WEBVTT 00:06.840 --> 00:08.850 My name is Specius Lambert . I'm a 00:08.850 --> 00:11.017 combat medic . I'm originally from the 00:11.017 --> 00:13.399 United Kingdom . I came to the US on a 00:13.399 --> 00:15.399 student visa after getting my green 00:15.399 --> 00:17.770 card in 2023 , I decided to enlist . 00:18.420 --> 00:20.698 Shortly after arriving at Fort Stewart , 00:20.698 --> 00:22.809 I went to Civil Affairs selection and 00:22.809 --> 00:24.753 was selected . Since being at Fort 00:24.753 --> 00:26.920 Stewart , I contributed heavily to the 00:26.920 --> 00:28.809 the fight house here . I'm really 00:28.809 --> 00:30.864 passionate about jiu-jitsu and MMA . 00:30.889 --> 00:32.833 He's gonna fall to one side , he's 00:32.833 --> 00:34.889 gonna clear the hook . I fail on the 00:34.889 --> 00:37.111 hip shovel and he scoots his hips out . 00:37.111 --> 00:39.056 OK . I've spent my time coaching , 00:39.056 --> 00:41.000 training at the fight house on For 00:41.000 --> 00:43.056 Stewart , trying to help develop the 00:43.056 --> 00:45.333 the fight house in the community there . 00:45.333 --> 00:47.389 And hide it and with your chin so we 00:47.389 --> 00:49.130 can't grab it . It's a huge 00:49.130 --> 00:51.479 responsibility and I see it as an honor 00:51.479 --> 00:53.646 to be able to teach people . I'm ready 00:53.646 --> 00:55.701 to actually try something to move me 00:55.701 --> 00:57.923 right to practicing . I'm gonna try and 00:57.923 --> 01:00.090 pull out score and time for you so you 01:00.090 --> 01:03.220 don't have to worry about that . Keep 01:03.220 --> 01:04.609 my instructions simple . 01:11.529 --> 01:13.640 Let's take that knee up and knee up . 01:21.779 --> 01:24.610 Jiu-jitsu was huge for me as a young 01:24.610 --> 01:28.220 man in my development and I'm 01:28.220 --> 01:30.442 honored and grateful that I get to be a 01:30.442 --> 01:33.050 part of that process for other people 01:33.400 --> 01:35.500 in in that jiu-jitsu journey . with 01:35.500 --> 01:38.419 your elbow , make it V now push . So I 01:38.419 --> 01:40.530 joined the army , uh , it's kind of a 01:40.530 --> 01:42.641 family tradition , um , something I'd 01:42.641 --> 01:44.863 always wanted to do since I was a kid , 01:44.863 --> 01:48.309 my dad . My granddad , my uncle , um , 01:48.319 --> 01:52.309 all served , and they really held on to 01:53.279 --> 01:55.501 the service to Queen and country , like 01:55.501 --> 01:57.223 they took that obligation very 01:57.223 --> 01:59.309 seriously , and I don't necessarily 01:59.309 --> 02:01.253 think when I was a kid that it was 02:01.253 --> 02:03.365 about fulfilling that service . I , I 02:03.365 --> 02:06.639 just idealized the . The role of a 02:06.639 --> 02:08.695 soldier , I wanted to be a soldier . 02:11.750 --> 02:15.229 So my dad was UKSF , um , which is like 02:15.229 --> 02:18.039 a highly esteemed organization even 02:18.039 --> 02:20.150 within the British military . He , he 02:20.150 --> 02:22.261 didn't tell us a lot of stories , but 02:22.261 --> 02:23.983 hearing the stories he told us 02:23.983 --> 02:26.150 definitely influenced me , but I still 02:26.150 --> 02:28.317 have pictures of him that , you know , 02:28.317 --> 02:30.372 I look at regularly . I have a small 02:30.372 --> 02:30.029 picture of him in his dress uniform . 02:30.720 --> 02:33.899 And I still look back at that . I had a 02:33.899 --> 02:36.066 long discussion about this with my dad 02:36.066 --> 02:38.288 before I joined the American military , 02:38.539 --> 02:40.761 cause it was something he felt I should 02:40.761 --> 02:42.817 seriously consider . Uh , what I was 02:42.817 --> 02:45.039 enlisting for , cause at the end of the 02:45.039 --> 02:47.970 day we could be called to deploy and 02:47.970 --> 02:50.081 face the enemy , and I think in those 02:50.081 --> 02:52.303 moments he knew better than anyone that 02:52.303 --> 02:54.248 that's gonna be when you're , Your 02:54.248 --> 02:56.414 reason for joining and your reason for 02:56.414 --> 02:58.414 being there is gonna be what you're 02:58.414 --> 03:00.526 gonna hold on to the most . The value 03:00.526 --> 03:03.050 of servitude , I think it's important 03:03.220 --> 03:05.276 to maintain that tradition . I think 03:05.276 --> 03:07.960 military service is an honorable thing 03:07.960 --> 03:10.979 for a reason , um , it shows that you 03:10.979 --> 03:13.201 are willing to sacrifice everything for 03:13.201 --> 03:15.201 your country and for the freedom of 03:15.201 --> 03:14.929 others . 03:19.240 --> 03:22.919 Coming in with uh some experience with 03:23.160 --> 03:26.229 medicine before becoming a combat medic 03:26.229 --> 03:28.007 uh maybe take the training very 03:28.007 --> 03:30.960 seriously , being an EMT in a , in an 03:30.960 --> 03:33.050 urban setting , um , working in an 03:33.050 --> 03:35.272 emergency department , like you you see 03:35.272 --> 03:37.383 people on their absolute worst days , 03:37.383 --> 03:39.600 and , you know , not everyone makes it 03:39.600 --> 03:41.960 so you understand the consequences of 03:41.960 --> 03:45.000 the job and , Being a combat medic , 03:45.089 --> 03:47.880 you're surrounded by your friends , 03:47.970 --> 03:50.137 your unit , and they're looking to you 03:50.137 --> 03:52.649 to provide you , uh , provide them that 03:52.649 --> 03:54.649 sense of security that you're gonna 03:54.649 --> 03:56.482 help them if they end up getting 03:56.482 --> 03:58.649 injured , right , and train them to to 03:58.649 --> 04:00.982 be able to address those situations too . 04:00.982 --> 04:03.250 So I , I have a lot of gratitude that 04:03.250 --> 04:05.306 people would put that faith in me to 04:05.306 --> 04:07.472 help them if need be , uh , and I take 04:07.472 --> 04:08.240 that role very seriously .