WEBVTT 00:00.200 --> 00:02.256 Oh yeah , I'm Lance Corporal Zachary 00:02.256 --> 00:05.440 Markland , 2nd LAR . Well , the first 00:05.440 --> 00:07.551 thing because we arrived here about a 00:07.551 --> 00:09.662 week and a half ago , it was a pretty 00:09.662 --> 00:11.884 big like culture shock . Like obviously 00:11.884 --> 00:14.107 being here on military orders , I don't 00:14.107 --> 00:16.218 have to immerse myself in the culture 00:16.218 --> 00:15.789 too much because I have a mission to 00:15.789 --> 00:17.956 execute and things to take care of and 00:17.956 --> 00:20.067 I'm already on a military base when I 00:20.067 --> 00:22.011 get here , but just , uh , kind of 00:22.011 --> 00:24.440 learning to . Taking that step into a 00:24.440 --> 00:26.496 society where no one speaks the same 00:26.496 --> 00:28.662 language as me or anything like that , 00:28.662 --> 00:30.551 it was just kind of like , whoa , 00:30.551 --> 00:32.607 what's going on , not to mention the 00:32.607 --> 00:34.607 like temperature change from coming 00:34.607 --> 00:36.884 from Camp Lejeune way hotter down here . 00:36.884 --> 00:38.940 Um , the first two days down here in 00:38.940 --> 00:40.940 the jungle course so far I honestly 00:40.940 --> 00:42.996 really enjoyed the knot tying , um , 00:42.996 --> 00:45.162 because in second are my unit we don't 00:45.162 --> 00:47.384 really get a lot of opportunities to do 00:47.384 --> 00:47.020 a lot of stuff with like ropes or 00:47.020 --> 00:49.076 climbing or anything like that , and 00:49.076 --> 00:51.242 I'm pretty pumped up to get out in the 00:51.242 --> 00:53.576 jungle and work with that kind of stuff , 00:53.576 --> 00:55.742 um , at first it was kind of like I'll 00:55.742 --> 00:57.687 be honest , I was intimidated just 00:57.687 --> 00:59.909 because again that language barrier and 00:59.909 --> 00:59.380 it's kind of like how do I communicate 00:59.380 --> 01:01.602 with this person , especially like . In 01:01.602 --> 01:03.602 the profession that we're in , like 01:03.602 --> 01:05.824 communication is key at all times , but 01:05.824 --> 01:07.880 you kind of learn how to like mumble 01:07.880 --> 01:09.991 your way through conversations , kind 01:09.991 --> 01:12.102 of like point us up and be like , you 01:12.102 --> 01:14.213 understand this or whatever , and I'm 01:14.213 --> 01:14.139 kinda learning to like be able to laugh 01:14.139 --> 01:16.361 with them and joke around . The ice has 01:16.361 --> 01:18.250 kind of been broken and where I'm 01:18.250 --> 01:20.472 seeing that like teamwork as like where 01:20.472 --> 01:22.639 it can be a thing in the future . Um , 01:22.639 --> 01:24.695 honestly , I'm really mostly excited 01:24.695 --> 01:26.917 for the survival training which is kind 01:26.917 --> 01:28.917 of what we're starting off with . I 01:28.917 --> 01:28.440 think that's kind of just the like 01:28.730 --> 01:30.897 catch your eye cool part of the jungle 01:30.897 --> 01:33.119 training just getting out here and kind 01:33.119 --> 01:35.341 of being like , all right , no supplies 01:35.341 --> 01:37.452 figured out and being with my buddies 01:37.452 --> 01:39.674 and just getting out there and figuring 01:39.674 --> 01:41.841 stuff out . uh , yeah , um , thank you 01:41.841 --> 01:43.897 for the Marine Corps and my unit for 01:43.897 --> 01:46.063 sending me on out here and allowing me 01:46.063 --> 01:48.230 to get this opportunity and get a good 01:48.230 --> 01:50.341 rep my first time out of country ever 01:50.341 --> 01:50.120 so I'm really excited .