WEBVTT 00:29.709 --> 00:32.680 I'm Corporal Jacob Jordan . I'm with 00:32.680 --> 00:36.279 the Marine Corps Body bears . Our role 00:36.279 --> 00:39.430 at MEW is as a body bearer . I'm the 00:39.919 --> 00:42.141 body bear section senior instructor for 00:42.141 --> 00:45.180 our ceremonial . The primary mission of 00:45.180 --> 00:47.069 the world-famous body bears is to 00:47.069 --> 00:49.180 perform flawless funerals for Marines 00:49.180 --> 00:51.347 and marine family members in Arlington 00:51.347 --> 00:53.402 National Cemetery and abroad . To me 00:53.402 --> 00:55.402 personally , being part of the body 00:55.402 --> 00:57.569 barriers means a lot . Be able to have 00:57.569 --> 00:59.840 a positive impact on the families that 00:59.840 --> 01:03.180 we to have served our country . And be 01:03.180 --> 01:05.180 able to see that up close and , and 01:05.180 --> 01:07.124 make that difference . It's really 01:07.124 --> 01:10.029 special . The biggest thing that sets 01:10.029 --> 01:11.918 the body bearers apart from other 01:11.918 --> 01:13.918 ceremonial duties within the Marine 01:13.918 --> 01:16.629 Corps is the , the attention to detail 01:16.629 --> 01:18.796 as well as the physical aspect of what 01:18.796 --> 01:20.962 we do . Making sure that we're , we're 01:20.962 --> 01:23.073 strong enough to be able to carry the 01:23.073 --> 01:26.160 caskets and also the As disciplined and 01:26.160 --> 01:29.370 with our bearing as we are . type of 01:29.370 --> 01:31.537 physical training required to serve as 01:31.537 --> 01:33.760 a body bearer . Um , starts out as a 01:33.760 --> 01:36.040 ceremonial school candidate . You come 01:36.040 --> 01:38.639 here , you're expected to hit tens on 01:38.639 --> 01:42.120 all of our lists , 225 bench , 135 01:42.120 --> 01:45.639 press , 115 curl , and a 315 01:45.639 --> 01:48.220 squat . Once you were able to hit those 01:48.220 --> 01:50.387 numbers and come to school , you start 01:50.500 --> 01:53.339 a rigorous training process , typically 01:53.339 --> 01:55.339 lasting anywhere from 4 to 8 months 01:55.339 --> 01:57.779 where you learn bearing , carrying 01:57.779 --> 02:00.800 technique . Um , funeral sequences , 02:00.879 --> 02:03.809 all that . And then after that , once 02:03.809 --> 02:06.050 you graduate the schoolhouse and become 02:06.050 --> 02:08.289 a , a shirted body bearer , you're 02:08.289 --> 02:10.350 expected to maintain that physical 02:10.350 --> 02:12.628 standard that you gained in the school . 02:12.949 --> 02:15.005 Hitting 20s on all of our lists with 02:15.005 --> 02:18.110 that 225 bench , 135 press , 115 curl , 02:18.119 --> 02:21.210 and 215 squat . I'm my school Mecca 02:22.029 --> 02:24.307 and I'm with the World Fair Body Bears . 02:24.639 --> 02:27.759 I'm , I'm really glad that I'm able to 02:27.759 --> 02:30.899 be entrusted with the sacred trust of 02:30.899 --> 02:33.479 laying down that Marist at Arlington 02:33.479 --> 02:35.679 National Cemetery for that family , is 02:35.679 --> 02:38.960 that last day for that money and for 02:38.960 --> 02:41.016 the body bears , it's very important 02:41.016 --> 02:42.682 that we execute that policy . 02:43.470 --> 02:45.470 Withholding the standard of being a 02:45.470 --> 02:48.039 body bearer every day is really 02:48.039 --> 02:50.350 important . It uh takes a lot of hard 02:50.350 --> 02:52.910 work to be a body bearer , especially 02:52.910 --> 02:54.966 in the gym . There's a lot of unique 02:54.966 --> 02:57.132 strength when it comes to being a body 02:57.132 --> 02:59.132 bearer , grip strength being one of 02:59.132 --> 03:01.354 them . What drew me to initially become 03:01.354 --> 03:03.688 a body bear was before the Marine Corps , 03:03.688 --> 03:05.854 I saw a video of the body bears before 03:05.854 --> 03:07.854 I knew that I was going to join the 03:07.854 --> 03:11.050 Marine Corps and I just , I always 03:11.050 --> 03:12.939 wondered like how I ended up in a 03:12.939 --> 03:15.250 position . And thought that they were 03:15.250 --> 03:17.660 really high standing moral uh character . 03:18.300 --> 03:20.522 And once I was given the opportunity to 03:20.522 --> 03:22.578 for Body Bear um through a body bear 03:22.578 --> 03:24.699 pretty mission , I knew that I had to 03:24.699 --> 03:26.755 take the chance immediately and it's 03:26.755 --> 03:28.921 probably the best thing I've ever done 03:28.921 --> 03:31.919 I know . Big piece of advice I can give 03:32.619 --> 03:34.940 to marines aspiring to become world 03:34.940 --> 03:38.410 famous body bearer is one , reach out , 03:38.899 --> 03:41.121 get as much information as you can from 03:41.121 --> 03:43.066 us , start the process as early as 03:43.066 --> 03:45.740 possible , as well as training , making 03:45.740 --> 03:47.851 sure you're as physically fit for the 03:47.851 --> 03:49.851 job as possible . It makes it a lot 03:49.851 --> 03:51.962 easier once you get here and actually 03:51.962 --> 03:52.130 start the training process .