Service member spotlight: obligation to serve Published Aug. 22, 2013 By Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst Public Affairs JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Army Sgt. 1st Class Jannie Woodall, 1-307th Infantry Regiment, 174th Infantry Brigade trainer/mentor, is the joint base's featured service member of the week. Q: Why did you join the military? A: I joined the military to travel and see the world. I have been to places that most people spend a fortune on for vacations -- places like Rome, Paris and The Alps. Q: What is your job and what is its impact on the mission? A: I am a trainer/mentor. I am responsible for ensuring the units coming to JB MDL get the necessary training they need in order to accomplish their mission overseas before they deploy. Q: Do you have any past or current family members in the military? A: My oldest brother was the first in my family to join the Army. My older the sister was next and I came in last. So you can say we are a military family. My spouse's family is the same. Q: Who most inspires you? A: I cannot honestly pick one person in particular. Throughout my lifetime I have had people to inspire me; like a teacher, a family member, an associate or someone in my chain of command. These people inspired me in different ways and it would not be fair to pick one or the other. Collectively they made an impact on my life, and I'm a better person for knowing them. Q: What is one thing you'd like your fellow service members to take away or understand about the military? A: The one thing I would like my fellow service members to understand about the military is that when it comes down to it, the things we have to do are achievable if we put our minds to it. A lot may have changed through the last 20 years, but like the old saying goes, "You get out of it what you put into it."