 As the United States Marines, we're always ready for whenever the nation needs us most. The desired end state of the training was to validate our amphibious capabilities of pulling us anywhere at any time, as well as test us in mountain block environments one through three. At any given notice, we have to be ready to place in a difficult and austere environment, help those less fortunate, and bring stability back to those areas that need it most. By working with third-world nationals or individuals from other, you know, NATO alliance countries, it's imperative that we know how to bring back stability. Proficiency is gauged, obviously, on the battlefield. You know, at the end of the day, the bullets and bad guys have a lot to say with it. How we can best prepare that is through reps, which I'd argue we got quite a bit during this retreat.