 So you're the you're the last? Yep, I'm number seven Yeah, they broke me down. Oh, you know, I figured if I go in, you know, they bound to give us our own ship, you know, I Grew up in Herman, Missouri very small town population of about 2,500 people. I Think that always have that special place as you know being some of my first memories. I Have six siblings who have all served in the Navy Two older brothers, Austin and Logan four sisters Jessica, Alyssa, Michaela and Nina We don't really have a military family background at all So to see all of them decide to take the same route. It's cool to watch My parents own village market in Herman, Missouri My dad, you know started the store from scratch and very quickly we became one of the prominent families in town They always say it doesn't matter what you decide to do Just put a hundred and ten percent effort into it. I could tell how proud my parents were You know the rest of the kids and I think at the end of the day They just want to see them, you know, be happy and live a fulfilled life By the time I got to the end of high school, you know, most my siblings had already gone in and enlisted I never really felt any sort of pressure from them to go in But seeing the wonders it did for them seeing how much they loved it and Seeing how successful they are now because of the Navy. It's encouraging, you know, it kind of makes you aspire for more If you are enlisted I did really love Herman growing up here and I definitely see myself staying but another part of me, you know It was very curious There was always something I was trying to Explore and that definitely made me wonder, you know, what else there was out there My siblings might have been more gung-ho about getting out of Herman, but it wasn't necessarily the same for me. I Kept playing the game of what if well, what if I'd go into the service? You start listing these reasons why you shouldn't and then it comes a lot to sort out It's a challenge, but it's it's a good challenge to you know, and you're going in it And you're just trying to figure it out. So is everyone else The new schoolman like it's gonna be tough the bad days, you know, they're gonna come but The good days are gonna override them. I think more than any of the other kids. I Really loved it growing up here. You know, I love the small town I love all the activities being outdoors and I am gonna miss miss the hell out of town and have all of you guys Small town is good living but you gotta go test the waters elsewhere and I think someday you'll work your way back My siblings have warned me that nuclear school is probably going to be one of the hardest things all ever do in my life But if my other siblings can do it, I can do it some people choose this path some people choose this path, but Out here's the winner Well, and you do what other people won't do is what separates you from everybody Your hair's gone long. Yeah I've been letting it get a little bit away from me And we are taking off your beard, right? Oh, yeah, okay Unless you think the Navy will let me keep it We're gonna miss you around here you make sure when you're back home you come see us Oh, you know, I won't skip a beat and in passing your bud I'll take the memories that I have of my childhood and you know, my memories of Herman to my deathbed But there's more out there to see an experience and I don't want to be excluded from that There's an excitement kind of go hand-in-hand, you know, you're going into the unknown But I'm ready to see how my story unfolds My name is Colton Hubbard and I'm a future sailor in the United States Navy