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- [Tiffany] Master Chief
Petty Officer of the Navy,

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Russell Smith, visited Naples, Italy

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and had the opportunity
to speak with sailors

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at an all hands call.

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Smith discussed issues such
as manning, advancements,

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leadership and answered
questions from the audience.

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- We pulled on a lot of
levers to the chagrin

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of some of the chiefs.

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We decided not to send people home

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who were failing a couple PFAs

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because the PFA is a wellness check,

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it's not a combat fitness test.

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You can still do your job,

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we're not gonna let you out
of your commitment early

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and, by the way, if you wanna stay,

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we can get you healthy really quick

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and keep you on the team.

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But we had to do that
because we needed people.

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(audience clapping)

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- [Tiffany] Reporting from Naples, Italy,

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I'm Petty Officer Tiffany Downey.