Father Stephen Gadberry

And they needed SEER instructors, the Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape guys. So I was like, okay, yeah, I'll do that. So I did all the... Prep for that, the pre-training and pre-test and everything. Go to basic training. Long story short, I get washed out of that and get put into a logistics job. We can unpack all that. But it was fun. The military was really, really fun.

And they needed SEER instructors, the Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape guys. So I was like, okay, yeah, I'll do that. So I did all the... Prep for that, the pre-training and pre-test and everything. Go to basic training. Long story short, I get washed out of that and get put into a logistics job. We can unpack all that. But it was fun. The military was really, really fun.

And they needed SEER instructors, the Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape guys. So I was like, okay, yeah, I'll do that. So I did all the... Prep for that, the pre-training and pre-test and everything. Go to basic training. Long story short, I get washed out of that and get put into a logistics job. We can unpack all that. But it was fun. The military was really, really fun.

So basic training, I would love to go back through it now. I don't know about you, but just being older and knowing the mind game that it is, it was so fun. Part of my coping mechanism is humor. And... It was, yeah, that got me in so much trouble in basic. I remember our instructor, Terry Shirley, we had a lady. There was our flight and we had a sister flight. We did a lot of training together.

So basic training, I would love to go back through it now. I don't know about you, but just being older and knowing the mind game that it is, it was so fun. Part of my coping mechanism is humor. And... It was, yeah, that got me in so much trouble in basic. I remember our instructor, Terry Shirley, we had a lady. There was our flight and we had a sister flight. We did a lot of training together.

So basic training, I would love to go back through it now. I don't know about you, but just being older and knowing the mind game that it is, it was so fun. Part of my coping mechanism is humor. And... It was, yeah, that got me in so much trouble in basic. I remember our instructor, Terry Shirley, we had a lady. There was our flight and we had a sister flight. We did a lot of training together.

And she did a lot of instructors with us. She had a chip on her shoulder, man. She was just like every instructor. I was like one of her favorite ones, which made it bad for me because she was just picking on me nonstop. Like Jackass was the name that she gave me. And so anytime we were training, she just said Jackass. Everyone's like, Gadbear, she's calling you. You got to go.

And she did a lot of instructors with us. She had a chip on her shoulder, man. She was just like every instructor. I was like one of her favorite ones, which made it bad for me because she was just picking on me nonstop. Like Jackass was the name that she gave me. And so anytime we were training, she just said Jackass. Everyone's like, Gadbear, she's calling you. You got to go.

And she did a lot of instructors with us. She had a chip on her shoulder, man. She was just like every instructor. I was like one of her favorite ones, which made it bad for me because she was just picking on me nonstop. Like Jackass was the name that she gave me. And so anytime we were training, she just said Jackass. Everyone's like, Gadbear, she's calling you. You got to go.

But she was always just on me, always. I did so many push-ups. I was one of the fittest guys in the flight at graduation. She also knew I wanted to do this seer job, and so she knew I had to be in good shape, so she was helping me with that. She was trying to help me with mental toughness as well.

But she was always just on me, always. I did so many push-ups. I was one of the fittest guys in the flight at graduation. She also knew I wanted to do this seer job, and so she knew I had to be in good shape, so she was helping me with that. She was trying to help me with mental toughness as well.

But she was always just on me, always. I did so many push-ups. I was one of the fittest guys in the flight at graduation. She also knew I wanted to do this seer job, and so she knew I had to be in good shape, so she was helping me with that. She was trying to help me with mental toughness as well.

I was the guide bearer, or the guide-on bearer, carrying the flag and everything, and up front marching. I remember one day we were on the— on the drill pad training. And it was just a bad day. Like nothing was working. And I was just, it just was, I kept getting, I kept messing up. And of course, you know, you're in the front of the group.

I was the guide bearer, or the guide-on bearer, carrying the flag and everything, and up front marching. I remember one day we were on the— on the drill pad training. And it was just a bad day. Like nothing was working. And I was just, it just was, I kept getting, I kept messing up. And of course, you know, you're in the front of the group.

I was the guide bearer, or the guide-on bearer, carrying the flag and everything, and up front marching. I remember one day we were on the— on the drill pad training. And it was just a bad day. Like nothing was working. And I was just, it just was, I kept getting, I kept messing up. And of course, you know, you're in the front of the group.

So if you take a wrong step, everyone behind you is off too. And she, man, over and over and over, I kept messing up. And then she got in my face and she's like, damn it. When we go, we're gonna start marching and we're gonna turn left. We're going to start marching and we're going to turn left. All right. This man, this man. Forward march. Left face march. You know, so we're going.

So if you take a wrong step, everyone behind you is off too. And she, man, over and over and over, I kept messing up. And then she got in my face and she's like, damn it. When we go, we're gonna start marching and we're gonna turn left. We're going to start marching and we're going to turn left. All right. This man, this man. Forward march. Left face march. You know, so we're going.

So if you take a wrong step, everyone behind you is off too. And she, man, over and over and over, I kept messing up. And then she got in my face and she's like, damn it. When we go, we're gonna start marching and we're gonna turn left. We're going to start marching and we're going to turn left. All right. This man, this man. Forward march. Left face march. You know, so we're going.

My dumb ass went right, right after she told me that. And golly, she flipped a switch and it wasn't good there. But that was kind of a fun thing. I just wanted an adventure. Yeah, it's about military. I went down that little bunny hole. I just wanted an adventure. I found it. There was a lot to do there.

My dumb ass went right, right after she told me that. And golly, she flipped a switch and it wasn't good there. But that was kind of a fun thing. I just wanted an adventure. Yeah, it's about military. I went down that little bunny hole. I just wanted an adventure. I found it. There was a lot to do there.