WEBVTT 00:19.000 --> 00:25.580 That. Name is steve goodman on with the eighty first arias' seen 00:25.610 --> 00:29.360 on military technician and I'm also a member of the army's there 00:29.360 --> 00:30.030 are the six. 00:30.670 --> 00:34.900 My question is also with the bouncers and your on up the foresee 00:34.900 --> 00:39.090 the militate program say in iraq. Well long bearded time and 00:39.090 --> 00:44.140 if not to those position may train to deal tease of the BP. 00:44.440 --> 00:46.660 Well up right now so. 00:48.000 --> 00:52.670 Heard the exact number but the The nope sectors is a been growing. 00:53.720 --> 00:57.880 Actually. Of what we don't know us frozen those for a few years 00:57.880 --> 01:02.500 food assess there is no intention right now to take any the mill textile. 01:03.920 --> 01:07.790 Am sure kinda frozen place where we are rigid increase all the 01:07.790 --> 01:11.870 more right now with everything going on from budget perspective downsize. 01:11.870 --> 01:13.490 One rocket increase them anymore now. 01:14.800 --> 01:17.910 If will be given another significant budget cut. 01:19.180 --> 01:22.920 We all do is the size of the both the active and reserve component. 01:23.920 --> 01:26.200 In every do that there we might have to reduce. 01:26.730 --> 01:28.750 Some love the bill taxable ponch poor. 01:29.500 --> 01:31.690 Well right now there's no playing to do. The 01:37.000 --> 01:37.460 There well. 01:38.240 --> 01:38.710 Yes. Sir. 01:42.500 --> 01:46.620 I'm many missing in a cleverly and military wife over thirty years. 01:47.640 --> 01:51.610 And I have a question I was to ask from a lot of the nurses here 01:51.610 --> 01:52.310 at munk reef. 01:53.030 --> 01:54.260 So I'm representing than. 01:55.000 --> 01:58.040 When they made a new home and harm. 01:58.680 --> 02:03.220 We had a whole bunch of our nurses and Yes practitioners gone 02:03.220 --> 02:07.940 over to them a new medical home because of the action pay in 02:07.940 --> 02:10.550 exactly the same job that they did your mom crave. 02:12.030 --> 02:15.060 Like for instance the API and cecily the hinge. 02:15.640 --> 02:18.320 They go up I had a least one or two ranks. 02:18.850 --> 02:21.200 And same with there are Anson. I'll pianos. 02:21.850 --> 02:26.050 In i've had some a nurses asking me to ask. You course still 02:26.050 --> 02:30.510 at the laura pay doing the same job as the one two of left here. 02:30.540 --> 02:33.410 If they will ever get the pay increase. 02:34.070 --> 02:37.710 That the other one state moving to the other place rather brand new. 02:38.300 --> 02:43.050 All pianos the Who are coming to them on crave ours getting the 02:43.050 --> 02:44.110 pay raise. 02:44.940 --> 02:47.440 But the ones are still there and some of the department are still 02:47.440 --> 02:50.280 cannot lower pay will they ever be the same. 02:50.900 --> 02:54.860 Being work at the exact same building sir. Okay up I don't know 02:54.890 --> 02:58.390 here to that question but I'm going to take that back and I will 02:58.390 --> 03:00.230 personally get you miniature back on that.. Okay. 03:00.230 --> 03:05.670 Okay. Oh all here with the surgeon general will warmth good to 03:05.670 --> 03:06.180 the their. Trip. 03:10.670 --> 03:15.240 And but question heard that aims to the downsizing and bercow 03:15.240 --> 03:19.090 budget cuts and also you as you have alluded to an additional 03:19.090 --> 03:22.800 possible budget cuts how that affect I educational benefits will 03:22.800 --> 03:26.590 they stay the same because our force would be smaller all the 03:26.590 --> 03:29.820 increase our heady see that affecting those. Yeah I think that 03:29.820 --> 03:31.690 the your that gi bill stay. 03:32.750 --> 03:35.070 Am I think that's here. You know so the gi bill. 03:35.700 --> 03:41.850 That the the a the of what we call the Wishing assistance will continue. 03:43.000 --> 03:45.790 Are we might would we're talking about. 03:46.300 --> 03:49.740 Going to seventy five percent. For tuition assistance. But are 03:49.740 --> 03:52.130 calpers tells us that that will they almost every. 03:52.640 --> 03:55.730 We give you seventy five% of about rate that will almost pay 03:55.730 --> 03:56.530 for before playing. 03:57.560 --> 04:01.470 So that software right now is to go seventy five% script wishing systems. 04:02.330 --> 04:04.460 And sustain that we think is so poor. Program. 04:06.300 --> 04:08.260 But and a copper so i've seen. 04:09.060 --> 04:11.790 The most for that we're almost crop we think for most schools 04:11.790 --> 04:14.140 that will cover every for some schools that those. 04:15.050 --> 04:17.990 Job couldn't because you may be to choose a different school 04:17.990 --> 04:19.550 was you wanna pay some money at it park. 04:21.340 --> 04:22.500 Corpse the first. War. 04:31.120 --> 04:35.050 That their had the downsize as a budget cuts is I'm gonna changes 04:35.050 --> 04:36.740 tradition out twenty every time it. 04:37.430 --> 04:39.890 Enters our has egon effect the car. Soldier. 04:42.290 --> 04:46.030 So there is gonna be a commission that looks a compensation. 04:47.410 --> 04:51.880 There's been nothing done yet on retirement there's been no apoel 04:51.880 --> 04:53.380 soldier there been a. 04:54.330 --> 04:58.790 On and so we think upon would be a commission formed on compensation 04:58.790 --> 04:59.460 will look at that. 05:01.590 --> 05:04.260 What I would say about retirement is first. 05:05.860 --> 05:09.080 The president and the all the candidates in the sector defense 05:09.080 --> 05:11.840 Sophie on active duty you'll be grandfather for us for sure. 05:13.240 --> 05:16.970 But but most importantly our I would say is that we have the 05:16.970 --> 05:20.100 handful my viewpoint the joint chiefs is our as I rockers of 05:20.270 --> 05:23.250 was a member of the joint chiefs of staff will have a big say. 05:23.880 --> 05:27.470 In this we what we want to ensure that the package. 05:28.200 --> 05:30.180 This something that is. 05:31.030 --> 05:33.030 Representative other sacrifice. 05:33.790 --> 05:36.340 Those ask well or shoulders and fram. 05:38.130 --> 05:40.660 There so we wanted to represent that no. 05:41.940 --> 05:45.600 Unusually so work we've done it is train retirement actually 05:45.600 --> 05:47.670 does not save us a whole wanna money. 05:49.500 --> 05:51.740 Are we think there in time assist. We have a pretty good. 05:51.740 --> 05:56.200 So are going imposition is like on a west keep that workers. 05:57.340 --> 06:00.810 A less awaking come up with some idea that we think would benefit everybody. 06:01.630 --> 06:03.400 That we will certainly take a look at a. 06:04.570 --> 06:07.720 But the you know right now there's been there's no discussion 06:07.720 --> 06:10.090 on at the will be probably in the next year or two. 06:10.920 --> 06:15.280 There will have a hard look our but we are focused on making sure. 06:16.620 --> 06:20.790 That if it is change they would only be change or the stove or either. 06:21.290 --> 06:22.300 Good benefit. 06:23.000 --> 06:26.100 Will be even where the about sacrifice. 06:26.740 --> 06:28.090 There that we ask you to take. 06:29.100 --> 06:32.260 So I just want to know that we take this very. Seriously. 06:34.170 --> 06:37.120 Sarita had a real alpha company training support battalion. 06:37.440 --> 06:41.110 I read your article on the profession of arms in a very stated 06:41.110 --> 06:45.060 that tresses the lifeblood of our profession it years that tries 06:45.060 --> 06:48.600 between soldiers and their peers is tied but that tries between 06:48.600 --> 06:51.580 soldiers and they senior leaders things that the a lot that. 06:51.580 --> 06:55.190 Well we're of what advice do you have to act as leaders that 06:55.190 --> 06:59.270 we can take what best to our new units you'll we arrive in like 06:59.270 --> 07:02.600 what can we deal to improve that trust between senior leaders 07:02.600 --> 07:05.490 in their soldiers to thank thank you. I appreciate the question. 07:06.140 --> 07:09.370 And there's a couple things. So I try to point out to everybody. 07:10.830 --> 07:14.000 You know my experience as a waiter. 07:14.890 --> 07:20.090 Is that you know Trustees in a trusting the Trustees about being consistent. 07:21.090 --> 07:23.160 It's about being different but fair. 07:23.700 --> 07:26.990 It's about maintaining standards for the same for everybody. 07:28.000 --> 07:30.530 And then knowing that you gonna be there for when they need you. 07:31.740 --> 07:34.050 That's I build trust that all levels. 07:34.630 --> 07:36.350 Let your concerned about them. 07:37.000 --> 07:39.680 What you not gonna calm baby them in a hold to standards. 07:40.830 --> 07:43.880 That's a mixture of all that that builds trust and it's about 07:43.920 --> 07:46.880 people not not be afraid to make decisions. 07:47.690 --> 07:50.100 You know it said trezza studies that we've done on this. 07:51.030 --> 07:53.670 There's two types of things are people point out was in trust 07:53.670 --> 07:57.430 foolish number. One is leaders there are our risk of urge. 07:58.670 --> 08:01.570 That are afraid to make the difficult decision of the difficult 08:01.570 --> 08:04.180 time because a so worried about their own career. 08:05.000 --> 08:07.820 And that that that because very clear to soldiers each. 08:08.760 --> 08:10.860 But so is part of the other one is. 08:11.420 --> 08:13.240 They don't to people dignity respect. 08:14.140 --> 08:17.710 You know I mean I mean the bomb once you the firmin ferries salty. 08:17.710 --> 08:19.110 People dignity respect. 08:20.500 --> 08:23.870 And that's able trust where they feel culpable that you to listen. 08:24.590 --> 08:27.620 Will you do the right thing and that they do some what you know it. 08:28.220 --> 08:30.110 Irula farmers been for my whole career. 08:30.820 --> 08:33.640 With some whether someone they expect they believe it's up raul 08:33.680 --> 08:34.910 and they expect to be punished. 08:35.450 --> 08:38.590 If you don't know if you don't do anything thing is just move 08:38.590 --> 08:39.640 the standards. 08:40.680 --> 08:44.340 The nobody figures that out and then trust Arch the roads that usher. 08:44.340 --> 08:47.220 What's gonna happen with them a certain of our that goes all 08:47.220 --> 08:50.640 the way from squad leader level all the way up to being it for shorter. 08:52.250 --> 08:55.490 Though differ so in my mind those the kind of things I'm talking about. 08:56.930 --> 08:58.720 And a and it's about. 08:59.250 --> 09:01.430 You know leadership is a full-time job. 09:03.080 --> 09:04.950 That doesn't mean you're working all the time but. 09:06.000 --> 09:07.090 Is a full-time job. 09:08.030 --> 09:11.050 In you got understand that that's or that's what we expect and 09:11.470 --> 09:14.740 then and you got to prove. The fact that you that you do care. 09:15.250 --> 09:17.700 Should that you know have high state energy a whole them. 09:18.460 --> 09:19.350 To do their job. 09:20.290 --> 09:22.570 Then you help them to make sure that they can be prepared to 09:22.570 --> 09:23.170 do their. Job. 09:26.320 --> 09:28.090 Think we have had one. More course look. At. 09:32.000 --> 09:36.220 At And I Also had school it yes. 09:36.960 --> 09:40.080 Sir like to know wise senior non commissioned officers who live 09:40.080 --> 09:43.580 in on base housing of Fort jackson a required to give up their 09:43.810 --> 09:48.470 entire the age stipend when apo's he lives in the house and it's 09:48.510 --> 09:51.720 very some where to square footage size. What's the same throughout 09:51.720 --> 09:53.240 the army sergeant for traction. 09:54.090 --> 09:58.040 The possy years of you except housing you give up your be age. 09:58.950 --> 10:00.790 Of asat email use. My example so. 10:01.530 --> 10:05.030 I was I when I was a the type commander over the twelve on a 10:05.030 --> 10:06.830 square foot house afford work L for it. 10:07.830 --> 10:09.990 Somebody of take we're a Fort benning. 10:10.530 --> 10:13.510 Libdeh the three thousand square foot house. We both give up 10:13.510 --> 10:14.280 or be age. 10:15.340 --> 10:17.780 There's been we are just how orders this locker the draw all. 10:18.930 --> 10:24.140 A and as This commensurate with that the which are given there's 10:24.510 --> 10:28.940 that that is which are given to live in a house and And not wish 10:28.940 --> 10:32.870 losses officers given more than pfc use join eleven privatise 10:32.870 --> 10:34.150 housing you have to give up to be..