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- Honestly, I joined the Marine Corps

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because I was one of those
knuckleheads that, you know,

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thought he was better than the system,

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I was working two full time jobs,

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didn't have enough time
to go back to school,

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saving enough money here
in Miami impossible.

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So I need something better for my life,

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I needed a career and had some concrete.

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So I joined the crew, the Marine Corps

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literally, for my future.
- Mm-hm.

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- It has changed my life drastically,

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I'm no longer living paycheck to paycheck,

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I'm financially free,
I'm stable, I'm happy,

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I enjoy my career, I
enjoy the job that I do,

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I enjoy the people I work
with, It's night and day.

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Before I joined I wasn't married,

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my wife was actually my
girlfriend back then.

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And it went from not being able to afford

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taking out two dates

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to now you know, every year

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we go to the Disney or we go to a cruise

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or we go visit a new country.

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So it's definitely changed our ability

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to be able to enjoy ourselves
and live the best life we can.

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As a parent, a husband,
just do the best I can

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provide for my family, make
sure they want for nothing,

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keep them as happy and safe as possible.

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And ensure that you know, this is just

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one small strip of road in my career

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and you know, do the best
I can do it successfully,

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go back to the fleet

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and continue being the best marine

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and best father and husband,
I can be along the way.