 I'm Tracy Bible Rawlerson. I'm an Account Executive for Energy and Environmental Solutions for Siemens Industry, Infrastructure and Cities, and I'm a proud Navy veteran. What made me choose the Navy was I was, I had a daughter at 17 years old. I was still in high school, an additional child at 19 years old, and I wanted to, I had made a few mistakes in my life and I wanted to make a difference. So in order for me to make a difference, I knew the Navy was the right opportunity to change my life along with my children's lives. The first time I ever flew on an airplane was when I went to boot camp. Needless to say, that was an experience on itself coming from a small town in East Tennessee. I was terrified when I got there, didn't know what to expect, but it was, it was good for me. The best time I ever had in the Navy was joining BP-30 and the camaraderie that we had in our shop. When we would load weapons, of course, everyone's dependent upon the other to make sure that we did the proper job. And I had never had friends like that before. In the Navy, I would, in boot camp, everyone questions, right? The necessity for the extreme attention to detail, but once I got out in the field, you know, loading bombs, working with pilots on how to use, you know, the weapon systems, you know, on the P3 aircraft, and just the necessity of being extremely cautious, and again, then attention to detail on the points and everything that we did. The Navy made me assist in being more confident, absolutely it did. I had made several mistakes, and the Navy gave me the ability to realize that I could do anything with my life that I wanted to. The confidence that the Navy instilled in me, I pushed that onto my children today and teach them that no matter what, you can do anything you set your mind to. But at the end of the day, you get to be proud to serve your country, the best country in the entire world. Why would you not take pride in that?