WEBVTT 00:05.590 --> 00:07.659 Who yard Navy recruiting command . 00:07.670 --> 00:10.109 Welcome back to episode seven of 00:10.119 --> 00:12.789 Uncharted waters with the one the only 00:12.800 --> 00:14.970 Admiral James Waters today is a 00:14.979 --> 00:16.923 phenomenal day . Navy recruiting , 00:16.923 --> 00:18.812 wouldn't you say so sir ? I would 00:18.812 --> 00:21.114 absolutely say so . Yeah . Great Navy 00:21.125 --> 00:23.465 Day . And here we are on the 31st of 00:23.475 --> 00:25.424 May as we record this and we made 00:25.434 --> 00:28.645 mission yesterday . Navy recruiting 00:28.655 --> 00:32.294 command on glide slope making mission 00:32.525 --> 00:34.814 Bravo , Zulu Bravo , Zulu Navy 00:34.825 --> 00:37.770 recruiter . Today we're in , in a 00:37.779 --> 00:40.759 unique location . Today , we have some 00:40.770 --> 00:43.439 special guests . Today we're joined by 00:43.450 --> 00:46.470 the innovative intriguing trailblazing 00:46.479 --> 00:50.200 groundbreaking navy E sports team . We 00:50.209 --> 00:52.376 have two members of the team with us . 00:52.376 --> 00:54.720 Today . We have NCC Armstrong and HM 00:54.729 --> 00:56.785 two Newton . Today we're gonna allow 00:56.785 --> 00:58.951 them to introduce themselves . Chief , 00:58.951 --> 01:00.951 kick it off . Absolutely . Well , I 01:00.951 --> 01:03.173 appreciate it . Chief Admiral . Welcome 01:03.173 --> 01:05.285 to the E sports facility . Uh My name 01:05.285 --> 01:05.180 is Chief Armstrong . I've been in the 01:05.190 --> 01:07.301 Navy for 14 years . I just got to the 01:07.301 --> 01:10.129 team here in January and I could say 01:10.139 --> 01:11.980 nothing better than combining my 01:11.989 --> 01:13.989 passion for the Navy , combining my 01:13.989 --> 01:16.100 passion for gaming and to joining the 01:16.100 --> 01:18.790 Navy sports team . It's fantastic . 01:19.080 --> 01:22.459 Fantastic . H two . Hello , everyone . 01:22.470 --> 01:24.470 I'm a two Newton . I've been on the 01:24.470 --> 01:26.692 team for about two months . Been in the 01:26.692 --> 01:28.914 Navy for about five years . Um , I just 01:28.914 --> 01:31.081 came from Okinawa , Japan overseas and 01:31.081 --> 01:33.248 I'm now here in Memphis , Tennessee on 01:33.248 --> 01:35.359 the East sports team . Grateful to be 01:35.359 --> 01:37.526 here . Yeah , I'm glad to have you . I 01:37.526 --> 01:39.581 think it's important though that you 01:39.581 --> 01:41.803 each tell us and tell , uh , recruiting 01:41.803 --> 01:43.859 nation what your , what your special 01:43.859 --> 01:45.914 game is . What's , what's your focus 01:45.914 --> 01:48.081 area ? So , for me personally , I play 01:48.081 --> 01:50.026 a first person shooter game . So I 01:50.026 --> 01:52.192 mostly play Call of Duty . I also play 01:52.192 --> 01:54.414 counter strike . I play valorant , play 01:54.414 --> 01:53.584 Apex Legends . I also play League of 01:53.595 --> 01:55.817 Legends . So I would kind of play a lot 01:55.817 --> 01:57.762 of games here on the team . Yeah , 01:57.762 --> 02:00.410 that's the reason he was picked like 02:00.419 --> 02:02.419 that chief . What about you ? And I 02:02.419 --> 02:04.530 play Rocket League . I play League of 02:04.530 --> 02:06.419 Legends . I play Street Fighter . 02:06.419 --> 02:08.586 That's great . That's great . So there 02:08.586 --> 02:10.808 are so many generations that are in the 02:10.808 --> 02:12.863 United States Navy . Can you tell us 02:12.863 --> 02:12.690 what is E sports for the individuals 02:12.699 --> 02:14.866 that might not know what E sports is ? 02:14.880 --> 02:17.330 Absolutely . So , so e sports is , is , 02:17.339 --> 02:19.395 is the future , right ? It , it's up 02:19.395 --> 02:21.395 and coming . Um We all have , or at 02:21.395 --> 02:23.450 least I have a daughter , you know , 02:23.450 --> 02:25.617 she's already gay and she's a year and 02:25.617 --> 02:27.783 a half old . You know , everywhere you 02:27.783 --> 02:30.330 go , um You see uh e sports , 02:30.339 --> 02:32.561 everywhere high schools have E sports . 02:32.561 --> 02:34.672 Now , colleges are given scholarships 02:34.672 --> 02:36.672 for E sports programs . Right . And 02:36.672 --> 02:38.617 it's not just casual gaming , it's 02:38.617 --> 02:40.561 competitive , it's a sport now and 02:40.561 --> 02:42.839 that's where we're going in the future . 02:42.839 --> 02:44.895 So , as far as what we do here is we 02:44.895 --> 02:46.950 are a competitive E sports team . We 02:46.950 --> 02:49.006 are the Navy's number one picks from 02:49.006 --> 02:51.006 tryouts and we can get into tryouts 02:51.006 --> 02:50.500 later if you're interested in learning 02:50.509 --> 02:52.860 how to join . Um , but for our day to 02:52.869 --> 02:55.520 day , I think I'm gonna make it . I 02:55.529 --> 02:57.585 don't know , sir . I mean , I know a 02:57.585 --> 02:59.696 guy but I still don't think I'm gonna 02:59.696 --> 03:02.029 make the cut we can try out today , sir . 03:02.029 --> 03:04.362 No problem . What game do you wanna see ? 03:05.020 --> 03:06.909 So I know we have tons of sailors 03:06.909 --> 03:08.853 beating down your doors . How does 03:08.853 --> 03:10.853 someone become a part of the Navy E 03:10.853 --> 03:13.076 Sports team ? Yes . So to get on to the 03:13.076 --> 03:15.242 Navy E Sports team , we push out A N A 03:15.570 --> 03:18.059 in every year annually . You can review 03:18.070 --> 03:19.903 that . Basically , it is a trial 03:19.903 --> 03:22.181 process . You'll submit an application , 03:22.181 --> 03:24.403 we will come through and we'll look for 03:24.403 --> 03:26.181 the top ranking people in their 03:26.181 --> 03:28.237 respective games . We choose the top 03:28.237 --> 03:30.459 100 players in that and then we will do 03:30.459 --> 03:32.570 a 3 to 4 day tournament . Last year's 03:32.570 --> 03:34.848 games were uh we had League of Legends , 03:34.848 --> 03:36.903 we had Rocky League , we had Call of 03:36.903 --> 03:36.639 Duty , we had counterstrike and 03:36.649 --> 03:38.982 valorant . So it might change this year . 03:38.982 --> 03:40.871 It just depends on what's popular 03:40.871 --> 03:42.871 during that year's trial . And then 03:42.871 --> 03:44.982 you'll do a tournament , the best top 03:44.982 --> 03:46.927 placing players will be the top 30 03:46.927 --> 03:46.779 doing an interview afterwards . And 03:46.789 --> 03:48.789 then after that interview will come 03:48.789 --> 03:51.011 through and we'll select the , the most 03:51.011 --> 03:53.067 fit individuals for that . So that's 03:53.067 --> 03:55.233 why I was gonna follow up and ask , is 03:55.233 --> 03:57.456 that the criteria to be on the E sports 03:57.456 --> 03:59.456 team ? I just kinda wanna do a deep 03:59.456 --> 04:01.511 dive just so the field kind of knows 04:01.511 --> 04:03.511 when they meet potential recruits , 04:03.511 --> 04:03.080 applicants out there , they can kind of 04:03.089 --> 04:05.033 have this conversation on how they 04:05.033 --> 04:07.311 could potentially join the team . Sure , 04:07.311 --> 04:09.422 absolutely . So I can take that one . 04:09.422 --> 04:11.200 So just a little hint for , for 04:11.200 --> 04:13.367 everyone out there , you don't have to 04:13.367 --> 04:15.589 be great at all five games , right ? So 04:15.589 --> 04:15.289 the NAV admin comes out with the games 04:15.300 --> 04:18.140 that we're playing . Uh the goal is to 04:18.149 --> 04:20.316 stand out in the game that you perform 04:20.316 --> 04:23.049 the best , best in and to be able to 04:23.079 --> 04:25.558 approach different types of games and 04:25.569 --> 04:27.639 build that team work , right ? By 04:27.648 --> 04:29.989 utilizing members of that team who that 04:29.998 --> 04:32.128 is their main game . Their job is to 04:32.139 --> 04:34.760 help bring the team up to speed , right ? 04:34.890 --> 04:37.130 So that is what we're looking for um 04:37.140 --> 04:39.418 when it comes to the interview process , 04:39.418 --> 04:41.640 right ? We're looking at those that are 04:41.640 --> 04:43.640 outspoken because we do do a lot of 04:43.640 --> 04:43.369 travel , right ? We travel around to 04:43.380 --> 04:45.380 Fleet Week , so we travel around to 04:45.380 --> 04:47.547 armed forces events , we travel around 04:47.547 --> 04:49.658 the fan expos and our job is not only 04:49.658 --> 04:51.436 play video games but to talk to 04:51.436 --> 04:53.269 everyone . Right . Everybody's a 04:53.269 --> 04:55.491 recruiter . Right . Right . So when you 04:55.491 --> 04:57.602 can already have that icebreaker , if 04:57.602 --> 04:59.769 someone coming up to you and ask , you 04:59.769 --> 05:01.880 know what Navy E sports , they have a 05:01.880 --> 05:03.713 team . Absolutely . I'm not even 05:03.713 --> 05:05.936 breaking the ice . They're breaking the 05:05.936 --> 05:08.102 ice for me . And now you have a lot of 05:08.102 --> 05:07.915 like minded individuals that already 05:07.924 --> 05:10.045 have that rapport , that's already 05:10.054 --> 05:12.110 being established , the relationship 05:12.110 --> 05:14.221 already being established and some of 05:14.221 --> 05:16.443 them with high schools and directors of 05:16.443 --> 05:17.998 their E sports programs and 05:17.998 --> 05:20.110 universities and directors of their E 05:20.110 --> 05:20.075 sports programs . Well , now you've 05:20.084 --> 05:22.195 just built a relationship that's long 05:22.195 --> 05:24.417 lasting , that's annual when you return 05:24.417 --> 05:27.239 to that area . And now there is a great 05:27.250 --> 05:29.306 center of influence for you . Yeah . 05:29.306 --> 05:31.769 Can you give us a little bit of uh both 05:31.779 --> 05:34.709 of you really the scope and scale of 05:34.720 --> 05:38.440 the game , the game that you're playing ? 05:38.470 --> 05:40.081 Um you know , the things you 05:40.089 --> 05:42.033 participate in how many people are 05:42.033 --> 05:44.200 watching , uh in addition to those 05:44.209 --> 05:46.376 participating , because this is like , 05:46.376 --> 05:48.431 you know , professional sports where 05:48.431 --> 05:50.487 you have a few players playing and a 05:50.487 --> 05:52.598 bunch of people watching . What's the 05:52.598 --> 05:54.850 scope and scale ? Yes , sir . So for , 05:54.959 --> 05:57.070 I'll just give you one example . Code 05:57.070 --> 05:59.181 Bowl is the annual tournament that we 05:59.181 --> 06:01.403 do this year . It's going to be the end 06:01.403 --> 06:03.348 of August . It is going to be with 06:03.348 --> 06:05.237 multiple armed services including 06:05.237 --> 06:07.348 foreign countries . So we have Canada 06:07.348 --> 06:09.292 and the British army coming to the 06:09.292 --> 06:11.015 States just to compete in this 06:11.015 --> 06:13.181 tournament last year . I believe I had 06:13.181 --> 06:15.237 roughly 3 million viewers throughout 06:15.237 --> 06:17.459 the , the concurrence of the tournament 06:17.459 --> 06:19.626 and it's just a lot of attention for , 06:19.626 --> 06:21.848 you know . Yeah . Is the demographic of 06:21.848 --> 06:24.390 the , of that 3 million tend to be 06:24.399 --> 06:26.621 younger people . The kind of folks that 06:26.621 --> 06:29.279 we're recruiting nation is , is talking 06:29.290 --> 06:31.390 with or is it just this giant wide 06:31.399 --> 06:33.566 spectrum ? So it's our target audience 06:33.566 --> 06:35.950 roughly about 17 to 25 . Yeah , that's 06:35.959 --> 06:39.269 amazing . And when you're playing um 06:39.720 --> 06:41.831 inside the game , obviously when they 06:41.831 --> 06:44.320 see you in person Navy E sports , but 06:44.329 --> 06:46.385 when you're inside the game , you're 06:46.385 --> 06:48.329 tagged as Navy . Correct . That is 06:48.329 --> 06:50.218 correct , sir . Yeah . So anybody 06:50.218 --> 06:53.350 watching anywhere is seeing the Navy 06:53.790 --> 06:56.290 in that game ? That is correct , part 06:56.299 --> 06:58.470 of the brand . And we do do live 06:58.480 --> 07:00.202 streams on Twitch dot TV slash 07:00.202 --> 07:02.258 America's Navy . So there's a lot of 07:02.258 --> 07:04.480 the viewers that try to match us in the 07:04.480 --> 07:06.647 games that we're playing at that given 07:06.647 --> 07:08.758 time . So they'll try to , you know , 07:08.758 --> 07:10.869 we call it stream sniping or they try 07:10.869 --> 07:10.649 to queue up at the same time that we're 07:10.880 --> 07:13.047 up in order to match us to try to beat 07:13.047 --> 07:15.269 us , right ? Usually doesn't happen but 07:16.459 --> 07:19.130 winners win . Oh , yeah . Yeah . Yeah , 07:19.140 --> 07:21.140 we love it . Are there any upcoming 07:21.140 --> 07:23.820 campaigns that you guys will share with 07:23.829 --> 07:27.160 us outside of Cold Bowl ? So we do have 07:27.170 --> 07:29.503 a fan Expo Denver that's coming up ? Ok . 07:29.503 --> 07:31.726 We utilize an agency that gives us a 20 07:31.726 --> 07:34.130 by 20 unit that has roughly about 10 TV , 07:34.149 --> 07:36.130 S , five of the TV , S are on the 07:36.140 --> 07:38.307 inside and five of the TV S are on the 07:38.307 --> 07:40.739 outside so that the TV , on the outside 07:40.750 --> 07:42.639 are showing what's putting on the 07:42.639 --> 07:44.806 inside . And it's the one , the one in 07:44.806 --> 07:46.972 E sports member . So when you're going 07:46.972 --> 07:49.250 to places like Mega Con or to fan Expo , 07:49.250 --> 07:52.102 Denver , we have all of these TV S and , 07:52.113 --> 07:54.224 and each sailor is set up at a gaming 07:54.224 --> 07:56.280 system with different games that are 07:56.280 --> 07:58.446 being played . We have hour and a half 07:58.446 --> 08:00.557 lines of , you know , everyone that's 08:00.557 --> 08:02.724 waiting to face us in the game because 08:02.724 --> 08:05.002 they want their time to test the right . 08:05.002 --> 08:07.002 And we also have the local and take 08:07.002 --> 08:09.280 that set up right outside of our booth , 08:09.280 --> 08:11.446 right ? So once we build that report , 08:11.446 --> 08:11.415 build that relationship and talk to 08:11.425 --> 08:13.536 them as we game . It's not just about 08:13.536 --> 08:15.592 competing , it's about building that 08:15.592 --> 08:17.814 camaraderie with the community . We are 08:17.814 --> 08:19.869 able to send them over and introduce 08:19.869 --> 08:21.869 them , show them how they can , you 08:21.869 --> 08:23.925 know , understand what military is , 08:23.925 --> 08:26.092 what the Navy is like and how they can 08:26.092 --> 08:28.203 get themselves involved with not only 08:28.203 --> 08:30.425 the Navy but maybe in the future of the 08:30.425 --> 08:32.592 Navy sports . Yeah , it's amazing . Do 08:32.592 --> 08:34.314 you find that people come to a 08:34.314 --> 08:36.270 realization after , you know , 08:36.280 --> 08:38.613 interacting with you for a little while ? 08:38.613 --> 08:40.502 Wait a minute , this is an actual 08:40.502 --> 08:42.391 sailor , right ? I mean , because 08:42.391 --> 08:44.502 you're dressed , you know , in , in a 08:44.502 --> 08:46.669 way that , you know , makes you fit in 08:46.669 --> 08:48.947 well with the gaming community , right ? 08:48.947 --> 08:51.113 With the , with the navy uh branding . 08:51.113 --> 08:53.380 Uh but not in a uniform , right ? Uh 08:53.390 --> 08:55.619 Which could be off putting in some 08:55.630 --> 08:58.489 scenarios , right . But what's it , 08:58.500 --> 09:00.833 what's it like as people , sort of like , 09:00.833 --> 09:03.056 wait a minute , this person's an actual 09:03.056 --> 09:05.056 military service member . This is a 09:05.056 --> 09:06.889 sailor . So sir , that's a great 09:06.889 --> 09:09.111 question . I think that sometimes being 09:09.111 --> 09:11.222 in uniform um not going to say it's a 09:11.222 --> 09:13.222 little bit off putting , but it's a 09:13.222 --> 09:15.000 little bit easier to walk up to 09:15.000 --> 09:17.056 somebody who may not be in a uniform 09:17.056 --> 09:19.000 but still has the navy E sports on 09:19.000 --> 09:21.167 there . So , showing that there's only 09:21.167 --> 09:23.000 six of us in the entire fleet is 09:23.000 --> 09:25.222 phenomenal , right ? We're a very small 09:25.222 --> 09:27.000 knit community at this time and 09:27.000 --> 09:29.111 everybody wants to understand what it 09:29.111 --> 09:31.278 is , what we are about . And then when 09:31.278 --> 09:30.929 you talk to them , they realize that 09:30.940 --> 09:33.002 you are just a human being just like 09:33.013 --> 09:35.235 they are , right . There's no different 09:35.235 --> 09:37.402 other than the uniforms that we put on 09:37.402 --> 09:39.402 in the training and the skills that 09:39.402 --> 09:41.513 were implemented and they learn about 09:41.513 --> 09:41.463 all these different techniques and all 09:41.473 --> 09:43.084 these different , you know , 09:43.084 --> 09:45.140 information and schooling that we go 09:45.140 --> 09:47.362 through . We're not just gamers , we're 09:47.362 --> 09:49.417 sailors , right ? But we're not just 09:49.417 --> 09:51.362 sailors , we're just like you as a 09:51.362 --> 09:50.903 human being . Yeah . And I think it's 09:50.913 --> 09:54.023 really great that we , you know , 09:54.125 --> 09:57.445 take applications from the fleet to , 09:57.455 --> 09:59.566 to come in . You know , I was talking 09:59.566 --> 10:01.788 with you before we started chief . Uh , 10:01.788 --> 10:03.955 you're a , you're a career recruiter , 10:03.955 --> 10:06.135 right ? But , but you're here because 10:06.145 --> 10:09.625 you , you , you were selected through 10:09.635 --> 10:11.945 the application process . There is no , 10:12.116 --> 10:15.286 gotta have an NCC and gotta have a , hm 10:15.296 --> 10:18.200 one . We gotta have , we gotta have 10:18.210 --> 10:20.390 good sailors that can really play the 10:20.400 --> 10:23.510 game and can interact with the general 10:23.520 --> 10:25.520 public to help recruiting . Right ? 10:25.520 --> 10:27.687 That's correct , sir . It's our job is 10:27.687 --> 10:29.909 to win . In order to win . You need the 10:29.909 --> 10:32.131 best of the best . You think you're the 10:32.131 --> 10:35.080 best try next time . Yeah , I love it . 10:35.090 --> 10:37.090 Can you , can you share any success 10:37.090 --> 10:39.739 stories or testimonials while you're 10:39.750 --> 10:41.750 out playing games that , you know , 10:41.750 --> 10:43.972 that initiative that caused the recruit 10:43.972 --> 10:46.139 to join the Navy based on the E sports 10:46.139 --> 10:48.306 initiative ? Uh Yes . So like I said , 10:48.306 --> 10:50.472 I just joined the team in January . So 10:50.472 --> 10:52.694 we went to Mega Con . That was my first 10:52.694 --> 10:52.619 big event that we , that we attended . 10:52.830 --> 10:56.289 Um that there was uh a person that came 10:56.299 --> 10:58.489 up and said , I told you last year I 10:58.500 --> 11:00.611 wasn't here at the time , but he went 11:00.611 --> 11:02.667 to uh one of the members that aren't 11:02.667 --> 11:04.722 here anymore . But uh he said I told 11:04.722 --> 11:06.889 you last year , if I come back and you 11:06.889 --> 11:09.056 beat me again , I'm joining the Navy . 11:09.056 --> 11:11.333 OK , I like that and he got beat again . 11:12.900 --> 11:16.020 That's awesome . So , and now , and now 11:16.030 --> 11:18.252 he walked over to the recruiting and it 11:18.252 --> 11:20.474 was , it was pretty awesome that he not 11:20.474 --> 11:22.697 only held his word but he practiced and 11:22.697 --> 11:22.630 he dug in and he was a lot better than 11:22.640 --> 11:24.973 he was from what I'm hearing . Um , but , 11:24.973 --> 11:27.140 yeah , that's , that's phenomenal . It 11:27.140 --> 11:29.307 just , it just shows that even a small 11:29.307 --> 11:31.418 tight knit community can still make a 11:31.418 --> 11:31.150 difference . Yeah . Yeah , I think 11:31.169 --> 11:33.280 that's , that's really great . I like 11:33.280 --> 11:34.947 that . Are there any upcoming 11:34.947 --> 11:36.836 technology , uh any technological 11:36.836 --> 11:38.947 advances that you feel are coming out 11:38.947 --> 11:40.891 that can kind of bridge the gap in 11:40.891 --> 11:43.002 recruiting as well as E sports ? Just 11:43.002 --> 11:45.169 so we're in , in tune with the times , 11:46.500 --> 11:48.611 I would say so since high schools and 11:48.611 --> 11:50.556 colleges are gearing towards the E 11:50.556 --> 11:52.556 sports aspect , they're all getting 11:52.556 --> 11:54.500 sponsors from places like Dell and 11:54.500 --> 11:56.667 places that , you know , Alienware and 11:56.667 --> 11:58.778 they're getting actual pcs donated to 11:58.778 --> 12:00.944 them so that they can compete in these 12:00.944 --> 12:02.944 leagues . We have the capability of 12:02.944 --> 12:05.229 doing virtual show matches which we can 12:05.239 --> 12:07.950 from our facility , compete against the 12:07.960 --> 12:10.950 high schools and universities from afar . 12:10.960 --> 12:13.182 Right . We can also have the ability to 12:13.182 --> 12:15.293 not only do that show match from afar 12:15.293 --> 12:17.238 but have the ability to get a land 12:17.238 --> 12:19.127 center from the agency and host a 12:19.127 --> 12:21.479 tournament for all the local schools 12:21.489 --> 12:23.656 throughout the state . Maybe even have 12:23.656 --> 12:25.989 outside of the state come in , you know , 12:25.989 --> 12:28.211 the best of the best . We're definitely 12:28.211 --> 12:30.100 getting our brand out there . I'm 12:30.100 --> 12:32.378 getting emails weekly about , you know , 12:32.378 --> 12:32.239 head e sports directors asking us to 12:32.250 --> 12:34.417 come and not necessarily play in their 12:34.417 --> 12:36.472 tournaments . But these are for high 12:36.472 --> 12:38.472 schools for their state tournaments 12:38.472 --> 12:40.583 where they go in , they game and we , 12:40.583 --> 12:42.750 the judges and we do casting and , you 12:42.750 --> 12:44.417 know , it's actually a pretty 12:44.417 --> 12:46.639 phenomenal . You're looking at probably 12:46.639 --> 12:48.417 roughly about 700 you know , 11 12:48.417 --> 12:50.194 students . Yeah , that's better 12:50.194 --> 12:52.083 competing in this and they're all 12:52.083 --> 12:53.972 looking for , you know , possible 12:53.972 --> 12:56.194 scholarships for their abilities to say 12:56.194 --> 12:58.528 that their school won states , you know , 12:58.528 --> 12:58.250 just like a , a typical high school 12:58.260 --> 13:00.510 sporting event . So it's , it's pretty 13:00.520 --> 13:02.576 phenomenal , you know , I think it's 13:02.576 --> 13:04.576 also really good that for , for the 13:04.576 --> 13:07.159 young people that are , you know , into 13:07.169 --> 13:09.340 the games that you're playing , uh for 13:09.349 --> 13:11.571 them to see that they could continue to 13:11.571 --> 13:14.280 do that as a sailor because your 13:14.289 --> 13:17.030 evidence that it can happen , you're 13:17.039 --> 13:19.206 the best of the best you were selected 13:19.206 --> 13:21.317 that way . But there are , you know , 13:21.317 --> 13:23.428 hundreds and hundreds of applicants . 13:23.428 --> 13:25.650 So there , there's clearly , you know , 13:25.650 --> 13:27.706 a gaming culture in the Navy . And I 13:27.706 --> 13:29.928 think it's important because one of the 13:29.928 --> 13:32.095 things that I have noted in talking to 13:32.095 --> 13:34.880 recruiters is that potential candidates 13:34.890 --> 13:36.834 are asking questions about . Can I 13:36.834 --> 13:39.460 continue some of the things in my life 13:39.469 --> 13:41.636 now while I'm in the Navy , you know , 13:41.636 --> 13:43.802 questions , like , can I have a dog in 13:43.802 --> 13:47.140 the right ? Can I continue to do the 13:47.150 --> 13:49.669 thing I love which is this game that 13:49.679 --> 13:52.070 I'm playing and , and you demonstrate 13:52.250 --> 13:54.306 that , that absolutely not only that 13:54.306 --> 13:56.361 you can be excellent at it . That is 13:56.361 --> 13:58.361 correct , sir . So I think that's a 13:58.361 --> 14:00.472 real positive and we also have , uh , 14:00.472 --> 14:02.028 it's a program called N tag 14:02.028 --> 14:04.194 representatives of the E sports team . 14:04.194 --> 14:06.361 So every recruiting district out there 14:06.361 --> 14:08.528 is able to have , uh , two affiliation 14:08.528 --> 14:10.528 with the Goats and Glory team . And 14:10.528 --> 14:12.750 that's for if we're coming to your area 14:12.750 --> 14:12.489 and we need a little bit more of 14:12.500 --> 14:15.369 assistance . Um , if you have some hard 14:15.380 --> 14:17.547 to get into high schools , right , you 14:17.547 --> 14:19.547 can utilize , see if they have an E 14:19.547 --> 14:21.436 sports team and say that you're a 14:21.436 --> 14:21.200 representative of the Goats and Glory 14:21.210 --> 14:23.321 team . If you set up tournaments , we 14:23.321 --> 14:25.488 will help fly out . But it gives , you 14:25.488 --> 14:27.210 know , six people . We have 26 14:27.210 --> 14:29.432 districts out there with two additional 14:29.432 --> 14:31.543 affiliations with the team and we can 14:31.543 --> 14:33.599 also call on them to help us . Let's 14:33.599 --> 14:35.821 just say we're down a man and we need , 14:35.821 --> 14:37.988 and you're really good at , you know , 14:37.988 --> 14:40.154 Rocket League or you're really at Call 14:40.154 --> 14:42.377 of Duty . Um We can request to have you 14:42.377 --> 14:44.154 come and compete with us in the 14:44.154 --> 14:46.099 tournament . Yeah , that's great . 14:46.099 --> 14:48.210 That's great . I know we came out and 14:48.210 --> 14:50.432 asked tremendous amounts of questions . 14:50.432 --> 14:50.054 I know you have some questions for the 14:50.065 --> 14:52.645 boss yourself . I do . Absolutely . 14:54.544 --> 14:56.684 Here we go . So , what is your 14:56.695 --> 14:58.751 expectation , sir ? For the E sports 14:58.751 --> 15:00.695 team within the next two years , I 15:00.695 --> 15:03.270 think that to continue to win , right . 15:03.489 --> 15:06.640 Obviously , I think the , you know , 15:06.650 --> 15:08.869 the more doors we can open , I think 15:08.880 --> 15:11.102 along the lines of what you discussed , 15:11.102 --> 15:13.213 high school and college tournaments , 15:13.213 --> 15:15.269 right ? We need to take a lead angle 15:15.269 --> 15:18.150 and be proactive in connecting with 15:18.159 --> 15:20.440 those , sponsoring those things 15:20.450 --> 15:22.895 facilitating . We like you . The agency 15:22.905 --> 15:25.265 gives us some capability that we can 15:25.275 --> 15:27.734 bring in that a school district may not 15:27.744 --> 15:31.625 have and do that . It , it costs us 15:31.635 --> 15:33.554 something to get there . But the 15:33.565 --> 15:35.509 benefit is we're opening doors for 15:35.509 --> 15:38.695 recruiters , right ? Your role is 15:38.705 --> 15:41.969 really um you know , facilitating that 15:41.979 --> 15:45.400 access that recruiters have in the 15:45.409 --> 15:47.539 schools , which is the key to 15:47.549 --> 15:49.869 recruiting success in the long run . So 15:49.880 --> 15:53.479 I think continuing to have an E sports 15:53.489 --> 15:56.969 team that wins and is 15:57.059 --> 16:00.049 present in those locations , I think we 16:00.059 --> 16:02.419 have to look hard at where , you know , 16:02.429 --> 16:05.049 is it the , is it the convention thing 16:05.059 --> 16:07.700 that is that is the best use of the E 16:07.719 --> 16:10.280 sports teams time or is it , you know , 16:10.289 --> 16:11.956 these high school and college 16:11.956 --> 16:15.330 tournaments because this gaming uh 16:15.340 --> 16:18.960 culture is growing and we cannot uh 16:19.059 --> 16:22.489 ignore that . I think giving young 16:22.500 --> 16:24.890 people a chance to see that you can be 16:24.900 --> 16:27.559 a gamer and be in the Navy , I think is 16:27.570 --> 16:30.330 super important . I 100% agree , sir . 16:30.619 --> 16:32.730 And my second question is , would you 16:32.730 --> 16:34.799 be willing to come and attend an E 16:34.809 --> 16:37.700 sports event to see us ? In action . I 16:37.710 --> 16:39.877 would love , I would , I would love to 16:39.877 --> 16:41.988 do that . So , absolutely . Let's try 16:41.988 --> 16:44.210 to figure out the right time to do that 16:44.210 --> 16:46.710 copy , sir . Yeah , yeah . So before we 16:46.719 --> 16:49.059 close out , we have some co suggestion 16:49.070 --> 16:51.760 box questions for the boss , not for 16:51.770 --> 16:55.729 you . So the first question is sir , is 16:55.739 --> 16:57.961 there any talks about possibly removing 16:57.961 --> 17:00.559 a requirement for rinks to not write 17:00.570 --> 17:03.960 contracts as long as their station 17:03.969 --> 17:06.920 makes goal ? Yes . So for now the the 17:06.930 --> 17:10.069 requirement for a rank in a station 17:10.079 --> 17:13.219 that's smaller than four remains that 17:13.229 --> 17:16.329 they are on the back that is 17:16.530 --> 17:19.430 designed around the fact that one , we 17:19.439 --> 17:21.839 are undermanned in recruiters . I know 17:21.849 --> 17:23.905 the number of recruiters are growing 17:24.930 --> 17:27.319 but , but we remain undermanned . I 17:27.329 --> 17:29.329 think there is a time in the future 17:29.329 --> 17:31.640 where that could change as we continue 17:31.650 --> 17:34.890 to grow . It also we have found in 17:34.900 --> 17:38.589 general that that on the bag 17:38.599 --> 17:42.479 requirement has added value 17:42.619 --> 17:45.349 across uh recruiting nation . I know 17:45.359 --> 17:47.415 that there are individuals out there 17:47.415 --> 17:49.800 where you can point to like , hey , uh 17:49.810 --> 17:51.810 I don't , I don't need to have this 17:51.810 --> 17:53.699 because my station is not only on 17:53.699 --> 17:56.109 mission but way above . Um but in 17:56.119 --> 17:59.589 general , it is , it is part of the , 17:59.599 --> 18:02.199 we've seen through the data that it is 18:02.209 --> 18:05.719 part of the growing success of uh 18:05.729 --> 18:08.007 recruiting stations around the country . 18:08.007 --> 18:10.729 Copy sir . Question number two is can 18:10.739 --> 18:13.550 all tattoos and dependency waivers be 18:13.560 --> 18:15.671 left at the end tag level rather than 18:15.671 --> 18:18.010 fleeing up to CNRC for approval . Yeah , 18:18.020 --> 18:20.849 I , I would love to delegate that . Um , 18:21.140 --> 18:24.390 you know , as many on , on this will 18:24.400 --> 18:27.359 know , I'm not afraid to delegate where 18:27.369 --> 18:30.520 I can uh for speed . Unfortunately , 18:30.660 --> 18:33.530 both of those items are specifically 18:33.579 --> 18:36.180 delegated to me with an additional line 18:36.189 --> 18:39.699 in the by my boss's boss that says and 18:39.709 --> 18:42.699 no , no lower in the chain of command . 18:42.709 --> 18:44.820 So I'm just not authorized to do it . 18:44.820 --> 18:46.542 Certainly willing to have that 18:46.542 --> 18:49.989 conversation uh , with CNCNP in the 18:50.000 --> 18:52.300 future . But I will also say that we've 18:52.310 --> 18:54.630 had a pretty good track record of no 18:54.640 --> 18:56.939 more than about an hour or so to turn 18:56.949 --> 18:59.250 those things around . So we're trying 18:59.260 --> 19:01.520 to keep that as efficient as we can 19:01.530 --> 19:03.697 within the constraints that I'm living 19:03.697 --> 19:05.974 under . Oh , yes , sir . Last question , 19:05.974 --> 19:07.919 sir . This one is a little tough . 19:07.919 --> 19:10.141 Would it be possible to allow personnel 19:10.141 --> 19:12.363 who are positive for marijuana variants 19:12.363 --> 19:15.859 and fentaNYL to retest ? You gave me 19:15.910 --> 19:18.709 three in a row that are going to have 19:18.719 --> 19:22.579 to be . No . Yeah . Unfortunately , you 19:22.589 --> 19:24.533 know , I know from that question , 19:25.069 --> 19:27.699 there's this idea that fentaNYL 19:27.709 --> 19:31.560 sometimes laced into legal in 19:31.569 --> 19:34.250 many areas , th C variants . 19:34.750 --> 19:38.489 Unfortunately , we can't allow 19:38.540 --> 19:41.569 those that illegal substance to be 19:42.099 --> 19:45.250 waived to come into the Navy . And 19:45.260 --> 19:47.038 really it goes back to personal 19:47.038 --> 19:49.310 accountability , you know , individuals 19:49.319 --> 19:51.270 while I know , you know , all this 19:51.280 --> 19:53.502 thing got put in here and I didn't know 19:53.502 --> 19:56.000 about it , um , that , that can happen 19:56.119 --> 19:58.599 but , but we all have responsibility 19:58.609 --> 20:01.439 for where we put ourselves at risk and 20:01.469 --> 20:03.691 I , I just can't get , I can't get past 20:03.691 --> 20:07.099 that next time , next time before we 20:07.109 --> 20:08.998 close , we're gonna , we're gonna 20:08.998 --> 20:12.265 answer some suggestion box that , that 20:12.275 --> 20:14.844 result in a yes , I promise . I'll take , 20:14.854 --> 20:16.910 I'll take lead on that . All right . 20:16.910 --> 20:19.132 Close the remarks for us , sir . Yeah . 20:19.132 --> 20:21.298 Hey , this is , uh , another , another 20:21.298 --> 20:23.410 great month , another great episode . 20:23.410 --> 20:26.194 I've really enjoyed uh talking with the 20:26.204 --> 20:28.614 E sports team here , uh which is a 20:28.625 --> 20:31.974 unique , uh a unique organization , 20:31.984 --> 20:35.094 six strong , right ? You know , for the 20:35.104 --> 20:38.229 entire United States Navy . Uh And , 20:38.239 --> 20:40.599 and I think this is just such a , such 20:40.609 --> 20:42.553 a great capability . So thanks for 20:42.553 --> 20:45.469 hosting me in your , in your house and 20:45.479 --> 20:47.869 thanks for what you do anytime , sir . 20:47.880 --> 20:51.079 Yeah , absolutely . Thanks Navy 20:51.089 --> 20:52.978 recruiting nation . Thank you for 20:52.978 --> 20:55.250 tuning in to episode seven of Uncharted 20:55.260 --> 20:57.900 Waters with the one only Admiral James 20:57.910 --> 21:00.369 Waters special . Shout out to the Navy 21:00.380 --> 21:02.324 E sports team for allowing us into 21:02.324 --> 21:04.739 their house NCC . Tote me out .