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- I'm Private First Class Madison Huggins,

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and I'm a 68 Whiskey.

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I picked 68 Whiskey
because I've always been

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interested in the medical field

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and in this schooling
you get an EMT license.

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So it was a nice way to
get your foot in the door.

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When I'm not in uniform, I'm a student

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at the University of Iowa
studying public health

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and I work as a biomedical
technician at Biotest.

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It's a plasma center.

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Well, the Guard pays for me
to go to school full time

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and it's really helped
build up leadership skills

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and life skills in general.

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While I'm on state active duty,

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I am screening people as
they come into the building

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making sure they haven't come into contact

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with any people that may have COVID-19.

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Taking their temperatures,

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making sure they're not
experiencing any symptoms,

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just to make sure that

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they're not exposing anyone
else while they're here.

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As a combat medic, you're trained to

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also run a sick call type of scenario.

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It's cool seeing that
being put into action

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in the real world.

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I met a lot of good people.

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It's really cool building a camaraderie

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with a bunch of different people

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that you wouldn't have met otherwise.

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Being in the Guard means
I can help the community,

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especially in a time like this,

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and I'm able to still
go to school full time,

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still do what I need to do

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in my off time with the Army

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and still serve, and make a difference.