WEBVTT 00:04.040 --> 00:05.940 Sergeant Major . What single most 00:05.940 --> 00:08.510 important characteristic the soldiers 00:08.510 --> 00:11.160 that you need to talk well , the single 00:11.160 --> 00:13.340 most important characteristics of all 00:13.340 --> 00:15.340 the soldiers that we see is I think 00:15.340 --> 00:17.490 probably loyalty is the value that I 00:17.490 --> 00:19.680 would say they're loyal to the nation 00:19.840 --> 00:21.784 and loyal to the army and loyal to 00:21.784 --> 00:23.951 their brothers and sisters to the left 00:23.951 --> 00:25.951 and right of them . So it's loyalty 00:26.340 --> 00:28.451 Sergeant Major . How can soldiers and 00:28.451 --> 00:30.673 their families be assured that the army 00:30.673 --> 00:33.010 committed two soldiers training only 00:33.010 --> 00:35.560 programs , Warriors and Gold Star 00:35.570 --> 00:37.980 family despite budget concerns and 00:37.980 --> 00:41.980 child . That's a great question . You 00:41.980 --> 00:44.400 know , our army is really built on a 00:44.400 --> 00:47.880 foundation of trust , trust between 00:47.890 --> 00:50.260 soldiers , soldiers and leaders , 00:51.240 --> 00:54.310 leaders and families and between the 00:54.310 --> 00:57.070 army and the nation . And it's really 00:57.070 --> 01:00.000 about trust . I think our soldiers need 01:00.000 --> 01:02.000 to trust the senior army leadership 01:02.000 --> 01:04.056 that they're going to be an advocate 01:04.056 --> 01:06.167 for those programs that are effective 01:06.167 --> 01:08.167 and efficient for our army and ones 01:08.167 --> 01:10.389 that are going to take care of soldiers 01:10.389 --> 01:12.500 and families and that we are going to 01:12.500 --> 01:14.722 trust them to continue to do what it is 01:14.722 --> 01:18.200 that we ask , sorry . How will current 01:18.200 --> 01:20.367 and future budget constrictions change 01:20.367 --> 01:22.256 the structure of the army and its 01:22.256 --> 01:24.256 capability ? Well , we don't want a 01:24.256 --> 01:26.470 less capable army . We want to keep an 01:26.470 --> 01:28.780 army that is as capable today as it 01:28.780 --> 01:31.870 will be in the future . And so whatever 01:31.870 --> 01:33.981 the decisions that are made about the 01:33.981 --> 01:35.870 budget , the army is committed to 01:35.870 --> 01:38.092 providing a force capable of doing what 01:38.092 --> 01:40.259 it is that the nation asked us to do . 01:42.740 --> 01:44.851 Sergeant Lander . What method want to 01:44.851 --> 01:46.740 leave with the soldiers and their 01:46.740 --> 01:49.150 families ? Why ? The message ? I want 01:49.150 --> 01:51.372 to leave with soldiers and families . A 01:51.372 --> 01:53.594 couple of messages . The first one is , 01:53.594 --> 01:55.650 you're doing a fantastic job . Thank 01:55.650 --> 01:57.872 you for what you're doing in support of 01:57.872 --> 02:00.039 our army and the nation throughout the 02:00.039 --> 02:02.372 pacific and wherever we asked you to go , 02:02.372 --> 02:04.372 the other one is , is to have faith 02:04.372 --> 02:06.317 that we're gonna get through these 02:06.317 --> 02:08.539 troubled times ahead of us . Our nation 02:08.539 --> 02:10.761 has troubles and so because the army is 02:10.761 --> 02:12.761 a part of the nation , we have some 02:12.761 --> 02:14.928 challenges . We're going to meet those 02:14.928 --> 02:16.872 challenges and we're going to be a 02:16.872 --> 02:18.983 better army in the future than we are 02:18.983 --> 02:21.094 today , which is the best army in the 02:21.094 --> 02:23.750 world . Mm I know retirement . Okay . 02:24.740 --> 02:26.820 More of what is the current plan for 02:26.820 --> 02:28.790 retiring ? There's been talk over 02:28.800 --> 02:32.750 direct . Well , you know , our 02:32.750 --> 02:36.010 nation is in a financial crisis , but 02:36.010 --> 02:38.121 the senior army leadership and I mean 02:38.121 --> 02:40.232 the Secretary of the Army , the Chief 02:40.232 --> 02:42.288 of Staff and the army and myself are 02:42.288 --> 02:44.343 committed to maintaining the current 02:44.343 --> 02:46.232 retirement benefits for those who 02:46.232 --> 02:48.177 currently serves . We have to have 02:48.177 --> 02:50.177 trust in our elected officials that 02:50.177 --> 02:52.121 they'll understand the service and 02:52.121 --> 02:54.288 sacrifice of our soldiers and families 02:54.288 --> 02:56.399 specifically over these last 10 years 02:56.399 --> 02:59.950 of combat operations in honor that bin 03:01.740 --> 03:03.851 Sergeant Major . What did you hope to 03:03.851 --> 03:06.073 gain from this trip ? I understand this 03:06.073 --> 03:08.360 is your , why , what did you learn and 03:08.370 --> 03:12.280 what was your impression of you ? It is 03:12.290 --> 03:14.346 the first trip for Gene and I out to 03:14.346 --> 03:16.750 the pacific , it's not going to be our 03:16.750 --> 03:19.850 last trip and we're just really excited 03:19.850 --> 03:22.150 to be able to see and touch the 03:22.150 --> 03:24.317 soldiers and families and our civilian 03:24.317 --> 03:26.780 employees that are here in support of 03:26.780 --> 03:28.836 our nation and support of the army . 03:28.836 --> 03:31.500 It's a great place . I used the same 03:31.500 --> 03:33.660 term as uh when I went to Fort Bragg 03:33.670 --> 03:35.726 recently for the first time , people 03:35.726 --> 03:37.948 think it's the center of the universe . 03:37.948 --> 03:40.570 It's just a gem for our army with the 03:40.570 --> 03:42.237 training areas , the training 03:42.237 --> 03:43.903 opportunities , the beautiful 03:43.903 --> 03:45.903 environment that you live in . It's 03:45.903 --> 03:48.014 really a gift . People seem to really 03:48.014 --> 03:51.750 enjoy it . So it's a great time . What 03:52.840 --> 03:55.660 Yeah , packed with your impression 03:56.940 --> 04:00.420 ah tremendous and 04:00.420 --> 04:03.280 challenging mission . You don't really 04:03.280 --> 04:06.630 understand the geography and the breath 04:06.640 --> 04:09.000 of the area that the United States Army 04:09.000 --> 04:11.167 pacific is responsible for . Until you 04:11.167 --> 04:14.550 really stand on a map , as we did 04:15.040 --> 04:17.262 by the Arizona Memorial and look at the 04:17.262 --> 04:19.510 entire area . You know , it's our major 04:19.510 --> 04:21.740 Liotta says , you get from Bollywood to 04:21.740 --> 04:24.160 Hollywood and it's just amazing when 04:24.160 --> 04:26.271 you put it in that kind of context to 04:26.271 --> 04:28.438 understand the scope and scale of what 04:28.438 --> 04:30.493 our army is trying to do out here in 04:30.493 --> 04:32.827 these magnificent soldiers and families . 04:32.827 --> 04:32.630 It's a great opportunity in a great 04:32.630 --> 04:33.250 place to be .