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- I am so thankful that the United States Air Forces
and my boss, Phil Miller has asked me to continue beyond 30.
We both have a lot of fuel in the tank,
and we both intend to burn it all out on AMC
in a good way, you know?
Everything we do now is about what's best for our nation
and what's best for the Air Force,
and what's best for AMC, for the future years of AMC.
Over the years, we have learned that just saying people
are important just doesn't cut it.
That's a great bumper sticker,
but if all that it is is a bumper sticker,
we're doing our Force or our nation any good.
As leaders we got to know that personally,
there's a person in that uniform,
there's a person wearing that uniform,
and that uniform is not you,
that uniform is our institution.
You're someone different that's putting on that uniform
and as leaders, we need to get to know what inspires you,
what are you fearful of, what are your goals,
what are things you're dreaming of,
and how can we get the things in front of you
that will inspire you and encourage you to stay in our
military, and do the best job you can?
The pace of our military now is so fast that we need
innovation, we need the great thoughts and ideas
of the generation that grew up with all of the technology
that we use now.
So it's no longer, you know "shut up and color, I know
better and I will teach you".
That curve is so sharp, the technology and the things we
have to do, we need to get into people's brain and pull
what's out there.
I tell you, I wish I was joining again today.