitar music)