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- [Announcer] Match begins in 3, 2, 1...

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(alarm chimes)

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- WAQ is Warrior Adventure Quest.

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We do WAQ activities to, to
introduce not only the program

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and helping the unit morale
and the individual morale.

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- [Soldier] Being in the military

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can be very difficult, be very stressful.

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When people come out
here, they can have fun.

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They can sort of let loose,

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sort of get rid of some of
the anxieties they have.

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Stay work at work, come out here to play.

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- There's a great experience to be able

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to bond with the soldiers in my unit

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and, uh, not have to worry

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about the normal stresses of the unit.

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(paintball gun popping)

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So I'm the, uh, the
Operation Sergeant, uh,

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for a transition company.

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So a lot of what I do is,
uh, significantly tied

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to taking care of soldiers.

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And that's, um, humbled me a lot.

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Soldiers come to our company

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and experience the, the
newness of the Army,

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the stressors of having been
through a very difficult course

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and now are going through, like,
an extreme, um, new change.

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The Coronavirus has affected,
uh, individual soldiers

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pretty significantly.

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Special Forces, um, candidates

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that are now, uh, infantrymen.

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Who were, um, chosen
to go to duty stations

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like Italy, um, and Korea.

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And they're now going to Fort Bragg.

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With activities like these,

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they're able to make
new friends in the unit.

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The goal ultimately is
to help them adapt better

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to overall military lifestyle.

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(muffled instructions over megaphone)

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I have learned a lot about the position

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that I'm currently in.

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Uh, that everybody has different needs.

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Ultimately, those needs can be met

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to, to increase their
efficiency as a soldier

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and make us a more lethal
fighting force as a nation.

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(paintball gun popping)