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my name is Tech Sargent Baggett . I'm

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the N . C . I . C . Of P . Wicks and I

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worked for the 18th comm squadron . So

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I started diving in 2016 because I love

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nature and I love the water and within

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two years I became an instructor and

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just fell in love with it . There's a

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lot of things that diving has brought

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into my life that change me as an

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airman preparedness , making sure you

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have all the right gear that bleeds

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over into my daily air force life .

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Also just relying on other people and

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it's okay to ask for help if I have

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something wrong and I don't really want

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to take all my gear off just to fix it .

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It's not a big deal just to ask my

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buddy , hey can you fix this really

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quick ? And so the same thing applies

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at work and

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then patients as an instructor , you'll

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see a lot of people come through ,

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they're trying to get over their fear

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of water . It will really test your

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patience which has helped me as an N .

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C . O . If I see someone struggling

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just go over there , maybe kind of

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redirect them in a more productive

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direction . Just have a little patience

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at work . Things can pile up on top of

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you for projects or just day to day

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grind and being out in the water . It's

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just a release . Like you're weightless

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and there's no sound , it's just

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freedom and it's how I distress . I've

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met many airmen that have island

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fever . I understand why small island

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but I also understand that they

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probably are not getting out there .

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They're not hiking , they're not

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kayaking , not scuba diving or

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snorkeling . Get out there . If you

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love snorkeling . If you like the water .

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If you think nature is cool , try scuba

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diving . It's really gratifying it's a

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whole another world down there .