 When I would see neighbor commercials and I saw guys flipping rifles or folding a flag I was like wow, I didn't know what it was about specifically, but just seeing that I was like It was so interesting the focus that I saw in them It really inspired me to look into it more and I always that's what I saw the military as Once I got here, I didn't know how I was gonna feel about it, but I learned to love it I learned to have a passion for it even for some of the tougher Even the tedious work that goes into prepping your uniform day in and day out, I really have learned to love it It's something that has made me feel like I could stay in the Navy for a lot longer than I even thought I could I'm Seaman Roberto Mojica, and I'm a full-on as casket bearer with the United States Navy Ceremony of Guard. I Do special ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery There's special ceremonies for the president or joint service ceremonies at least three times a week I'm at Arlington National Cemetery doing funerals if I'm not I'm here at the building we get together and We'll practice carrying caskets with weight in it. We'll practice folding flag just different sequences for Different types of funerals that we have at Arlington One of the guys one of the squad leaders that trained me the way they talked about it and you know It's like a brotherhood real camaraderie. We have between bears. I drew my attention There's a way lifting requirement One of the most important things obviously to be a casket bearer is to be able to pick up weight A lot of times you're gonna be carrying caskets with the team And we need to make sure that you can hold up your part if you can't meet it When you're trying to come into casket bears, you're usually not accepted We're all trying to be the best that we can be physically and that's like the kind of environment We have here in bears. I was drawn to that to that environment to that brotherhood I thought it'd be such an honorable thing to do and that's why I decided to go to casket bears There's different uniforms for different ceremonies. I usually wash my uniform make sure everything's squared away We just make sure that everything is clean We have brass that we wear on our belt and we have to make sure that that's not tarnished You don't want to go to the former ceremony and there's discoloration in the metal more Let's just get everything prepped and ready to go so that in the morning You're just putting everything on right for the ceremony We're performing in front of Sometimes very large audiences sometimes even nationwide when an audience is looking at us They need to see perfection in every movement. They need to see us in sync that we know what we're doing Attention to detail in your training will lead to success in whatever event you're doing So sometimes families are really hurting. You can't you just can't avoid it Sometimes you do feel it but since I've done so many that all we've learned to control it You know, we were concentrating on the task at hand So we're focused because if we're emotional then we're not focusing on what we have to do that can affect the quality of the flat fold the performance It's something that I've become very passionate about you know that I love I love the guys that I work with I Love the command and I respect and love everything that they've taught me Love what we do. I love what we represent. I feel very optimistic about my future and I feel like coming here has helped me improve as a person as a as an individual and very importantly as a sailor