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You know what it is that Steve Harvey's Saturdays.

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But we're gonna stop and do a little time at

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time, all right. That's when we talk to ordinary

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people that are doing extraordinary things.

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That special guest this morning is a retired

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Sergeant first Class, a G. Sheila

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Snipe, the twenty two years veteran from

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the United States arm and she is, by her

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own claim, a people person.

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She loves helping us. Put your hands together and welcome

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the one and only Miss Sheila

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Snipes. Good morning, Sheila, Great

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morning, Tommy. How are you? I'm

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good baby. How you doing, Tommy? If I

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was doing any better, I'll tell you I am one

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of the top shelf looking up. That's

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what I'm talking about. Let's talk about it. Twenty two

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years in the service, serving our country

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a long time. What was that like? Wow,

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that's a good question. Nobody has ever asked

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me. But it was scary, humbling,

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and truly an honor to be able to serve

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twenty two years with some amazing

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service members. You know, the Army

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to me, is the best organization of the world

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that I got a chance to serve. It not just

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the Army, but the Navy, Air Force, Marines

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fighting on the battlefield for

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our uns and daughters freedom. So you

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know it was just humbling, twenty two years

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humbling. Did you go in right after high school?

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I did not. I joined when

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I was twenty one. And let me tell

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you how doing it was either you know, my

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mother was like, you better get yourself together or

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you're gonna get kicked out. So I said, you know

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what, I better get myself together and

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I'm I'm gonna join the army. And

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that's how it happened. How many countries

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did you make it too? Um? I served

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in the Gulf War. Um served seven

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months over in the Gulf War. My unit was the first

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one to deploy over there, and

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I was stationed in Korea, went

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to Japan. But

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other than that state side here with

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the amazing warriors here in the

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United States. So Sergeant

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first Class a G.

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A G is the Adjutant General CORES.

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That's just our branch of servants with

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is the combat, the support, and we serviced

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all of the soldiers. You know, make sure that that paperwork

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is good from the time that they enter the

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army until the time that they exit. Okay,

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so were you were you ever on boots?

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On the ground. Were you out in the field? Absolutely,

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always in the field, always in the

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field. And again so seven

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months in desert storm, there's a shield.

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First boots on the ground way before

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the war started, back in the day. So

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absolutely, boots always on the ground for twenty

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two years. Did you jump about the helicopter?

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See, yes, I am area

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Salt Hook. That is

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so sexy to me. Woman jumping

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out of the helicopter. Good God, him mighty.

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It's scary to Tommy, but I did it.

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So let's fast forward. Now you're being

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in the service twenty two years, and then there's a transition

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from military to entrepreneurship.

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Yes, what exactly did you do once you left

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the military? Once I left the military,

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which one thing I love about the military.

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Of course, they want you to be at a transition

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smoothly. So you know, we go through these

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classes, teach you how to dress for success,

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because I've been wearing a uniform for twenty two years.

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You know how to write a good resume because now

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I'm going from service member to civilian.

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But one thing they didn't teach us, which none

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of us learned in school, is about entrepreneurship.

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And so I've always dreamt of being my

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own boss so that I could be able to give

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back. And I didn't know what vehicle

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I was going to be put

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before me to be able to do that. But

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entrepreneurship is where is that gives

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you that that freedom and that time

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that you know so many people want. But it's

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hard work. It's hard work, understand. So

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let me ask you this, So what took you to

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You're in the travel industry now right. I

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am in the travel industry. I do

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it part time and I love it. Thevel

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industry with you, well, of course, you know travel

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too many times being in the military,

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and of course I traveled to places

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I didn't want to go, and it took

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me twenty out of the twenty two

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years. It took me twenty years just to go on

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a vacation, Tommy. And you know

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that's because of my job. But an

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old army buddy of mine who

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happened to be my aerosol sergeant, said,

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schill, I want you to take a look at something. Now.

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He didn't know that I was looking for a part

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time job that I really didn't want to do, but

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he said, let me share something with you. So I took

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a look at it, and I had no idea that

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the travel industry is lucrative and

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it's a trillion dollar industry.

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Wow, that I did not know. I

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had no idea. Twelve zeros,

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to be exact, Tommy, twelve zeros,

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okay, twelve zeros and trillions.

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I ain't got that in my bank account. I'll tell you that.

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Do me a favorite. You know, I love when kids

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can hear options when they get to that

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eighteen nineteen years old. You're getting ready

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to leave high school and your head is spending.

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You don't know what to do, you don't know where to go, and

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you know, not everybody is wanting

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to go and hit the collegiate level and do college.

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So the fact that the military is

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an option, what can you say to you?

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Is coming up? And more importantly, you know young

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ladies that are coming out of school. Wow, that's a

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good question. Um. First

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off, I would say, go after your dreams.

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Yes, not everyone is meant

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to go to a four year

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college, but you know you don't have to go to

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an institution to to learn.

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If so many self development books out here,

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Tommy, I would say, find yourself

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a mentor someone that

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is in the going in the direction is

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already in that field that you want to go

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into. Latch onto them,

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learn everything that you can learn from

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them, and again, just just

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have the belief that whatever you want

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to do, you can do it. If

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you think you can, you can. If you say you

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can't, then you can't. But you know,

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just dream, dream big, and go

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fast. That's right now. Would you encourage

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them to take a peek at the army? Absolutely,

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it's the again greatest organization of world.

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It will teach you some things, I'll say,

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you know, it will make you upbreak you definitely.

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But I I believe that every

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young person should at least serve two

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to four years in the United States

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Army or whatever branch of service,

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because it's a humbling experience and that

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allows you to give back sacrificing,

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and that's what it's all about. We all have to sacrifice

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some things to you know, put yourself

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aside to help someone else. So yes,

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I do believe that I like them doing

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two to four years. I think it actually would get you a

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lot more organized and on track to

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start your life. I really do. Absolutely.

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That is that's our girl. Let's give a big round

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applause. Sheelas Knips twenty two years

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in military. This is time of time. This is

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where we talk to ordinary people that are doing extraordinary

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things see Lott. We want to say thank you, baby

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girl, thank you Tommy for having

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me. It's truly a pleasure. God bless baby.

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Thanks so much, God bless