WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.176 Uh So I'm currently uh halfway through 00:02.176 --> 00:04.398 training , but we back in the US army . 00:04.398 --> 00:06.398 So we finished , we commissioned uh 00:06.398 --> 00:08.453 second lieutenants in February of 23 00:08.453 --> 00:10.620 and then came here in between that and 00:10.620 --> 00:12.509 going to Bullock . So uh still in 00:12.509 --> 00:14.620 training , second Lieutenant at Royal 00:14.620 --> 00:16.842 Military Academy , Sandhurst . Um Yes . 00:16.842 --> 00:19.009 So when we were about eight weeks into 00:19.009 --> 00:21.176 our O CS program , uh they let us know 00:21.176 --> 00:23.287 that our company had been selected to 00:23.287 --> 00:25.509 put forward people for uh selection two 00:25.509 --> 00:27.565 R mass . So um there are a few of us 00:27.565 --> 00:29.787 were very , very interested . So we put 00:29.787 --> 00:31.731 together a packet . Um went , went 00:31.731 --> 00:33.731 before board presented a lot of our 00:33.731 --> 00:35.565 scores from O CS in terms of our 00:35.569 --> 00:37.840 physical ability , academic ability , 00:37.849 --> 00:39.905 uh overall class rankings . And then 00:39.930 --> 00:42.259 they selected two of us uh myself and , 00:42.270 --> 00:44.214 and Noah Cloak who you'll speak to 00:44.214 --> 00:46.326 later um to come here to Sandhurst to 00:46.326 --> 00:48.548 train with the British Military British 00:48.548 --> 00:50.714 Army . Uh Yes . So today we were doing 00:50.714 --> 00:52.714 some live fire . So we were doing a 00:52.714 --> 00:54.714 live fire platoon attack . Um We've 00:54.714 --> 00:54.590 been building into it this week . Uh We 00:54.599 --> 00:56.710 started with individual fire maneuver 00:56.710 --> 00:58.766 on live range . Uh went into section 00:58.766 --> 01:01.099 attacks yesterday . Um The same as our 01:01.110 --> 01:03.054 squad and then went into a platoon 01:03.054 --> 01:05.289 level attack this morning . Um So I was 01:05.299 --> 01:07.668 acting as the platoon commander . Um So 01:07.679 --> 01:09.846 we were uh ended up assaulting through 01:09.846 --> 01:12.068 three positions and then did a fighting 01:12.068 --> 01:14.401 withdrawal . Um After being overwhelmed . 01:14.401 --> 01:16.568 Yeah , it's really good . Um They're , 01:16.568 --> 01:18.568 they're very versatile . Um They do 01:18.568 --> 01:20.735 obviously , or they certainly do share 01:20.735 --> 01:23.012 a lot of our , our doctrine and ideals . 01:23.012 --> 01:25.179 Um But uh we , we have found that it's 01:25.179 --> 01:25.119 really good that um all of their 01:25.128 --> 01:27.088 officers are highly versatile . Um 01:27.098 --> 01:29.320 They're obviously , they're , they're a 01:29.320 --> 01:31.265 bit of a smaller army . Uh So they 01:31.265 --> 01:33.376 require a lot out of every individual 01:33.376 --> 01:33.359 officer . So , so that's what we found 01:33.369 --> 01:35.480 is that the officer cadets are really 01:35.480 --> 01:37.690 versatile and good at multitasking and 01:37.699 --> 01:39.532 good at working outside of their 01:39.532 --> 01:41.588 comfort areas and areas of expertise 01:41.588 --> 01:43.921 and just good at leading soldiers . Yes . 01:43.921 --> 01:46.032 Yes , I think , I think we definitely 01:46.032 --> 01:48.088 will . We've had so far 40 weeks and 01:48.088 --> 01:50.489 four more weeks to go of living really 01:50.819 --> 01:53.110 in close quarters with them . We've 01:53.120 --> 01:55.342 shared every meal together and been out 01:55.342 --> 01:57.564 in the field , been in the mountains of 01:57.564 --> 01:59.676 Wales together . Um So we , we formed 01:59.676 --> 02:01.564 some pretty tight connections . I 02:01.564 --> 02:03.564 definitely plan on staying in touch 02:03.564 --> 02:03.339 with a lot of people , both both 02:03.349 --> 02:05.627 British and other International cadets . 02:05.627 --> 02:07.293 Their , their culture , their 02:07.293 --> 02:09.293 traditions are really interesting . 02:09.293 --> 02:11.571 They have a very long history and they , 02:11.571 --> 02:13.627 a lot of individual regiments have a 02:13.627 --> 02:15.793 lot of pride in , in their history and 02:15.793 --> 02:17.793 in what they've done . Um , so it's 02:17.793 --> 02:17.750 really interesting because when they're 02:17.759 --> 02:19.815 joining the regiments , it's kind of 02:19.815 --> 02:21.703 like they're joining , like their 02:21.703 --> 02:21.660 family . It's , it's , it's , has a 02:21.669 --> 02:23.669 really long rich history and they , 02:23.669 --> 02:25.891 they really take it on board and that's 02:25.891 --> 02:27.891 been interesting to see . Um , it's 02:27.891 --> 02:27.369 very close and personal .