 One thing I want to tell you right before you start the crucible is that it's gonna be the hardest thing that you do It's gonna push you to your limits, but once you get it, that's it. That's yours. You're gonna be a Marine next to me I decided that I wanted to join the Marines because I saw the way my dad was able to take care of The family I wanted to be able to do that all the benefits and everything that comes with it When I got on recruiting duty, I didn't realize how demanding it was because it always looks easy as a poolie But when you're on recruiting duty, you realize how many hours you got to put in and how much you actually have to learn How to quickly learn how to talk to people how to get myself into the schools getting to everywhere I was doing and be able to talk to parents and then that's when I realized that I could change people's lives Having that parent come in and saying I changed their kids life. I made it better. I took them out of that bad environment My son same path as a lot of the ones that when I was on recruiting duty Doesn't really know what he wants to do. He did not want to be in the military at all. So I didn't really pressure him So my reaction when my son told me that he wanted to join the Marine Corps It was a total shock. I think he was very excited at first about me joining You didn't tell me. I found out you were taking the test. Yeah, I Actually, um, I called him after I took the as-vab and everything because my I needed his information for my recruiter So he found out when I was already in the debt Every time he wrote me it was always something new like oh, you're gonna get through this We're all gonna come see you. We're all proud of you. And it's just a whole bunch of motivation coming from him My son didn't have a lot of questions right before going to boot camp The biggest thing I told him was it's the not quitting because no matter how good you are They're gonna push you a little bit more Some of the things I did tell him is what I went through even though it was 23 years ago It's still very similar and what to expect and I'm proud of him I can't wait to see him when he actually becomes a Marine At first when I was gonna get the Eagle Globe and anchor I was just like, oh, I'm gonna get this I just want to go to the Warriors breakfast and then I saw him walk up to me. I'm just like Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry. Don't cry him giving me his Eagle Globe and anchor. It's really special it Being able to see my son today following in my footsteps I was always very proud being a Marine, you know, you don't really enlist without enjoying what you're doing doing 23 years You really enjoy the Marine Corps. You do it past 20 and I gotta say it's it's probably a better feeling being able to see my son Standing next to me as a Marine being able to give him my EGA is probably one of the proudest moments I'd say it has been in my career being able to be here and see him go through this