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So for the mechanic of the year 

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competition , we have 10 stations that 

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cover everything from supply activities 

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to data management , to repair of wheel 

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vehicle and power generation equipment . 

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And then the final station is with the 

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station we're using uh to identify the 

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individual mechanic of the year . It's 

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a written test . Um So they'll , 

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they'll set down and they'll , they'll 

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take a written test and then we're just 

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going to rack them and stack them , 

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whoever scores the highest on that test 

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is the individual mechanic of the year . 

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And the teams represent the shops . So 

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we have multiple shops across the 

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states that support different regions . 

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So those , the teams represent the 

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shops . So the , the , the team that 

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wins is really the shop that , that , 

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that has bragging rights for being the 

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best shop in the state , the winner of 

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this competition . Uh We get invited uh 

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to um Utah for the uh national and , 

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and we've won the national competition 

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the last two years . So , um so 

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generally speaking , the team that we 

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pick here represents Oklahoma in the 

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national competition . And so far we 

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fared very well at the , we've had 

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individual and team awards from the 

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national competition in the last two 

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years . But what , what I want to do 

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for the full time workforce is to take 

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these uh guys that could just come here 

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and do a job and go home and then show 

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up at drill and do a job is , is to , 

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is to build a passion inside of what 

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they do here that they can take to the 

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unit and then make their unit better . 

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What we're really trying to build is a 

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group of guys that show up to the drill 

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on drill weekend and are a force 

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multiplier for that unit when it comes 

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to maintenance .