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David i began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i had a day job of running a private equity firm. [david reading onscreen text] [inaudible dialogue] david general, thank you very much for coming. Pleasure. Thanks. Great to be with you. Now, you served our country very honorably for quite a while in government. Were gonna talk about that. But now youre in something that i consider a higher calling of mankind, private equity. [all laugh] how do you compare being in the military and leading troops to private equity . Well, im not sure i would agree wholeheartedly with that. Although i feel very privileged to be in the private equity business and also to be active in academia, in speaking, with startups and so forth. I think its pretty hard to top the extraordinary privilege of serving ones country in uniform, particularly if youre leading our soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines in combat. Youre very famous for staying in shape. Now, you told me this morning you alread ....