1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:02,340 --> 00:00:08,630 there 3 00:00:08,630 --> 00:00:10,686 aren't a whole lot of other places I 4 00:00:10,686 --> 00:00:12,908 could serve . It's got a lot to do with 5 00:00:12,908 --> 00:00:16,770 it . I have never in a never 6 00:00:16,770 --> 00:00:19,440 in a million million years would have 7 00:00:19,440 --> 00:00:21,384 thought that we would have had the 8 00:00:21,384 --> 00:00:23,607 opportunity to sit in this position and 9 00:00:23,607 --> 00:00:27,360 were Caroline and I are so honored 10 00:00:27,940 --> 00:00:30,480 that we got the opportunity to serve as 11 00:00:30,480 --> 00:00:33,010 the command team for Air Force Material 12 00:00:33,010 --> 00:00:35,670 Command . We never thought that would 13 00:00:35,670 --> 00:00:38,450 happen . And we know that we're blessed 14 00:00:38,450 --> 00:00:41,190 to get to work for the 89,000 plus 15 00:00:41,190 --> 00:00:43,301 uniform and non uniform and and their 16 00:00:43,301 --> 00:00:45,960 families that are out there and they're 17 00:00:45,960 --> 00:00:47,980 they're just quite honestly , there 18 00:00:47,980 --> 00:00:49,930 aren't any more positions that are 19 00:00:49,930 --> 00:00:52,590 really out there . And 38 years is a 20 00:00:52,590 --> 00:00:55,520 pretty good amount of time to dedicate 21 00:00:55,530 --> 00:00:59,070 to this profession . Uh and and 22 00:00:59,080 --> 00:01:02,300 mrs bunch as uh , I think we're on our 23 00:01:02,300 --> 00:01:06,270 17th or 18th move , uh she's sacrificed , 24 00:01:06,270 --> 00:01:08,492 she served , she's done everything that 25 00:01:08,492 --> 00:01:11,700 we've asked . It's time to let her uh 26 00:01:11,710 --> 00:01:13,821 do some of the things she wants to go 27 00:01:13,821 --> 00:01:16,000 do as we go start this next chapter . 28 00:01:16,010 --> 00:01:19,800 And uh , I told her over a large number 29 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:22,078 of years when we made colonel , I said , 30 00:01:22,078 --> 00:01:24,022 this is it . We're never gonna get 31 00:01:24,022 --> 00:01:26,244 another rank . We're done . This is the 32 00:01:26,244 --> 00:01:28,300 final one . And then we got selected 33 00:01:28,300 --> 00:01:30,244 for one star . And I said , well , 34 00:01:30,244 --> 00:01:30,100 there's no way we're ever going to do 35 00:01:30,100 --> 00:01:31,933 anything beyond this . This is a 36 00:01:31,933 --> 00:01:34,156 blessing . We never thought we'd get to 37 00:01:34,156 --> 00:01:36,267 do it . And when I made , when we got 38 00:01:36,267 --> 00:01:38,544 promoted in this job , she goes , okay . 39 00:01:38,544 --> 00:01:40,656 I know we're done now . Okay . I know 40 00:01:40,656 --> 00:01:42,878 we're done now and so now it's time for 41 00:01:42,878 --> 00:01:44,767 us to go into that next chapter , 42 00:01:46,840 --> 00:01:50,680 It's our airmen 43 00:01:50,780 --> 00:01:54,630 and our commitment to duty . Um and 44 00:01:54,630 --> 00:01:56,797 and the core values while they may not 45 00:01:56,797 --> 00:01:58,797 have been codified when I initially 46 00:01:58,797 --> 00:02:00,852 started , but we've lived with those 47 00:02:00,852 --> 00:02:02,686 core values of integrity . First 48 00:02:02,686 --> 00:02:04,852 service before self and excellence and 49 00:02:04,852 --> 00:02:06,519 all . We do our airmen of the 50 00:02:06,519 --> 00:02:08,797 foundation that everything is built on . 51 00:02:08,797 --> 00:02:11,090 They're our most valuable resource and 52 00:02:11,090 --> 00:02:13,720 and our airmen . They just they're 53 00:02:13,730 --> 00:02:15,841 unbelievable . They're professional , 54 00:02:15,841 --> 00:02:17,952 they're dedicated , they're committed 55 00:02:17,952 --> 00:02:20,490 uh and that they're everything that 56 00:02:20,490 --> 00:02:22,434 we're all about , that that hasn't 57 00:02:22,434 --> 00:02:24,490 changed now . They're much healthier 58 00:02:24,490 --> 00:02:26,823 now than they were when I first came in . 59 00:02:26,823 --> 00:02:28,879 The other one that hasn't changed is 60 00:02:28,879 --> 00:02:31,700 there's a there's an innovative spirit 61 00:02:31,700 --> 00:02:33,867 that just resides within our Air force 62 00:02:33,867 --> 00:02:36,470 that hadn't gone away and it's what 63 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:38,730 keeps us the world's greatest air force 64 00:02:38,740 --> 00:02:40,740 and that's the part that I'm really 65 00:02:40,740 --> 00:02:42,518 proud of . Also , it's just the 66 00:02:42,518 --> 00:02:44,573 innovative nature of how we go about 67 00:02:44,573 --> 00:02:46,684 doing business , looking at different 68 00:02:46,684 --> 00:02:48,796 ways to employ air power , looking at 69 00:02:48,796 --> 00:02:50,796 different ways to push technology . 70 00:02:50,796 --> 00:02:52,962 There's just a lot of things , they're 71 00:02:52,962 --> 00:02:52,820 they're just uh they're they're 72 00:02:52,820 --> 00:02:55,042 refreshing and exciting and it keeps it 73 00:02:55,042 --> 00:02:57,264 real that we're going to continue to be 74 00:02:57,264 --> 00:02:59,098 the world's greatest air force . 75 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,460 So I think the mission and the 76 00:03:04,460 --> 00:03:06,516 importance of a F . M . C . Is still 77 00:03:06,516 --> 00:03:09,530 gonna be there . I don't see as we look 78 00:03:09,530 --> 00:03:12,690 at uh the secretary's call for china 79 00:03:12,690 --> 00:03:14,430 china china as you look at the 80 00:03:14,430 --> 00:03:17,010 operational imperatives as you look at 81 00:03:17,010 --> 00:03:19,520 the management initiatives . If you 82 00:03:19,520 --> 00:03:21,660 look at the increased importance of 83 00:03:21,660 --> 00:03:23,771 allies and partners that's called out 84 00:03:23,771 --> 00:03:26,160 in the National Defense strategy . If 85 00:03:26,160 --> 00:03:28,640 you as you look at the nuclear posture 86 00:03:28,640 --> 00:03:30,473 review and the importance of our 87 00:03:30,473 --> 00:03:33,060 nuclear deterrent . If you look at 88 00:03:33,060 --> 00:03:35,570 accelerate change or lose , if you look 89 00:03:35,570 --> 00:03:37,681 at putting technology out there speed 90 00:03:37,681 --> 00:03:40,250 of relevance , those are all us . 91 00:03:40,840 --> 00:03:43,090 They're all us and if we don't play a 92 00:03:43,090 --> 00:03:45,201 critical role in that we're not going 93 00:03:45,201 --> 00:03:47,312 to be successful as an air force . So 94 00:03:47,312 --> 00:03:49,479 the overall importance of what A . F . 95 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:51,479 M . C . Is gonna do and how they're 96 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:53,423 gonna do it . I think that's gonna 97 00:03:53,423 --> 00:03:55,701 continue the importance of the mission . 98 00:03:55,701 --> 00:03:57,646 The importance of the airmen , the 99 00:03:57,646 --> 00:03:57,300 importance of what they do each and 100 00:03:57,300 --> 00:04:00,980 every day . I don't see that changing . 101 00:04:00,990 --> 00:04:04,750 We're identifying obstacles that we're 102 00:04:04,750 --> 00:04:06,750 gonna have to continue to work . If 103 00:04:06,750 --> 00:04:08,694 we're gonna push technology at the 104 00:04:08,694 --> 00:04:10,806 speed of relevance and if we're going 105 00:04:10,806 --> 00:04:13,120 to continue to move out as I refer to 106 00:04:13,120 --> 00:04:16,610 it as having speed with discipline ? Uh 107 00:04:16,620 --> 00:04:19,220 things like how our I . T . Networks 108 00:04:19,230 --> 00:04:22,510 are , how's that foundational funded ? 109 00:04:22,520 --> 00:04:24,742 Do we have the I . T . Networks that we 110 00:04:24,742 --> 00:04:28,350 need , how we use our funding ? 111 00:04:29,140 --> 00:04:32,960 What funding flexibilities we have . I 112 00:04:32,960 --> 00:04:35,130 see that as a as one we've got to 113 00:04:35,130 --> 00:04:37,620 continue to talk about as we look at 114 00:04:37,620 --> 00:04:40,450 trying to move faster . We've got to 115 00:04:40,450 --> 00:04:42,672 continue to look at our culture for how 116 00:04:42,672 --> 00:04:45,800 we're gonna embrace things . Uh we're 117 00:04:45,800 --> 00:04:47,910 operating in a different workforce 118 00:04:47,910 --> 00:04:50,870 environment today . We have a very 119 00:04:50,870 --> 00:04:53,530 diverse match com , I've told many 120 00:04:53,530 --> 00:04:55,641 people we have the most diverse match 121 00:04:55,641 --> 00:04:57,752 com that there is out there . We have 122 00:04:57,752 --> 00:05:00,950 generational differences in how we work . 123 00:05:01,740 --> 00:05:03,851 Uh we're gonna have to weigh all that 124 00:05:03,851 --> 00:05:06,073 in , We're gonna have to look at how we 125 00:05:06,073 --> 00:05:07,907 do tele work . How do we measure 126 00:05:07,907 --> 00:05:09,851 productivity ? How do we bring new 127 00:05:09,851 --> 00:05:11,796 airmen in ? How do we have some of 128 00:05:11,796 --> 00:05:13,962 those flexibilities , all of those are 129 00:05:13,962 --> 00:05:16,184 gonna be really , really critical as we 130 00:05:16,184 --> 00:05:18,351 move forward or what we may create are 131 00:05:18,351 --> 00:05:20,680 obstacles that we didn't mean to create 132 00:05:20,680 --> 00:05:22,847 because we're not flexible enough with 133 00:05:22,847 --> 00:05:24,347 a workforce that we have . 134 00:05:28,540 --> 00:05:31,060 I am a big believer that you got to get 135 00:05:31,070 --> 00:05:33,292 to the people that are really doing the 136 00:05:33,292 --> 00:05:35,403 day to day work and make sure you get 137 00:05:35,403 --> 00:05:37,292 their inputs now , you may not do 138 00:05:37,292 --> 00:05:39,292 everything that they want to go , I 139 00:05:39,292 --> 00:05:41,292 want you to go do because there are 140 00:05:41,292 --> 00:05:41,230 other factors they might understand 141 00:05:41,230 --> 00:05:43,960 based on the positions that they have . 142 00:05:44,540 --> 00:05:46,707 But as a leader , I've always felt you 143 00:05:46,707 --> 00:05:48,818 needed to create an environment where 144 00:05:48,818 --> 00:05:51,860 everyone can bring forward their ideas 145 00:05:52,060 --> 00:05:55,660 and at least have them discussed and 146 00:05:55,670 --> 00:05:58,940 considered before you move 147 00:05:58,940 --> 00:06:02,580 out and go in a certain direction . 148 00:06:02,590 --> 00:06:05,190 I am a big believer out of the book , 149 00:06:05,190 --> 00:06:07,301 primal leadership , There's a quote , 150 00:06:07,301 --> 00:06:10,250 none of us is as smart as all of us . I 151 00:06:10,260 --> 00:06:12,830 think I've used that almost in all 152 00:06:12,830 --> 00:06:15,160 leadership speeches that I ever give 153 00:06:15,640 --> 00:06:18,550 just because it is so true . 154 00:06:22,140 --> 00:06:25,840 So it started very early trying to do 155 00:06:25,840 --> 00:06:28,130 those things that I thought I needed to 156 00:06:28,130 --> 00:06:31,480 develop to be a better officer . Uh you 157 00:06:31,480 --> 00:06:33,536 know , an example that I will use is 158 00:06:33,536 --> 00:06:36,380 one that I haven't very well haven't 159 00:06:36,380 --> 00:06:38,547 publicized very much or talked about a 160 00:06:38,547 --> 00:06:42,210 whole lot . Not a good writer . When I 161 00:06:42,210 --> 00:06:44,266 first started off , some would argue 162 00:06:44,266 --> 00:06:46,266 I'm still not a good writer , but I 163 00:06:46,266 --> 00:06:48,488 definitely was not a good writer when I 164 00:06:48,488 --> 00:06:50,543 first started off in the air force . 165 00:06:50,543 --> 00:06:53,130 And one of the things that that I did 166 00:06:53,130 --> 00:06:56,130 was I went into the squadron and I 167 00:06:56,130 --> 00:06:59,940 started trying to help them work 168 00:06:59,950 --> 00:07:02,570 on performance reports and started 169 00:07:02,580 --> 00:07:05,480 reviewing performance reports that were 170 00:07:05,480 --> 00:07:07,610 being written in the unit and editing 171 00:07:07,610 --> 00:07:09,777 those and trying to make them better . 172 00:07:09,930 --> 00:07:12,160 And what I learned , it helped me 173 00:07:12,170 --> 00:07:14,110 develop . I look for those 174 00:07:14,110 --> 00:07:17,450 opportunities that I had weaknesses and 175 00:07:17,450 --> 00:07:19,720 I tried to develop those and I tried to 176 00:07:19,720 --> 00:07:23,570 work on those rough edges and 177 00:07:23,570 --> 00:07:25,737 things that I was definitely not doing 178 00:07:25,737 --> 00:07:27,681 as well . Uh very worried . When I 179 00:07:27,681 --> 00:07:29,626 first started off about talking in 180 00:07:29,626 --> 00:07:33,130 public , was very anxious and I still 181 00:07:33,130 --> 00:07:36,000 to this day get nervous when I give 182 00:07:36,000 --> 00:07:38,930 presentations when I do town halls when 183 00:07:38,930 --> 00:07:40,930 I do things like this , I still get 184 00:07:40,930 --> 00:07:43,270 nervous before that happens and some 185 00:07:43,270 --> 00:07:45,492 would say , but you do it , you make it 186 00:07:45,492 --> 00:07:47,659 look very natural . Well there's a lot 187 00:07:47,659 --> 00:07:49,770 of prep that goes into trying to make 188 00:07:49,770 --> 00:07:51,881 some of those things look natural and 189 00:07:51,881 --> 00:07:54,159 appear that you don't have any anxiety . 190 00:07:54,159 --> 00:07:56,381 And so I've learned that I learned very 191 00:07:56,381 --> 00:07:58,437 early that hey , I gotta do this , I 192 00:07:58,437 --> 00:08:00,603 gotta work on this and these are areas 193 00:08:00,603 --> 00:08:02,826 that I'm not as strong , I gotta work , 194 00:08:02,826 --> 00:08:04,937 gotta continue to learn . I got to do 195 00:08:04,937 --> 00:08:06,992 that . And so to me , it's just been 196 00:08:06,992 --> 00:08:09,214 one of constantly looking myself in the 197 00:08:09,214 --> 00:08:10,881 mirror and going , okay , you 198 00:08:10,881 --> 00:08:13,048 knucklehead , you're not doing as well 199 00:08:13,048 --> 00:08:14,992 in this area . You need to go find 200 00:08:14,992 --> 00:08:14,560 something that can help you get a 201 00:08:14,560 --> 00:08:17,050 little bit smarter in that area and not 202 00:08:17,050 --> 00:08:18,994 being afraid to step out there and 203 00:08:18,994 --> 00:08:21,106 expand out my horizons of what I've , 204 00:08:21,106 --> 00:08:24,890 what I thought I knew and learning more 205 00:08:24,900 --> 00:08:26,956 even if some of the things I learned 206 00:08:26,956 --> 00:08:28,956 don't necessarily fit within what I 207 00:08:28,956 --> 00:08:30,733 really believe in my core . But 208 00:08:30,733 --> 00:08:32,900 understanding where the arguments come 209 00:08:32,900 --> 00:08:35,011 from , those are all things we got to 210 00:08:35,011 --> 00:08:34,450 go do as leaders . 211 00:08:40,340 --> 00:08:42,229 Uh , you know , there are certain 212 00:08:42,229 --> 00:08:44,451 things that we do that , our traditions 213 00:08:44,451 --> 00:08:46,507 that not everybody gets , you know , 214 00:08:46,507 --> 00:08:50,490 like retreat and readily and you 215 00:08:50,490 --> 00:08:53,840 know , uh , and and and you take them 216 00:08:53,850 --> 00:08:55,961 kind of for granted as you go through 217 00:08:55,961 --> 00:08:58,660 your career . And , and it hit me one 218 00:08:58,660 --> 00:09:02,360 day because in , in kind of an odd way 219 00:09:02,940 --> 00:09:05,530 we were doing one of my promotion 220 00:09:05,650 --> 00:09:08,080 events and I had family in town and we 221 00:09:08,080 --> 00:09:11,460 were driving around on the base and 222 00:09:12,040 --> 00:09:15,990 it was retreat and we stopped and and 223 00:09:16,000 --> 00:09:18,830 it was my sister and she said , what 224 00:09:18,830 --> 00:09:21,570 are you doing ? And I go it's retreat , 225 00:09:21,760 --> 00:09:24,350 I said look down the road , everybody 226 00:09:24,350 --> 00:09:26,820 stopped . That's our sign of respect 227 00:09:26,830 --> 00:09:29,810 for what goes on . And a reminder of 228 00:09:29,810 --> 00:09:32,190 the service and a reminder of what 229 00:09:32,190 --> 00:09:34,540 we've sworn to support and defend and a 230 00:09:34,540 --> 00:09:36,710 reminder of all those that have 231 00:09:36,710 --> 00:09:39,590 sacrificed before . And she started 232 00:09:39,590 --> 00:09:43,210 crying and it was but it was a 233 00:09:43,210 --> 00:09:46,260 reminder to me and it's one that Mrs 234 00:09:46,260 --> 00:09:48,427 bunch , we talk about this one quite a 235 00:09:48,427 --> 00:09:50,649 bit , but it's those little things that 236 00:09:50,649 --> 00:09:52,649 we know we're gonna really , really 237 00:09:52,649 --> 00:09:53,649 miss . 238 00:09:55,640 --> 00:10:00,610 So 239 00:10:00,610 --> 00:10:03,860 Mrs bunch is the former Caroline jones 240 00:10:04,240 --> 00:10:07,160 Who had absolutely zero military 241 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:10,260 background and any 242 00:10:10,290 --> 00:10:12,850 aspect of what it would be like to be a 243 00:10:12,850 --> 00:10:16,160 military spouse . And uh 244 00:10:17,040 --> 00:10:19,080 Caroline and I got married in 245 00:10:19,090 --> 00:10:22,910 June 16 , 1984 , shortly 246 00:10:22,910 --> 00:10:24,910 after I graduated from the United 247 00:10:24,910 --> 00:10:27,860 States Air Force Academy and we started 248 00:10:27,860 --> 00:10:31,590 this journey and she 249 00:10:31,600 --> 00:10:35,570 has allowed me to serve in the 250 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:37,950 positions that I've been able to serve 251 00:10:37,950 --> 00:10:40,860 in because of her willingness to 252 00:10:40,860 --> 00:10:44,250 sacrifice and take care of 253 00:10:44,250 --> 00:10:46,960 things in the family and allow me to be 254 00:10:46,960 --> 00:10:50,570 able to serve . Um she has an education 255 00:10:50,570 --> 00:10:53,590 degree uh that she put on hold and 256 00:10:53,590 --> 00:10:56,850 she's been the commander in chief of 257 00:10:56,850 --> 00:10:59,850 the house and ran the household for all 258 00:10:59,850 --> 00:11:03,530 those years . Um she has been if our 259 00:11:03,530 --> 00:11:05,920 Children are good , if Arnie and Louis 260 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,710 are good young men . Uh she's played 261 00:11:09,710 --> 00:11:11,960 the preponderance of the role in that . 262 00:11:12,440 --> 00:11:15,810 Um She has served as a commander's 263 00:11:15,810 --> 00:11:18,020 spouse now seven times and she takes 264 00:11:18,020 --> 00:11:21,420 that as sacred duty uh to be able to 265 00:11:21,420 --> 00:11:23,476 take care of airmen , to create that 266 00:11:23,476 --> 00:11:25,587 environment , to educate spouses , to 267 00:11:25,587 --> 00:11:28,160 let them know what's going on . And 268 00:11:28,160 --> 00:11:30,960 she's done all of those things along 269 00:11:30,960 --> 00:11:34,650 the way and it's caused her to miss a 270 00:11:34,650 --> 00:11:37,760 lot of times with her family uh back in 271 00:11:37,760 --> 00:11:39,750 Tennessee and our families back in 272 00:11:39,750 --> 00:11:42,650 Tennessee . But she's always felt that 273 00:11:42,650 --> 00:11:44,817 what we've been doing is serving for a 274 00:11:44,817 --> 00:11:47,460 higher calling and is important 275 00:11:48,140 --> 00:11:52,100 And uh she has served 276 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:55,390 as much or more than I have served over 277 00:11:55,390 --> 00:11:58,070 these 38 years and sacrifice more than 278 00:11:58,070 --> 00:12:01,560 I have . We got into the position that 279 00:12:01,560 --> 00:12:04,660 we made general officer , which seems 280 00:12:04,660 --> 00:12:07,190 like yesterday . But um but it was 281 00:12:07,190 --> 00:12:10,490 really many , many years ago we had a 282 00:12:10,490 --> 00:12:12,860 dialogue , a very frank dialogue and we 283 00:12:12,860 --> 00:12:16,090 made the commitment that the Air Force 284 00:12:16,090 --> 00:12:18,310 entrusted us to serve as a general 285 00:12:18,310 --> 00:12:21,720 officer team . We would serve until the 286 00:12:21,720 --> 00:12:24,580 Air Force told us it was time to leave . 287 00:12:24,590 --> 00:12:26,760 And that has not been easy at times . 288 00:12:27,740 --> 00:12:30,630 Uh but she made that commitment and we 289 00:12:30,630 --> 00:12:32,852 have honored that commitment now to the 290 00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:34,908 point that we're coming up on the 38 291 00:12:34,908 --> 00:12:38,800 years . So babe never thought we'd 292 00:12:38,800 --> 00:12:41,560 still be doing this today , Love you 293 00:12:41,570 --> 00:12:43,890 proud of . You can't say thank you 294 00:12:43,890 --> 00:12:46,050 enough and everybody else is in your 295 00:12:46,050 --> 00:12:48,050 debt for all the things that you've 296 00:12:48,050 --> 00:12:51,450 been able to do . Mhm . 297 00:12:54,540 --> 00:12:56,860 But I went to the Air Force Academy , 298 00:12:56,870 --> 00:12:59,037 so my mom and dad wouldn't have to pay 299 00:12:59,037 --> 00:13:01,203 for college . There was no grand , I'm 300 00:13:01,203 --> 00:13:03,370 going , I want to go serve , I want to 301 00:13:03,370 --> 00:13:05,740 go be a pilot , I want to go do this . 302 00:13:05,740 --> 00:13:08,450 There was no , it was that had nothing 303 00:13:08,450 --> 00:13:10,506 to do with it . When we started this 304 00:13:10,506 --> 00:13:12,450 journey , it was just a way to get 305 00:13:12,450 --> 00:13:14,672 college paid for and to know that I had 306 00:13:14,672 --> 00:13:16,894 a J . O . B on the back side . That was 307 00:13:16,894 --> 00:13:19,117 the level of depth of our commitment to 308 00:13:19,117 --> 00:13:21,840 the Air Force at that time . Um but 309 00:13:21,840 --> 00:13:25,290 when we got into it and we started 310 00:13:25,290 --> 00:13:28,860 serving and we started feeling 311 00:13:28,860 --> 00:13:32,000 that the sense of serving a greater 312 00:13:32,000 --> 00:13:35,690 purpose , the sense of camaraderie that 313 00:13:35,690 --> 00:13:37,690 we had with our fellow airmen , the 314 00:13:37,690 --> 00:13:41,230 commitment to excellence uh the 315 00:13:41,230 --> 00:13:44,410 integrity part . Uh When we started 316 00:13:44,410 --> 00:13:47,150 into that , we started realizing , okay , 317 00:13:47,150 --> 00:13:49,670 this is definitely different . And and 318 00:13:49,670 --> 00:13:51,900 it was in our probably our first tour 319 00:13:51,900 --> 00:13:53,956 that we set the only goal that we've 320 00:13:53,956 --> 00:13:56,480 ever set for our Air Force career . And 321 00:13:56,480 --> 00:13:58,591 that was , we wanted to be a squadron 322 00:13:58,591 --> 00:14:00,758 command team . We said if we get to be 323 00:14:01,140 --> 00:14:03,560 a squadron commander leadership team , 324 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:06,096 we will have had a successful career 325 00:14:06,540 --> 00:14:09,360 and we never set another goal after 326 00:14:09,360 --> 00:14:12,240 that , we never have any , we never had 327 00:14:12,240 --> 00:14:14,407 any beliefs and there's still probably 328 00:14:14,407 --> 00:14:16,351 many of my classmates from the Air 329 00:14:16,351 --> 00:14:18,351 Force Academy and many of the folks 330 00:14:18,351 --> 00:14:18,100 that served with me when I was a 331 00:14:18,100 --> 00:14:20,650 lieutenant who never thought I'd make 332 00:14:21,240 --> 00:14:23,351 colonel . Some of them probably never 333 00:14:23,351 --> 00:14:25,462 thought I'd make lieutenant colonel . 334 00:14:25,462 --> 00:14:27,629 They definitely didn't think I'd still 335 00:14:27,629 --> 00:14:29,740 be serving today . And so that that's 336 00:14:29,740 --> 00:14:31,796 the only goal that we ever set . And 337 00:14:31,796 --> 00:14:33,518 that's kind of how we made the 338 00:14:33,518 --> 00:14:35,740 commitment to do it for a longer time . 339 00:14:35,740 --> 00:14:38,340 And if we were given the opportunity to 340 00:14:38,340 --> 00:14:40,540 go back and start as a lieutenant and 341 00:14:40,540 --> 00:14:43,440 do it all again , I would , we would go 342 00:14:43,450 --> 00:14:45,672 do it again . It's not been the easiest 343 00:14:45,672 --> 00:14:47,839 road at all times . I won't say that . 344 00:14:47,940 --> 00:14:49,884 I'll never make that commitment to 345 00:14:49,884 --> 00:14:51,940 anyone . But the fun , we've had the 346 00:14:51,940 --> 00:14:54,820 people , we've met , the people , we've 347 00:14:54,820 --> 00:14:58,190 had , the opportunities , the chance to 348 00:14:58,190 --> 00:15:00,070 touch people's lives and make a 349 00:15:00,070 --> 00:15:02,840 difference . There's nothing that I 350 00:15:02,840 --> 00:15:03,960 would replace it with .