. >> reporter: at seven feet marshall plumlee's height is unrivaled. as is his career path.like this he took jump balls. a high school all-american, plumlee had two big dreams >> if you love being on a team and beinyog can either go play or you can join the army >> plumlee was recruit bid dukel championship and served as team captain. but he never let go of that other dream. >> i took a look at myself in the mirror and knew i could stand to get a lot better. >> reporter: in college he joined the reserve officers training corps, rotc he says the demand and dedication made him a better player and earned him a shot at the big leagues. >> i had learned how to be a good teammate from the best team in the world, united states army >> reporter: he played for the new york knicks. >> plumlee >> reporter: and then the milwaukee bucks. but he still had his sights set on another kind of uniform >> i looked at some of my mentors an h this competited, this drive, this way of carrying themselves. the level of discipline i saw in large part it came from their experience of serving through t