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Initially , I joined the army to pay

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for college . However , I found through

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the course of ROTC and commissioning

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that it just ended up meaning more to

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my life than just a scholarship , been

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a EO program manager for around two

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years . Now , I chose to become a

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military equal opportunity program

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manager . Uh because an opportunity

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presented itself and I felt that it was

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a place that I could make a difference

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in the command uh by promoting military ,

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the military equal opportunity program

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and supporting soldiers in that regard

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within the unit as an equal opportunity

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program manager , I ensure that the

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command climate survey is administered

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and the command climate Survey

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essentially takes information on the

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morale and um the sentiment that the uh

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members of the command have uh with

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regard to their work and life balance .

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And I take that information and use it

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to create programs that support uh the

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soldiers and civilians that work for

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the 85th . I continued to serve in the

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army reserves because I felt like um I

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felt that my job wasn't done . E

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essentially , I wasn't ready to hang it

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all up . And I felt that the army

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reserves was a happy medium for me to

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explore a civilian life and also

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continue to serve in the military .