WEBVTT 00:14.060 --> 00:17.620 My name is Lance and I'm from Orlando 00:17.629 --> 00:20.649 Florida . But originally I was born in 00:20.659 --> 00:21.989 Baghdad , Iraq . 00:33.060 --> 00:35.060 Most of my childhood , I grew up in 00:35.060 --> 00:37.930 Baghdad . I was born in Baghdad and I 00:37.939 --> 00:40.680 lived in the Green Zone which were was 00:40.689 --> 00:44.119 the US Embassy and all the other , you 00:44.130 --> 00:46.330 know , the base for some of the 00:46.340 --> 00:48.669 military members out there . My dad was 00:48.680 --> 00:51.500 in the Iraqi army and he was a warrant 00:51.509 --> 00:55.049 officer as well . And he also was a um 00:55.709 --> 00:57.542 and , you know , seeing all that 00:57.840 --> 01:01.069 growing up in that from a military 01:01.080 --> 01:03.729 background is like something that I've 01:03.740 --> 01:05.760 always wanted to do , even though I 01:05.769 --> 01:07.769 would have never came to the United 01:07.769 --> 01:09.936 States , I would have still joined the 01:09.936 --> 01:12.102 military back then . You know , it was 01:12.102 --> 01:14.325 just something I was set in stone since 01:14.325 --> 01:14.059 childhood 01:21.910 --> 01:24.160 being a marine just means so much to me 01:24.169 --> 01:27.430 because during those times of war , 01:28.199 --> 01:30.769 the marines back then never showed no 01:30.779 --> 01:34.410 fear , no , nothing , no tiredness . 01:34.419 --> 01:37.190 And they would just be unstoppable . 01:37.199 --> 01:38.532 And I wanted to be that 01:47.309 --> 01:49.610 my main goal right now is to attend the 01:49.620 --> 01:51.564 naval academy and commission as an 01:51.564 --> 01:54.389 officer . You know , I , where I'm at 01:54.400 --> 01:56.400 right now . I like where I'm at . I 01:56.400 --> 01:59.209 have the title A marine , but there's 01:59.220 --> 02:01.489 always something more , I'm never 02:01.500 --> 02:03.611 satisfied with whatever . Even though 02:03.611 --> 02:05.611 you take one step , you know , it's 02:05.611 --> 02:08.770 just , there's always more , you know , 02:08.779 --> 02:11.050 uh , my mentality , I just never 02:11.059 --> 02:13.059 satisfied with whatever I get . You 02:13.059 --> 02:15.170 know , there's always more , you have 02:15.170 --> 02:18.770 to strive and reach your full potential . 02:18.779 --> 02:21.070 If you feel like you're at your 02:21.080 --> 02:23.302 potential , you're not , there's always 02:23.302 --> 02:25.469 more and that's what I like to think , 02:25.469 --> 02:28.990 you know , because I'm here now , I'm 02:29.000 --> 02:31.309 enlisted and I wanna commission . I 02:31.320 --> 02:33.376 wanna , I just wanna keep striving , 02:33.376 --> 02:37.020 keep going . This is not just a 02:37.369 --> 02:39.591 part of my life , this is my life , you 02:39.591 --> 02:41.591 know , like this is a career that I 02:41.591 --> 02:43.869 wanna keep going until I can't no more . 02:44.720 --> 02:44.889 Yes .