>> My background stemmed from military.
My training was mostly in the Army.
I spent nine years doing sort of [inaudible].
And it was great.
I think the Army does have a little bit more advantage because you get to do a lot more
than being in the civilian world.
You know, when I was in Kuwait, yeah, it was very interesting to see people who got shot.
And there wasn't a lot of surgeons, and you need a lot of help,
so being a surgical tech can do a little more than what a surgical tech does.
You have to irrigate and sew.
Being in Kuwait kind of made you realize what being a surgical tech is.
It's more than just being a surgical tech.
It is about taking care of patients and making sure
that they do fine after everything is over with.