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It felt like the biggest jolt of my

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life .

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My experience on American Idol has

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taught me how to function on little to

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no sleep , be under high pressure and

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high stress . And yes , it's slightly

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different than boot camp , but just

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being prepared and being open and aware

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and always being keen and listening .

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Um I think my time on Idol and and

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music in general has opened up a lot of

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doors and put me in many different

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rooms and situations . So I'm hoping

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that that pressure has also has also

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prepared me for this type of job and

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opportunity . Now that I'll be , you

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know , in rooms with different world

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leaders and you know , our leaders ,

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including the commander in chief and

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I'm hoping to use that and Sprinkle

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that music love in there as well to

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like I said , build relationships to um

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bridge gaps to change the energy in a

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room enlisting in the navy . I'll have

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to be honest , wasn't , I didn't see

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that in my , in my future . However ,

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the opportunity came about to use my

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gifts and my talents to serve my

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country . I've always had a passion for

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um being an American and our

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values . And I'm learning that my

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powers are a little different . I might

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not have the typical hard powers , but

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I believe that the Navy uh can also

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benefit from those soft powers as well

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such as music and using that to break

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barriers and build relationships .

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Thinking about the national anthems

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that I performed at for professional

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games and to be able to honor my

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country in that way . I think that was

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my first taste to this level of

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patriotism that I'm experiencing now .

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Um And it's , it's all been a

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conglomerate of everything I've done

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from gospel and church to pop R and B

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to Idol television . And now coming to

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the Navy , I feel like I have a good

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blend of that civilian life and that

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taste of entertainment and I'm hoping

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that I can bring some of that into the

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Navy as well so that we can bridge the

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gap between civilians and sailors .