WEBVTT 00:04.640 --> 00:08.190 Yeah . Hey , Team Colonel Mike Phillips , 00:08.190 --> 00:10.301 the 80th air base wing vice commander 00:10.301 --> 00:12.468 and your deputy commander for a team . 00:12.468 --> 00:14.579 Right , Pat . And we're here today to 00:14.579 --> 00:14.350 talk a little bit more about the 00:14.350 --> 00:16.517 extremism down day that the Department 00:16.517 --> 00:18.128 of Defense is directed . And 00:18.128 --> 00:20.128 specifically , what we want to talk 00:20.128 --> 00:22.294 about is the oath of office . And it's 00:22.294 --> 00:24.183 a really unique oath because each 00:24.183 --> 00:24.090 single one of us that's out there 00:24.090 --> 00:26.201 watching this video today has taken a 00:26.201 --> 00:28.146 form of the oath of office , stood 00:28.146 --> 00:30.146 there and raise your right hand and 00:30.146 --> 00:32.368 sworn to defend the Constitution of the 00:32.368 --> 00:34.368 United States against all enemies , 00:34.368 --> 00:36.590 foreign and domestic . So we decided to 00:36.590 --> 00:38.701 do today we're gonna take a different 00:38.701 --> 00:38.500 approach . And instead of just having 00:38.500 --> 00:40.667 me up here talking about the oath , we 00:40.667 --> 00:42.889 brought in a couple of your teammates , 00:42.889 --> 00:45.111 some of your peers , to talk about what 00:45.111 --> 00:47.333 the oath means to them and how together 00:47.333 --> 00:49.278 it makes us better . So I'm joined 00:49.278 --> 00:51.222 today by Mr Chris Hess from the 88 00:51.222 --> 00:53.278 Civil Engineering Group . Chris is a 00:53.278 --> 00:53.250 surveyor by trade , has been with the 00:53.250 --> 00:55.520 Air Force for about 2.5 years now , but 00:55.520 --> 00:57.930 to about two years now , Um , he's the 00:57.930 --> 01:00.152 youngest person we got on the team here 01:00.152 --> 01:02.374 today , and I really want to start with 01:02.374 --> 01:04.541 him because it's freshest for you . So 01:04.541 --> 01:04.480 I want to hear a little bit about when 01:04.480 --> 01:06.647 you took the oath two years ago . What 01:06.647 --> 01:08.813 did it mean to you ? Well , sir , when 01:08.813 --> 01:11.480 I first joined , um , I knew I wanted 01:11.480 --> 01:13.758 to do something that made a difference . 01:13.758 --> 01:16.036 Right ? And I was fresh out of college . 01:16.036 --> 01:18.036 I could've gone to any , you know , 01:18.036 --> 01:20.550 engineering firm or whatever . And the 01:20.560 --> 01:22.393 Air Force really stood out to me 01:22.393 --> 01:24.504 because they make a difference . They 01:24.504 --> 01:26.560 make a big difference in the world . 01:26.560 --> 01:28.671 And when when I was going through the 01:28.671 --> 01:30.782 neo process , I had no idea there was 01:30.782 --> 01:33.004 an oath of office . I had No , I had no 01:33.004 --> 01:34.838 clue . Um , so at the very end , 01:34.838 --> 01:34.760 they're like , Okay , we're going to 01:34.760 --> 01:38.090 take it . It's like , Oh , okay , So 01:38.090 --> 01:41.960 there's this , um , but for me , um , 01:43.440 --> 01:47.130 I'm a very religious person . So you 01:47.130 --> 01:50.360 make a solemn vow to your countrymen 01:50.590 --> 01:53.490 with God . Is your witness saying I 01:53.490 --> 01:56.200 will do this ? I will uphold the 01:56.200 --> 01:58.256 Constitution . I will defend it from 01:58.256 --> 02:00.256 enemies , foreign or domestic . You 02:00.256 --> 02:02.422 bear allegiance to that . And then you 02:02.422 --> 02:04.478 perform your duties the very best of 02:04.478 --> 02:06.600 your ability that carries a lot of 02:06.600 --> 02:09.860 weight . It does . And and to me , it's 02:09.860 --> 02:11.916 so unique that you , as a civilian , 02:11.916 --> 02:14.027 took the exact same oath I took as an 02:14.027 --> 02:16.249 officer , or even as a cadet at the Air 02:16.249 --> 02:18.416 Force Academy some 30 years ago . Um , 02:18.416 --> 02:20.920 but to to serve and defend , to support 02:20.930 --> 02:23.152 the Constitution of the United States . 02:23.152 --> 02:25.152 We're not taking it to one person . 02:25.152 --> 02:27.152 We're not taking it to a particular 02:27.152 --> 02:29.319 entity or anything along those lines , 02:29.319 --> 02:31.541 it's that document , that document that 02:31.541 --> 02:31.420 binds us together . So that was two 02:31.420 --> 02:33.476 years ago . You had no idea that you 02:33.476 --> 02:35.698 were walking and getting ready to throw 02:35.698 --> 02:37.864 your hand up . Where are you now ? Two 02:37.864 --> 02:37.590 years later , what does it mean to you ? 02:37.590 --> 02:40.680 How does it resonate ? I would say it 02:40.680 --> 02:43.013 resonates about the same in all honesty , 02:43.013 --> 02:45.770 Um , you still , you know , you come 02:45.770 --> 02:48.250 into work every day and you realize 02:48.740 --> 02:50.962 you're you're held to a higher standard 02:50.962 --> 02:53.184 than somebody on on . What I'd call the 02:53.184 --> 02:56.250 outside is , um I guess the word I 02:56.250 --> 02:59.560 would use is honor . Um , 03:00.140 --> 03:02.362 yeah , you're held to a higher standard 03:02.362 --> 03:04.990 of honour than most people are . I mean , 03:05.000 --> 03:07.430 you think about it . How many people go 03:07.430 --> 03:09.652 their whole entire lives and never take 03:09.652 --> 03:11.930 an oath of any type , you know ? So 03:11.930 --> 03:14.208 what does it bring to your work center ? 03:14.208 --> 03:16.430 What do you What do you think that both 03:16.430 --> 03:16.160 does for the folks that you work with ? 03:17.440 --> 03:19.930 Well , me personally , I would say , um , 03:19.940 --> 03:23.490 on my team , it binds us . Um , we've 03:23.490 --> 03:26.650 got veterans , we've got civilians . Um , 03:27.140 --> 03:30.560 and it's that cohesion , that glue that 03:30.560 --> 03:34.480 really keeps us all one working team . 03:34.490 --> 03:36.490 Um , we're working towards the same 03:36.490 --> 03:38.657 goal . Yeah , that same goal is what's 03:38.657 --> 03:40.879 critical . Because when you think about 03:40.879 --> 03:43.101 the standard in which we all enter , we 03:43.101 --> 03:45.101 come from so many different diverse 03:45.101 --> 03:45.040 ethnic backgrounds , different parts of 03:45.040 --> 03:47.040 the country . Um , you're here from 03:47.040 --> 03:49.480 Ohio . I'm from Boston . Originally a 03:49.480 --> 03:51.536 lot different than what I've got out 03:51.536 --> 03:54.080 here in the corn fields . Um , but but 03:54.080 --> 03:56.191 we all come together , and it doesn't 03:56.191 --> 03:58.469 matter what that background was . Male , 03:58.469 --> 04:00.802 female , whatever the ethnic background , 04:00.802 --> 04:00.760 the religious background doesn't matter . 04:00.790 --> 04:02.840 We've all taken that same oath that 04:02.840 --> 04:05.930 says , this is our constitution and we 04:05.930 --> 04:08.800 are here to defend it , and sometimes 04:08.810 --> 04:10.921 that that tie that you know that that 04:10.921 --> 04:13.730 emotional grasp of it's bigger than 04:13.730 --> 04:16.100 just me . Mhm . Did that ever hit you 04:16.100 --> 04:18.322 along the way to realize that it's more 04:18.322 --> 04:20.267 than just you coming to the team ? 04:20.267 --> 04:22.322 Almost definitely . I would say , at 04:22.322 --> 04:24.378 least for me . Anyways , I think the 04:24.378 --> 04:26.489 design of that oath of office is it's 04:26.489 --> 04:28.544 meant to be binding on that person's 04:28.544 --> 04:30.711 heart . If you want somebody to really 04:30.711 --> 04:33.880 and truly hold true to something , bind 04:33.880 --> 04:36.620 it on their heart . Um , you know , 04:36.620 --> 04:39.820 that way , if they ever lag , 04:40.370 --> 04:44.050 the temptation comes to drop 04:44.060 --> 04:46.100 that sense of duty or whatever . If 04:46.100 --> 04:47.878 it's in their heart , they will 04:47.878 --> 04:50.740 continue on awesome . Awesome . I think 04:50.740 --> 04:52.740 the other part of it to me , is the 04:52.740 --> 04:54.962 standard that it sets . You know , when 04:54.962 --> 04:56.962 you come to work every day , you're 04:56.962 --> 04:56.840 gonna be around a group of people that 04:56.840 --> 04:58.562 have that same baseline , that 04:58.562 --> 05:00.729 foundational standard . Colonel Miller 05:00.729 --> 05:02.784 likes to talk an awful lot about how 05:02.784 --> 05:04.840 our Air force core values are not an 05:04.840 --> 05:06.951 entry point , but they are . They are 05:06.951 --> 05:06.880 the bear . You know that that is , that 05:06.880 --> 05:08.991 are not a minimum , that is , that is 05:08.991 --> 05:10.824 the entry point if if you're not 05:10.824 --> 05:13.047 upholding those core values And to me , 05:13.047 --> 05:12.910 the oath is the exact same you have 05:12.910 --> 05:14.910 sworn to defend the Constitution of 05:14.910 --> 05:16.799 United States . And if you're not 05:16.799 --> 05:19.021 willing to do that , maybe you're not a 05:19.021 --> 05:18.720 part of this team . So that's why we 05:18.720 --> 05:20.831 have to take that step back and say , 05:20.831 --> 05:22.998 Hey , this is the commonality that all 05:22.998 --> 05:25.220 of us have this approach and that's why 05:25.220 --> 05:27.220 it's so important today . As we sit 05:27.220 --> 05:27.170 down , we we kind of take this pause . 05:27.170 --> 05:29.490 We talk about that oath is to realize 05:29.490 --> 05:31.768 that the way it brings us all together , 05:31.768 --> 05:34.046 you might have a different backgrounds . 05:34.046 --> 05:36.157 You might have joined for a different 05:36.157 --> 05:35.610 reason . Um , you might have taken the 05:35.610 --> 05:37.888 oath once , or you might have taken it , 05:37.888 --> 05:40.221 you know , a dozen times , depending on , 05:40.221 --> 05:42.443 you know , your career . The reality is 05:42.443 --> 05:44.610 that same oath is the same one that so 05:44.610 --> 05:46.777 many thousands before you have taken . 05:46.777 --> 05:48.888 And so many in front of you your your 05:48.888 --> 05:51.110 peers , your troops , your airmen , the 05:51.110 --> 05:50.890 folks that you're going to lead and 05:50.890 --> 05:53.001 supervise . You're going to take that 05:53.001 --> 05:55.112 exact same oath . So thank you , Mr . 05:55.112 --> 05:54.750 Yes . I really do appreciate you being 05:54.750 --> 05:56.861 with us here today , and I think it's 05:56.861 --> 05:58.740 great that from the military and 05:58.740 --> 06:00.907 civilian perspective , we realize just 06:00.907 --> 06:02.907 how tired we are together . General 06:02.907 --> 06:05.129 Bunch likes to talk about uniformed and 06:05.129 --> 06:07.184 non uniformed airmen , and you truly 06:07.184 --> 06:09.407 represent that non uniform chairman and 06:09.407 --> 06:09.190 what you bring to the table . So I'd 06:09.190 --> 06:11.412 like to change things up a little bit . 06:11.412 --> 06:13.246 Now , instead of just having the 06:13.246 --> 06:15.357 conversation about what the civilians 06:15.357 --> 06:17.523 have taken from the oath perspective , 06:17.523 --> 06:17.160 I'm going to bring in staff Sergeant 06:17.160 --> 06:19.104 Ian Guthridge . He's one of our 88 06:19.104 --> 06:21.327 Security Force Squadron members . Elite 06:21.327 --> 06:23.104 defender out there . I've known 06:23.104 --> 06:25.216 Sergeant Guthrie's for years from our 06:25.216 --> 06:27.327 old days at Dover . Absolutely . So , 06:27.327 --> 06:29.493 Sergeant , it's great to see you again 06:29.493 --> 06:29.100 first and foremost . Uh , and I truly 06:29.100 --> 06:31.211 appreciate you being out here today . 06:31.211 --> 06:33.690 So you've been around for 13 years , 06:33.940 --> 06:36.460 roughly 13 years . You've taken the 06:36.460 --> 06:38.750 oath of office three times now , so I 06:38.750 --> 06:40.750 kind of want to throw it now to you 06:40.750 --> 06:42.861 Tell us about the first time you took 06:42.861 --> 06:44.917 the oath . And what did it mean ? So 06:44.917 --> 06:44.860 first time as an illicit member , you 06:44.860 --> 06:47.027 know , we always take the oath at maps 06:47.027 --> 06:49.193 prior to us . Actually , shipping down 06:49.193 --> 06:51.416 to Lackland Air Force Base . So I'm not 06:51.416 --> 06:53.749 gonna lie to you as a fresh 18 year old . 06:53.749 --> 06:52.920 Really Didn't mean much to me . I'm not 06:52.920 --> 06:54.864 gonna lie . It was just a bunch of 06:54.864 --> 06:56.809 words just trying to get that step 06:56.809 --> 06:58.920 through the process . But I'd say the 06:58.920 --> 07:01.142 oath really didn't hit home until after 07:01.142 --> 07:01.090 the first deployment going overseas and 07:01.090 --> 07:03.840 seeing the impact that we do downrange 07:03.840 --> 07:06.062 and supporting our Constitution and way 07:06.062 --> 07:08.284 of life and trying to ensure that other 07:08.284 --> 07:10.507 people in the world have a good quality 07:10.507 --> 07:12.673 of life as well . So I think after the 07:12.673 --> 07:14.618 first deployment , I came back and 07:14.618 --> 07:14.320 that's when I really started to pay 07:14.320 --> 07:16.320 attention to the oath and that goes 07:16.320 --> 07:18.376 forward into the second enlistment . 07:18.376 --> 07:20.709 That's when I really you hear the words , 07:20.709 --> 07:22.876 but you don't really understand them . 07:22.876 --> 07:22.480 And I think the first deployment I went 07:22.480 --> 07:24.147 through that really helped me 07:24.147 --> 07:26.369 understand what we're actually saying . 07:26.369 --> 07:28.369 What's actually happening while the 07:28.369 --> 07:31.580 Earth or both been recited to you . So 07:31.590 --> 07:33.970 So like you . You know , 30 years ago , 07:33.970 --> 07:35.914 the 27th of June this year was the 07:35.914 --> 07:38.026 first time I raised my hand . 18 year 07:38.026 --> 07:40.137 old young kid , fresh out of the city 07:40.137 --> 07:42.248 showing up at the academy taking that 07:42.248 --> 07:44.520 oath and a I was tired . They were 07:44.520 --> 07:46.742 running us like crazy that first day of 07:46.742 --> 07:49.076 the academy . Um , you raised your hand , 07:49.076 --> 07:51.131 and you've got you know , I think it 07:51.131 --> 07:53.298 was 1200 folks all around me doing the 07:53.298 --> 07:55.520 exact same thing at the same time . And 07:55.520 --> 07:55.190 I'm not gonna lie to you . I went to 07:55.190 --> 07:57.820 the academy . Very . You know , I loved 07:57.820 --> 07:59.987 the Air Force . I loved the military . 07:59.987 --> 08:02.042 I love what it represented . But the 08:02.042 --> 08:03.987 decision to go to that college was 08:03.987 --> 08:03.600 purely selfish . I knew what it brought 08:03.600 --> 08:05.767 to the table for me , and I was like , 08:05.767 --> 08:07.933 This is what I want out of life . So , 08:07.933 --> 08:09.933 like you , it wasn't until later on 08:09.933 --> 08:09.790 that I took that oath again . And for 08:09.790 --> 08:12.090 me , Um , it was probably commissioning 08:12.090 --> 08:14.530 day . So four years later , you fast 08:14.530 --> 08:16.641 forward and I'm standing there taking 08:16.641 --> 08:18.308 that oath , becoming a second 08:18.308 --> 08:20.363 lieutenant , United States Air Force 08:20.363 --> 08:22.586 and the growth , Um , from the day 1 to 08:22.586 --> 08:24.919 4 years later , when just what you said . 08:24.919 --> 08:24.540 You should stop and you take a look at 08:24.540 --> 08:26.651 the words and you think this is a lot 08:26.651 --> 08:28.762 bigger than me . So Chris was talking 08:28.762 --> 08:30.873 about the fact that it helps him come 08:30.873 --> 08:32.818 to work realizing it's part of the 08:32.818 --> 08:34.818 bigger team . For you , it was on a 08:34.818 --> 08:36.929 deployment . So so was it the team on 08:36.929 --> 08:36.650 that deployment that made you realize 08:36.650 --> 08:38.872 that the oath meant something more ? It 08:38.872 --> 08:40.928 was just the overall mission said at 08:40.928 --> 08:43.150 the time . Obviously , we were still in 08:43.150 --> 08:45.372 jail . What ? Global war on terrorism . 08:45.372 --> 08:45.190 And seeing like the actual 08:45.200 --> 08:47.570 implementations of what ? When we went 08:47.570 --> 08:50.060 down range and how it kind of all 08:50.070 --> 08:51.959 stemmed back to that oath that we 08:51.959 --> 08:53.792 initially took because we're all 08:53.792 --> 08:55.848 supporting each other . It went with 08:55.848 --> 08:57.848 trust , honesty and everything that 08:57.848 --> 09:00.070 goes with that . But it was just , uh , 09:00.070 --> 09:02.237 just a combined effort as a whole . So 09:02.237 --> 09:03.848 So again , we talk about the 09:03.848 --> 09:06.070 Constitution of the United States . And 09:06.070 --> 09:08.403 you , you wear the flag of your country . 09:08.403 --> 09:10.570 You go downrange . Wherein that flag , 09:10.570 --> 09:12.737 um and you are representing everything 09:12.737 --> 09:14.792 that we are right now ? Did you ever 09:14.792 --> 09:16.903 think honestly , we'd be sitting here 09:16.903 --> 09:19.126 today talking about it within the ranks 09:19.126 --> 09:18.920 within the continental United States ? 09:18.920 --> 09:21.142 Truthfully , sir , No . It kind of kind 09:21.142 --> 09:23.142 of came out of nowhere because down 09:23.142 --> 09:25.364 range . It's easy . You know as well as 09:25.364 --> 09:27.253 anyone else who's watching that . 09:27.253 --> 09:29.364 America and the world is kind of seen 09:29.364 --> 09:31.364 as that symbol of hope for a lot of 09:31.364 --> 09:33.531 countries . So to see the actions that 09:33.531 --> 09:33.450 took place , obviously the extremist 09:33.450 --> 09:35.450 actions were talking about . It's a 09:35.450 --> 09:37.617 little disheartening at the end of the 09:37.617 --> 09:39.820 day . Disheartening . Let's pull that 09:39.820 --> 09:41.931 thread a lot , but I want to hear for 09:41.931 --> 09:43.931 you as a multiple enlist . You guys 09:43.931 --> 09:45.987 been wearing the uniforms who served 09:45.987 --> 09:48.209 his country as a defender ? You've been 09:48.209 --> 09:50.042 outside the wire , so So you put 09:50.042 --> 09:52.098 yourself in harm's way in support of 09:52.098 --> 09:54.098 that Constitution . There are folks 09:54.098 --> 09:56.153 outside our fence line that probably 09:56.153 --> 09:56.040 just don't have an appreciation for 09:56.040 --> 09:58.450 that . So So how did it make you feel 09:58.640 --> 10:00.196 when we started having this 10:00.196 --> 10:02.362 conversation about extremism ? And you 10:02.362 --> 10:04.584 realize that maybe this is something we 10:04.584 --> 10:04.060 need to address honestly , At first it 10:04.060 --> 10:06.116 was still surprised , like we talked 10:06.116 --> 10:08.338 about because we never thought it would 10:08.338 --> 10:08.060 be in the military and still have to 10:08.060 --> 10:10.282 have this conversation within the ranks 10:10.282 --> 10:12.670 across the entire D O D spectrum . But 10:12.670 --> 10:14.559 going forward , I think it's it's 10:14.559 --> 10:16.781 warranted . It's necessary because from 10:16.781 --> 10:18.837 time to time . We just got a refresh 10:18.837 --> 10:20.892 and take a step back and kind of and 10:20.892 --> 10:22.837 we're looking at here to what that 10:22.837 --> 10:24.892 original oath you took and make sure 10:24.892 --> 10:27.059 you go back to the core fundamentals , 10:27.059 --> 10:26.780 which is support and defend the 10:26.780 --> 10:29.002 Constitution of the United States . And 10:29.002 --> 10:31.224 I like the way you approach that . It's 10:31.224 --> 10:33.280 kind of the re baseline , and that's 10:33.280 --> 10:33.140 okay . That's the reason that we have 10:33.140 --> 10:35.362 you say the oath . Each time you enlist 10:35.362 --> 10:37.196 for officers , every time we get 10:37.196 --> 10:39.140 promoted , we say the oath again . 10:39.140 --> 10:41.140 We've even done it with some of our 10:41.140 --> 10:43.196 civilians when when we put them into 10:43.196 --> 10:43.090 new positions that remember Colonel 10:43.090 --> 10:45.090 Miller doing it with Mr Vincent and 10:45.090 --> 10:47.368 Civil Engineer Group when he took over . 10:47.368 --> 10:49.590 So I think it's important to do that re 10:49.590 --> 10:51.757 baseline , and that's okay , Um , with 10:51.757 --> 10:53.923 pretty much anything you do , um , you 10:53.923 --> 10:56.034 know , I've seen married couples that 10:56.034 --> 10:58.257 will that we do their vows , You know , 10:58.257 --> 10:58.220 20 years , I'm I'm coming up on 22 10:58.220 --> 11:01.080 years . Um , and it's not a bad thing . 11:01.080 --> 11:03.270 I think it's It's a good testament to 11:03.280 --> 11:05.180 this is still who I am , and even 11:05.180 --> 11:07.347 though you know , we talked about that 11:07.347 --> 11:09.513 first time you took it , compared to a 11:09.513 --> 11:11.624 couple of years later , you grow with 11:11.624 --> 11:13.791 it , reaffirming that , re taking that 11:13.791 --> 11:15.847 oath , taking that responsibility to 11:15.847 --> 11:17.680 heart and realizing , and for us 11:17.680 --> 11:19.680 sometimes doing it in front of your 11:19.680 --> 11:21.680 airmen . It should be an example to 11:21.680 --> 11:23.680 them to show them it's a lot bigger 11:23.680 --> 11:25.680 than me . This is us as a team . So 11:25.680 --> 11:27.902 talk as a defender . Um , what it means 11:27.902 --> 11:29.958 to you to be around a group of folks 11:29.958 --> 11:32.180 who have that same commitment . So it's 11:32.180 --> 11:34.402 It's a great pleasure to come into work 11:34.402 --> 11:33.430 every day and an honor , really , 11:33.440 --> 11:35.662 because everyone has the same mindset . 11:35.662 --> 11:37.718 They're very goal oriented , want to 11:37.718 --> 11:39.884 accomplish the mission and do the best 11:39.884 --> 11:39.650 that we can every day . Obviously , 11:39.650 --> 11:41.761 security forces , it's always adverse 11:41.761 --> 11:43.594 conditions , not always the best 11:43.594 --> 11:45.594 scenarios we get put into . But the 11:45.594 --> 11:47.761 people I work with here definitely get 11:47.761 --> 11:49.983 the job done in a very professional way 11:49.983 --> 11:52.039 and we're all very committed to each 11:52.039 --> 11:54.206 other . So I think that the trust that 11:54.206 --> 11:56.094 we build within each other can be 11:56.094 --> 11:58.206 pretty much put in with anything that 11:58.206 --> 12:00.317 happens across the board . That trust 12:00.317 --> 12:03.010 is awesome because to me knowing that 12:03.010 --> 12:05.121 I'm coming to work with people that I 12:05.121 --> 12:07.010 can trust that are folks that are 12:07.010 --> 12:09.177 willing to stand up for what's right , 12:09.177 --> 12:11.288 willing to call something out if it's 12:11.288 --> 12:13.510 not . And that's that's not easy in our 12:13.510 --> 12:15.677 environment these days . And if you're 12:15.677 --> 12:15.370 willing to stand up for something 12:15.370 --> 12:17.370 that's right and call something out 12:17.370 --> 12:19.314 when it's not right , um , to me , 12:19.314 --> 12:21.481 that's the example . That's what binds 12:21.481 --> 12:23.703 us together . That is the common thread 12:23.703 --> 12:25.926 that each and every one of us , whether 12:25.926 --> 12:25.200 it's the uniform chairman of the non 12:25.200 --> 12:27.620 uniformed officer , enlisted . We're 12:27.620 --> 12:29.731 all coming together in support of the 12:29.731 --> 12:31.787 Constitution . United States again . 12:31.787 --> 12:33.953 It's not one person in particular it's 12:33.953 --> 12:36.064 that causes that belief . That's that 12:36.064 --> 12:38.064 diversity . It's the growth mindset 12:38.064 --> 12:40.231 that we're all part of this team . And 12:40.231 --> 12:42.287 as we come together and support that 12:42.287 --> 12:44.398 team , I know that you've got my back 12:44.398 --> 12:43.590 and you should know that I've got yours 12:43.590 --> 12:45.701 no matter where we are , whether it's 12:45.701 --> 12:47.757 outside the wire down range or right 12:47.757 --> 12:49.923 here in the United States of America . 12:49.923 --> 12:51.868 So Mr Hess , certain Guthridge , I 12:51.868 --> 12:53.868 really do appreciate you coming out 12:53.868 --> 12:55.923 today and being a part of this , and 12:55.923 --> 12:55.220 for those of you that are out there . 12:55.230 --> 12:57.397 We're taking this extremism down day , 12:57.397 --> 12:59.452 and we're kind of doing in different 12:59.452 --> 13:01.619 facets , depending on the organization 13:01.619 --> 13:03.841 that you're in . So this might be video 13:03.841 --> 13:06.063 number three or four that you're taking 13:06.063 --> 13:05.860 on today . Or it might be day number 13:05.860 --> 13:07.804 four . As we continue to do this , 13:07.804 --> 13:10.027 don't let that undermine the importance 13:10.027 --> 13:12.249 of the conversation that we're having . 13:12.249 --> 13:14.193 Look left and right , Talk to your 13:14.193 --> 13:16.360 peers . Talk to your supervisor . Talk 13:16.360 --> 13:18.304 to your chairman . What is it that 13:18.304 --> 13:20.416 inspired them to join ? Why was it so 13:20.416 --> 13:22.471 important that we all took that same 13:22.471 --> 13:24.193 oath to support and defend the 13:24.193 --> 13:23.680 Constitution of the United States ? 13:23.690 --> 13:25.690 Because I want you when you come to 13:25.690 --> 13:27.857 work every day to realize you are part 13:27.857 --> 13:30.079 of that bigger team , you are part of a 13:30.079 --> 13:32.301 cause . You are part of this nation and 13:32.301 --> 13:34.079 our history is strong . And our 13:34.079 --> 13:36.190 heritage is just so amazing that when 13:36.190 --> 13:38.357 you get a chance to go down range when 13:38.357 --> 13:37.520 you get a chance to go home and see 13:37.520 --> 13:39.687 your families . And they realized that 13:39.687 --> 13:41.631 you were part of something that is 13:41.631 --> 13:43.798 bigger than you , that is part of that 13:43.798 --> 13:45.687 team . It really is what makes us 13:45.687 --> 13:47.798 stronger . So folks take advantage of 13:47.798 --> 13:49.964 this day . It's not that often we take 13:49.964 --> 13:49.760 an opportunity to just pause all these 13:49.760 --> 13:51.927 operations and talk about something as 13:51.927 --> 13:54.600 important as extremism what it can do 13:54.600 --> 13:56.322 to undermine the ranks and how 13:56.322 --> 13:58.433 important that oath of office is that 13:58.433 --> 14:00.378 you took maybe once or maybe three 14:00.378 --> 14:03.000 times , or maybe 30 years into it . Um , 14:03.010 --> 14:05.220 it's really it really does mean the 14:05.220 --> 14:07.442 most to each and every one of us . So , 14:07.442 --> 14:09.164 uh , encourage the small group 14:09.164 --> 14:11.387 discussions and I hope you have a great 14:11.387 --> 14:09.960 day .