WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.120 All right , my name is Kristen Taylor 00:02.120 --> 00:04.287 and I am the assistant campus director 00:04.287 --> 00:06.176 here at Embry Riddle Aeronautical 00:06.176 --> 00:08.287 University at the Wiesbaden campus at 00:08.287 --> 00:10.509 us , army garrison Wiesbaden . So Embry 00:10.509 --> 00:12.565 Riddle Aeronautical University has a 00:12.565 --> 00:14.509 partnership with Women in Aviation 00:14.509 --> 00:16.509 International , which host Girls in 00:16.509 --> 00:18.509 Aviation Day and it's held globally 00:18.509 --> 00:20.731 around the world . And we're happy that 00:20.731 --> 00:22.842 we were able to bring this today with 00:22.842 --> 00:25.065 our 1st 2/14 aviators . And so that way 00:25.065 --> 00:27.065 young girls could come together ask 00:27.065 --> 00:29.287 questions , all things aviation and get 00:29.287 --> 00:31.509 firsthand knowledge from our pilots and 00:31.509 --> 00:33.709 our crew chiefs . Yeah . So this uh 00:33.720 --> 00:35.869 event Girls in Aviation Day is um 00:35.880 --> 00:37.936 generally aimed for school age girls 00:37.936 --> 00:41.520 anywhere from 5 to 1213 or in high 00:41.529 --> 00:44.000 school just to get them more 00:44.009 --> 00:46.065 knowledgeable about all the aviation 00:46.065 --> 00:48.176 opportunities , kind of get the gears 00:48.176 --> 00:50.287 going in their brain of what they can 00:50.287 --> 00:52.398 look for and education wise to get to 00:52.398 --> 00:54.620 the path for aviation . Um and just get 00:54.620 --> 00:56.731 to know about the different positions 00:56.731 --> 00:58.953 and what they do . I mean , I think our 00:58.953 --> 01:01.120 population here on Clauser and they're 01:01.120 --> 01:03.342 all military kids . They've been around 01:03.342 --> 01:02.700 this , these aircraft , they know what 01:02.709 --> 01:05.080 aviation is and I think it helps just 01:05.089 --> 01:07.145 give them more of an upfront picture 01:07.145 --> 01:09.311 and just to give them that knowledge , 01:09.311 --> 01:11.200 early hands on getting to see the 01:11.200 --> 01:13.089 aircraft ask the questions to the 01:13.089 --> 01:15.256 pilots . It just , I think could spark 01:15.256 --> 01:17.311 that interest and help them grow and 01:17.311 --> 01:20.620 develop in that . Um It's just to 01:20.629 --> 01:22.573 unlock all these opportunities . I 01:22.573 --> 01:24.740 think they don't know that's available 01:24.740 --> 01:26.907 to them to let them know that they are 01:26.907 --> 01:29.073 capable of anything and everything and 01:29.073 --> 01:31.129 they can do anything guys can do . I 01:31.129 --> 01:33.351 just wanted to be able to bring this to 01:33.351 --> 01:35.129 the girls and women in Aviation 01:35.129 --> 01:37.185 International . It's such an awesome 01:37.185 --> 01:39.407 organization and in Riddle was proud to 01:39.407 --> 01:41.573 partner with them to bring it to share 01:41.573 --> 01:43.629 and showcase all the awesome um jobs 01:43.629 --> 01:45.879 that there is in aviation and what you 01:45.889 --> 01:48.056 can do in the army on the helicopter , 01:48.056 --> 01:50.278 different models of planes that the sky 01:50.278 --> 01:52.500 is the limit . There's so much they can 01:52.500 --> 01:52.000 do . 01:56.690 --> 01:58.912 We have a lot of connections in our 1st 01:58.912 --> 02:01.199 2/14 aviation units and we spoke with 02:01.209 --> 02:03.265 them , got the wills uh running , we 02:03.265 --> 02:05.431 have a Facebook group . We also have a 02:05.431 --> 02:07.487 lot of students here at Embry Riddle 02:07.487 --> 02:09.709 and we pushed the words on the Facebook 02:09.709 --> 02:11.876 page and got a lot of girls interested 02:11.876 --> 02:13.931 and families brought them out . They 02:13.931 --> 02:16.042 can come down to our office over here 02:16.042 --> 02:18.209 on Clay Gassar at the Education Center 02:18.209 --> 02:20.209 or they can email us at VBA at er a 02:20.209 --> 02:23.179 u.edu . Um They can come ask any 02:23.190 --> 02:25.412 questions they have . We'll be happy to 02:25.412 --> 02:27.357 give them more information on what 02:27.357 --> 02:29.523 women in Aviation International is and 02:29.523 --> 02:31.246 also about invert aeronautical 02:31.246 --> 02:33.412 university and how we can support them 02:33.412 --> 02:35.023 in their educational goals . 02:38.460 --> 02:41.300 Hi , my name is C W-4 . Amanda Rast . I 02:41.309 --> 02:43.669 am the senior warrant officer advisor 02:43.679 --> 02:45.790 and maintenance test pilot with first 02:45.790 --> 02:48.759 of the 2/14 Aviation Regiment . Today 02:48.770 --> 02:52.550 is an event with embry riddle for women 02:52.559 --> 02:55.990 in aviation . It's designed to help 02:56.000 --> 02:58.529 spark interest in young girls that 02:58.539 --> 03:00.649 might look to work in a stem or 03:00.660 --> 03:02.771 aviation specific job in the future . 03:05.070 --> 03:07.850 So we started with a short introduction 03:07.860 --> 03:11.410 that covered some of the history and 03:11.419 --> 03:13.419 some of the requirements of what it 03:13.419 --> 03:15.752 worked , what it is to work in aviation , 03:15.752 --> 03:17.919 some of the support roles that go into 03:17.919 --> 03:20.070 it and some of the information that 03:20.080 --> 03:22.479 we're required to have as well as 03:22.490 --> 03:25.720 different education opportunities to 03:25.729 --> 03:28.809 enable to get into that career . Um 03:28.820 --> 03:30.580 After we finished that short 03:30.589 --> 03:33.199 presentation , the girls all got an 03:33.210 --> 03:35.800 opportunity to look at a fixed wing 03:35.809 --> 03:38.759 aircraft , a rotary wing aircraft as 03:38.770 --> 03:40.937 well as take a tour of the air traffic 03:40.937 --> 03:42.937 control tower is showing that women 03:42.937 --> 03:44.826 have been a very integral part in 03:44.826 --> 03:47.850 aviation pioneering since its beginning 03:47.860 --> 03:51.669 with Amelia Earhart and the um and the 03:51.679 --> 03:54.559 Wasps supporting during world war two . 03:56.369 --> 03:59.460 it's just helping tell the story so 03:59.470 --> 04:01.949 that they know that that community 04:01.960 --> 04:05.130 exists and the more representation you 04:05.139 --> 04:08.960 see , the more diverse population , 04:08.970 --> 04:11.081 you'll see in aviation , as you get a 04:11.081 --> 04:13.248 larger , more diverse population , you 04:13.248 --> 04:15.303 will draw on some incredible talents 04:15.303 --> 04:17.581 that may not have been realized before . 04:18.140 --> 04:20.084 If there was just one thing that I 04:20.084 --> 04:22.084 would hope that they get out of the 04:22.084 --> 04:24.459 event , it's that they would see that 04:24.470 --> 04:26.026 there is an entire world of 04:26.026 --> 04:28.081 opportunities available to them that 04:28.081 --> 04:30.192 they might not see in their every day 04:30.192 --> 04:33.440 that they can be something very stem 04:33.450 --> 04:35.283 related , science , technology , 04:35.283 --> 04:38.470 engineering , uh mathematics , and how 04:38.480 --> 04:40.829 every single one of those disciplines 04:40.839 --> 04:44.640 applies in aviation . I 04:44.649 --> 04:47.450 think the first part of it is um 04:48.299 --> 04:51.320 is exposure if you don't know that the 04:51.329 --> 04:53.670 opportunities or that the pathways are 04:53.679 --> 04:55.735 there and available to you or what's 04:55.735 --> 04:57.735 first steps you need to take to get 04:57.735 --> 04:59.846 there . It may not ever become a goal 04:59.846 --> 05:02.123 that could eventually become a reality . 05:02.123 --> 05:04.029 Um Once they see that there's 05:04.040 --> 05:07.250 representation , there are other girls 05:07.260 --> 05:09.371 that look and act just like them that 05:09.371 --> 05:11.482 have gone that route before it's much 05:11.482 --> 05:13.649 easier for girls to take the next step 05:13.649 --> 05:15.593 to continue in many generations of 05:15.593 --> 05:19.079 aviation . There is an important 05:19.089 --> 05:22.859 aspect to being able to set a goal 05:23.059 --> 05:25.350 and know the steps to take , to get 05:25.359 --> 05:27.480 there . But there's also an important 05:27.489 --> 05:29.500 part of understanding the role in 05:29.510 --> 05:32.660 network , having those few key 05:32.670 --> 05:35.579 mentors that will help you get your 05:35.589 --> 05:37.700 foot in the door to start in a career 05:37.700 --> 05:38.700 like this . 05:42.320 --> 05:44.487 If you were interested in getting into 05:44.487 --> 05:46.431 aviation there are different clubs 05:46.431 --> 05:49.899 through girl scouts , embry riddle or 05:49.910 --> 05:52.132 some of the other after school programs 05:52.132 --> 05:54.779 in the garrison that can help get you 05:54.790 --> 05:57.339 linked in with resources , but you can 05:57.350 --> 05:59.899 always stop by the library and do some 05:59.910 --> 06:03.140 research online . I started out 06:03.149 --> 06:06.820 enlisted as a light wheel mechanic and 06:06.829 --> 06:09.500 during my first deployment in 2003 , I 06:09.510 --> 06:12.589 was exposed to a much broader set of 06:12.600 --> 06:14.619 skills that the army has to offer . 06:14.640 --> 06:16.751 When I saw some of the other missions 06:16.751 --> 06:19.390 that aviation got to do . I decided 06:19.399 --> 06:21.621 that that was something that was really 06:21.621 --> 06:23.899 exciting that I wanted to be a part of . 06:25.929 --> 06:28.070 I think the thing that I enjoy most 06:28.079 --> 06:31.149 about aviation is the the team building 06:31.160 --> 06:34.149 aspect of it . But with the maintenance 06:34.160 --> 06:37.149 role specifically , I enjoy that we get 06:37.160 --> 06:39.989 to use logic and troubleshooting to 06:40.000 --> 06:42.222 find something that's broken and fix it 06:42.222 --> 06:45.260 by the end of the day . Uh I think it 06:45.269 --> 06:47.491 started as a big exciting adventure for 06:47.491 --> 06:50.260 somebody that's very young as my career 06:50.269 --> 06:52.220 progressed . There's been a much 06:52.230 --> 06:55.649 stronger desire to not just train the 06:55.660 --> 06:58.140 future but also find the talent and 06:58.149 --> 07:01.059 enable in others opportunities that 07:01.070 --> 07:03.181 they can have for themselves later in 07:03.181 --> 07:05.348 life . The longer I'm in this career , 07:05.348 --> 07:07.570 the more I see that it's very important 07:07.570 --> 07:11.070 to find and inspire your replacement . 07:12.540 --> 07:14.762 Yeah , there's a , there's a great deal 07:14.762 --> 07:16.929 of potential out there that they don't 07:16.929 --> 07:19.096 know yet or they may not know yet that 07:19.096 --> 07:21.262 this is something that's definitely in 07:21.262 --> 07:23.373 their grasp and that they can do very 07:23.373 --> 07:22.239 well .