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My name is First Lieutenant Joseph

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Doherty , private first class Michelle

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Cardwell T W-2 . Marquita Givens

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captain Brian mccracken specialist

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Tiffany Keane war officer , One Angela

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Otero Gallo . What inspired me to serve

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in the Army Reserve ? Jag Corps was

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first of all service . I've had

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multiple family members serve in the

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army . Initially , I enlisted as a

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power generator mechanic because my ,

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my dad and I used to do mechanics and I

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used to think that was pretty cool .

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And then at some point in my career , I

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transitioned to become a 27 Delta . It

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ended up being the best kept mission

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that I think I've ever had to do . I

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was inspired to serve um first and

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foremost , to serve um by my great

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grandfather's military service in World

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War Two . I happened to land in the

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reserve component through my army

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recruiter . Um Visiting my high school ,

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we took the A fa along with , you know ,

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regular exam season . What inspires me

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to serve in the Army Reserve job Corps

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are my parents . They were immigrants

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before and they're very proud to be

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here , obviously . So they're proud of

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me serving the country and under the

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conditions of my dad , especially

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coming here from where he was . Um He's

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especially proud to see me doing what I

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am today . What I've enjoyed the most

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about serving as a judge advocate in

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the Reserves is the ability to expand

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my knowledge , expand my capabilities

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and expand my opportunities . The thing

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that inspired me most to serve in the

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Army Reserve Jag Corps was being able

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to challenge myself more mentally and

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physically and be a part of something

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bigger than myself in that I'm exposed

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to a lot of people that are much higher

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rank . I remember walking into my unit

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the first day and was very

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flabbergasted and taken aback by how

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many majors and captains they were .

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And I love how they were very casual

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with me and grey at me with open arms

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and they give me a lot of advice ,

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professional wise , career wise , how

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to utilize my benefits and resources

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and further my education . What

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motivates me the most about continuing

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to serve is the American people , is

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the ability to look at my neighbors and

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look at my friends and realize that no

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matter what , every time I put this

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uniform on , I'm making a difference in

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their life . What helps me to continue

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to serve is to continue to help and

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leave my legacy as I continue serving .

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Thing that motivates me to continue

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serving today is to be a role model for

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my little siblings and to inspire them

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to do big things with their life . The

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time has flown by , uh , I've been

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assigned to 11 different legal offices .

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No , two offices are the same . No ,

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two organizations are exactly the same .

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But it really brings me back to the

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people . It doesn't feel like 23 years .

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So it's really , it's gone by fast .

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But all of my experience has been

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rewarding and has helped me develop in

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some way . The advice I'd give my

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younger self is to persevere . If you

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have the desire to do this , you can

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make it through , you can make it

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through the training . You can learn

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how to become a jag and you can

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eventually advise commanders and help

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the army be a better version of itself .

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So I would , I would tell my younger

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self persevere .