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- [Narrator] Welcome to the 1%

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(dramatic music)

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and the reason we say that

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is right now in our country,

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a little bit less than 1%
is doing what you're doing.

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Yes some of greatest people in the world.

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Some of the smartest, sharpest,

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most creative, most innovative,

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but a little bit less than 1%

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comes into a room like this,

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raising their right hand,

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and swears that oath.

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- We congratulate all of our enlistees,

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not only for meeting the
requirements of military service,

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but also for stepping up to the plate

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and raising their right hand.

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- This is the first step
in a very long journey.

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We want each applicant
to know we're with them

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every step of the way.

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- [Narrator] Something
about you makes you special.

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So mean it.

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Welcome to the 1%.

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- Every military applicant has a story,

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and their journey begins here.

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- I don't know if you know this,

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but when you woke up this morning,

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you became a military family.

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Take a look at my staff.

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Whether they're wearing a military uniform

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or civilian clothing,

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every single one of them
has served in the military

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in one form or another.

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We're all in your corner.

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- These applicants feel like

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they're leaving something behind

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or that it's the end of something.

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- We tell them be excited because we are,

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and there's a good chance
we'll see you again.

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- You're gonna see things
no one else gets to see.

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- And you're gonna go places
no one else gets to go.

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- And you're gonna meet
some amazing people

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that no one gets to meet.

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- Your career's like a lot of ours.

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You may not be legendary,

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but you're standing in a place

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where legends often begin.

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That is freedom's front door.

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Go through that door and go be

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the best version of you
that you can possibly be.

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Go through that door, get on out there

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and do some great things.

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Now always remember, this
isn't the end of anything,

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but it's the beginning of everything,

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so congratulations guys.

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Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf
of the Buffalo MEPS staff

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and the 914th Air Wing to my
newest friends and relatives

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and my newest military members,

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to everyone in this room,
welcome to the military family.

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Nice job guys.

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(people applauding)

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- [Narrator] Your journey
is just beginning.

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(mysterious music)