Having a gun in your hand is very empowering.
I was always such a skinny kid, so I kind of grew up with an "I hate skinny" mentality.
A family is created throughout the process, and it's always difficult when you lose someone.
The producers like to keep people guessing and keep them on the edge of their seats.
I've met real female NCIS agents who were smaller than I am. They were very petite.
Im not from the States, so Thanksgiving, for me, was never a huge tradition.