WEBVTT 00:00.490 --> 00:02.920 My name is Morris Bird . I'm a high 00:02.930 --> 00:04.986 school wrestling coach at San Marino 00:04.986 --> 00:06.708 High School . I hope to get an 00:06.708 --> 00:08.819 understanding a little bit of a taste 00:08.819 --> 00:10.930 of , of what , you know , new marines 00:10.930 --> 00:13.097 go through . Uh , I've had a couple of 00:13.097 --> 00:15.208 my wrestlers talk about the Marines , 00:15.208 --> 00:17.319 but , you know , I like to be able to 00:17.319 --> 00:16.909 answer them with a little more 00:16.920 --> 00:19.253 experience , you know , and , and , and , 00:19.253 --> 00:22.379 and , uh , just to , to help them guide 00:22.389 --> 00:24.445 them cultural things that are really 00:24.445 --> 00:26.556 strong about the military in terms of 00:26.556 --> 00:28.833 just , you know , the , the uniformity , 00:28.833 --> 00:30.667 the way they stand , the way the 00:30.667 --> 00:32.889 position , just kind of , uh , it was a 00:32.889 --> 00:35.111 little , little tight details . I think 00:35.111 --> 00:34.893 build team work in a , uh , a different 00:34.902 --> 00:38.112 way than , um , programs do . Uh , my 00:38.123 --> 00:40.345 name is the Captain Nicole Rankin . I'm 00:40.345 --> 00:42.401 the executive officer for recruiting 00:42.401 --> 00:44.512 station in Seattle . Uh , the purpose 00:44.512 --> 00:46.845 of the workshop is to bring in teachers , 00:46.845 --> 00:48.956 counselors and influencers and , uh , 00:48.956 --> 00:51.179 show them a little bit about what the , 00:51.179 --> 00:53.401 uh marine recruit training goes through 00:53.401 --> 00:55.012 and give them , uh some more 00:55.012 --> 00:56.790 information about the different 00:56.790 --> 00:59.012 opportunities the Marine Corps offers . 00:59.012 --> 01:01.123 Um , the work is beneficial because , 01:01.123 --> 01:03.234 uh there's a lot , you know , there's 01:03.234 --> 01:05.290 common misconceptions about what the 01:05.290 --> 01:04.335 Marine Corps has , what the Marine 01:04.346 --> 01:06.825 Corps offers , um , and it , it gets , 01:07.066 --> 01:09.456 gives them the opportunity to get into 01:09.466 --> 01:11.786 the Marine recruits shoes a little bit 01:11.795 --> 01:13.851 so they can see a little bit of what 01:13.851 --> 01:15.851 some of their students are , either 01:15.851 --> 01:18.017 currently going through or about to go 01:18.017 --> 01:20.935 through as well as how to , um , uh , 01:20.956 --> 01:23.225 give them some additional opportunities 01:23.236 --> 01:26.026 for career whenever they're looking for 01:26.036 --> 01:28.369 what they're gonna do after high school . 01:28.369 --> 01:30.314 My favorite part honestly was just 01:30.314 --> 01:32.314 being able to see things I've never 01:32.314 --> 01:34.425 seen before , you know , I mean , not 01:34.425 --> 01:36.369 being able to go on military bases 01:36.369 --> 01:38.536 wondering what , what they do in those 01:38.536 --> 01:40.703 kind of places , you know , being able 01:40.703 --> 01:39.830 to see that like up close and 01:39.839 --> 01:41.895 experience . It has just been a real 01:41.895 --> 01:44.120 treat . Uh , I think the big thing is 01:44.129 --> 01:47.680 just the variety of experiences that 01:47.690 --> 01:50.069 can be had in the Marine Corps and the 01:50.080 --> 01:52.247 variety of skills that can be gained . 01:52.290 --> 01:55.080 Um , I've had kids in my wrestling team 01:55.110 --> 01:56.999 talk about , you know , the armed 01:56.999 --> 01:58.777 forces , talk about the Marines 01:58.777 --> 02:00.610 specifically and I think just my 02:00.610 --> 02:02.666 ability to be able to talk to them , 02:02.666 --> 02:05.489 having seen , you know , um , behind 02:05.500 --> 02:07.722 the base walls a little bit will , will 02:07.722 --> 02:09.611 give me just , you know , help me 02:09.611 --> 02:11.800 better able to tell them , you know 02:11.809 --> 02:13.920 what it's like and maybe , you know , 02:13.920 --> 02:15.587 just give me some information 02:15.587 --> 02:17.531 practically about what some of the 02:17.531 --> 02:19.642 benefits are what , you know , things 02:19.642 --> 02:21.865 like that are the Marine Corps is truly 02:21.865 --> 02:22.190 just a slice of America .