1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:09,770 --> 00:00:12,770 So I hate to be cliche , but , you know , 3 00:00:12,770 --> 00:00:14,992 when they talk about flexibility is the 4 00:00:14,992 --> 00:00:17,230 key to air power , that truly is a 5 00:00:17,240 --> 00:00:19,407 skill that , you know , just something 6 00:00:19,407 --> 00:00:21,573 that I've taken with me from the start 7 00:00:21,573 --> 00:00:23,870 and looking back on my whole career , 8 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,460 that's really kind of farewell for me 9 00:00:26,470 --> 00:00:28,470 because , you know , a lot of stuff 10 00:00:28,470 --> 00:00:30,570 that we do , we really don't have 11 00:00:30,580 --> 00:00:33,310 complete control over . And , you know , 12 00:00:33,320 --> 00:00:35,320 with that being said , you know , I 13 00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:37,376 look back to , you know , everything 14 00:00:37,376 --> 00:00:39,598 from assignments that I've had to , you 15 00:00:39,598 --> 00:00:41,820 know , different , you know , different 16 00:00:41,820 --> 00:00:44,042 jobs that I've worked and sometimes you 17 00:00:44,042 --> 00:00:46,098 just in , in the daily grind of your 18 00:00:46,098 --> 00:00:49,070 job for the day to day . So flexibility 19 00:00:49,070 --> 00:00:52,010 has just been huge for me . And , you 20 00:00:52,010 --> 00:00:54,232 know , I recall , you know , talk about 21 00:00:54,232 --> 00:00:56,460 when I was on the cag . Um you know , 22 00:00:56,460 --> 00:00:58,571 you look at , you know , the master's 23 00:00:58,571 --> 00:01:01,030 degrees . That was something that was a 24 00:01:01,030 --> 00:01:03,197 big issue . I remember back in the day 25 00:01:03,197 --> 00:01:05,197 when we pulled that they were gonna 26 00:01:05,197 --> 00:01:07,670 mask whether officers had master's 27 00:01:07,670 --> 00:01:10,380 degrees when they met their boards and 28 00:01:10,390 --> 00:01:13,350 just found out recently . Now they're 29 00:01:13,350 --> 00:01:15,740 gonna go ahead and unmask it . So it 30 00:01:15,740 --> 00:01:18,340 will show and , you know , that I think 31 00:01:18,340 --> 00:01:20,396 that's just kind of something that , 32 00:01:20,396 --> 00:01:22,740 you know , we do in the military D O D 33 00:01:22,740 --> 00:01:25,410 Air Force is a lot of things change and 34 00:01:25,420 --> 00:01:28,140 goes through cycles and your ability to 35 00:01:28,150 --> 00:01:30,550 be flexible and maneuver through that 36 00:01:30,550 --> 00:01:34,550 space will again prove well for you 37 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,480 and help with your success . 38 00:01:42,710 --> 00:01:46,640 Well , I'd say , you know , when I look 39 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,090 at my background , I was prior enlisted , 40 00:01:49,100 --> 00:01:52,060 um , you know , and with that , you 41 00:01:52,060 --> 00:01:54,740 know , I've been in the trenches and 42 00:01:54,750 --> 00:01:56,694 I've learned , you know , over the 43 00:01:56,694 --> 00:01:58,970 years just again from starting from the 44 00:01:58,970 --> 00:02:01,320 bottom , you know , that not everything 45 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:03,800 that you see or decisions that are made 46 00:02:03,800 --> 00:02:06,590 up top . Um You know , folks don't 47 00:02:06,600 --> 00:02:08,656 necessarily know the why behind it . 48 00:02:09,020 --> 00:02:11,420 And for me , when I look at my 49 00:02:11,420 --> 00:02:13,880 leadership style and my philosophy , 50 00:02:13,890 --> 00:02:16,940 it's adding that y for 51 00:02:16,950 --> 00:02:19,760 everyone and that's the goal is for 52 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:21,927 everybody and , you know , at least in 53 00:02:21,927 --> 00:02:24,038 my director and contracting that they 54 00:02:24,038 --> 00:02:26,280 know the why behind what we do . And , 55 00:02:26,290 --> 00:02:28,123 you know , that's whether that's 56 00:02:28,123 --> 00:02:29,623 through mission briefs and 57 00:02:29,623 --> 00:02:31,860 understanding the nuclear mission or , 58 00:02:31,870 --> 00:02:34,010 you know , intel or capability briefs 59 00:02:34,010 --> 00:02:36,620 and knowing what's out there and what 60 00:02:36,620 --> 00:02:38,842 are some of the threats because again , 61 00:02:38,842 --> 00:02:41,620 that's gonna make you a better person , 62 00:02:41,630 --> 00:02:44,500 a better skilled expert in what you do 63 00:02:44,500 --> 00:02:46,880 when you know the why behind it . So 64 00:02:46,890 --> 00:02:49,112 that's just one of the things that I've 65 00:02:49,112 --> 00:02:51,446 carried with me over the years and that , 66 00:02:51,446 --> 00:02:53,557 you know , leadership really needs to 67 00:02:53,557 --> 00:02:55,723 leadership involves communicating down 68 00:02:55,723 --> 00:02:57,779 and up . But a lot of times really , 69 00:02:57,779 --> 00:02:59,834 you know , it's down and making sure 70 00:02:59,834 --> 00:03:01,834 that people understand what they're 71 00:03:01,834 --> 00:03:04,001 doing , why they're doing and why it's 72 00:03:04,001 --> 00:03:04,870 important to our nation .