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Private 1st Class , Ashton . I am in

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the 207th 5 22nd . And my battalion

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today I learned a lot about

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leadership and how an athletic I

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was uh obstacle course was very

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challenging . Uh But also taught me

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teamwork , you know , stuff I thought I

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could do on my own . I wasn't actually

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able to do on my own . So I had to rely

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on my teammates help me get across the

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obstacle course and they relied on me

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as well . So it built a good trust and

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bond . Yeah , for L R C , it

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was really cool getting to see the

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corporal's take charge , uh taking

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charge of people higher ranking than

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them . Uh They really

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everyone together as well came together ,

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try to put their heads together and

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find a solution to the problem . So we

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really got to see everyone thinking ,

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everyone's thinking process and all

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that . There are a lot of smart people

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are . Uh we had to come up with a lot

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of creative ways to complete these

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tasks . There are multiple ways to find

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a solution to problems . Uh a lot we

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didn't think about . We had to think

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outside the box as well . So that was

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pretty cool . I haven't shot in a while ,

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so I'm see if I still got it . You know ,

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I'm gonna be shooting the M4 and I

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believe the 24

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nine . Yes . Ah ,

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it's pretty cold out here but , you

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know , you get used to it . Embrace it .

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That's it .

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Okay . So , Captain Markey via Cell

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Sanders with the 5 to 2 battalion S one .

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So today we did the obstacle course as

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well as the L R C which is the leader

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reaction course . So my favorite part

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about the obstacle course was the team

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building um that we had , we also had

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Sergeant E five , Junior N C O s lead

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the obstacle courses within our teams .

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My favorite part about the L R C was

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having the corporals actually lead the

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teams um and actually figuring out the

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problem solving um during the L R C .

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So I learned that our Junior N C O s as

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well as our corporals are capable than

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leading us to as well . So as a captain ,

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I'm usually leading personnel . But

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what I learned was corporals are more

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than capable of leading our troops as

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well . So for a whole , we are focused

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on our battalion commander's priorities ,

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focused on our Junior N C O s and

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making sure put them in leadership

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positions . Um So with L R C office ,

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of course , and even when we go into

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the range as well as the um , Latin of

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course , is having our junior N C O s

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lead our troops . Uh No , I just really

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enjoyed the exercise as far as the L R

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C and obstacle course and then just

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come , um Corona rising with my

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soldiers in the ALFA Company and B CO

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two as well . So having other soldiers

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from other companies lead us to as well

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and building that team building .

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Okay . Good morning . I am Captain

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Glory and Alien . I am the bravo

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company commander for the 5 to 2 of my

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battalion . Today we completed the

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obstacle course and the leaders

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reaction course . Um My favorite part

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about these types of events and

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exercises is really just seeing the

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confidence in the soldiers . Uh the the

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intel mos isn't one that goes out to

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the field that often . So it's great to

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see the soldiers out of their comfort

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zone , especially out of the office and

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in doing things that they're not mostly

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comfortable with . Um and seeing them

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build their confidence , not just in

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themselves within their team , is , is

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really , is really a great thing for me

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to say as a commander . Um and very

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uplifting . Um As far as learning ,

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uh it was really more about learning

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about my soldiers . Um And , and what

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it is they felt comfortable with and

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not comfortable with . I got to be the

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follower yesterday , which is always

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fun . Um As a commander and as a leader

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as the day where I told them that this

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is when you get to tell me what to do ,

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I'll be a follower , I'll do whatever

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you need me to do . Um So learning

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about them , their strengths and , and

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what , what makes them excited is a

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great thing . Um I just look forward

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to being with the unit here . This is

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our first brigade exercise since the

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relocation of my battalion . So , uh

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this is definitely a great opportunity

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for us to come together collectively

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and , and train on . Uh I get trained ,

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trained for the same mission . Really .

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Um no , very excited . I just took

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command on the 19th . So very fresh

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into this position and incredibly

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excited and humbled by everything . So

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Sarin Austin Brady Bravo Company of the

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5 22nd My Battalion . Uh So

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today we did the obstacle course and

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the leaders reaction course . Um My

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favorite part about both of the courses

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was just getting the younger soldiers

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in charge of the teams that way it

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gives them leadership experience , but

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also learning how to communicate with

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each other and moving through obstacles

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and learning how to work as a team was

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the biggest thing I saw . That was my

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favorite part of the course , to be

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honest . Uh So what I learned was

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that any time you do a training

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opportunity , you have to work with

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your younger soldiers to give them the

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leadership opportunities to take charge

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of a team that way . They have

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experience of leading a team but also

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working on problem solving and learning

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how to communicate with each other .

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What I'm looking forward to most is

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working with the soldiers , getting

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them out there on the range is getting

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them familiar with the weapons systems

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that we have the opportunity to shoot

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with like the Mark 19 and the 50 cow ,

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which we don't get to shoot very often .

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So that's what I'm looking forward to

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most . It's a pretty good training

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opportunity that we are able to come up

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here to Germany because they have more

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training facilities available , more

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resources that we can use to further

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train our soldiers .