A short interview excerpt in which an individual explains that their family "raised soldiers," describing how that upbringing shaped their approach to military leadership. The speaker notes the challenge of being a woman in a traditionally masculine profession, emphasizes a lifelong commitment to caring for fellow soldiers, and states a personal vow to never stop serving.
But how has that experience kind of shaped what you're doing today?
It's everything. It's literally everything. Like the way that families raise doctors or lawyers or, you know, whatever profession. My family raises, soldiers. And it's a little odd being a woman sometimes in what is a very masculine profession. But it's given me a lot of insights that have shaped how I have acted as a military leader. That's, I think, been helpful for that type of culture. Right. But, I mean, all I ever want to do is take care of the soldiers that serve to my left and right. What I wanted to do when I wore in uniform. And it's all I wanted. It's all I've done, really, since. And it's what I'll do until the day I die. Never stop serving, ever.
