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Hello . Shipmate . I'm forced marriage .

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Chief Gregory Dari from Commander Navy

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installations Command R-70

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installations in 10 regions spread out

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across the globe are committed to

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providing our sailors civilian

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workforce and their families with a

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world class quality of life programs .

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And supported the Fleet Fighter and

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family on a monthly basis . I will be

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hosting a program . We are calling five

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minutes with the force . The program

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will focus on C . N . I . C . Programs

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and policy would support our most

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valuable resource our people today . I

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would like to discuss something near

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and dear to my heart . Mental health

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awareness . Mental health is just as

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important as physical health and it's

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critical to sailor readiness . I will

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tell you it's okay not to be okay but

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it's not okay to not seek assistance .

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There is a huge stigma that getting

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help or in your Navy career or even

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admitting to needing help is a sign of

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weakness . Did you know that less than

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1% of all security clearances are

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revoked or tonight for mental health

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reasons ? I know for a fact that

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seeking assistance is a sign of

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strength and not weakness . We're all

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faced with adversity in our personal

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professional lives . Yes . Even your

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force match Chief is most days were

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able to pick ourselves up and continue

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to move forward . At times . We'll find

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ourselves requiring a helping hand .

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Earlier in my career , I was faced with

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dramatic experience where I needed a

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helping hand . My experience was the

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loss of a loved one . I struggled for

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the first few days until my leading

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petty officer pulled me aside and

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provided me with a few resources . I

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found myself back on solid ground After

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a few sessions with a counselor

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assigned to the Fleet and Family

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Support Center . Another resource that

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provides assistance was my command

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chaplain . Both were instrumental in my

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mental health . My personal experience

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has changed me as a leader . I hope ,

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by sharing my story with each of you

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today . Others we'll do the same

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remember . It's a sign of strength ,

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not weakness when feeling stressed ,

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consider exercise , get out there , go

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for a run , go to the gym , call a

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friend , watch a movie , read a book or

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just listen to some music . Focus on

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what works best for you . Most

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importantly , be truthful to yourself .

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Each of us understands best when we are

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beginning to get a little bit off

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course . I know I did with a little

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minor self correction . Most of us will

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find ourselves back on course very

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quickly . Others will find themselves

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approaching shore water with no help in

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sight . But no , that our Navy has a

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wealth of resources available free of

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charge . Your first step is simply to

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ask just a few of the many resources

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which are available . Our mental health

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professionals are counselors at the

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Fleet and Family Support Center and our

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Navy chaplain community . And of course ,

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don't forget military one source . Okay .

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Shipmates continue to take care of

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yourself and seek assistance when

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needed . Your Navy team and family

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needs you . Thank you for spending five

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minutes with the force . Stay safe and

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continue to look out for one another .

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We'll see you next time .