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- That's a great question too.

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^- [Narrator] Future leaders spend two days at Kadena's

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^McDaniel Center refining their leadership skills

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^in a professional development seminar.

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^- The last couple days were very inspirational

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^and informational.

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We had a couple of chiefs come in and senior leadership

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and they were very good with key points and telling us

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how to perform as leaders and mentor later on

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down the future.

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- Since they haven't been to Airman Leadership School

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this seminar is also an opportunity for these future leaders

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to refresh the things they already know.

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- So as far as the open ranks, it was a good refresher

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and made me feel more confident about in the future

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when I have to do it for my airmen or my subordinates

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or if I have to do it for senior leadership if I get

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tasked for a job like that.

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- Being a leader isn't just about work.

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It's also about having fun and boosting the morale

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of your team.

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- It's very esprit de corps when you get in with higher

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leadership because a lot of times you don't see them

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as much as you would like to.

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You don't get to interact with them and the next thing you

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know you're out on the track on the field with them

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and you're sweating bullets and you're laughing.

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It's just a good time, it's fun, it's very morale building.

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- Seminars like this allow service members to view

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a different leadership perspective and get help

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achieving their own goals.

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Airman First Class Jay Brackins, Kadena Air Base, Japan.