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[laughs] And while I knew the answer, I was just, I don't know, I was just taken completely aback by, um, this question that I was not prepared for or, you know, was not expecting, I should say, right? And so the interview after that went very bad.

[laughs] I, um, did not do well, and, um, I knew that performance was not very good.

So- After the interview, after I went back home and sat with that very uncomfortable feeling of what did I just do, I had enough courage to just say, "Okay, you know what? I did not do my best," and I...

It really bothered me that that was the last, like, performance or the last moment or what, what would, you know, when he sees me, he would think of me in that kind of way.

So I was just like, "No, I can't let this go." And so I went back to him and I was like, "Hey, Sergeant Major, um, I know I did not do a really good job, but I would love another opportunity to try again for that interview.

Even if I don't get the position, at least, you know, consider me for future roles." And I was not expecting that he would allow me to do the interview again, much less get the position afterwards.

Do you have any other resources that you think were really instrumental for you as far as strengthening the skill set that you needed, um, once you were making this very big transition, um, into a, a new career and just really a new lifestyle overall?