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(peaceful music)

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- My name is Gunnery
Sergeant Frank Denault.

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I am the current Chief Instructor

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of Infantry Leaders Course at SOI West,

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and I'm an 0369 Infantry Gunny.

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I joined the Marine Corps
in 2004 shortly after 9/11.

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I was pretty much a straight A student.

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I got good grades, I had one or two Bs,

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I was actually on track to be an engineer,

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and I got motivated.

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I became patriotic.

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I had several family members
that were not only Marines

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but in the military,

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so I figured I wanted to
contribute to our country

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and go fight bad guys.

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I saw all the job options and the only one

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that really felt like I
was fulfilling that purpose

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was to join the infantry, and
I wanted to kinda test myself

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and see what I was made of,

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so I joined the infantry and
I've been doing it ever since.

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I love being around Marines.

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I love doing stuff like
this, coming out to the range

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and being able to shoot
different weapon systems

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that are not available to the
average civilian or American,

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and I also feel that I still
have the ability to inspire.

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There's not a lotta
Marines I feel nowadays,

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even in the infantry community,

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that have a lot of combat experience

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or leadership experience,

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and so I feel like I still
have a lot to give back

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to the younger generation of Marines

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and as long as my body can keep up,

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as long as my body can
tolerate the beating,

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I can stay in the Marine Corps

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and that's what I'd like to do.

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I don't think I'll find another job

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that's as rewarding as the job

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that I do in the Marine Corps.

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(inspiring music)