1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:05,840 my 3 00:00:05,840 --> 00:00:07,784 name is kim brats . I'm a business 4 00:00:07,784 --> 00:00:09,951 education and computer science teacher 5 00:00:10,030 --> 00:00:12,890 at fonda like high school and I am here 6 00:00:12,890 --> 00:00:15,250 with paris Milwaukee . One thing I was 7 00:00:15,250 --> 00:00:17,528 really nervous coming in for was the C . 8 00:00:17,528 --> 00:00:20,160 F . T . The combat fitness test . Um 9 00:00:20,740 --> 00:00:24,170 And it was it was intense 10 00:00:24,170 --> 00:00:27,510 but it was really fun and challenging 11 00:00:27,510 --> 00:00:30,240 and um was able to kind of prove to 12 00:00:30,240 --> 00:00:32,351 myself that is something that I could 13 00:00:32,351 --> 00:00:36,240 could work through . All right . All 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,420 right . Hello guys . 15 00:00:39,540 --> 00:00:41,920 I'm MEREDITH jakes . I'm the program 16 00:00:41,920 --> 00:00:44,010 director of parkway spark bioscience 17 00:00:44,010 --> 00:00:47,250 and my Rs is ST louis uh I would say 18 00:00:47,250 --> 00:00:49,920 the biggest biggest challenge was the 19 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:53,320 marksman training . I I had a 20 00:00:53,330 --> 00:00:56,160 large strong emotional response to that . 21 00:00:56,640 --> 00:00:58,807 But you know all the marines that were 22 00:00:58,807 --> 00:01:00,600 helping us helps me feel more 23 00:01:00,600 --> 00:01:02,850 comfortable and it was still very 24 00:01:02,850 --> 00:01:05,100 challenging . But I think I would have 25 00:01:05,100 --> 00:01:07,340 been less comfortable had we not had 26 00:01:07,340 --> 00:01:11,020 the support that we had . Um I 27 00:01:11,030 --> 00:01:13,740 have not ever been around guns before 28 00:01:13,750 --> 00:01:15,917 and I thought I would go my whole life 29 00:01:15,917 --> 00:01:18,720 without ever touching one . Um But I I 30 00:01:18,730 --> 00:01:20,850 did it . Mhm . 31 00:01:30,700 --> 00:01:31,700 Do you understand 32 00:01:33,630 --> 00:01:37,260 Shane Conwell the cab eastern 33 00:01:37,260 --> 00:01:40,150 schools Superintendent , Rs 34 00:01:40,150 --> 00:01:43,510 Indianapolis . The first couple seconds 35 00:01:43,510 --> 00:01:46,170 falling down from the repel tower was 36 00:01:46,180 --> 00:01:49,900 fun . Uh shooting the rifle was a phone 37 00:01:49,900 --> 00:01:53,020 as well . But I think for me as a 38 00:01:53,030 --> 00:01:56,410 father of two boys um two and four 39 00:01:56,410 --> 00:02:00,040 years old seeing today the graduation 40 00:02:00,040 --> 00:02:03,620 ceremony and how proud both the parents 41 00:02:03,620 --> 00:02:05,700 and the family members and uh that 42 00:02:05,700 --> 00:02:09,190 young marine was uh and will always be 43 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:11,420 uh it was very touching and emotional 44 00:02:11,420 --> 00:02:13,420 moment for those family members and 45 00:02:13,420 --> 00:02:16,720 rightfully so you have to give to the 46 00:02:16,720 --> 00:02:18,831 institution and the institution gives 47 00:02:18,831 --> 00:02:20,887 back to you . Uh , it's no different 48 00:02:20,887 --> 00:02:23,053 than give in to your teachers and your 49 00:02:23,053 --> 00:02:25,220 teachers get back to you and then uh , 50 00:02:25,220 --> 00:02:27,220 teachers giving to the kids and the 51 00:02:27,220 --> 00:02:27,110 kids giving back to the teachers . So 52 00:02:27,110 --> 00:02:29,277 it's that bond and that relationship . 53 00:02:29,277 --> 00:02:31,277 Um , and that's what leadership and 54 00:02:31,277 --> 00:02:33,499 teamwork is all about . That's what the 55 00:02:33,499 --> 00:02:35,554 Marines is all about . His team work 56 00:02:37,920 --> 00:02:39,960 this time . Yeah .