WEBVTT 00:06.940 --> 00:08.940 we're after the total Soldier . You 00:08.940 --> 00:10.884 know , Total soldier concepts were 00:10.884 --> 00:12.773 after the guy who is , you know , 00:12.773 --> 00:14.996 physically fit were after the guy who's 00:14.996 --> 00:17.218 mentally alert . You know , we're after 00:17.218 --> 00:20.700 the guy who is morally straight here 00:20.700 --> 00:23.460 today . Camp show Mississippi . We're 00:23.460 --> 00:26.790 looking at 14 of the best enlisted 00:26.790 --> 00:28.957 soldiers that's going to represent the 00:28.957 --> 00:30.957 Army National Guard Little Closet . 00:32.840 --> 00:34.840 You know , in all these competitors 00:34.840 --> 00:37.062 have been successful because they , you 00:37.062 --> 00:37.020 know , progressed up through the 00:37.020 --> 00:39.131 subordinate levels all the way to now 00:39.131 --> 00:42.780 the Army National Guard level . I saw 00:42.780 --> 00:44.836 him very competitive on , but that's 00:44.836 --> 00:46.947 just kind of like the main reason why 00:46.947 --> 00:48.947 it boiled down to me doing this . I 00:48.947 --> 00:51.058 just wanted to see where I stacked up 00:51.058 --> 00:50.450 against everybody else . It's been 00:50.450 --> 00:53.220 great so far . Eso that's That's kind 00:53.220 --> 00:54.776 of why I chose to do this . 00:57.840 --> 01:00.062 The my primary motivation and competing 01:00.062 --> 01:02.430 in this competition as a rising and CEO , 01:02.440 --> 01:04.551 I realized that I need a little extra 01:04.551 --> 01:06.718 work , so I saw this as an opportunity 01:06.718 --> 01:08.607 to become more confident and more 01:08.607 --> 01:11.760 confident as a leader , e 01:14.220 --> 01:16.500 personally , I like competitions 01:16.500 --> 01:18.500 because it just makes me a stronger 01:18.500 --> 01:20.667 soldier , and I personally have always 01:20.667 --> 01:23.590 wanted to the stronger and CEO before I 01:23.600 --> 01:25.767 commissioned as an officer . So that's 01:25.767 --> 01:28.780 why I'm here right now . Storm 14 . We 01:28.780 --> 01:30.891 all love to compete in competitions . 01:30.891 --> 01:32.947 Make us better . So , you know , you 01:32.947 --> 01:35.002 take that competition piece and then 01:35.002 --> 01:37.113 you take it to the warrior , uh , you 01:37.113 --> 01:39.280 know , class , which is the military . 01:39.280 --> 01:41.391 So then you look at the military . Us 01:41.391 --> 01:41.030 in general , What we're talking about 01:41.030 --> 01:43.510 is the Army National Guard . So So we 01:43.510 --> 01:45.399 add that competition piece to our 01:45.399 --> 01:47.566 warrior class on , man . Then you have 01:47.566 --> 01:49.732 some great stuff happens . So they get 01:49.732 --> 01:51.788 out there and they compete , compete 01:51.788 --> 01:54.010 against each other , and they make each 01:54.010 --> 01:56.280 other better . There's a lot coming 01:56.280 --> 01:58.210 from the bottom , just making it 01:58.210 --> 02:00.154 through every level . Just letting 02:00.154 --> 02:02.210 people know that I'm here to compete 02:02.210 --> 02:03.210 and train hard . 02:09.240 --> 02:13.170 You got this care , dude , I don't look 02:13.170 --> 02:15.370 at this is Ah , as so much as a 02:15.370 --> 02:17.592 competition is more of a showcase of my 02:17.592 --> 02:19.814 abilities and things . I've been taught 02:19.814 --> 02:21.870 throughout my career . My leadership 02:21.870 --> 02:25.650 abilities . What ? Yeah . 02:26.040 --> 02:28.930 The whole point is , you know , give 02:28.930 --> 02:31.152 more realistic training to the soldiers 02:31.152 --> 02:33.770 individual . The facilities training 02:33.770 --> 02:36.490 lanes are just phenomenal . And I could 02:36.500 --> 02:39.180 ask for a better training site than 02:39.180 --> 02:41.402 what they've shown here today . This is 02:41.402 --> 02:44.700 just top notch . He's remained mentally 02:44.700 --> 02:46.756 tough . Anybody can come to the best 02:46.756 --> 02:48.978 word competition and see success here . 02:48.978 --> 02:50.978 So everyone here is very physically 02:50.978 --> 02:53.200 inclined . So if you made it this far , 02:53.200 --> 02:55.422 that's an attribute that you have . But 02:55.422 --> 02:57.422 it's what goes on between the years 02:57.422 --> 03:00.980 that is gonna help you win or lose . I 03:00.980 --> 03:03.202 mean , I always give 100% of myself and 03:03.202 --> 03:05.202 everything that I dio on . This has 03:05.202 --> 03:07.369 just been one of those challenges that 03:07.740 --> 03:10.570 I take personally . And seriously , um , 03:10.570 --> 03:13.300 it allows me to give the best of my 03:13.300 --> 03:15.411 ability into the best that I possibly 03:15.411 --> 03:17.522 can and compete with people that have 03:17.522 --> 03:18.633 that same mindset . 03:22.740 --> 03:26.630 It's not all about how strong you are , 03:26.630 --> 03:29.230 how fast you are , how smart you are . 03:29.240 --> 03:31.184 You have to have a mindset perfect 03:31.184 --> 03:34.930 mindset like you're not gonna quit . Uh 03:34.930 --> 03:37.190 huh . You're not gonna give up ? Yes , 03:37.190 --> 03:39.301 This may be hard , but I can still do 03:39.301 --> 03:41.468 it . I might not be able to do as fast 03:41.468 --> 03:43.357 or as quick Might not get as many 03:43.357 --> 03:44.857 questions , right . But my 03:44.857 --> 03:46.860 competitiveness end up my drive is 03:46.860 --> 03:50.640 gonna give me to the end , just on the 03:50.640 --> 03:53.730 whole very heartening . I feel like I'm 03:53.740 --> 03:55.351 one of the top tier physical 03:55.351 --> 03:57.510 competitors here , and I think the 03:57.520 --> 04:00.420 mental aspect of it , um , just the 04:00.420 --> 04:02.410 basic warrior task the functions , 04:02.410 --> 04:05.410 checks on the weapons . The little , um 04:05.500 --> 04:07.667 it seems like the little tasks are the 04:07.667 --> 04:09.833 ones that definitely set you back more 04:09.833 --> 04:11.070 than bigger ones . 04:16.230 --> 04:19.120 The most challenging aspect is keeping 04:19.120 --> 04:21.580 up with all the details as they come . 04:22.960 --> 04:25.030 Were expected to go toe the enlisted 04:25.030 --> 04:27.141 soldier , our experts , soldier , bad 04:27.141 --> 04:29.550 standard . And also keep track of all 04:29.550 --> 04:31.883 the other details as they come . And it , 04:31.883 --> 04:34.560 Z um , it can be challenging and , uh , 04:34.570 --> 04:36.580 a little over overwhelming whenever 04:36.590 --> 04:40.490 you're in task . But , asshole , 04:40.500 --> 04:44.430 that's the name of the game for 04:44.430 --> 04:46.750 me personally . Um , just kind of 04:46.760 --> 04:48.927 fatigue in general . Just , you know , 04:48.927 --> 04:51.149 not a lot of sleep . Trying to remember 04:51.149 --> 04:53.490 stuff step by step , performing 04:53.490 --> 04:55.890 physically all at the same time . So a 04:55.890 --> 04:58.840 lot of different events , um , kind of 04:58.840 --> 05:00.784 combining on one another and not a 05:00.784 --> 05:04.170 whole lot of rest in between 05:08.040 --> 05:10.096 personally feel the most challenging 05:10.096 --> 05:13.900 would be the stress . You you're under 05:13.910 --> 05:16.090 high level of stress . You do do some 05:16.090 --> 05:18.146 obstacles first , before you go into 05:18.146 --> 05:20.257 the shoot , elevate your heart rate . 05:20.257 --> 05:24.170 So least it gives you that situation 05:24.170 --> 05:26.281 understanding off when you are really 05:26.281 --> 05:28.610 out there in the real world . So it was 05:28.610 --> 05:30.721 actually really great training at the 05:30.721 --> 05:32.999 end of the day . It took a lot from it , 05:32.999 --> 05:34.999 perfected some skills , and I would 05:34.999 --> 05:34.930 love to bring all this back to my 05:34.930 --> 05:36.819 subordinates and help them become 05:36.819 --> 05:38.374 better soldiers back home . 05:42.240 --> 05:44.140 The events been actually pretty 05:44.140 --> 05:46.140 strenuous and , uh , has been great 05:46.140 --> 05:48.251 experiencing all the different events 05:48.251 --> 05:49.862 that everyone's have and the 05:49.862 --> 05:53.470 competitors that we have out here . Uh , 05:53.480 --> 05:55.647 this event , you know , is designed to 05:55.647 --> 05:58.080 be hard , but , you know , but it's but 05:58.080 --> 06:00.136 it's fun . You know , if if , if you 06:00.136 --> 06:02.302 are a warrior and you got that warrior 06:02.302 --> 06:04.469 spirit , you know , this is what you'd 06:04.469 --> 06:06.450 like to do . Well , I always just 06:06.450 --> 06:08.672 wanted take every opportunity to be the 06:08.672 --> 06:10.783 best that I could be . So it's been a 06:10.783 --> 06:13.006 lot of fun toe test myself against some 06:13.006 --> 06:14.894 of the other best soldiers in the 06:14.894 --> 06:17.117 country , but it is a lot of fun in the 06:17.117 --> 06:19.172 end , when it when you get to a task 06:19.172 --> 06:21.172 and you do it well and then it's is 06:21.172 --> 06:22.860 rewarding that way . 06:25.940 --> 06:28.107 I am proudly each and every one of you 06:28.107 --> 06:30.329 all , and I am proud to be The commands 06:30.329 --> 06:32.440 are major Army National Guard to lead 06:32.440 --> 06:34.550 soldiers like you . Yeah , I still 06:34.550 --> 06:37.030 don't believe it . Honestly , I there's 06:37.030 --> 06:39.086 so many better competitors out there 06:39.086 --> 06:41.570 than me . I just don't know how I just 06:41.570 --> 06:43.514 stayed consistent . I just thought 06:43.514 --> 06:45.514 there's a lot of people doing a lot 06:45.514 --> 06:47.792 better and apparently being consistent . 06:47.792 --> 06:50.014 Just laying it all out in the field was 06:50.014 --> 06:53.830 enough for pro Daniel Palito . You 06:53.830 --> 06:56.780 couldn't ever convinced me that he 06:56.780 --> 06:59.058 would be calling my name . When he did , 06:59.058 --> 07:02.000 it was it was overwhelming . 07:02.010 --> 07:05.570 All 14 competitors and 07:05.570 --> 07:08.900 winners . They made me proud Thio that 07:08.900 --> 07:11.011 they represent the National Guard and 07:11.011 --> 07:13.880 they are There are face on what we're 07:13.880 --> 07:16.010 doing right now to protect this great 07:16.010 --> 07:19.480 country . I'm definitely super 07:19.480 --> 07:22.330 appreciative of the title best warrior . 07:22.340 --> 07:25.530 Honestly , I believe somebody who 07:25.530 --> 07:28.290 deserves that title , um or the people 07:28.290 --> 07:30.401 who deserve that title are people who 07:30.401 --> 07:32.730 have either died for our country or 07:32.740 --> 07:35.030 fought , uh , fought for our country . 07:35.040 --> 07:37.140 Um , you know , competitions , fun . 07:37.150 --> 07:39.740 You know , these are all , um good 07:39.740 --> 07:41.851 skills to learn to take into combat . 07:41.851 --> 07:44.860 But people who have gone into combat 07:44.870 --> 07:46.940 seen it and done heroic things . I 07:46.940 --> 07:49.390 would consider them more of the best 07:49.390 --> 07:49.790 warrior .