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- We wanted to get the story out there

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of why we decided a change was necessary.

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We noticed a trend that
our first sergeants lacked

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certain trainings and so we
wanted to better prepare them

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and make sure they were
ready as we sent them out

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into the field.

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- Prior to the four-week, we
had a distance learning course,

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and first sergeants really weren't getting

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what they needed out of that course.

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So not only will they be
going through all the lessons,

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but they will actually
get hands-on training.

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- We've added eight
additional hours of legal

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where they'll get, we'll cover ethics

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along with our administrative procedures,

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all the way from an LOC to separation.

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- They will be working with other agencies

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like the Air War College and
the Chief Leadership Course,

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so they actually have the
opportunity to work together

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and see what it's like
when they're out there.

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- We wanted to make sure

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that our first sergeants
had the information

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they needed to assist in our
Chief of Staff's initiative

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of revitalizing the squadron.

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The more repetitions we can give them here

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at the academy to work through issues,

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the better off they'll be.

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- Even after they've done training,

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they will be able to
reach back to the academy

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and we'll still be providing information,

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just continuing the
learning after they're gone,

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which is huge.

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That's not something that
we were doing in the past,

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but when it comes down to it,

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there's a history of what it takes

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and what it is to be a first sergeant

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and we're bringing a lot of that back

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to the First Sergeant Academy.