 I'm Lance Corporal Chris Rodriguez. I'm originally from New York, New York, Manhattan. I'm with 225 Weapons Company and O311. On the civilian side, I'm a canine handler for a security company. I work with explosive detection canines. I feel the Marine Corps reserves gives people a stepping stone to go on to bigger things, different paths they want to go to in life. I think it's a good thing to have on your resume. A job sees that and it just grabs their attention in a way. I chose reserves because I wasn't a hundred percent sure on what I really wanted to do with my life. I was looking more for like law enforcement and I know the reserve stepping stone really helps out on the law enforcement side. For active duty Marines coming off of active duty considering reserves, I do think it's a good option if you aren't still sure what you want to do. I know the transition can be hard sometimes, but there is still more opportunities in the reserves.