WEBVTT 00:00.040 --> 00:03.750 mm So my name is Dominic johan , 00:03.760 --> 00:05.704 I'm about to earn my rank of Eagle 00:05.704 --> 00:08.610 Scout and I plan on becoming a United 00:08.610 --> 00:12.090 States Marine . So I first began my 00:12.090 --> 00:15.860 scouting journey as a cub scout and A 00:15.860 --> 00:19.200 Pack 314 and later on as I 00:19.200 --> 00:22.350 was working through the ranks , my 00:22.740 --> 00:25.280 current troop invited or we blow to 00:25.280 --> 00:28.470 scouts from my pack to come over and 00:28.480 --> 00:30.813 actually go on a Boy Scout camping trip . 00:30.813 --> 00:32.980 And that was , that's what really drew 00:32.980 --> 00:34.890 me into the boy scouts , seeing 00:34.890 --> 00:37.720 everything come together um , here with 00:37.730 --> 00:40.540 really his last event , um , as a boy 00:40.540 --> 00:43.150 Scout . Um , you know , it's just , 00:43.240 --> 00:45.540 it's remarkable . You know , wasn't mom 00:45.540 --> 00:48.030 and dad that got him to be Eagle Scout , 00:48.040 --> 00:50.370 right ? We supported him . You know , 00:50.370 --> 00:52.537 we advised him what he needed to do at 00:52.537 --> 00:54.648 the end of the day . He's the one who 00:54.648 --> 00:56.814 did the work . That was one thing that 00:56.814 --> 00:58.981 I really want to instill upon him is , 00:58.981 --> 01:01.148 you know , if you're going to be Eagle 01:01.148 --> 01:03.314 Scout , mom dad will support you . But 01:03.314 --> 01:06.080 at the end of the day it's your program 01:06.090 --> 01:09.470 and it's your responsibility . So I 01:09.480 --> 01:11.590 guess the most notable thing I can 01:11.590 --> 01:13.479 think of would be when I took the 01:13.479 --> 01:15.910 aviation merit badge and that was led 01:15.910 --> 01:19.320 by a marine himself . I was able to 01:19.320 --> 01:21.300 talk to different pilots and they 01:21.300 --> 01:23.467 showed me how they did their preflight 01:23.467 --> 01:25.689 checks . And that was , that was really 01:25.689 --> 01:27.911 interesting . And I think that's one of 01:27.911 --> 01:29.856 the reasons why I wanted to become 01:29.856 --> 01:32.133 marine Marine . I'm excited , you know , 01:32.133 --> 01:34.420 as you know , he gets closer to taking 01:34.420 --> 01:36.310 that next step with signing his 01:36.310 --> 01:39.250 enlistment papers and um , you know , 01:39.250 --> 01:41.306 heading off to boot camp and I think 01:41.306 --> 01:43.417 Boy Scouts has helped him be a leader 01:43.417 --> 01:45.472 also to want to be able to go to the 01:45.472 --> 01:47.694 military . I mean we , we're very proud 01:47.694 --> 01:50.910 of him and all that he's done . You 01:50.910 --> 01:53.021 know , we're excited to see that grow 01:53.021 --> 01:56.330 and you know , so I think he's a good 01:56.330 --> 01:59.080 role model and example . So when I 01:59.080 --> 02:01.760 first came in there was pool is here 02:01.760 --> 02:04.038 working out and helping each other out . 02:04.038 --> 02:06.204 And that was , that was encouraging to 02:06.204 --> 02:08.204 see that you have a group of people 02:08.204 --> 02:10.482 that are , they're willing to help you . 02:10.482 --> 02:12.690 And then staff Sergeant Bond News , he 02:12.690 --> 02:16.030 asked me about my story and it just 02:16.030 --> 02:18.640 felt really welcoming . I think service 02:18.640 --> 02:20.696 the country is important and I think 02:21.040 --> 02:23.207 that's another thing that drew me in . 02:23.207 --> 02:25.373 I want to serve on a higher level than 02:25.373 --> 02:28.530 I would be able to just a civilian And 02:28.530 --> 02:30.940 that's , and I want to improve myself 02:30.940 --> 02:32.884 as a person . That's why I want to 02:32.884 --> 02:33.560 become a marine .