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(Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Monique Thurman) When I 
joined the Navy, I had no idea what a damage controlman was

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but the process of going through "A" school 
and actually going out to the fleet and

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learning my job for the seven years that I've been, in it has 
made me absolutely love being a damage controlman.

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I'm DC1 Thurman. I work here at Farrier Firefighting School. 
I'm an instructor and I am from Crestview, Florida.

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Being an instructor is great.

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It's, it's honestly a privilege to teach future sailors and the 
old sailors hereabout general advanced shipboard firefighting.

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Everybody has to go through the general shipboard firefighting course 
at least once in their Navy career. It's so they get familiar with the equipment.

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It's so they get familiar with the process.

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It's so they get familiar with putting on, 
on the gear, so that way they're not

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freaking out and scared when they're actually going through something 
that could possibly happen at the command. Damage control is

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one of the most important jobs in the Navy, I think. You 
don't know about what you're getting yourself into

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sometimes. It's not something to be scared of, 
it's something to embrace and enjoy.

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Always keep an open mind and don't be afraid to come to 
Farrier Firefighting School because we'll take care of you.