 Hello, I'm Lance Corporal Shelly Hall, and this is Hardcore Jobs. Today, we're taking a look at what it takes to be a helicopter rope's function techniques master. When the Marine Corps executes special missions that involve repelling or fast roping, the Marines have one chance to get it right. Hurst masters give the Marines the skills they need to accomplish the mission. Let's see what makes the Hurst master an integral part of ground forces. I'm Sergeant Alejandro Urabari from First Radio Battalion, Paralloft. I'm a Hurst master, and I'm from Chicago, Illinois. As a Hurst master, my job is a subject matter expert when it comes to helicopter rope suspension techniques. And I'm basically the safety for the Marines that are going down on the rope. The way it works is when we do repelling or fast roping, it's more of a quick reaction or a quick on target type of technique that we use to get the Marines on their mission and going. Their training provides Marines with the skills to insert or extract from areas that are normally inaccessible by regular means, which makes it a useful tool for Marine Air Ground Task Forces. Now we know something about what the Hurst master does and how they contribute to the overall mission of the First Marine Expeditionary Force. I'm Lance Corporal Shelly Hall, soon in next time for more Hardcore Jobs.