 I was deployed with the 173rd Airborne Brigade to Afghanistan you know I mean it wasn't probably 30 minutes after I got on the helicopter there saw a rocket go by the window and you know I realized like I'm here I'm in Afghanistan and it's real. You know I think veterans have a lot to offer Australia I mean you know we come from working in really tough situations facing a lot of adversity and you know we're willing to get the job done no matter what it takes. Well you know in Australia we have a culture of assuming that men and women who've been through the Defence Forces arrive in the broader community with very great skills very great self-discipline and motivation and therefore we assume that a similar atmosphere surrounds those who are veterans of American Armed Services. Big land mass probably twice the size of Texas 200,000 people in that same land mass. 2007 was the most intense when I was in Afghanistan while I was there our unit we got engagements on a regular basis I was actually wounded on September 4th 2007 and during a very large engagement and it was pretty intense. Skills that I've developed and that I have and that I can carry over the civilian job field leadership I've been in stressful situations I know how to overcome them mentally stressful situations and physically stressful situations and the ability to interact and work well with people from all nationalities and across the life I've met people from all around the world. My dream is you know to have a family and be able to just enjoy life travel and make other people happy you know as happy as you want to be. My dream moved Australia, seek a career and live there.