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So as a reservist , we train to deploy ,

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right ? And so when we are deployed ,

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we are working with both active duty

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and other reservists as well . And so

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it just helps us be current with all of

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our jobs certifications and what not .

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So I think that the weekends that we do

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are great , but the hands on training

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that we do during these annual tours

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are definitely more beneficial .

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Well , in the cargo section , we , we

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handle a lot of cargo . We build , we

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build pallets , we break pallets down ,

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we check cargo and gates . Um we work

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with the weights and the sizes and the

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different branches that are handling

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the different pieces of cargo and mail .

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Um , and pretty much things of that

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nature and just making sure that it's

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all going where it needs to go , be

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stored properly and then it makes it on

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the plane or the truck to wherever the

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final destination is . It's important

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because it's like job refresher

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training . It's stuff that we don't get

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to do nearly often enough , but even

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more so than that getting to work with

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active duty and kind of be integrated

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with them . That's really important for

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deployments because it's not something

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that we ever get to do on drill

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weekends . So I think that's honestly

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the most important part for our unit

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since is pretty slow with flights and

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stuff . Um , to get that hands on

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experience with , um , lots of flights

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and packs incoming , obviously when the

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packs are . So like , we don't usually

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have this many packs . They got some

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rotators . It's really important for us

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to like , get that hands on training so

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we can refresh our memory and all the

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niche things that we don't normally get

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to do in our , um , two days a month .

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Um , for our training . It's really

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nice to be able to get that . This

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annual tour has allowed us to

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refresh on a lot of our certifications .

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A lot of our jobs , just like with any

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other annual tour , I guess the

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difference is against the location .

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And also there is a lot of , um ,

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locals who work at the port as well .

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So having to work with them is

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different but great . Right . So

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they've been also very supportive with

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our training as a reservist . It's a

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good refresher . Right . We don't do

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this every single day . So , you know ,

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when we do these annual tours from our

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systems and processes , it definitely

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helps us keep up to date .