 All right, man, here we go. It's pretty sick, aren't you? Growing up, I always told everyone, I want to be in the Navy. Coming from a military family, I think it just rose up on me. My dad always told me about my grandfathers. They were both boats and mates from my mom's side and my dad's side. And then my dad was an AVF. His job was like an AVH for boats and mates. When I read what BMs did and their jobs, I was like, I love this. He told me, dad, I'm going to be a boat since me. And I had a fit. I remember how bad you thought the rate was. I told you, it's going to be a dirty, dirty job. And you're going to hate it. I was a sponge. I wanted to learn so bad about what my job really was. They were so gung-ho on getting me started. Benita's going to be working on the wire, wire brush that off, and apply a terminal into that. So all the way around it. All right, feel a stick turn. I had really no idea what type of traditions BMs really had. I knew it was definitely one of the oldest rates in the Navy. I felt like I'm part of that now. That's something that I really took in. The fact that I think I was so open and willing to learn so bad, I think is what people were like, oh man, this guy's really not bad. Let's give him a chance. That was one of the best feelings to feel like this family has just taken me in as their own now. I knew that these guys were going to have my back and I can have theirs. The boats and mates' job revolves around the integrity of the ship. They were chipped in paint, moving the anchor. We take cargo. We drive the ship. And every BM that I've met has always had that high pride for that work that they've done. If we take care of the ship, she's going to take care of us. Our job is pretty hard at given times. Where is your body now? You're sore, you're tired, and you're ready to go to sleep. But we have to do the next job. I think that the reason why we have so much pride is because we have that strong workforce. If I have these people working around me, we can do whatever we put our minds to. Sooner or later, these guys are going to be your family. And you're just going to have to come to accept that, that these guys are going to be your best friends until either the day you leave or the day Lee leaves. Nice catch, dude. Check it out, man. Very quick. Looks sick, man. Pretty much it, dude. Now you're one of us now. For life. Yes, for life. Thank you. No problem, no problem. Now when I tell my friends that you're both men, they're like, what? You didn't tell them. I said, he loves it, and he takes pride in that. And I had to apologize to you because that was your choice. And sometimes dads have to take a step back and apologize. And I did. And especially now. Yeah, look at us now, look at us. You make those guys, and those guys make you stand tall. You guys are hardworking young men. I feel like if my grandfather was right here, they would be like, my grandson made the right choice. He would pick the right job. When I have children one day, I definitely feel like if they were to join the military, it would extend that beneath this family even more. I've never been deployed before. This is going to be my first deployment ever. And I'm pretty excited and nervous. You're going to be gone for, was it, seven, eight months? Seven, eight months, yeah. That's going to be hard. It's a little nerve-racking. But I know my ship and my guys are ready to go. And what have we always told you? When you go, you take advantage of that. You being the age that you are are going to see things and go places that the average person isn't going to be able to do. You just, you go out and you see the world. My family has taught me and raised me. And they've given me that feeling of being surrounded by loving people. But having that same feeling on board Momsen makes me feel like I'm at home, feel like I belong. My name is Michael Benitez. I'm a boatsman mate in the United States Navy.