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ORG: 2-503rd, 173rd POSITION: TEAM 1SG LOCATION: The Republic of Georgia CONTACT: @BB_CORPS_SFAB Building Rapport Background: Advisors from the 173rd were tasked to establish the first CTC in the Republic of Georgia. I was assigned to a 5 person team, working in a one level up capacity. Example: 3 Infantry SL were advising in the role of Infantry Platoon Sergeant, Infantry PL as the Company Commander, and myself as the Team/Company 1SG. Preparation: Our country briefs were mediocre, it was information that was extracted from Wikipedia, nothing that helped me understand the people and most importantly the soldiers of Georgia. What did help was watching YouTube videos about Georgia. Surprisingly, Anthony Bourdain helped me understand the food-culture from one of...

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