1 00:00:03,069 --> 00:00:05,360 My name changed um from Oluwafemi to 2 00:00:05,360 --> 00:00:07,638 Fuller . I didn't totally take it away . 3 00:00:07,638 --> 00:00:09,804 Now it's like my middle name , so it's 4 00:00:09,804 --> 00:00:12,270 Teboga Oluafemi Fula . What else has 5 00:00:12,270 --> 00:00:14,381 changed in my life ? I'm getting more 6 00:00:14,381 --> 00:00:16,610 certificates , and I'm also proud of 7 00:00:16,829 --> 00:00:18,819 like being better at the incoming 8 00:00:18,819 --> 00:00:20,986 monitor training . Now I'm more like , 9 00:00:20,989 --> 00:00:23,156 more of an instructor , you know , I'm 10 00:00:23,156 --> 00:00:25,433 like I know what I'm talking about now . 11 00:00:25,433 --> 00:00:27,600 Tell us about where you're from . Um , 12 00:00:27,784 --> 00:00:29,840 where I'm from , I'm originally from 13 00:00:29,840 --> 00:00:31,895 Nigeria , West Africa . When did you 14 00:00:31,895 --> 00:00:33,951 move to the United States ? When did 15 00:00:33,951 --> 00:00:36,173 that happen ? I moved here when I was 2 16 00:00:36,173 --> 00:00:38,451 2014 , if I'm not mistaken . 2014 . OK , 17 00:00:38,554 --> 00:00:40,833 I came for a visit . My eldest sister 18 00:00:40,833 --> 00:00:43,144 was graduating from college , so you , 19 00:00:43,304 --> 00:00:45,526 you visit your sister in North Dakota , 20 00:00:45,526 --> 00:00:47,637 North Dakota State . It's cold , it's 21 00:00:47,637 --> 00:00:49,582 snowing , all new . You go back to 22 00:00:49,582 --> 00:00:51,860 Nigeria , or did you stay ? We go back . 23 00:00:51,860 --> 00:00:54,437 Then I applied for college , so college 24 00:00:54,437 --> 00:00:57,757 like an F-1 visa . So that's , I then I 25 00:00:57,757 --> 00:00:59,979 came back . Then I get to stay here . I 26 00:00:59,979 --> 00:01:02,201 lived in New York for two years and I'm 27 00:01:02,201 --> 00:01:04,257 like , oh , New York is not for me . 28 00:01:04,257 --> 00:01:06,424 And then my sister joined the military 29 00:01:06,797 --> 00:01:09,587 army , and she was stationed to , um , 30 00:01:09,597 --> 00:01:13,127 JBML in Washington . So I wake up every 31 00:01:13,127 --> 00:01:15,183 day to watch her wear this uniform . 32 00:01:15,241 --> 00:01:17,522 And she has swags . Like whenever she 33 00:01:17,522 --> 00:01:19,633 wears like it's just a , she's just a 34 00:01:19,633 --> 00:01:21,800 different person . I'm like that's not 35 00:01:21,800 --> 00:01:23,966 my sister . So I'm like I want to wear 36 00:01:23,966 --> 00:01:26,244 that , you know . So when did you join ? 37 00:01:26,244 --> 00:01:28,355 I've been trying to join since 2022 . 38 00:01:28,355 --> 00:01:30,189 2022 . It was just a lot of like 39 00:01:30,189 --> 00:01:32,411 documentation I needed to get from back 40 00:01:32,411 --> 00:01:35,472 home . I finally was able to join 2024 . 41 00:01:35,671 --> 00:01:38,041 Wow . So for two years , yes sir . Wow . 42 00:01:38,281 --> 00:01:40,286 It was , I was . Me too , I wasn't 43 00:01:40,286 --> 00:01:42,342 going to give up . What do you think 44 00:01:42,342 --> 00:01:44,119 about that ? I mean that , that 45 00:01:44,119 --> 00:01:46,230 obviously shows that you wanted to do 46 00:01:46,230 --> 00:01:48,508 this . So going through basic training , 47 00:01:48,508 --> 00:01:50,453 what was the , the best part ? I'm 48 00:01:50,453 --> 00:01:52,508 always drawn to people , so the best 49 00:01:52,508 --> 00:01:54,675 part was the girls that I get to share 50 00:01:54,675 --> 00:01:56,842 the dorm with . They were like amazing 51 00:01:56,842 --> 00:01:59,008 girls and my MTI , obviously , she was 52 00:01:59,008 --> 00:02:01,064 cool . So yeah , that was , that was 53 00:02:01,064 --> 00:02:03,230 the best part for me , sir . What made 54 00:02:03,230 --> 00:02:06,150 her so cool ? Like she is strict . But 55 00:02:06,150 --> 00:02:08,094 you know someone can be strict and 56 00:02:08,094 --> 00:02:10,094 still be , you can still go talk to 57 00:02:10,094 --> 00:02:12,261 them . That was how she was . So she's 58 00:02:12,261 --> 00:02:14,428 like , she don't take , she don't take 59 00:02:14,428 --> 00:02:16,539 nonsense . But then when you have any 60 00:02:16,539 --> 00:02:18,706 issues you can go talk to her and like 61 00:02:18,706 --> 00:02:20,483 and she'll listen and she finds 62 00:02:20,483 --> 00:02:22,706 solutions and that means she care about 63 00:02:22,706 --> 00:02:24,817 the people then just like oh I'm just 64 00:02:24,817 --> 00:02:26,928 doing it for doing it's sake and that 65 00:02:26,928 --> 00:02:29,094 was what made her cool for me . That's 66 00:02:29,094 --> 00:02:31,150 yeah , our MTIs I think are like the 67 00:02:31,150 --> 00:02:33,210 epitome of what an NCO should be , 68 00:02:33,649 --> 00:02:35,649 right ? Like strict , they hold the 69 00:02:35,649 --> 00:02:37,871 standard , but they also care and wanna 70 00:02:37,871 --> 00:02:40,038 take care of you and see you do well . 71 00:02:40,038 --> 00:02:42,371 So what do you like about your job here ? 72 00:02:42,371 --> 00:02:44,593 Um , what I like about my job , I think 73 00:02:44,593 --> 00:02:46,705 is the people for me . The people are 74 00:02:46,705 --> 00:02:48,593 pretty amazing . I have some cool 75 00:02:48,593 --> 00:02:50,705 leadership and colleagues that I work 76 00:02:50,705 --> 00:02:52,927 with that makes everything easier . But 77 00:02:52,927 --> 00:02:54,871 aside from that , I think it's the 78 00:02:54,871 --> 00:02:56,927 tying down the cargo on the aircraft 79 00:02:56,927 --> 00:02:58,982 for me . Because that just shows how 80 00:02:58,982 --> 00:02:58,740 tough you are , you know , and I'm like , 81 00:02:58,779 --> 00:03:01,419 I get it so I did that , you know . So 82 00:03:01,419 --> 00:03:03,530 yeah . So we know you love your job , 83 00:03:03,530 --> 00:03:05,697 we know you love the people , you know 84 00:03:05,697 --> 00:03:05,179 you get satisfaction with it . Can you 85 00:03:05,179 --> 00:03:07,401 tell us a little bit more about being a 86 00:03:07,401 --> 00:03:09,290 cargo implement monitor and now a 87 00:03:09,290 --> 00:03:11,346 trainer ? What is that like ? What , 88 00:03:11,346 --> 00:03:13,568 what do you do for the base here ? Um , 89 00:03:13,568 --> 00:03:15,735 so pretty much what we do for the base 90 00:03:15,735 --> 00:03:18,068 here is just like , we're mission ready . 91 00:03:18,068 --> 00:03:20,039 For cargo , people , deployment , 92 00:03:20,729 --> 00:03:22,899 everything , space here and as an 93 00:03:22,899 --> 00:03:25,010 increment monitor , so I get to teach 94 00:03:25,010 --> 00:03:27,289 people from different squadrons on how 95 00:03:27,289 --> 00:03:29,490 to tie down their cargo properly , how 96 00:03:29,490 --> 00:03:31,729 to weigh their cargo properly , and how 97 00:03:31,729 --> 00:03:34,130 to like , you know , um , JI 98 00:03:34,130 --> 00:03:36,297 documentations , all of that . So when 99 00:03:36,297 --> 00:03:38,690 they bring their cargo to us . The JI 100 00:03:38,690 --> 00:03:40,912 goes smoothly and we don't have to have 101 00:03:40,912 --> 00:03:42,968 any issues with paperwork and all of 102 00:03:42,968 --> 00:03:45,089 that . All right , hey , you've got a 103 00:03:45,089 --> 00:03:47,256 good arm . I think you've got a future 104 00:03:47,256 --> 00:03:49,478 in football too , but we hope , we hope 105 00:03:49,478 --> 00:03:49,330 your future is in the Air Force . 106 00:03:49,929 --> 00:03:51,929 Really well done , Deborah . Really 107 00:03:51,929 --> 00:03:53,985 well done . It was a pleasure . Here 108 00:03:53,985 --> 00:03:53,750 you go .