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- [Topps] My name is Staff
Sergeant Cassidy Topps,

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and I am an instructor at the
Little Gym of Little Rock.

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I started here at the Little Gym

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as a party leader when I was
an 11th grader in high school.

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I also did cheerleading on the side

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which is where my background

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of tumbling and stuff comes from.

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I love what I do.

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It is the most rewarding and
fun thing that I can ever do.

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We're not just teaching kids how to flip,

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we're not teaching kids
how to do forward rolls.

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We're teaching kids how to be confident.

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We're teaching kids
how to value themselves

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and how to treat others.

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It's really cool when a
kid gets a back handspring,

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but it's even cooler to watch a kid

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cheer on the kid that
has the back handspring.

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I am a 35 FOX which is
an intelligence analyst

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and I am with Delta company 239.

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I am an all source analyst,

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so I am taking all of the information

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from the other 35 series MOSs
and putting them together

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into a pretty package.

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Once that pretty package is developed,

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I take that to the
commander and from there

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the commander takes that information

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and uses it to develop his plan of action.

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It's really great to be a
part of the Little Gym family

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as well as the army family.

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I've learned lots of
things from the army family

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that I can institute here
at the Little Gym family

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like leadership.

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I am a leader of employees here

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and I lead the party instructors

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on how to lead parties properly,

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and I also lead my assistants in class

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in making sure the class is run smoothly

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which is the same thing
as if I was at drill

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and trying to manage the drill schedule

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and things that we have
planned for that drill period.

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I am Staff Sergeant Cassidy Topps and

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- [All] I'm being my best.