WEBVTT 00:06.350 --> 00:08.980 Hi , I'm Sheila Michelle phillipe . I'm 00:08.980 --> 00:10.869 a second lieutenant in the United 00:10.869 --> 00:13.330 States Army . I am here at camp Casey 00:13.340 --> 00:16.420 637 FFC district platoon leader to be a 00:16.420 --> 00:19.120 female in the military . I think it's 00:19.120 --> 00:22.040 important to understand that you have 00:22.040 --> 00:25.150 to be strong minded when it comes to 00:25.910 --> 00:28.310 anything that you do . You have to 00:28.320 --> 00:30.542 believe in yourself . It's important to 00:30.542 --> 00:32.542 understand that you can do anything 00:32.542 --> 00:34.860 that you put yourself and put your best 00:34.860 --> 00:37.027 foot forward in anything that you do . 00:37.027 --> 00:38.804 It's important to always remain 00:38.804 --> 00:42.260 confident in yourself and know that you 00:42.260 --> 00:44.260 can accomplish anything that you do 00:44.260 --> 00:46.204 just as anybody else . Some of the 00:46.204 --> 00:48.038 challenges that I faced would be 00:48.038 --> 00:50.500 showing that I can do anything that 00:50.510 --> 00:52.960 anybody else can do work wise . I would 00:52.960 --> 00:56.320 say being that I just graduated 00:56.320 --> 00:58.153 college . You know , I'm a newly 00:58.153 --> 01:00.450 commissioned officer and I am a female . 01:00.460 --> 01:02.810 I think that one of the challenges that 01:02.810 --> 01:06.660 I face is showing that I can also be 01:06.660 --> 01:09.100 firm in anything that I say to believe 01:09.100 --> 01:11.211 in yourself to stand firm in what you 01:11.211 --> 01:13.322 believe in because you can accomplish 01:13.322 --> 01:15.670 anything that you put yourself to and 01:15.680 --> 01:17.680 if you say you're gonna do it , you 01:17.680 --> 01:19.736 will do it . So just be confident in 01:19.736 --> 01:21.680 yourself and believe in yourself . 01:21.680 --> 01:23.791 Hello . My name is P . F . C . A caSA 01:24.480 --> 01:27.650 um from Peachtree city Georgia and I 01:27.650 --> 01:29.650 joined the army because I wanted to 01:29.650 --> 01:31.428 help service members with their 01:31.428 --> 01:33.870 behavior health . One of the challenges 01:33.870 --> 01:37.280 as I faced as a female are physical 01:37.280 --> 01:39.510 challenges . But I overcame that by 01:39.510 --> 01:42.360 scoring 5 17 on the A . C . F . T . So 01:42.360 --> 01:45.110 I go to the gym on my spare time . I 01:45.110 --> 01:48.780 also walked to work two miles every day 01:48.790 --> 01:51.750 and I try to stay physically fit . My 01:51.750 --> 01:53.972 name is sergeant , first class Courtney 01:53.972 --> 01:56.765 Lynn , Hess I am a C to to 18 Field 01:56.765 --> 01:59.075 artillery able battery . Second fires 01:59.075 --> 02:02.375 platoon sergeant and I am a 13 mike 02:02.995 --> 02:04.828 Under the respect of my soldiers 02:04.828 --> 02:07.106 presence is key . You have to be there , 02:07.106 --> 02:09.217 you have to be willing to do the work 02:09.217 --> 02:11.273 with your soldiers . Get down in the 02:11.273 --> 02:13.439 motor pool , getting the launcher with 02:13.439 --> 02:15.273 them even during PT right in the 02:15.273 --> 02:14.625 morning , you have to be out there 02:14.625 --> 02:16.736 running with them doing the pushups , 02:16.736 --> 02:18.569 doing the sit ups and conducting 02:18.569 --> 02:20.514 everything that they are doing . I 02:20.514 --> 02:22.681 would never tell my soldiers something 02:22.681 --> 02:24.903 I won't do or haven't done . If you are 02:24.903 --> 02:27.014 a young female joining the military , 02:27.014 --> 02:29.125 my advice for you would be come in um 02:29.125 --> 02:31.292 be ready to work , go above and beyond 02:31.292 --> 02:33.514 and you will excel at anything that you 02:33.514 --> 02:35.514 do . I joined the army in 2013 , my 02:35.514 --> 02:37.625 stepdad was in the army at the time I 02:37.625 --> 02:39.792 joined and I asked him does it pay for 02:39.792 --> 02:41.958 my college ? He said it does . So that 02:41.958 --> 02:43.847 is the main reason why the United 02:43.847 --> 02:45.792 States Army also . I want to say a 02:45.792 --> 02:48.125 family tradition but my stepdad does it . 02:48.125 --> 02:50.292 So I was always knew was an option And 02:50.292 --> 02:52.790 in 2020 I achieve my bachelor's degree 02:52.790 --> 02:55.590 in psychology and now I'm just trying 02:55.590 --> 02:56.940 to hit that 20 year mark .