1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,518 my name is Lance corporal Macias Reese . 2 00:00:02,518 --> 00:00:06,310 Um , I'm from echo company 2 to 4 and I 3 00:00:06,310 --> 00:00:09,590 was attached to the gulf company 2 to 4 00:00:09,590 --> 00:00:13,500 4 . I was actually 5 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:16,690 born in Mexico Irapuato Guanajuato . I 6 00:00:16,690 --> 00:00:18,746 came to the United States when I was 7 00:00:18,746 --> 00:00:21,570 like seven or eight years old . It was 8 00:00:21,580 --> 00:00:24,280 my mom , my dad and my brother at that 9 00:00:24,280 --> 00:00:26,790 time we just came here for , for a 10 00:00:26,790 --> 00:00:29,012 better opportunity . Right ? Probably . 11 00:00:29,012 --> 00:00:31,123 But when I was like in eighth grade , 12 00:00:31,123 --> 00:00:33,179 that was the first time I saw one of 13 00:00:33,179 --> 00:00:35,346 the marine corps commercials and I was 14 00:00:35,346 --> 00:00:35,170 like , man , I was like , I want to , I 15 00:00:35,170 --> 00:00:37,392 want to be part of that . You know that 16 00:00:37,392 --> 00:00:39,503 the few , the proud , the marines . I 17 00:00:39,503 --> 00:00:41,503 don't know what it was about it . I 18 00:00:41,503 --> 00:00:43,726 just , something like hyped me up and I 19 00:00:43,726 --> 00:00:45,837 wanted that so bad . We're working on 20 00:00:45,837 --> 00:00:47,837 getting our green cards . So during 21 00:00:47,837 --> 00:00:49,892 that time I only have my visa . Just 22 00:00:49,892 --> 00:00:49,300 trying to get your , all your legal 23 00:00:49,300 --> 00:00:51,356 documents and and trying to get that 24 00:00:51,356 --> 00:00:53,490 process . It takes a lot , a lot of 25 00:00:53,490 --> 00:00:55,890 time and money of course . Right . When 26 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:57,890 I was like already a senior in high 27 00:00:57,890 --> 00:01:00,112 school , I already have my life kind of 28 00:01:00,112 --> 00:01:02,223 like planned out . I was like , man , 29 00:01:02,223 --> 00:01:01,970 I'm gonna listen , I'm going to and 30 00:01:01,970 --> 00:01:04,570 listen to military at 17 When I get out . 31 00:01:04,570 --> 00:01:07,230 I'll probably like 21 , but it has 32 00:01:07,230 --> 00:01:09,230 different plans I guess . Right . I 33 00:01:09,230 --> 00:01:11,452 wasn't meps and my parents were getting 34 00:01:11,452 --> 00:01:13,563 ready to sign the recruiters come and 35 00:01:13,563 --> 00:01:15,619 they talked to us and they're like , 36 00:01:15,619 --> 00:01:17,730 hey , we're so sorry , but you're not 37 00:01:17,730 --> 00:01:19,952 eligible to enlist . The president just 38 00:01:19,952 --> 00:01:19,900 changed the laws like two weeks ago I 39 00:01:19,900 --> 00:01:21,956 walked out of there crying , I'm not 40 00:01:21,956 --> 00:01:24,067 gonna lie because I was like I was so 41 00:01:24,067 --> 00:01:26,289 excited about it . It's like my dream . 42 00:01:26,289 --> 00:01:26,240 Just like they got crushed down right 43 00:01:26,250 --> 00:01:28,417 once I got my green card I was like oh 44 00:01:28,417 --> 00:01:30,583 man okay , do I really want to do this 45 00:01:30,583 --> 00:01:32,750 or not ? I told my buddies coming back 46 00:01:32,750 --> 00:01:34,806 from boot camp for the marines and I 47 00:01:34,806 --> 00:01:37,028 got hyped up again . The next thing you 48 00:01:37,028 --> 00:01:39,250 know I enlist in the Marine corps . I I 49 00:01:39,250 --> 00:01:38,990 went to I went to boot camp , I went to 50 00:01:38,990 --> 00:01:42,350 s so I now I mano 3 11 and uh and for 51 00:01:42,350 --> 00:01:44,380 me I'm currently working on my 52 00:01:44,380 --> 00:01:46,547 citizenship . So that's a good thing . 53 00:01:46,547 --> 00:01:48,713 I've been only in the Marine corps for 54 00:01:48,713 --> 00:01:50,880 what is it ? Two years and something . 55 00:01:50,880 --> 00:01:53,047 Four or five months . I wasn't able to 56 00:01:53,047 --> 00:01:52,670 get my citizenship in boot camp because 57 00:01:52,670 --> 00:01:54,726 they changed everything but which is 58 00:01:54,726 --> 00:01:56,781 okay . Like I said like time is just 59 00:01:56,781 --> 00:01:59,059 this is a key for that . You know what ? 60 00:01:59,059 --> 00:01:58,790 I'm just gonna be patient . I waited 61 00:01:58,790 --> 00:02:00,901 five years to join the Marine corps . 62 00:02:00,901 --> 00:02:03,012 No I can wait a little longer just to 63 00:02:03,012 --> 00:02:04,901 get my citizenship . It's like an 64 00:02:04,901 --> 00:02:07,012 ambush . You can be in the ambush for 65 00:02:07,012 --> 00:02:09,900 2345 hours or so . You know you just 66 00:02:09,900 --> 00:02:11,844 gotta wait for the perfect time to 67 00:02:11,844 --> 00:02:13,900 attack if you attack too early . You 68 00:02:13,900 --> 00:02:16,122 know it's probably a bad day but if you 69 00:02:16,122 --> 00:02:18,233 just wait and just chill and then you 70 00:02:18,233 --> 00:02:20,456 attack when you're supposed to attack , 71 00:02:20,456 --> 00:02:20,360 it'll be it'll be fine .