1 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,630 My name is Gunnery Sergeant Ajawon J. 2 00:00:08,630 --> 00:00:11,510 Gadison. I'm administrative chief for 3 00:00:11,510 --> 00:00:13,550 MARFORRES G1 adjutant section at 4 00:00:13,670 --> 00:00:16,450 Marine Forces Reserve. What I would say I 5 00:00:16,450 --> 00:00:18,640 took away from it or I guess I gained 6 00:00:18,640 --> 00:00:21,720 was the insight from the tour of being 7 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,530 specifically on OCS because most 8 00:00:24,540 --> 00:00:26,596 times just go into places 9 00:00:28,390 --> 00:00:30,557 summer officer tour, we got 10 00:00:28,484 --> 00:00:28,390 knowing what to expect . But with the 11 00:00:30,557 --> 00:00:32,779 the ability to be able to go behind the 12 00:00:32,779 --> 00:00:34,834 curtain for a little bit to like see 13 00:00:34,834 --> 00:00:34,150 more into it and get a better 14 00:00:34,150 --> 00:00:36,317 understanding of what they're actually 15 00:00:36,317 --> 00:00:38,539 looking for when you come through there 16 00:00:38,539 --> 00:00:40,483 as a candidate. The advice that I 17 00:00:40,483 --> 00:00:42,817 would give to another Marine is to do it . 18 00:00:42,817 --> 00:00:45,000 You never know, you never know what 19 00:00:45,000 --> 00:00:47,222 could happen. You missed all the 20 00:00:47,222 --> 00:00:49,444 shots you don't take. So if 21 00:00:49,444 --> 00:00:51,556 it's just a slight of a thought in 22 00:00:51,556 --> 00:00:53,722 your head, I would say submit it, go 23 00:00:53,722 --> 00:00:55,833 for it, try it out, push yourself. 24 00:00:55,833 --> 00:00:55,330 Uh , don't set up with just being 25 00:00:57,497 --> 00:00:59,700 comfortable. For myself, personally, I was 26 00:00:59,700 --> 00:01:01,756 pretty comfortable with just being a 27 00:01:01,756 --> 00:01:03,867 gunnery sergeant, enlisted marine, 28 00:01:03,867 --> 00:01:06,144 senior enlisted marine and just riding it out . 29 00:01:06,144 --> 00:01:05,850 But then I was demanding more for 30 00:01:08,070 --> 00:01:09,959 more for myself , I felt like the 31 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:12,292 challenge of becoming a Marine Corps officer, 32 00:01:12,292 --> 00:01:14,403 was next on my list of things 33 00:01:14,403 --> 00:01:16,459 to do because of the officers that I 34 00:01:16,459 --> 00:01:18,681 wanted when I was a junior Marine, that hey, I 35 00:01:18,681 --> 00:01:20,737 figured that hey , I needed to apply 36 00:01:20,737 --> 00:01:22,848 myself and actually kind of dismissed 37 00:01:22,848 --> 00:01:24,848 the , what is , and what-a-could-a's, 38 00:01:24,848 --> 00:01:27,014 and just by actually attempting. So 39 00:01:27,014 --> 00:01:26,540 I would say this is a thought in your 40 00:01:28,850 --> 00:01:30,450 mind to actually push through and see what happens.