The Calling (film series)/David

by United States Army

For works with similar titles, see David.

THE
CALLING

David Toguchi

I used to watch helicopters over my backyard in Hawaii. My dad was an Army Officer, so we lived on base. I loved hearing them start up and take off—the coolest thing in the world. But I knew I could never be a pilot. I wasn't like them.

DAVID

David Toguchi

I never considered myself to be a smart person. I struggled to keep up in class. Subjects like Math and Spanish were so hard for me. Growing up, my mother was in and out of the hospital for nearly a decade, before she passed away.

ANN M. TOGUCHI

APR 20, 1959
OCT 3, 2014

BELOVED MOTHER AND WIFE

David Toguchi

My older brother, Rob, helped to raise me. He eventually followed my father's footsteps into the Army, and I wanted to as well, just not as a helicopter pilot.

Then, during a long road trip with Rob, he told me to pursue my true dream.

"But I'm not pilot material", I said.

Rob was done listening to my excuses. So, finally, I decided to stop making them. I gave myself permission to dream, and refocus my life around this goal—training myself to pay attention; visualizing myself in the cockpit of an Army helicopter; I even created something called a "vision board," listing my goals.

DEBT FREE


BECOME A
PILOT


GET A 3.6 GPA


TRAINING
ROUTINE

David Toguchi

I had little chance to achieve them all. But I gave my all, and made them happen. It doesn't take a genius to become an Army pilot. It takes time and effort. Now, every time I put my helmet on, I feel like I'm dreaming. And I can't imagine doing anything else.

David Toguchi

I'm U.S. Army First Lieutenant David Toguchi, and I answered my calling.

TOGUCHIU.S. ARMY

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