WEBVTT 00:07.920 --> 00:10.031 Good afternoon Wing . It's uh Colonel 00:10.031 --> 00:12.250 Perron and chief writer . And today we 00:12.260 --> 00:14.960 have a special guest for you . But 00:14.970 --> 00:17.100 before we get started , Chief , today 00:17.110 --> 00:18.777 is a really special podcast . 00:18.777 --> 00:20.499 Absolutely . It's our one year 00:20.499 --> 00:22.777 anniversary of doing the Peggy podcast . 00:22.777 --> 00:24.888 Doesn't seem real , does it ? It does 00:24.888 --> 00:26.888 not . And I really hope that uh our 00:26.888 --> 00:29.409 airmen find this beneficial and as with 00:29.420 --> 00:31.809 everything , we're always open to new 00:31.819 --> 00:34.220 ideas and any feedback that you have 00:34.229 --> 00:36.451 for us , how we can continue to improve 00:36.451 --> 00:38.849 as we always want to uh improve upon 00:38.860 --> 00:40.860 our communication . Absolutely . If 00:40.860 --> 00:43.138 there's a subject you wanna hear about , 00:43.138 --> 00:42.439 if there's a guest speaker you wanna 00:42.450 --> 00:44.561 hear from , let us know we'll make it 00:44.561 --> 00:46.783 happen . Well , we've got a great guest 00:46.783 --> 00:49.006 speaker today . We absolutely do . So , 00:49.006 --> 00:48.209 coming from our very own recruiting 00:48.220 --> 00:50.276 shop , we have Mass Heart Taylor Von 00:50.276 --> 00:52.387 Dra coming in to talk to us about all 00:52.387 --> 00:54.580 things recruiting and retention . All 00:54.590 --> 00:56.869 right , happy to be here . A little 00:56.880 --> 00:59.209 nervous , but uh I'm excited to get to 00:59.220 --> 01:01.310 do this and kind of talk about what 01:01.319 --> 01:03.729 we're seeing in recruiting , um , some 01:03.740 --> 01:05.796 cool initiatives that we have on the 01:05.796 --> 01:07.962 horizon and just basic Q and a that we 01:07.970 --> 01:10.040 get from the general public on , on 01:10.050 --> 01:12.480 benefits that we offer and things of 01:12.489 --> 01:14.600 that nature . My father always said I 01:14.600 --> 01:16.711 had a face for radio so I'm glad this 01:16.711 --> 01:18.878 isn't being televised and it's more of 01:18.878 --> 01:20.933 a podcast . But first and foremost , 01:20.933 --> 01:23.156 just what is the New Hampshire National 01:23.156 --> 01:25.045 Guard ? That is usually the first 01:25.045 --> 01:27.267 question I get when entering a school . 01:27.267 --> 01:29.100 Um Someone's business or just an 01:29.100 --> 01:31.378 initial conversation with an applicant . 01:31.378 --> 01:33.489 And really the simple answer is we're 01:33.489 --> 01:35.600 just part time Air Force . You know , 01:35.600 --> 01:37.822 everyone's heard of the Air Force , not 01:37.822 --> 01:37.019 everyone's heard of the Air National 01:37.029 --> 01:39.190 Guard . Um but to sum it up , yeah , 01:39.199 --> 01:41.269 part time Air Force . Uh we do 01:41.279 --> 01:43.501 everything that the Air Force does just 01:43.501 --> 01:45.446 typically on a one week in a month 01:45.446 --> 01:47.612 status . Uh here at PS , we're an airy 01:47.612 --> 01:49.723 feeling wing and that's not all we do 01:49.723 --> 01:51.890 though . We have close to 70 different 01:51.890 --> 01:54.112 career fields . So we have a little bit 01:54.112 --> 01:56.168 of flavor for everybody . Um whether 01:56.168 --> 01:58.390 you wanna work on aircrafts go into the 01:58.390 --> 02:00.446 medical field , it construction like 02:00.446 --> 02:02.557 myself . Uh usually we have stuff for 02:02.557 --> 02:05.129 everybody . Um Why do people join ? 02:05.510 --> 02:08.729 I'll say the majority of people's 02:08.740 --> 02:10.850 reason to join is furthering their 02:10.860 --> 02:13.050 education . That's a big one . as well 02:13.059 --> 02:16.059 as patriotism , uh education are some 02:16.070 --> 02:18.070 of our better benefits would be our 02:18.070 --> 02:20.669 tuition waiver . Uh So if you're a high 02:20.679 --> 02:22.539 school student looking to pursue 02:22.550 --> 02:24.661 college , but maybe you don't want to 02:24.661 --> 02:28.229 pay for it . Um Our best benefit is the 02:28.240 --> 02:31.250 100% state tuition waiver to any New 02:31.259 --> 02:33.729 Hampshire state school and that is 02:33.740 --> 02:35.962 available to every member with no cap . 02:36.059 --> 02:38.059 You know , you have that benefit as 02:38.059 --> 02:40.003 long as you are serving in the New 02:40.003 --> 02:42.170 Hampshire Air National Guard , we also 02:42.170 --> 02:44.337 have additional benefits that coincide 02:44.337 --> 02:46.448 with that such as the G I Bill 1606 , 02:46.448 --> 02:48.559 that is just a stipend that's paid to 02:48.559 --> 02:50.726 you for being a full time student . So 02:50.726 --> 02:52.837 what I tell all of my applicants that 02:52.837 --> 02:54.503 are gearing up for college is 02:54.503 --> 02:56.670 essentially for one weekend's worth of 02:56.670 --> 02:58.940 work . You'll get $439 if you're a full 02:58.949 --> 03:01.171 time student , not including your drill 03:01.171 --> 03:03.800 paycheck , which is roughly around $240 03:03.949 --> 03:06.116 and 100% of your tuition waive for one 03:06.116 --> 03:07.838 weekend , which sounds kind of 03:07.838 --> 03:09.949 ludicrous and , and most people don't 03:09.949 --> 03:12.116 believe me , but that's just the proof 03:12.116 --> 03:12.059 right there . Um And that's what we're 03:12.070 --> 03:14.720 offering a pretty good deal . Um You 03:14.729 --> 03:17.062 learn some awesome skills along the way . 03:17.062 --> 03:19.062 Other things we have are enlistment 03:19.062 --> 03:21.285 bonuses uh for varying different career 03:21.285 --> 03:23.396 fields . You know , when you're going 03:23.396 --> 03:22.220 through the process of the recruiter , 03:22.229 --> 03:25.100 not every job has a bonus , but some do 03:25.279 --> 03:27.223 so if that's important to you . Uh 03:27.223 --> 03:29.279 That's something that recruiter will 03:29.279 --> 03:31.279 highlight along the way . And we're 03:31.279 --> 03:33.446 very fortunate here in New Hampshire , 03:33.446 --> 03:35.612 we're the fourth highest rank base out 03:35.612 --> 03:37.723 of the 54 states and territories . Uh 03:37.723 --> 03:39.835 So typically people wanna join us and 03:39.835 --> 03:41.890 even better than that , people wanna 03:41.890 --> 03:44.112 stay with us . Uh What's led to that uh 03:44.112 --> 03:46.335 high percentage of uh manning there and 03:46.335 --> 03:48.001 when you're going through the 03:48.001 --> 03:50.335 recruiting process , it's fairly simple . 03:50.335 --> 03:50.016 We kind of have like a four step 03:50.026 --> 03:52.026 process and it all starts with that 03:52.026 --> 03:53.915 initial appointment , the initial 03:53.915 --> 03:56.231 contact with a recruiter where we wanna 03:56.242 --> 03:58.222 sit you down , answer any and all 03:58.231 --> 04:00.120 questions that you have about the 04:00.120 --> 04:02.120 National Guard and from a recruiter 04:02.120 --> 04:04.287 standpoint , other than answering your 04:04.287 --> 04:06.342 questions and seeing if this is good 04:06.342 --> 04:08.398 for you , what we wanna do is see if 04:08.398 --> 04:10.509 you even have this opportunity . Ok . 04:10.509 --> 04:12.891 And that kind of rolls us into step two , 04:12.901 --> 04:15.740 which is qualification . And I kinda 04:15.750 --> 04:17.750 wanna touch on this because this is 04:17.750 --> 04:21.010 very important and not as easy to do 04:21.019 --> 04:23.149 anymore in the recruiting world . We 04:23.160 --> 04:25.271 kind of throw out two terms . We have 04:25.271 --> 04:27.160 BC and BG before COVID and before 04:27.160 --> 04:30.329 Genesis . And um , it's 04:30.339 --> 04:32.890 significantly harder to join the 04:32.899 --> 04:34.899 military in today's age than it was 04:34.899 --> 04:37.549 just as short of five years ago . Ok . 04:37.559 --> 04:41.040 So while if you're sitting on the 04:41.049 --> 04:43.390 fence , um , if you're unsure , if this 04:43.399 --> 04:45.566 is something that you would ultimately 04:45.566 --> 04:47.510 want to pursue what I recommend to 04:47.510 --> 04:49.455 anybody is just simply meet with a 04:49.455 --> 04:51.566 recruiter and see if you're qualified 04:51.566 --> 04:53.732 for service because unfortunately , we 04:53.732 --> 04:55.621 end up D Qing more people than we 04:55.621 --> 04:59.130 actually qualify . So if you are , 04:59.140 --> 05:01.251 unfortunately , disqualified . Well , 05:01.251 --> 05:03.529 then you can roll into Plan B , plan C , 05:03.529 --> 05:05.640 whatever . I would hate to see people 05:05.640 --> 05:07.640 put all their eggs in this basket . 05:07.640 --> 05:09.584 Wait for the timing to be right to 05:09.584 --> 05:09.450 ultimately be told , hey , you aren't 05:09.459 --> 05:11.640 eligible for service . So it's 05:11.649 --> 05:13.982 important to just meet with a recruiter , 05:13.982 --> 05:15.927 figure that out and then make your 05:15.927 --> 05:18.038 decision from there on whether or not 05:18.038 --> 05:20.205 you want to join or not . Ok ? Because 05:20.205 --> 05:22.038 there's no commitment in getting 05:22.038 --> 05:24.260 qualified . You're just simply going to 05:24.260 --> 05:23.769 the military interest process in the 05:23.779 --> 05:26.350 station , taking your ava taking your 05:26.359 --> 05:28.581 physical and then leaving once you find 05:28.581 --> 05:30.526 out you're in the green and you're 05:30.526 --> 05:32.526 clear , well , then we can get into 05:32.526 --> 05:34.748 like the specifics of choosing your job 05:34.748 --> 05:36.970 and , you know , ultimately enlisting . 05:36.970 --> 05:39.137 So in it , you know , I have unique uh 05:39.137 --> 05:41.192 kind of uh perspective right now , I 05:41.192 --> 05:43.303 have a son joining the unit , so kind 05:43.303 --> 05:45.470 of in the middle of this . But for all 05:45.470 --> 05:44.980 of our audience members out there , 05:44.989 --> 05:47.045 what is the general time length from 05:47.045 --> 05:49.267 the time you , you talk to an applicant 05:49.267 --> 05:51.970 uh until you , you put them on the bus 05:51.980 --> 05:53.924 to go to BMTW . What's the general 05:53.924 --> 05:55.799 timeline obviously case by case 05:55.809 --> 05:57.642 everyone's different ? Uh But on 05:57.649 --> 05:59.649 average , I would say from the time 05:59.649 --> 06:01.980 that you , you call in um to the time 06:01.989 --> 06:04.940 that you get up to meps uh is usually 06:04.950 --> 06:08.269 around 2 to 4 weeks . And that is 06:08.279 --> 06:11.190 really the applicant will dictate that 06:11.200 --> 06:13.500 length because you could call in , you 06:13.510 --> 06:15.566 can meet with us same day , we could 06:15.566 --> 06:17.732 fill out some of the forms and then we 06:17.732 --> 06:19.843 will send , most times we'll send the 06:19.843 --> 06:23.149 applicant on a , uh , hunt to go track 06:23.160 --> 06:25.380 down their medical records . So if you 06:25.390 --> 06:27.679 are high speed and really want to get 06:27.690 --> 06:29.912 this accomplished , you can go straight 06:29.912 --> 06:32.079 from our office to your primary care , 06:32.079 --> 06:33.912 get the documents that we need , 06:33.912 --> 06:36.134 provide them to the recruiter and we'll 06:36.134 --> 06:38.357 push those forward to the chief medical 06:38.357 --> 06:40.357 officer up at Meps and they'll make 06:40.357 --> 06:42.468 their determination on whether or not 06:42.468 --> 06:44.746 you're eligible to go up or , you know , 06:44.746 --> 06:44.570 you have those . I won't call them 06:44.579 --> 06:46.579 slackers . But , you know , other , 06:46.579 --> 06:48.690 maybe this isn't their priority right 06:48.690 --> 06:50.857 now . They're just merely looking into 06:50.857 --> 06:52.857 it and they can , you know , take a 06:52.857 --> 06:54.968 decent amount of time to get us those 06:54.968 --> 06:57.246 records that would delay their process . 06:57.246 --> 06:59.301 So from the time that they call , we 06:59.301 --> 07:01.412 could probably get them up to me Meps 07:01.412 --> 07:03.523 within a month . And then after their 07:03.523 --> 07:03.510 mps qualified , you could be joining , 07:03.739 --> 07:05.850 you know , two weeks later . So , all 07:05.850 --> 07:08.183 right . And for our members in the unit , 07:08.183 --> 07:10.406 what are some of the ways they can help 07:10.406 --> 07:12.517 you and some of the ways you can help 07:12.517 --> 07:14.683 our members ? Yeah . So right now , uh 07:14.683 --> 07:16.683 how you can help us and yourself is 07:16.683 --> 07:19.839 about a year ago we instituted the new 07:19.850 --> 07:22.399 Hampshire Enlistment Incentive program , 07:22.410 --> 07:26.174 ok . And that is where we are going to 07:26.184 --> 07:28.073 reward our unit members for doing 07:28.073 --> 07:30.295 things they're already doing . Everyone 07:30.295 --> 07:32.128 asks like what we can do to help 07:32.128 --> 07:34.265 recruiting and it's our members and 07:34.274 --> 07:36.218 them sharing their stories , their 07:36.218 --> 07:38.330 experiences , logging on their social 07:38.330 --> 07:40.330 media , posting their pictures from 07:40.330 --> 07:42.385 their trips that they've went on and 07:42.385 --> 07:44.552 just sharing our stories . Uh So we're 07:44.552 --> 07:46.663 already doing that on a daily basis . 07:46.663 --> 07:48.929 And um how we have kind of monetized 07:48.940 --> 07:51.051 that to incentivize our members is we 07:51.051 --> 07:53.107 have the referral program . OK ? And 07:53.107 --> 07:54.996 that is if you have a friend or a 07:54.996 --> 07:57.290 family member that you got excited 07:57.299 --> 07:59.200 about joining , what you'll do is 07:59.209 --> 08:02.320 you'll fill out a form that you can 08:02.329 --> 08:04.440 just email me and I'll send to you uh 08:04.440 --> 08:07.380 with the contacts information . And if 08:07.390 --> 08:09.501 they do join and go to basic military 08:09.501 --> 08:12.609 training , we'll pay you $1000 . So we 08:12.619 --> 08:14.619 already have some members that have 08:14.619 --> 08:16.675 took advantage of this . We paid out 08:16.675 --> 08:18.897 $3000 on the air side already . We have 08:18.897 --> 08:20.786 one member who's already on their 08:20.786 --> 08:22.897 second referral and told me the other 08:22.897 --> 08:25.119 day they're gonna have their third . So 08:25.119 --> 08:27.119 they are gonna be walking away with 08:27.119 --> 08:29.286 potentially $3000 in the calendar year 08:29.286 --> 08:31.508 for just preaching the Air Guard gospel 08:31.508 --> 08:31.209 and getting their friends and family to 08:31.220 --> 08:33.220 join . So , pretty awesome . That's 08:33.220 --> 08:35.442 great . And what other documents do you 08:35.442 --> 08:37.498 have that , you know , our folks can 08:37.498 --> 08:39.664 use ? So we have within the recruiting 08:39.664 --> 08:41.720 office , we have our brochure . That 08:41.720 --> 08:43.664 was an initiative last year , that 08:43.664 --> 08:45.887 Sergeant Roxanna Tracer , who is one of 08:45.887 --> 08:47.664 our recruiters and our admin uh 08:47.664 --> 08:50.489 Sergeant William Susy , uh just created . 08:50.500 --> 08:52.556 And it's kind of like a good guide . 08:52.650 --> 08:54.706 You know , the National Guard Bureau 08:54.706 --> 08:57.400 sends us a lot of recruitment , you 08:57.409 --> 09:00.390 know , brochures that are tailored to 09:00.520 --> 09:02.869 Big Air Guard , right ? Very generic 09:02.880 --> 09:05.030 information , very generic benefits . 09:05.330 --> 09:07.552 What our office did is create something 09:07.552 --> 09:09.497 from the ground up that's strictly 09:09.497 --> 09:11.441 tailored to New Hampshire . It has 09:11.441 --> 09:13.219 everything from our educational 09:13.219 --> 09:15.030 incentives broken down to the 09:15.039 --> 09:17.440 Montgomery G I Bill , to the G I Bill 09:17.450 --> 09:19.394 kicker where you can utilize these 09:19.394 --> 09:21.510 benefits , what our medical insurance 09:21.520 --> 09:24.109 premiums are . It's just a good uh 09:24.130 --> 09:26.349 guide that if you're talking with 09:26.359 --> 09:28.581 somebody , you can reference that and , 09:28.581 --> 09:30.581 and see that way you're giving them 09:30.581 --> 09:32.415 factual information and not just 09:32.415 --> 09:34.248 guessing . So it , it is a great 09:34.248 --> 09:36.470 product and uh I know a lot of us we're 09:36.470 --> 09:38.526 out in the communities that uh our , 09:38.526 --> 09:40.526 our kids sporting events and we get 09:40.526 --> 09:42.581 asked questions all the time about , 09:42.581 --> 09:44.637 you know , what are the , the latest 09:44.637 --> 09:46.748 and greatest benefits and what is the 09:46.748 --> 09:48.748 Guard offering ? That's a great one 09:48.748 --> 09:50.859 stop shop . So I encourage all of our 09:50.859 --> 09:52.970 airmen to stop by . Grab one of these 09:52.970 --> 09:55.026 brochures and I , I think there's an 09:55.026 --> 09:54.500 updated one that you guys are working 09:54.510 --> 09:56.621 on right now . There is . Yeah , this 09:56.621 --> 09:58.621 one came up pretty well and we , we 09:58.621 --> 10:00.621 produced that last year , but since 10:00.621 --> 10:02.621 then , we've kind of revised it and 10:02.621 --> 10:04.677 made it more of like a magazine look 10:04.679 --> 10:08.080 and feel . Um It looks incredible and 10:08.090 --> 10:10.257 we will have that one live here within 10:10.257 --> 10:12.257 the next couple of weeks . So , and 10:12.257 --> 10:14.368 then we are planning on putting it on 10:14.368 --> 10:16.368 the Wing app . So you don't have to 10:16.368 --> 10:18.590 carry around this , you know , magazine 10:18.590 --> 10:20.757 with you all the time . You could just 10:20.757 --> 10:22.923 go to our Wing app and pull it up from 10:22.923 --> 10:25.146 there and , and deliver the info . So . 10:25.146 --> 10:24.250 Well , that's great . Uh You know , 10:24.260 --> 10:26.316 chief and I just wanna say thanks to 10:26.316 --> 10:27.989 the team . Uh I know you're a 10:28.010 --> 10:30.010 production recruiters . It's a team 10:30.010 --> 10:31.788 effort in there . You guys do a 10:31.788 --> 10:34.010 phenomenal job uh to be ranked where we 10:34.010 --> 10:36.232 are . Um It really says a lot about the 10:36.232 --> 10:38.454 efforts that your team does , but we're 10:38.454 --> 10:41.679 all recruiters and uh we'll all help to 10:41.690 --> 10:43.857 keep this uh formations filled here at 10:43.857 --> 10:45.912 the base and um thanks for your time 10:45.912 --> 10:47.857 today . Appreciate it . Thanks for 10:47.857 --> 10:50.079 having me . All right , sir . Well , we 10:50.079 --> 10:52.134 still have some time here . So let's 10:52.134 --> 10:51.229 talk a little bit about what's been 10:51.239 --> 10:54.020 going on on the base . Sure . Um So 10:54.030 --> 10:56.252 it's been a , it's been a busy start to 10:56.252 --> 10:58.363 the year chief . Um You know , we had 10:58.363 --> 11:00.700 our January UT A um great drill , uh 11:00.710 --> 11:02.890 really successful . We get a lot of a 11:02.900 --> 11:05.059 FSC training uh completed over that 11:05.070 --> 11:07.014 drill . We did have some inclement 11:07.014 --> 11:09.181 weather that came in . So I know , and 11:09.181 --> 11:11.292 I just want to thank our , our airmen 11:11.292 --> 11:13.690 for being flexible . I know , uh you 11:13.700 --> 11:15.811 know , the , it was a little slippery 11:15.811 --> 11:17.922 coming in that morning , but as we've 11:17.922 --> 11:20.144 said , the base never closes . Um , you 11:20.144 --> 11:22.200 know , work with your supervision if 11:22.200 --> 11:24.770 you had any issues uh or in the future , 11:24.820 --> 11:26.876 you know , just communicate , that's 11:26.876 --> 11:29.159 really the key to it . And uh we can 11:29.169 --> 11:31.960 work out a plan to get you in safely or 11:31.969 --> 11:34.599 reschedule the drill and just uh go 11:34.609 --> 11:36.776 from there . So I just wanna thank you 11:36.776 --> 11:38.942 for your understanding there and , and 11:38.942 --> 11:40.887 know that these are decisions that 11:40.887 --> 11:42.942 they're tough decisions . But um you 11:42.942 --> 11:44.887 know , we , we raise our hand , we 11:44.887 --> 11:47.109 serve , we have to make sure that we're 11:47.109 --> 11:49.165 trained up and , and ready to do the 11:49.165 --> 11:51.498 mission sets that we , uh we said we do . 11:51.498 --> 11:53.900 Absolutely . Uh The other thing , um So 11:54.030 --> 11:57.150 recently we were uh notified of a force 11:57.159 --> 12:00.650 structure announcement from the uh air 12:00.659 --> 12:02.603 National Guard leadership from the 12:02.603 --> 12:04.548 Director of the Air National Guard 12:04.548 --> 12:06.739 General Lowe . And I know we've held a 12:06.750 --> 12:09.940 uh a full time uh town hall in the base 12:09.950 --> 12:12.359 and , and really this announcement was 12:12.369 --> 12:14.480 our force structure announcement with 12:14.480 --> 12:16.647 our full time funding percentage . And 12:16.647 --> 12:18.960 uh I just wanted to let everyone know , 12:18.969 --> 12:22.380 um we are actively working some of the 12:22.390 --> 12:24.446 uh some of the issues with this four 12:24.446 --> 12:26.668 structure announcement to give you some 12:26.668 --> 12:29.469 context . Uh Right now , we have been 12:29.479 --> 12:31.590 notified that we'll have 11 full time 12:31.590 --> 12:34.140 positions that will no longer be funded 12:34.150 --> 12:37.719 after 1 October . And of course , uh in 12:37.729 --> 12:39.960 a , a small wing like ours , in a high 12:39.969 --> 12:42.136 performing wing like ours , that's a , 12:42.136 --> 12:44.849 that's a huge and significant impact to 12:44.859 --> 12:47.049 our full time manning . And it's one 12:47.059 --> 12:49.960 that uh we're not taking lightly . It's 12:49.969 --> 12:52.159 one that we have a key leader 12:52.169 --> 12:55.190 engagement with , uh from the A T A uh 12:55.619 --> 12:58.520 to the tag and myself with the National 12:58.530 --> 13:01.520 Guard Bureau . But we've also been in 13:01.530 --> 13:03.260 contact with our congressional 13:03.270 --> 13:06.000 delegation and our congressional 13:06.010 --> 13:09.460 delegation has penned a letter that 13:09.469 --> 13:11.525 went to the director of the National 13:11.525 --> 13:15.270 Guard stating that uh we would 13:15.280 --> 13:17.058 like an immediate freeze on any 13:17.058 --> 13:19.570 manpower reduction here at the 1 57th . 13:20.049 --> 13:22.271 So we're actively pursuing that , but I 13:22.271 --> 13:25.059 want to just be uh forthright with 13:25.070 --> 13:27.070 everyone and just let you know with 13:27.070 --> 13:29.181 what's been going on . So when you're 13:29.219 --> 13:31.330 here over drill and you're talking to 13:31.330 --> 13:34.049 airman , please , if you have questions , 13:34.130 --> 13:36.669 use your chain of command . Uh They 13:36.679 --> 13:38.590 have all the current up to date 13:38.599 --> 13:40.710 information on where we stand and the 13:40.710 --> 13:43.539 efforts that we're doing to uh get 13:43.770 --> 13:45.890 through this uh unfortunate 13:45.900 --> 13:48.210 announcement . But one that I know will 13:48.219 --> 13:50.163 continue to advocate for the right 13:50.163 --> 13:53.210 reasons and hopefully be able to get a , 13:53.219 --> 13:55.070 a stay of our current manpower . 13:55.369 --> 13:57.147 Absolutely . You know , we will 13:57.147 --> 13:59.450 continue to advocate for manpower and 13:59.460 --> 14:01.460 resources to the appropriate levels 14:01.460 --> 14:03.682 that we believe uh this wing deserves . 14:03.682 --> 14:05.793 Yes , sir . Thanks chief . Um Some of 14:05.793 --> 14:07.960 the other things that we did , we went 14:07.960 --> 14:09.960 over to the Catholic Medical Center 14:09.960 --> 14:12.071 recently , chief , we sure did . So , 14:12.071 --> 14:14.238 our medical group has teamed up with C 14:14.238 --> 14:16.238 MC , the Catholic Medical Center in 14:16.238 --> 14:18.071 Manchester . Uh , and we've been 14:18.071 --> 14:20.071 sending 22 of our folks so far over 14:20.071 --> 14:20.059 there for a week long training in the , 14:20.070 --> 14:22.330 er , room . So another opportunity for 14:22.340 --> 14:24.396 our folks to get real world hands on 14:24.396 --> 14:26.729 training , seeing civilian uh patients 14:26.739 --> 14:28.994 and , and taking them in the , er , so 14:29.005 --> 14:31.172 we've seen some great benefits on that 14:31.172 --> 14:33.283 and what a great way to get some real 14:33.283 --> 14:35.338 world experience . Uh , whether it's 14:35.338 --> 14:37.283 IVS , whether it's doing vitals or 14:37.283 --> 14:39.283 whether it's prepping someone to go 14:39.283 --> 14:41.505 into surgery , uh , we'll continue to , 14:41.505 --> 14:41.125 to grow that program . But what a great 14:41.135 --> 14:43.357 partner we have and , uh , it's a great 14:43.357 --> 14:45.302 partnership so far . Yeah , it was 14:45.302 --> 14:47.357 really exciting . We , we saw , uh , 14:47.357 --> 14:49.524 Master Sergeant Oregan out there and , 14:49.524 --> 14:51.691 uh , you know , the tag likes to say , 14:51.691 --> 14:53.913 trained to excite , but I will say with 14:53.913 --> 14:56.079 this program it's trained to save . It 14:56.079 --> 14:58.191 was really impressive , uh , that few 14:58.191 --> 14:58.039 hours that we spent out there . 14:58.049 --> 15:00.049 Absolutely . Absolutely . And , and 15:00.049 --> 15:01.938 then looking forward , you know , 15:01.938 --> 15:04.105 February is a busy drill . They're all 15:04.105 --> 15:03.739 busy drills . So we have some great 15:03.750 --> 15:05.972 events lined up , you know , great time 15:05.972 --> 15:08.194 to do some , a FSC training . But we're 15:08.194 --> 15:10.417 also going to have a little bit of time 15:10.417 --> 15:12.417 to congratulate , um , Chief Master 15:12.417 --> 15:14.306 Sergeant Jeremy Hutchinson on his 15:14.306 --> 15:16.250 promotion to congratulate the calm 15:16.250 --> 15:18.417 squadron , their upgrade from a flight 15:18.417 --> 15:20.472 to a squadron . Uh We'll also have a 15:20.472 --> 15:22.639 great opportunity to say goodbye to um 15:22.639 --> 15:24.750 Chief Master uh Bill Bates as well as 15:24.750 --> 15:26.972 you know , look at some of the items to 15:26.972 --> 15:26.599 get some folks promoted through our 15:26.609 --> 15:28.887 step two program that's due this month . 15:28.887 --> 15:31.659 Um And then looking ahead uh towards 15:31.669 --> 15:33.669 March , uh there's some , some good 15:33.669 --> 15:35.669 events going on in February . Uh We 15:35.669 --> 15:37.669 have our EFA meeting , the enlisted 15:37.669 --> 15:39.725 field advisory council meeting where 15:39.725 --> 15:41.891 the group of chiefs sit down and we'll 15:41.891 --> 15:43.780 review and vote on the region one 15:43.780 --> 15:45.891 winners uh for the airman of the year 15:45.891 --> 15:45.859 who will go compete at the national 15:45.869 --> 15:48.109 level . And then , uh sir , you and I 15:48.119 --> 15:50.341 will be heading down to El Salvador for 15:50.341 --> 15:52.286 an air show and then uh we kind of 15:52.286 --> 15:54.230 close out the month with the , the 15:54.230 --> 15:56.063 escot for the colonels and start 15:56.063 --> 15:58.119 looking towards that March ut A . So 15:58.119 --> 16:00.286 the wing is uh never slows down . It's 16:00.286 --> 16:02.452 always busy . Well , great . Well , we 16:02.452 --> 16:04.397 look forward to drill chief . Uh I 16:04.397 --> 16:06.452 wanna thank uh Sergeant Van Rosy for 16:06.452 --> 16:08.508 joining us today and thanks for your 16:08.508 --> 16:10.730 time . And uh you know , your dad might 16:10.730 --> 16:12.786 have said you didn't have a face for 16:12.786 --> 16:12.559 radio , but you certainly have the 16:12.570 --> 16:14.989 voice for us . Thanks for all . You do 16:15.000 --> 16:17.167 live free or die and uh we're happy to 16:17.167 --> 16:17.150 serve you .