1 00:00:00,331 --> 00:00:03,120 (upbeat music) 2 00:00:03,120 --> 00:00:05,240 My name is Sergeant Roxanne Gorostieta. 3 00:00:05,240 --> 00:00:08,160 I am the admin chief for the One Met G1. 4 00:00:08,160 --> 00:00:09,923 I work for the CG, 5 00:00:09,923 --> 00:00:10,756 I'm from Phoenix Arizona, 6 00:00:10,756 --> 00:00:12,540 and I was born in El Morosio Sonada. 7 00:00:14,110 --> 00:00:15,150 (slow music) 8 00:00:15,150 --> 00:00:16,100 My goals in the Marine Corps 9 00:00:16,100 --> 00:00:18,610 to ultimately become a SAR major, 10 00:00:18,610 --> 00:00:19,490 be a drill instructor, 11 00:00:19,490 --> 00:00:21,910 eventually deploy within my MOS, 12 00:00:21,910 --> 00:00:24,060 probably become a martial arts instructor trainer. 13 00:00:24,060 --> 00:00:26,160 Since I was a martial arts instructor now. 14 00:00:28,220 --> 00:00:29,090 My personal goals 15 00:00:29,090 --> 00:00:31,470 are to be as fit as I possibly can be, 16 00:00:31,470 --> 00:00:33,440 to be the best leader for my Marines, 17 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:36,557 to become as proficient as I can be in my MOS. 18 00:00:37,850 --> 00:00:38,920 A lot of people don't get to see 19 00:00:38,920 --> 00:00:41,380 the things that Marines get to see or experience. 20 00:00:41,380 --> 00:00:43,490 And the thing that the Marine Corps will show you, 21 00:00:43,490 --> 00:00:44,850 teach you, 22 00:00:44,850 --> 00:00:47,733 you don't get your hand held through any of it. 23 00:00:47,733 --> 00:00:49,533 You have to learn and to grow from everything. 24 00:00:50,855 --> 00:00:53,272 (slow music) 25 00:00:54,620 --> 00:00:55,880 I wanted to make my own money. 26 00:00:55,880 --> 00:00:57,670 I wanted to lead. 27 00:00:57,670 --> 00:00:58,570 I want to have experience. 28 00:00:58,570 --> 00:00:59,403 I wanted to say, hey, 29 00:00:59,403 --> 00:01:00,966 I saw the world. 30 00:01:00,966 --> 00:01:02,173 I wasn't confined to, you know, 31 00:01:03,008 --> 00:01:04,366 the city that I was born in the States, 32 00:01:04,366 --> 00:01:05,230 the people that I grew up around, 33 00:01:05,230 --> 00:01:06,820 I wanted to do more. 34 00:01:06,820 --> 00:01:08,870 I've been in the Marine Corps for five years, 35 00:01:08,870 --> 00:01:11,130 and my brother joined after me. 36 00:01:11,130 --> 00:01:12,400 So I kind of use it as, 37 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,440 to guide him through everything that I do. 38 00:01:14,440 --> 00:01:15,590 I want him to do better than me. 39 00:01:15,590 --> 00:01:17,575 So when I do something new, 40 00:01:17,575 --> 00:01:18,725 I always give him the next, 41 00:01:18,725 --> 00:01:20,200 the tips. And that's how it is for my Marines. 42 00:01:20,200 --> 00:01:22,143 The marines I work with. 43 00:01:22,143 --> 00:01:24,093 It's like the experience. 44 00:01:25,330 --> 00:01:27,700 (slow music) 45 00:01:27,700 --> 00:01:30,120 I became a martial arts instructor to push myself. 46 00:01:30,120 --> 00:01:32,420 I always would see the Marines walking around 47 00:01:32,420 --> 00:01:33,974 with their tabs. 48 00:01:33,974 --> 00:01:34,807 And I said, I could never do that. 49 00:01:34,807 --> 00:01:35,940 Martial arts is so hard for me. 50 00:01:35,940 --> 00:01:37,650 I dreaded getting every single belt, 51 00:01:37,650 --> 00:01:39,950 especially my black belt. 52 00:01:39,950 --> 00:01:42,250 It's like I unlocked a new level to myself. 53 00:01:42,250 --> 00:01:43,860 I didn't know that I was able to push myself 54 00:01:43,860 --> 00:01:44,763 as far as I could. 55 00:01:46,510 --> 00:01:48,530 Becoming a martial arts instructor made me a better leader. 56 00:01:48,530 --> 00:01:50,060 It's like in more effectively change lanes, 57 00:01:50,060 --> 00:01:52,400 it's like how my Marines advance in their careers. 58 00:01:52,400 --> 00:01:54,020 I can teach them so much, 59 00:01:54,020 --> 00:01:56,570 like it's endless what you can learn through martial arts, 60 00:01:56,570 --> 00:01:58,510 and pushing yourself beyond your limits. 61 00:01:58,510 --> 00:01:59,500 A lot of Marines don't think 62 00:01:59,500 --> 00:02:02,003 that they can do more than an hour of PT, 63 00:02:03,224 --> 00:02:05,400 that they can lift up somebody twice their weight, 64 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:07,450 or get thrown around for more than 30 minutes. 65 00:02:07,450 --> 00:02:09,700 But you'll be surprised 66 00:02:09,700 --> 00:02:11,290 by what Marines find out about themselves 67 00:02:11,290 --> 00:02:12,873 when they're doing martial arts.