So we're getting on home, and spending time
with the family at five o'clock or so every
day is enough time before my kids go to bed
— they usually go and do something fun.
A couple times a week we'll go and do some
ice hockey with my son.
Daddy's home!
Yay!
Hey, buddy.
Hi!
How's it going?
You guys ready for hockey tonight?
Yeah!
Yeah?
Are you ready?
Yeah?
Cormac, can you help me with any of these?
I need some help, big guy.
I'll drive.
Reese wants to drive.
We started Cormac out when he was — how
old were you when you first started skating?
Two.
Two.
I think we got him on his first set of skates
pretty quickly after he learned how to walk,
but now how old are you?
Four.
He's four, and that's kind of when kids can
start skating with a group and doing actual
hockey stuff.
Good.
Coming around.
All the way around.
And when you get it, take a shot.
Oh my goodness, you shot all the way down
the ice!
Holy cow!
I guess I started skating when I was five,
and growing up in Alaska it was kind of the
thing to do.
And I've continued to play, even as a doctor.
Some of the guys that came out today are guys
that I've met with my unit that also play
hockey, and it continues to be a big part
of my life and something that's really important
to me.
It's a misconception if people think that
being an Army doctor is going to be too busy
to have a life outside of work.
As this guy can attest, there's times where
it's busy and there's times where it's hard
to make it happen, but for the most part it's
part of the lifestyle of being an Army doctor
that you get time with your family.
