1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:01,840 - I'm Major Bradley Jones. 2 00:00:01,840 --> 00:00:03,380 - I'm Major Maggie Jones. 3 00:00:03,380 --> 00:00:05,023 - [Together] And we're the Jones. 4 00:00:06,940 --> 00:00:08,960 - The Marine Corps has been very good to both of us. 5 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:13,960 He's approaching 20 years and I'm approaching 12. 6 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:17,270 And I got plenty of time off to have my kids. 7 00:00:17,270 --> 00:00:19,700 I've had outstanding human beings 8 00:00:19,700 --> 00:00:22,210 that were in charge of me that gave me time 9 00:00:22,210 --> 00:00:23,590 to figure out how to be a mom 10 00:00:23,590 --> 00:00:25,988 and a marine and to balance it all. 11 00:00:25,988 --> 00:00:29,040 And, you're had a lot of good leaders to though. 12 00:00:29,040 --> 00:00:31,370 So, we're at different billets right now 13 00:00:31,370 --> 00:00:33,700 but no one is better than the other one. 14 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:35,650 I mean, we're the same MOS, the same rank. 15 00:00:35,650 --> 00:00:37,756 You can't get more egalitarian than that. 16 00:00:37,756 --> 00:00:41,770 Brad is back in RTR as a second battalion SO, 17 00:00:41,770 --> 00:00:44,302 and I am in 6th district so I'm 18 00:00:44,302 --> 00:00:46,126 the escort here. 19 00:00:46,126 --> 00:00:48,500 It's very interesting to be on both sides 20 00:00:48,500 --> 00:00:51,460 of the, of the equation, and of an institution 21 00:00:51,460 --> 00:00:53,894 that keeps the Marine Corps alive. 22 00:00:53,894 --> 00:00:56,250 - Through her I get to meet all the guys 23 00:00:56,250 --> 00:00:57,752 that ship all the recruits to us. 24 00:00:57,752 --> 00:01:00,280 I get to kind of, like, let them know 25 00:01:00,280 --> 00:01:02,540 what our struggles are with what they're shipping to us. 26 00:01:02,540 --> 00:01:04,489 But I can also bring that perspective to 27 00:01:04,489 --> 00:01:06,920 the series commanders and company commanders 28 00:01:06,920 --> 00:01:09,318 and help them understand. 29 00:01:09,318 --> 00:01:12,020 - I think one of the advantages that we have is that 30 00:01:12,020 --> 00:01:13,490 my experience is your experience 31 00:01:13,490 --> 00:01:14,910 and your experience is my experience. 32 00:01:14,910 --> 00:01:18,410 So we've just been able to just broaden who we 33 00:01:18,410 --> 00:01:19,990 are as officers and as marines. 34 00:01:19,990 --> 00:01:21,990 And hopefully just as people in general.