WEBVTT 00:00.128 --> 00:02.961 (uplifting music) 00:12.678 --> 00:15.622 - The reason for deploying, I think, was mainly family. 00:15.622 --> 00:17.029 My two sons inspired me. 00:17.029 --> 00:20.112 I've got two sons that served in Iraq and Afghanistan. 00:20.112 --> 00:23.044 One actually served in Bagram Air Force Base there 00:23.044 --> 00:25.520 and that's where I deployed to. 00:25.520 --> 00:28.929 - You know, everyone has a different reason why the deploy 00:28.929 --> 00:31.273 and sometimes it's for financial reasons. 00:31.273 --> 00:32.922 Sometimes you have friends down range. 00:32.922 --> 00:37.089 Well, for me, it was more or less a little tug on my heart. 00:37.094 --> 00:40.011 I felt it was a purpose in my life. 00:40.208 --> 00:41.541 So I pursued it. 00:41.740 --> 00:45.031 - The biggest thing I got was learning new skills 00:45.031 --> 00:47.817 that I wasn't learning back at my home district 00:47.817 --> 00:50.578 and that is probably the biggest draw now 00:50.578 --> 00:52.911 for why I go more than once. 00:53.290 --> 00:55.577 - What I like most about my deployment was 00:55.577 --> 00:56.883 meeting new friends. 00:56.883 --> 00:58.166 I think that was number one. 00:58.166 --> 01:00.076 Just having the camaraderie of people 01:00.076 --> 01:03.154 and just being a part of a group of people 01:03.154 --> 01:06.869 that were doing something good for the Afghanistan people. 01:06.869 --> 01:10.536 - I was looking for an opportunity to serve. 01:12.021 --> 01:14.658 - Deploying to a contingency environment 01:14.658 --> 01:17.988 was probably one of the most rewarding things 01:17.988 --> 01:19.321 that you can do. 01:19.591 --> 01:23.758 Helping a nation rebuild or helping protect the U.S. 01:25.108 --> 01:29.075 and certain areas of the globe is extremely important. 01:29.075 --> 01:32.886 - All the briefings that I was giving to the military 01:32.886 --> 01:34.762 were being transmitted directly 01:34.762 --> 01:38.485 to the President of the United States on a daily basis. 01:38.485 --> 01:41.318 And that made me very, very proud. 01:41.851 --> 01:43.640 - What I remember most about my deployment 01:43.640 --> 01:45.793 is the lifelong friends that I made. 01:45.793 --> 01:47.476 We can pick up the telephone and talk to each other 01:47.476 --> 01:49.918 just like we were right back in Afghanistan, you know, 01:49.918 --> 01:51.668 serving side by side. 01:54.371 --> 01:55.984 - The thing I would say I enjoyed the most 01:55.984 --> 01:57.819 is definitely being in a foreign location, 01:57.819 --> 02:01.470 traveling, helping customers that truly need our help. 02:01.470 --> 02:03.591 - What I like most about deployment was the mission. 02:03.591 --> 02:07.545 I think stabilizing a region that's been war-torn 02:07.545 --> 02:08.989 for the past three or four decades 02:08.989 --> 02:13.156 is definitely something worth putting on a resume. 02:13.815 --> 02:15.630 Remembering when I look back on a career, 02:15.630 --> 02:16.463 it's something that will be 02:16.463 --> 02:18.032 one of the highlights of my career. 02:18.032 --> 02:20.161 - To get the opportunity to do engineering 02:20.161 --> 02:21.972 and help out, you know, the soldiers 02:21.972 --> 02:25.139 is really just a rewarding experience. 02:25.364 --> 02:27.460 - I felt like I could make a meaningful contribution 02:27.460 --> 02:29.210 both to core missions 02:29.642 --> 02:32.056 and to supporting the war fighter 100%. 02:32.056 --> 02:33.522 I suggest you learn more about it 02:33.522 --> 02:36.022 and really consider deploying. 02:37.144 --> 02:38.428 - And I answered the call. 02:38.428 --> 02:39.492 - And I answered the call. 02:39.492 --> 02:40.392 - And I answered the call. 02:40.392 --> 02:41.655 - And I answered the call. 02:41.655 --> 02:42.663 - And I answered the call. 02:42.663 --> 02:44.033 - And I answered the call. 02:44.033 --> 02:45.676 - And I answered the call. 02:45.676 --> 02:47.843 - And I answered the call. 02:48.029 --> 02:50.862 (uplifting music)