 The military training instructor hat that I wear is a symbol of honor, professionalism, integrity, service, and excellence in all I do. My job is one of the most important to the Air Force, and I will spare no effort to properly prepare men and women for military service. I am dedicated to the principles of fairness, firmness, and honesty. I strive for perfection and reject mediocrity, both in my own personal behavior and in the performance of those I lead. I am an Air Force military training instructor, and above all, I am an American Airman. I remember my MTI as a great leader. He was the epitome of what an MTI or military training instructor was supposed to be. Being a military training instructor is like any other job that you can ever have. You are the first whole impression of what it looks like to be an Airman. When they think of Air Force, you are the first thing that they see. Other than their recruiter, you are what it looks like to be an NCO. You are the person who teaches them how to exhibit those core values. You teach them the basics of being in the military. For them, you are what bright looks like. I am actually a two-hour zero maintenance management analyst. We do a lot of public speaking, so being a military training instructor, you speak in front of 40 to 50 to 60 people on a daily basis. So it definitely helped me with my public speaking. A lot of things get done every day. Being a military training instructor, you try to plan it out, but there are so many different variables that you can't control. So being able to take those tools and go back to my job and my AFSC, it was definitely something that enhanced me as a leader. This is actually my second time. The first time I came back, I did like four years. When opportunity arose, I definitely said I wanted to do it, so definitely came back and I'm enjoying it. For anyone that's thinking about being an MTI, if you want to do it, I say go for it. If you're definitely a people person and you care about pouring into people and helping others, that is definitely something that you have to have before you come down here to be a military training instructor. This is a life-changing experience because everyone remembers their military training instructor. Everybody remembers basic military training, whether it was good or bad, how they can help the new generation moving forward.