 I am a United States sailor. Wow. It's an honor to be the sailor of the year. It's truly an amazing honor. As a sailor of the years, we're not just representing ourselves. We're representing the whole Navy and all our shipmates. I represent the fighting spirit. I represent the fighting spirit of the Navy. Warfighting is important in the Navy because that's our ethos. That's our heritage. And in order to defend our nation, we have to be warfighters first. And those who have gone before me to defend freedom and democracy around the world. We as sailors need to deploy so that where we need to be when the call is made. We're all over the world. No other Navy does that the way that the United States Navy does. I am committed to excellence. I am committed to excellence. Being ready for me means being physically ready, emotionally ready. We have to be 100% ready to go all time because we don't know what challenges we'll have to go through. It's important that we mentor our sailors and we need to pass on what we have learned down to them. I'm ready. I'm actually itching to go back to sea. Always value and cherish your career in the Navy and do the right thing at all times, you know. It's on mission for sailors always.