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Good morning . My , my name is

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Brigadier General Tomika Seaberry , and

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I went to the University of Arkansas at

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Pine Bluff , so I'm a golden lion . So

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I , I can't wait till we get to to the

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discussion so I can tell you a little

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bit more about me and some challenges

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that we're gonna overcome . I've been

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in the military for over 20 something

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years . First of all , there's tons of

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uh benefits education , developing your

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skills , uh , and it also takes you out

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of your comfort zone . So you have to

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have a vision and that's what the

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military taught me is how to plan . So

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my setbacks have been nothing but

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blessings . Be all that you can be ,

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period . I served for multiple reasons .

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One , every day I wake up , I'm proud

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to wear this uniform , recruiting the

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armed reserve in the 1st 5 minutes they

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know exactly what you want because

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you're gonna tell them whether you want

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to develop your skills or whether you

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wanna , hey , I'm a shy kid and I want

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to enhance my communication skills . We

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have an opportunity for you no matter

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what it is , we can actually help you

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enhance your capabilities . Twice a

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citizen come that ready .