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I grew up in Kentucky , in Kentucky .

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It's , it's , it's a lot more of a

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southern place and uh , a lot of

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hometown values . So it was really nice

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growing up here . I chose to join the

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army because my parents also were in .

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So I wanted that drive and I wanted to

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work together with the team . What I

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hope to do with my career is inspire ,

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lead and be an example to other

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soldiers As a non commissioned officer .

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The army has positively impact in my

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life by giving me a sense of purpose

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and a reason to wake up every morning

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making me know that I get to work

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together with my friends and my brother

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and sisters . What makes being in the

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army ? Good experience is knowing that

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every day when you go through stressful

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things that there are other soldiers

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right beside you .