WEBVTT 00:07.929 --> 00:10.096 This is Command Ser Major Scott , 69th 00:10.096 --> 00:12.207 Air Defense Artillery Brigade Command 00:12.207 --> 00:14.207 Sar Major , and today we are on the 00:14.207 --> 00:16.799 move . All right , so we're here today 00:16.799 --> 00:18.966 on CSM on the move and we're here with 00:18.966 --> 00:22.920 PFC Wall from 14488 Battalion who is 00:22.920 --> 00:25.440 a 25 uniform . How are you doing today , 00:25.520 --> 00:27.576 PFC Wall ? Sorry , Major , I'm doing 00:27.576 --> 00:29.631 great . So first question that we're 00:29.631 --> 00:31.853 gonna start off with is what influenced 00:31.853 --> 00:34.020 you to join the military ? Uh , so our 00:34.020 --> 00:36.131 major went me to join the military is 00:36.131 --> 00:38.131 definitely um my drive to serve our 00:38.131 --> 00:40.187 country and also my competition , my 00:40.187 --> 00:42.242 competitive spirit with my one of my 00:42.242 --> 00:44.514 brothers . He joined and so I had to 00:44.514 --> 00:47.115 join and just be better than him . What 00:47.115 --> 00:49.282 caused you or what was your focus to , 00:49.282 --> 00:51.840 to be a 25 uniform ? Uh , my main focus 00:51.840 --> 00:53.840 was just because if I choose not to 00:53.840 --> 00:55.840 stay in the military , I definitely 00:55.840 --> 00:58.470 want to be able to get out and um 00:58.919 --> 01:00.975 transfer out and have certifications 01:00.975 --> 01:03.030 and have educations so I can provide 01:03.030 --> 01:05.086 for my future family . Awesome . And 01:05.086 --> 01:06.752 that is very important , uh , 01:06.752 --> 01:08.808 capitalizing on the certifications , 01:08.808 --> 01:11.030 using TA . And things of that nature to 01:11.030 --> 01:12.975 help you um better yourself on the 01:12.975 --> 01:15.030 outside . So glad that you're taking 01:15.030 --> 01:16.641 the opportunity to get those 01:16.641 --> 01:18.697 certifications . What is the hardest 01:18.697 --> 01:20.808 thing you've had to either go through 01:20.808 --> 01:22.919 or what is the hardest thing you have 01:22.919 --> 01:22.504 done ? Sorry , Major , the hardest 01:22.504 --> 01:24.448 thing definitely was , um , when I 01:24.448 --> 01:26.560 first got to the unit , unfortunately 01:26.560 --> 01:28.989 my grandfather was in hospice . And 01:29.239 --> 01:31.406 even though my lead was messed up , my 01:31.406 --> 01:33.572 leadership helped get pushed through , 01:33.572 --> 01:35.683 and I got to spend the last 3 days of 01:35.683 --> 01:37.683 his life with him , but the hardest 01:37.683 --> 01:39.683 part was definitely just being away 01:39.683 --> 01:41.406 from him because I had a close 01:41.406 --> 01:43.572 connection with him , but I just gotta 01:43.572 --> 01:43.400 say thank you to the unit for sending 01:43.400 --> 01:45.839 me home and let me be with him . And 01:45.839 --> 01:47.895 understanding how close you are with 01:47.895 --> 01:49.895 your family , um , being here , how 01:49.895 --> 01:52.006 often do you are you able to interact 01:52.006 --> 01:54.061 with your family ? I call my parents 01:54.061 --> 01:56.669 and my brothers every day and uh . I'm 01:56.669 --> 01:58.891 going home for Thanksgiving . My family 01:58.891 --> 02:01.113 came to see me about a month ago , so I 02:01.113 --> 02:03.169 get to see them not often but enough 02:03.169 --> 02:06.029 where I can still keep close . Awesome . 02:06.190 --> 02:08.301 Outstanding . What , what is the most 02:08.301 --> 02:10.357 rewarding thing that you have done ? 02:10.357 --> 02:12.468 The most rewarding thing is seeing as 02:12.468 --> 02:14.746 I'm in S6 , I get to help people a lot , 02:14.746 --> 02:16.801 and the biggest thing for me is just 02:16.801 --> 02:18.968 helping other soldiers . If I can help 02:18.968 --> 02:21.301 them in some way get whatever they need , 02:21.301 --> 02:23.523 do whatever they need , that's the most 02:23.523 --> 02:25.634 boring thing for me . And being an S6 02:25.634 --> 02:27.579 representative . It's definitely a 02:27.579 --> 02:29.710 customer service , um , rewarding MOS 02:29.710 --> 02:31.766 because like you said , you interact 02:31.766 --> 02:33.821 with people , soldiers , civilians , 02:33.821 --> 02:35.988 whatever , whoever it is that you're , 02:35.988 --> 02:35.750 whether it's creating accounts , 02:35.830 --> 02:37.941 getting computers ready , whatever it 02:37.941 --> 02:39.886 is , it is a very customer service 02:39.886 --> 02:41.941 based MOS . Um , so this is right up 02:41.941 --> 02:44.052 your alley being able to give back to 02:44.052 --> 02:46.274 people . All right , last question . If 02:46.274 --> 02:48.441 you could provide encouraging words to 02:48.441 --> 02:50.550 somebody who needed it . What would 02:50.550 --> 02:54.139 those encouraging words be and why ? Um , 02:54.550 --> 02:56.710 the only encouraging words I really 02:56.710 --> 02:59.000 tell myself is just 1 ft at a time . It 02:59.000 --> 03:01.639 always reminds me just . To take the 03:01.639 --> 03:04.479 world and take events in life just one 03:04.479 --> 03:06.701 step . I mean , you can't , if you look 03:06.701 --> 03:08.868 at something in the big picture , look 03:08.868 --> 03:08.600 at something a mile away , you're gonna 03:08.600 --> 03:10.711 get scared , you're gonna get timid , 03:10.711 --> 03:12.933 you're gonna back off . But if you take 03:12.933 --> 03:15.044 it one step at a time , 1 ft in front 03:15.044 --> 03:14.679 of the other , you're just gonna be 03:14.679 --> 03:16.770 able to slowly get there , whether , 03:17.199 --> 03:19.310 you know , it's a year that takes you 03:19.310 --> 03:21.532 to get through this task or get through 03:21.532 --> 03:23.699 this trial , whatever , it's just 1 ft 03:23.699 --> 03:26.032 and that's all you gotta do . All right , 03:26.032 --> 03:28.199 ladies and gentlemen , um , one fit at 03:28.199 --> 03:31.119 a time from PFC Wall . Take it one step 03:31.119 --> 03:34.809 at a time . PFC Wall , I really uh 03:34.809 --> 03:36.753 appreciate uh you sitting down and 03:36.753 --> 03:38.600 doing this interview with me and 03:38.600 --> 03:40.822 everybody else viewing and sharing your 03:40.822 --> 03:43.160 story and what got you here today , um , 03:43.240 --> 03:45.462 and what keeps motivating you . This is 03:45.462 --> 03:47.573 a great experience , um , and we , we 03:47.573 --> 03:49.684 will continue to capture the lives of 03:49.684 --> 03:52.018 the soldiers in the 6th and 9th Brigade . 03:52.018 --> 03:51.960 Thank you so much . Thank you for doing 03:51.960 --> 03:54.071 this interview . Thank you . And this 03:54.071 --> 03:56.240 is CSM Scott , and we are on the move .