WEBVTT 00:04.440 --> 00:06.384 Good afternoon , 3 10 Space Wing , 00:06.440 --> 00:08.662 Welcome to the extremism stand down day 00:08.662 --> 00:10.718 for the 3/10 place wing as a whole . 00:10.718 --> 00:12.829 Now , the intent of this video is not 00:12.829 --> 00:15.140 to take away from the in person 00:15.140 --> 00:17.251 discussions that you've had with your 00:17.251 --> 00:19.307 command teams . Uh this is for folks 00:19.307 --> 00:21.418 that weren't able to attend those and 00:21.418 --> 00:23.418 therefore we'll watch this video to 00:23.418 --> 00:25.584 meet that mandatory requirement by the 00:25.584 --> 00:25.450 Department of Defense for this 00:25.450 --> 00:28.010 extremism . Now , I will tell you that 00:28.020 --> 00:30.020 our leadership , lieutenant general 00:30.020 --> 00:32.520 Scobie as well as Major General bargain . 00:32.530 --> 00:34.752 They've internalized this uh stand down 00:34.752 --> 00:36.730 day as well . And I know General 00:36.730 --> 00:38.786 bargain we've heard a few times from 00:38.786 --> 00:40.619 him , but he's given us personal 00:40.619 --> 00:42.730 vignettes about airmen that he former 00:42.730 --> 00:44.730 airman , that he knows uh that have 00:44.730 --> 00:46.730 gone down different rabbit holes of 00:46.730 --> 00:48.952 conspiracy theories that he himself was 00:48.952 --> 00:50.952 uncomfortable with and therefore he 00:50.952 --> 00:53.190 fully understands and appreciates the 00:53.190 --> 00:55.380 rationale the reason behind having a 00:55.380 --> 00:57.770 stand down day like this . With that , 00:57.770 --> 00:59.770 we'll go ahead and get started with 00:59.770 --> 01:01.992 some of the commands . Talking points , 01:01.992 --> 01:04.103 the first of which which is to review 01:04.103 --> 01:06.326 the meaning of the oath we each took on 01:06.326 --> 01:08.492 becoming a member of the United States 01:08.492 --> 01:08.450 military or department , Defense , 01:08.450 --> 01:10.780 civilian employee . The second is to 01:10.780 --> 01:13.260 review impermissible behaviors , those 01:13.260 --> 01:15.593 actions prohibited under law or under D . 01:15.593 --> 01:17.816 O . D . Military department or military 01:17.816 --> 01:20.000 service policy . We'll spend some time 01:20.000 --> 01:22.170 reviewing the responsibilities we have 01:22.170 --> 01:24.340 for reporting to our chain of command 01:24.340 --> 01:26.690 when we observe of any learned behavior 01:26.700 --> 01:29.720 uh prohibited actions or those uh that 01:29.720 --> 01:32.940 cause us concern or signs of potential 01:32.940 --> 01:34.884 future problems . And then finally 01:34.884 --> 01:36.829 we'll finish with the listening uh 01:36.829 --> 01:38.829 session and that's where we'll do a 01:38.829 --> 01:40.884 round table discussion with our with 01:40.884 --> 01:42.773 our participants here today . The 01:42.773 --> 01:44.829 Secretary of Defense , he wants your 01:44.829 --> 01:47.250 feedback of what actions he should take 01:47.640 --> 01:49.610 uh considering and considering 01:49.610 --> 01:52.340 combating extremism within our ranks , 01:52.350 --> 01:54.860 uh combating this issue . And I want it 01:54.870 --> 01:57.037 as well . I know general morgan shares 01:57.037 --> 01:59.203 not as well as well as uh , lieutenant 01:59.203 --> 02:01.370 general skills . So that said , well , 02:01.370 --> 02:03.481 go ahead and dive into that first one 02:03.481 --> 02:05.537 to talk about what the oath means to 02:05.537 --> 02:09.250 each of us . So the description of the 02:09.260 --> 02:11.260 actual growth is , is an attitude , 02:11.260 --> 02:13.427 right ? We all raised our hand in some 02:13.427 --> 02:15.316 capacity , either took an oath of 02:15.316 --> 02:17.649 office or an oath of listening . Really , 02:17.649 --> 02:19.427 what that does is a firm are an 02:19.427 --> 02:21.649 attitude of serving for the common good 02:21.649 --> 02:23.760 of all americans , right ? Regardless 02:23.760 --> 02:25.982 of which both you took the department , 02:25.982 --> 02:29.200 uh , airport civilian enlisted officer . 02:29.210 --> 02:31.432 If you're in the department Air Force , 02:31.432 --> 02:33.488 you took an oath uh , to convey that 02:33.488 --> 02:36.710 attitude that you will uh fight all 02:36.710 --> 02:39.310 enemies foreign and domestic for on 02:39.310 --> 02:41.254 behalf of the constitution and the 02:41.254 --> 02:44.120 american . Hi , So it's a belief in our 02:44.120 --> 02:46.490 oath to serve we the people ensuring 02:46.490 --> 02:48.601 the blessings of liberty to ourselves 02:48.720 --> 02:52.120 and our posterity . And finally , it's 02:52.120 --> 02:54.370 a conviction that enables our nation to 02:54.370 --> 02:56.314 trust that we will achieve our Air 02:56.314 --> 02:58.203 force and Space force mission and 02:58.203 --> 03:00.314 defend and uphold the constitution of 03:00.314 --> 03:02.481 the United States . So with that , can 03:02.481 --> 03:05.390 I ask for the panel , the participants ? 03:06.340 --> 03:08.720 Someone can tell me why they chose to 03:08.730 --> 03:11.860 enlist or or join the Air Force in 03:11.860 --> 03:15.780 their capacity . Well sir , you 03:15.780 --> 03:18.020 mentioned in terms of us having to 03:18.020 --> 03:20.076 represent the people of our nation , 03:20.076 --> 03:23.060 that was a large region as to why I 03:23.070 --> 03:25.237 decided to serve is because there is a 03:25.237 --> 03:27.348 vast majority of americans that don't 03:27.348 --> 03:29.514 have the ability to wear the uniform . 03:29.514 --> 03:31.681 So we have a lot of responsibility and 03:31.681 --> 03:33.792 the weight is on our shoulder to make 03:33.792 --> 03:35.848 sure that we can properly convey the 03:35.848 --> 03:37.903 message of the people in a healthy , 03:37.903 --> 03:41.370 respectful manner . Yes , thank you for 03:41.370 --> 03:44.940 that and just want to share with why 03:44.940 --> 03:48.420 they personally elected to take the 03:48.420 --> 03:52.160 deal . Well sir , when I 03:52.640 --> 03:55.750 Joint RGC , it was actually pre 9 11 , 03:55.860 --> 03:59.240 but in that time 9 11 happened and yeah , 03:59.740 --> 04:02.090 there was an immense kind of push to 04:02.310 --> 04:06.110 kind of commission and I served my 04:06.110 --> 04:08.332 country . So I always had a great sense 04:08.332 --> 04:11.440 of pride for my country and uh huh 04:12.040 --> 04:14.320 wanted to serve from a criminal age 04:14.550 --> 04:17.090 originally flying but ended up doing 04:17.090 --> 04:20.760 space work . So um , but the oath to 04:20.760 --> 04:23.550 me , um other than kind of canned 04:23.550 --> 04:26.850 phrases , it's basically your 04:26.850 --> 04:29.150 dedication to this country to an ideal 04:29.160 --> 04:31.510 and a principal of what this country 04:31.510 --> 04:33.621 stands for . You know , the liberties 04:33.950 --> 04:35.894 and the type of government that it 04:35.894 --> 04:39.110 stands not to specific 04:39.120 --> 04:42.850 organization , not to even the flag 04:42.850 --> 04:45.120 itself , but to the principles that 04:45.130 --> 04:47.660 standing absolute 04:48.940 --> 04:51.890 chief . Absolutely there . So I took 04:51.890 --> 04:54.310 the oath because I grew up with my mom , 04:54.310 --> 04:56.800 my parents and My dad was in the army 04:56.810 --> 04:59.160 for 26 years . And so I saw him go 04:59.160 --> 05:01.493 through this stuff that he went through . 05:01.493 --> 05:03.660 Um you know , I grew up that way . You 05:03.660 --> 05:05.660 know , you're going to stand up for 05:05.660 --> 05:05.180 your country , you're going to fight 05:05.190 --> 05:07.560 for what you believe in and this is , 05:07.570 --> 05:09.737 this is how we go . And so it's always 05:09.737 --> 05:11.792 been ingrained since it has been the 05:11.792 --> 05:14.014 baby . So why I joined him , you know , 05:14.014 --> 05:16.126 every day I am thankful that I did do 05:16.126 --> 05:18.459 that . It was the right choice . Uh huh . 05:19.340 --> 05:21.340 Absolutely . And I can tell you the 05:21.340 --> 05:23.451 reason I took the oath , I was really 05:23.451 --> 05:25.673 my parents and not even all went both . 05:25.673 --> 05:27.673 My parents , My father didn't quite 05:27.673 --> 05:29.896 understand why I wanted to serve . Uh , 05:29.896 --> 05:32.062 it was my mother that pushed me to the 05:32.062 --> 05:34.284 service because she wanted to give back 05:34.284 --> 05:36.507 to for his . Honestly , it wasn't about 05:36.507 --> 05:38.618 about , um , no , it wasn't about the 05:38.618 --> 05:40.840 constitution , it wasn't about politics 05:40.840 --> 05:40.510 was simply to serve the community that 05:40.520 --> 05:42.631 we found ourselves in as an immigrant 05:42.631 --> 05:45.490 family . So her rationale was for one 05:45.490 --> 05:47.268 of our Children to serve in the 05:47.268 --> 05:49.379 military capacity to serve the comm . 05:49.379 --> 05:51.830 And to that end , I , the oath for me 05:51.830 --> 05:54.230 is the perfunctory , you know , the 05:54.240 --> 05:56.500 memorized wars that we , that we say 05:56.510 --> 05:58.710 and then by extension is serving the 05:58.720 --> 06:00.890 community that , that I find myself 06:00.900 --> 06:03.350 myself in regardless of what I was 06:03.350 --> 06:05.200 stationed in Powder Springs , dc 06:05.210 --> 06:07.930 Alabama , wherever . And is that 06:07.930 --> 06:09.930 community that sense of community ? 06:09.930 --> 06:12.097 That is the reason I sir . Um , if you 06:12.097 --> 06:14.319 would call one of the first , uh , when 06:14.319 --> 06:16.486 I took over the seat to chief and I we 06:16.486 --> 06:18.708 had our initial commanders call and one 06:18.708 --> 06:21.041 of the things that I ought one no bills , 06:21.041 --> 06:22.860 you know . Yeah , for me it was 06:22.870 --> 06:24.926 discriminating discrimination of any 06:24.926 --> 06:27.340 sort and I think this falls underneath 06:27.340 --> 06:29.118 that , you know , when you talk 06:29.118 --> 06:31.118 extremism , we'll talk a little bit 06:31.118 --> 06:33.229 about what we mean when we talk about 06:33.229 --> 06:35.284 extremism and the videos kind of tee 06:35.284 --> 06:36.951 that up as well . Uh the very 06:36.951 --> 06:39.173 definition of extremism for me , one of 06:39.173 --> 06:41.284 the ways we get after it , you know , 06:41.284 --> 06:43.451 in the Department , the Air Force that 06:43.451 --> 06:45.750 we all find ourselves in is to outline 06:45.750 --> 06:47.861 those type of policies . And for me , 06:47.861 --> 06:49.528 it is to say in my very first 06:49.528 --> 06:51.694 commanders , they'll say ISA Commander 06:51.694 --> 06:53.917 will not tolerate any discrimination of 06:53.917 --> 06:55.972 and I know that's still , you know , 06:55.972 --> 06:58.194 video form and you're welcome to take a 06:58.194 --> 07:00.830 look at kind of my red lines if you 07:00.830 --> 07:03.360 will . And I think this is part of that 07:04.040 --> 07:06.710 such policies , along with that note 07:06.710 --> 07:08.654 that we took in the department Air 07:08.654 --> 07:12.270 Force , the Air Force itself gives us a 07:12.280 --> 07:14.690 number of tools in our toolbox to 07:14.700 --> 07:17.130 counter to help us with our help us in 07:17.130 --> 07:19.260 that community service to help us be 07:19.270 --> 07:21.381 better members of the community . And 07:21.381 --> 07:24.450 also um if we're doing those things , I 07:24.450 --> 07:25.960 think that any any 07:27.740 --> 07:30.790 extremism or the potential for extreme 07:30.800 --> 07:34.800 extremism is limited . If we follow the 07:34.810 --> 07:36.866 those those core values . One of the 07:36.866 --> 07:38.977 big ones is the Air Force core values 07:38.977 --> 07:41.199 service before self excellent integrity 07:41.199 --> 07:43.710 course for self and excellence and we 07:43.710 --> 07:45.920 do right . Um We also have a number of 07:45.920 --> 07:48.110 resiliency initiatives uh that we 07:48.110 --> 07:50.332 talked about the last commanders fall . 07:50.332 --> 07:53.530 We we we make specific resiliency 07:53.530 --> 07:55.710 initiatives in our in our bases , in 07:55.710 --> 07:57.932 our weapons systems . What do we do for 07:57.932 --> 07:59.877 our area ? Right . We want to make 07:59.877 --> 08:01.988 those proactive investments for women 08:01.988 --> 08:04.210 as well . So to that end , the wing has 08:04.210 --> 08:06.432 a act uh full time for sergeant . We've 08:06.432 --> 08:08.543 got chaplains , we've got a number of 08:08.543 --> 08:10.710 Airmen Family Readiness Center , we've 08:10.710 --> 08:12.821 got a number of resources for you and 08:12.821 --> 08:14.877 your families and by extension , the 08:14.877 --> 08:16.821 community to help shore up our own 08:16.821 --> 08:19.099 resilience . And I think if we do that , 08:19.099 --> 08:21.377 uh that's gonna help us get after that , 08:21.377 --> 08:23.599 that's gonna help us maintain that that 08:23.599 --> 08:26.520 that we that we subscribe to that 08:26.530 --> 08:28.697 attitude . Really , what it's about is 08:28.697 --> 08:30.752 an attitude the words have meaning . 08:30.752 --> 08:32.919 But what happens when you're done with 08:32.919 --> 08:35.220 that ? That right ? It's an attitude 08:35.220 --> 08:38.050 that you bring to bear once you join 08:39.140 --> 08:41.740 Department of the Air Force . Yeah . 08:42.240 --> 08:44.950 Anything anything else for the peace ? 08:44.960 --> 08:46.849 Yes , sir . So we've heard from a 08:46.849 --> 08:48.960 couple of folks as to why they joined 08:48.960 --> 08:50.960 the military now that you're in the 08:50.960 --> 08:53.071 military . What does the oath mean to 08:53.071 --> 08:55.620 you ? Currently ? Chairman ? Harvey , 08:55.790 --> 08:59.060 It's funny small story . She was 08:59.060 --> 09:01.116 actually one of my applicants to get 09:01.116 --> 09:03.171 into the military and throughout the 09:03.171 --> 09:04.782 entire time I encouraged her 09:04.782 --> 09:07.020 continuously push yourself , try and go 09:07.020 --> 09:09.580 big or go home and in and around about 09:09.580 --> 09:11.747 where she pushed me to go commission . 09:11.747 --> 09:13.913 So you know , it's a small world , but 09:13.913 --> 09:15.913 it's a continuous process to always 09:15.913 --> 09:17.913 keep the checks and balance , so to 09:17.913 --> 09:20.024 speak . So you always expect the best 09:20.024 --> 09:22.080 out of yourself and to see that from 09:22.080 --> 09:24.302 fruition is it's , it's awesome to be a 09:24.302 --> 09:26.413 part of . And it's funny that you say 09:26.413 --> 09:28.302 that just because I feel like I'm 09:28.302 --> 09:30.413 following your footsteps now the same 09:30.413 --> 09:32.358 degree . I still want to become an 09:32.358 --> 09:34.600 officer as well , so just kind of great 09:34.600 --> 09:35.560 to have a mentor 09:38.340 --> 09:40.396 actually . It's not excellent . I'll 09:40.396 --> 09:42.618 tell you that's part of the , of the my 09:42.618 --> 09:44.784 personal , um , so I take the oath and 09:44.784 --> 09:47.430 I take , you know , AFI that tells me 09:47.430 --> 09:49.541 how to command and then I internalize 09:49.541 --> 09:51.652 that . And I say for me my part of my 09:51.652 --> 09:53.819 oath and getting back to the community 09:53.819 --> 09:55.986 and the family of professionals at the 09:55.986 --> 09:57.930 3/10 baseline is how do I leave it 09:57.930 --> 10:00.097 better than I ? And what that means to 10:00.097 --> 10:02.430 mean is make leaders in their own right ? 10:02.430 --> 10:04.652 Because there's less runway in front of 10:04.652 --> 10:06.819 me than there is behind me and I fully 10:06.819 --> 10:09.041 recognize cheap . So how do we get each 10:09.041 --> 10:11.263 and every one of you the opportunity to 10:11.263 --> 10:13.486 compete to sit in the command uh , seat 10:13.486 --> 10:16.080 or command chief built ? Uh , not 10:16.080 --> 10:18.240 everybody has to be a commander or a 10:18.250 --> 10:20.361 Comanche . There are opportunities to 10:20.361 --> 10:23.300 lead at every echelon uh from our most 10:23.300 --> 10:25.189 junior women into our most senior 10:25.189 --> 10:27.078 there's opportunity to lead . And 10:27.078 --> 10:29.244 that's the challenge to each and every 10:29.244 --> 10:31.467 one of you is finders , opportunism and 10:31.467 --> 10:33.578 absolutely , and part of that is this 10:33.578 --> 10:35.744 extremism . So we'll talk to that that 10:35.744 --> 10:37.744 last point . If you see an action , 10:37.744 --> 10:39.689 what are you gonna what can you do 10:39.689 --> 10:41.800 about what , what's the recourse that 10:41.800 --> 10:44.133 you have to actually do something about ? 10:44.340 --> 10:47.590 Okay , that will go on to the next 10:48.140 --> 10:51.600 talking point , which is a so the 10:51.600 --> 10:53.960 extreme impermissible behaviors . 10:55.840 --> 10:58.240 So extremism stand update provides 10:58.240 --> 11:00.351 leaders an opportunity to engage with 11:00.351 --> 11:02.407 them , which we're doing right now . 11:02.407 --> 11:04.518 Both military and civilian and Amanda 11:04.518 --> 11:06.629 both recognized the inherent value of 11:06.629 --> 11:08.740 fostering diversity viewpoints within 11:08.740 --> 11:10.851 an organization and stresses that the 11:10.851 --> 11:12.962 Air Force will not tolerate those who 11:12.962 --> 11:15.129 profess , advocate or act on extremist 11:15.129 --> 11:18.510 ideologies to that end . So what does 11:18.510 --> 11:21.650 that mean ? Any , as the secretary 11:21.660 --> 11:23.438 remarked on the video extremist 11:23.438 --> 11:25.493 ideologies , particularly those that 11:25.493 --> 11:27.549 undermine the old we took to support 11:27.549 --> 11:29.493 and defend the constitution of the 11:29.493 --> 11:29.460 United States against all enemies born 11:29.460 --> 11:31.590 in domestic have no place within the 11:31.600 --> 11:34.310 Department of Defense . So anybody 11:34.320 --> 11:36.760 actively espousing ideologies that 11:36.770 --> 11:39.580 encourage discrimination , hate and 11:39.580 --> 11:41.691 harassment against others will not be 11:41.691 --> 11:43.913 tolerate . You heard me say that in the 11:43.913 --> 11:46.024 commander called even before all this 11:46.024 --> 11:48.191 happened . And you'll hear me say that 11:48.191 --> 11:50.302 today , you'll hear me say that every 11:50.302 --> 11:52.247 day going forward that's not gonna 11:52.247 --> 11:54.136 change because of what's going on 11:54.136 --> 11:56.470 society , discrimination of any sort 11:56.620 --> 11:58.787 will simply not be tolerated . We have 11:58.787 --> 12:00.842 zero tolerance policy of three tests 12:00.842 --> 12:02.287 basically for any type of 12:02.287 --> 12:04.231 discrimination . And then the core 12:04.231 --> 12:06.064 principles of dignity and mutual 12:06.064 --> 12:08.176 respect must guide the actions of the 12:08.176 --> 12:10.342 personnel in this unit organization at 12:10.342 --> 12:13.570 all times . Okay . Any questions on the 12:13.580 --> 12:14.580 core principles ? 12:19.140 --> 12:22.210 Okay , so what what what do you think 12:22.220 --> 12:24.276 we expect of commanders ? Let me ask 12:24.276 --> 12:27.960 you . Um , and like I said , people are 12:27.960 --> 12:30.680 leaders in their own rights . But when 12:30.680 --> 12:32.736 you become a commander , what do you 12:32.736 --> 12:35.060 think will be expected of you or a 12:35.070 --> 12:37.050 senior enlisted leader ? Senior 12:37.050 --> 12:39.880 enlisted capacity , What do you think 12:39.880 --> 12:41.991 will be expected ? U . S . Commanders 12:41.991 --> 12:43.158 and senior leaders ? 12:45.840 --> 12:47.896 Reserves . Uh , someone who sets the 12:47.896 --> 12:50.290 example . Okay . You don't always have 12:50.290 --> 12:54.150 to be right , but you better get pretty 12:54.150 --> 12:57.090 close as a cheerleader or commander . 12:58.140 --> 13:00.620 Um really that individual who sets the 13:00.630 --> 13:04.560 pace for this water and it's a good 13:04.940 --> 13:07.460 person that folks would want to follow . 13:10.340 --> 13:13.960 Absolutely a mess . Yeah . Angry . Um , 13:14.540 --> 13:16.707 kind of being the example but not only 13:16.707 --> 13:18.707 being the example in themselves but 13:18.707 --> 13:20.762 setting the tone for the rest of the 13:20.762 --> 13:22.873 unit to kind of follow that example . 13:22.873 --> 13:25.096 Mm No you have to enforce the standards 13:25.410 --> 13:28.960 and lay out your expectations for 13:28.960 --> 13:31.590 everybody . So it's very clear and keep 13:31.590 --> 13:33.423 the open line of communication . 13:38.440 --> 13:41.300 Yeah , I would expect understanding 13:41.310 --> 13:43.532 from my leader from my commander , from 13:43.532 --> 13:46.620 you basically knowing that people are 13:46.620 --> 13:48.287 different come from different 13:48.287 --> 13:50.342 backgrounds , We come from different 13:50.580 --> 13:53.140 everything . And so as a leader , I 13:53.140 --> 13:56.560 would expect that member too 13:57.040 --> 13:59.151 realize where these people are coming 13:59.151 --> 14:01.040 from and we're not all the same , 14:01.040 --> 14:03.151 nobody's like me , it could be a good 14:03.151 --> 14:05.484 thing , it could be a bad thing , right ? 14:05.484 --> 14:08.530 But um you know we're all different and 14:08.530 --> 14:10.697 as a leader we need to understand that 14:10.697 --> 14:12.697 in our people that we all come from 14:12.697 --> 14:15.750 different . Mhm . Actually And not only 14:15.750 --> 14:17.806 that we come and appreciate the fact 14:17.806 --> 14:20.139 that we come from different backgrounds , 14:20.139 --> 14:22.306 but I've asked everybody bring that to 14:22.306 --> 14:24.528 the right , I could have 10 people tell 14:24.528 --> 14:24.270 me exactly how to do this particular 14:24.270 --> 14:26.950 mission . Uh , directive one airman 14:26.950 --> 14:28.950 that's going to come from a totally 14:28.950 --> 14:30.783 different backgrounds . Have you 14:30.783 --> 14:32.894 thought about doing it this way ? And 14:32.894 --> 14:32.690 that adds value to what we're doing ? 14:32.940 --> 14:35.490 So I would ask that you not only bring 14:35.490 --> 14:38.440 that , you know , region and served , 14:38.450 --> 14:40.950 but also bring that to the table . A 14:40.960 --> 14:43.127 voice at the table is also important . 14:43.127 --> 14:45.860 Broad diversity as well . Um , so when 14:45.860 --> 14:47.693 when I talked about , you know , 14:47.693 --> 14:49.916 discrimination of any , any type is not 14:49.916 --> 14:51.971 allowed . Uh , what does that really 14:51.971 --> 14:54.027 mean ? So for the purposes of 3/10 , 14:54.027 --> 14:56.249 basically , um , of course , you know , 14:56.249 --> 14:58.471 we're going to do it . Yeah , diversity 14:58.471 --> 15:00.693 inclusion training as well , which will 15:00.693 --> 15:02.916 suffer from this , but for the purposes 15:02.916 --> 15:05.380 of this particular session . Military 15:05.380 --> 15:07.930 personnel must reject active 15:07.940 --> 15:10.460 participation in criminal gangs 15:10.840 --> 15:13.180 organizations that advocate supremacist 15:13.290 --> 15:15.450 extremist or criminal gang doctrine , 15:15.480 --> 15:18.920 ideology , or causes organizations that 15:18.920 --> 15:20.400 attempt to create illegal 15:20.410 --> 15:22.700 discrimination based on race , creed , 15:22.710 --> 15:25.960 color , religion , ethnicity , or 15:25.960 --> 15:28.760 national origin , or organizations that 15:28.760 --> 15:31.480 advocate the use of force violence or 15:31.480 --> 15:33.647 criminal activity or otherwise engaged 15:33.647 --> 15:35.702 in efforts to deprive individuals of 15:35.702 --> 15:37.870 their civil rights . I think that's 15:37.870 --> 15:40.140 pretty self explanatory . I will tell 15:40.140 --> 15:44.140 you from a psychological point of 15:44.140 --> 15:46.530 view . I think of read articles where 15:46.530 --> 15:48.750 it says , why , why do people join a 15:48.760 --> 15:50.982 lot of people join ? There are a lot of 15:50.982 --> 15:53.093 people join any organization . Um , I 15:53.093 --> 15:55.204 think it's for a sense of belonging , 15:55.204 --> 15:57.316 right ? Um not that you didn't have a 15:57.316 --> 15:59.538 sense of belonging with your family and 15:59.538 --> 16:01.593 then of course you need list or join 16:01.593 --> 16:03.704 the Air Force , but we don't join the 16:03.704 --> 16:05.871 Air Force for a sense of belonging and 16:05.871 --> 16:05.440 the opportunity to give back to the 16:05.450 --> 16:07.617 committee . All right . So if we don't 16:07.617 --> 16:09.783 if they come to the Air Force , if our 16:09.783 --> 16:11.894 airmen come into the Air Force within 16:11.894 --> 16:14.117 our ranks and the three tests facing or 16:14.117 --> 16:16.117 your organization , your flight and 16:16.117 --> 16:18.450 they don't feel that sense of belonging . 16:18.450 --> 16:20.561 They're going to look for something . 16:20.561 --> 16:22.506 All right . Uh To me , it's simple 16:22.506 --> 16:25.130 physics , right ? If they find a vacuum 16:25.140 --> 16:27.630 in their in their life somewhere vacuum 16:27.630 --> 16:29.630 in physics needs to be built , it's 16:29.630 --> 16:31.797 going to be built , it's not fulfilled 16:31.797 --> 16:34.020 by what we teach them through the Air 16:34.020 --> 16:36.298 Force core values . It's not filled by , 16:36.298 --> 16:38.710 you know , the resources of resiliency 16:38.710 --> 16:41.520 that we we provide . It will be filled 16:41.530 --> 16:45.400 by an echo chamber . And I would I 16:45.410 --> 16:48.530 would offer that in today's highly 16:48.530 --> 16:50.970 connected social media environment . 16:50.980 --> 16:53.810 It's going to be connected much more 16:53.820 --> 16:56.590 quickly and with much more emphasis 16:56.600 --> 16:59.620 repeatedly . Um if we don't get after 16:59.620 --> 17:02.700 it first . So my my challenge to 17:02.700 --> 17:05.540 everybody is let's constantly talk 17:05.540 --> 17:07.596 about those Air force poor valleys . 17:07.596 --> 17:09.651 Let's talk about the different , you 17:09.651 --> 17:11.818 know , uh arrows in the quiver that we 17:11.818 --> 17:13.929 have in the department Air Force that 17:13.929 --> 17:16.070 offers our airmen an alternative a 17:16.080 --> 17:18.302 voice that they have , whether it's the 17:18.302 --> 17:21.120 I . G . Congressional , um each of our 17:21.130 --> 17:23.080 airmen have a voice if they're not 17:23.080 --> 17:26.220 getting uh we're not helping them 17:26.230 --> 17:28.440 achieve those goals . And if they find 17:28.440 --> 17:30.440 that there's no voice in this thing 17:30.440 --> 17:32.440 called the Air Force , they'll find 17:32.440 --> 17:34.329 that somewhere else , right ? And 17:34.329 --> 17:36.450 that's I think where people look to 17:36.450 --> 17:39.010 other agencies , other groups of social 17:39.010 --> 17:42.850 media groups um and uh folks that have 17:42.850 --> 17:45.260 seen a netflix documentary called 17:45.270 --> 17:48.460 social to limo that speaks to social uh 17:48.470 --> 17:50.581 social media environment that we find 17:50.581 --> 17:52.526 ourselves today . You know , those 17:52.526 --> 17:54.780 companies are all too happy to find the 17:54.790 --> 17:57.370 algorithms that will reinforce that , 17:57.380 --> 18:01.220 that particular mindset , um if nothing 18:01.220 --> 18:03.387 else to advertise to that population . 18:03.387 --> 18:05.950 And they will immediately and rapidly 18:05.960 --> 18:09.820 and uh with with a lot of contact 18:09.830 --> 18:12.110 filled that vacuum . So I would offer 18:12.120 --> 18:15.300 that the challenges each of us is let's 18:15.300 --> 18:17.470 not let it get to that vacuum and show 18:17.470 --> 18:19.414 that are that they have a sense of 18:19.414 --> 18:21.637 belonging . They have a sense that they 18:21.637 --> 18:23.803 have a voice in the three time space . 18:23.803 --> 18:24.803 Okay , 18:28.040 --> 18:30.390 okay , so any active participation 18:30.400 --> 18:32.300 includes , but is not limited to 18:32.310 --> 18:34.590 fundraising for or donating money to 18:34.590 --> 18:36.780 the organization , demonstrating a 18:36.780 --> 18:38.669 rally . And again , these are the 18:38.669 --> 18:40.940 impermissible organizations uh 18:40.950 --> 18:42.620 demonstrating a rallying , uh 18:42.630 --> 18:44.820 recruiting that I will say , 18:44.830 --> 18:46.830 demonstrating and rallying . That's 18:46.830 --> 18:48.997 that's a sensitive subject because our 18:48.997 --> 18:51.780 airmen have a constitutional right to 18:51.790 --> 18:54.810 uh assembly . We never ever ever want 18:54.810 --> 18:56.866 to discourage any type of assembly . 18:56.866 --> 18:58.977 Now , there are definite rules behind 18:58.977 --> 19:01.088 that . Assembly can't be in uniform , 19:01.088 --> 19:03.254 you can't have an affiliation with the 19:03.254 --> 19:05.143 department , but we never want to 19:05.143 --> 19:07.199 discourage our government from using 19:07.199 --> 19:09.366 that voice for assembly . But any type 19:09.366 --> 19:11.366 of demonstration are rallying for a 19:11.366 --> 19:13.588 cause that we talked about earlier with 19:13.588 --> 19:15.643 extremism , or any type of supremist 19:15.643 --> 19:17.421 group . Those are impermissible 19:18.240 --> 19:20.500 recruiting training , organ organ 19:20.510 --> 19:22.288 organizing , or leading members 19:22.740 --> 19:25.440 distributing material knowingly wearing 19:25.440 --> 19:27.273 gang colors of clothing , having 19:27.273 --> 19:29.273 tattoos or body markings associated 19:29.273 --> 19:31.384 with such gangs or organizations , or 19:31.384 --> 19:33.384 otherwise engaging in activities in 19:33.384 --> 19:35.496 furtherance of the objectives of such 19:35.496 --> 19:37.218 organizations that we that are 19:37.218 --> 19:38.884 detrimental to good order and 19:38.884 --> 19:40.940 discipline or mission accomplishment 19:40.940 --> 19:43.380 and that are incompatible with military 19:43.380 --> 19:46.990 service . Okay , um any 19:46.990 --> 19:49.470 questions on that second part , the 19:49.480 --> 19:52.210 impermissible behaviors . Is there 19:52.220 --> 19:54.276 anything that I've said that anybody 19:54.276 --> 19:56.387 could miss constituency ? Well , what 19:56.387 --> 19:58.580 about this ? Uh any questions that we 19:58.580 --> 20:01.380 as a as a roundtable discussion group 20:01.390 --> 20:03.501 can get ahead of an errand ? That may 20:03.501 --> 20:05.390 have a question . What about this 20:05.390 --> 20:07.446 particular organization ? What about 20:07.446 --> 20:09.350 this ? Or do you think these uh 20:09.360 --> 20:11.580 guidelines are fairly clear that hey 20:11.590 --> 20:13.479 criminal gangs organizations that 20:13.479 --> 20:15.510 advocate supremacist uh super 20:15.520 --> 20:17.620 supremacist , extremist or criminal 20:17.620 --> 20:19.750 gang doctrine ideology or causes 20:19.760 --> 20:21.816 organizations that attempt to create 20:21.816 --> 20:23.927 illegal discrimination discrimination 20:23.927 --> 20:25.704 based on race , creed , color , 20:25.704 --> 20:28.038 religion , ethnicity or national origin . 20:28.240 --> 20:30.407 Or organizations that advocate the use 20:30.407 --> 20:32.573 of force violence or criminal activity 20:32.573 --> 20:34.518 or otherwise engaged in efforts to 20:34.518 --> 20:36.462 private individuals of their civil 20:36.462 --> 20:38.960 rights . Can we get ahead of the curve 20:39.540 --> 20:42.280 left of the the bank ? If you will and 20:42.280 --> 20:44.830 say , what questions do you think ? Our 20:44.840 --> 20:47.680 chairman , I can think of one . What 20:47.680 --> 20:50.350 about political um you know , discourse 20:50.740 --> 20:52.990 does that mean I can't look does that 20:52.990 --> 20:56.660 mean I can't get support X . Y . Z . 20:56.670 --> 20:58.810 Candidate for office ? I think the 20:58.810 --> 21:00.921 answer there is , yes , of course you 21:00.921 --> 21:03.780 can . Uh you have civil liberties , You 21:03.780 --> 21:05.780 have a civil responsibility , in my 21:05.780 --> 21:07.780 personal opinion to book you have a 21:07.780 --> 21:10.002 civil responsibility to uh stay engaged 21:10.002 --> 21:12.130 because that civil discourse affects 21:12.130 --> 21:14.130 the very same community that you're 21:14.130 --> 21:16.380 trying to help . You can't have a foot 21:16.380 --> 21:18.436 in one door And keep the foot out of 21:18.436 --> 21:20.658 the other one . So , I personally think 21:20.658 --> 21:22.769 that we have a responsibility to take 21:22.769 --> 21:24.880 off the uniform , you know , shut the 21:24.880 --> 21:26.936 affiliation with the military and do 21:26.936 --> 21:29.102 our civil discourse and learning about 21:29.102 --> 21:31.269 the candidates , learning things about 21:31.269 --> 21:33.324 the things the uh one of the ones at 21:33.324 --> 21:36.280 the bottom the proxy um you know , the 21:36.290 --> 21:38.790 votes for schooling , the district . I 21:38.790 --> 21:40.800 think personal opinion . I think we 21:40.800 --> 21:43.830 have a responsibility in that civil 21:43.830 --> 21:45.997 discourse in a meaningful and positive 21:45.997 --> 21:47.997 way , because in the end it affects 21:47.997 --> 21:50.108 that same community that our families 21:50.108 --> 21:52.219 living , affects the communities that 21:52.219 --> 21:54.441 were trying to protect . So this is not 21:54.441 --> 21:56.386 talking about that . Are there any 21:56.386 --> 21:58.552 other things that we can think of that 21:58.552 --> 22:00.719 our airmen are having made questions ? 22:00.719 --> 22:02.941 But what about this group or what can I 22:02.941 --> 22:05.760 do this ? Yes sir . Just to really 22:05.760 --> 22:09.690 speak on maintaining this 22:09.700 --> 22:11.922 through through through a longer period 22:11.922 --> 22:13.867 of time , because opinions are not 22:13.867 --> 22:15.922 really going to go away , they might 22:15.922 --> 22:17.867 develop over time where they could 22:17.867 --> 22:20.130 shift based on more information . But I 22:20.130 --> 22:23.440 would say that social media will steer 22:23.440 --> 22:26.690 a lot of it . And I think what you said 22:26.690 --> 22:28.730 earlier about filling the void and 22:28.740 --> 22:30.907 filling the vacuum will help . But how 22:30.907 --> 22:33.200 do we keep that ? Especially since 22:33.200 --> 22:35.620 social media will just like you said , 22:35.630 --> 22:38.400 overload us with so much more content 22:38.410 --> 22:40.577 than probably the Air Force could keep 22:40.577 --> 22:43.320 up with . How do we maintain that ? 22:43.330 --> 22:45.497 Because there are so many other people 22:45.497 --> 22:48.250 who are willing to repost and retweet 22:48.260 --> 22:51.290 and re tag anything else that will come 22:51.290 --> 22:54.050 up regarding any of these things ? 22:55.240 --> 22:57.129 Sure . I think the last point you 22:57.129 --> 22:59.800 brought up a lot reposing retweeting uh 22:59.810 --> 23:01.870 some of these um as members of the 23:01.870 --> 23:04.810 Military Department of Defense . Um uh 23:04.820 --> 23:06.987 one of the big things I said promotion 23:06.987 --> 23:09.153 ceremonies is that um , for all of our 23:09.153 --> 23:11.042 enlisted members , for all of the 23:11.042 --> 23:13.530 officers , let's say you can on uh one 23:13.540 --> 23:17.530 uh second saying um as a 23:17.530 --> 23:19.363 second lieutenant , she outranks 23:19.363 --> 23:22.380 hundreds of thousands of soldiers , 23:22.390 --> 23:25.600 sailors , Airmen , Guardian coastguards . 23:25.600 --> 23:27.822 Meddling . Right ? That's something you 23:27.822 --> 23:29.933 need to keep in the back of your mind 23:29.933 --> 23:32.156 as a staff sergeant , as a senior man , 23:32.156 --> 23:34.560 You still outraged thousands . Right ? 23:34.560 --> 23:36.671 So when you're posting those things , 23:36.671 --> 23:38.893 when you have a responsibility to think 23:38.893 --> 23:40.949 about , you know , your community or 23:40.949 --> 23:42.616 responsibility to think about 23:42.616 --> 23:45.240 everything that you post as and as a 23:45.240 --> 23:47.184 military member . Now our facebook 23:47.184 --> 23:49.073 accounts on twitter accounts , on 23:49.073 --> 23:52.630 instagram the different social media 23:52.630 --> 23:54.797 platforms . A lot of us think , okay , 23:54.797 --> 23:56.797 those are personal accounts , but I 23:56.797 --> 23:58.963 guarantee you there's some , sometimes 23:58.963 --> 24:01.230 they overlap and so if anybody that 24:01.240 --> 24:03.407 wishes to do a little bit of digging , 24:03.407 --> 24:05.590 I bet you can surmise that you are a 24:05.600 --> 24:08.440 member of the military . Um , and so 24:08.440 --> 24:10.718 therefore I would ask that you be very , 24:10.718 --> 24:12.829 extremely mindful what you're posting 24:12.829 --> 24:15.150 and re posting and retweeting and uh 24:15.160 --> 24:17.327 putting on your instagram and uh , and 24:17.327 --> 24:20.310 that type of thing . Um well , it 24:20.310 --> 24:22.180 doesn't even beyond being in the 24:22.180 --> 24:24.236 military . I mean civilian companies 24:24.236 --> 24:26.458 are now looking at facebook to see what 24:26.458 --> 24:28.624 your life is like . So it's not just , 24:28.624 --> 24:30.847 you know , that's just as a whole and , 24:30.847 --> 24:34.570 or twitter or whatever until I think it 24:34.570 --> 24:36.903 comes down to education and workmanship , 24:36.903 --> 24:39.070 that's not the end all . But they were 24:39.070 --> 24:39.010 just making sure that we continue to 24:39.020 --> 24:41.076 educate folks on what's , you know , 24:41.076 --> 24:42.853 what's appropriate , what's not 24:42.853 --> 24:45.020 appropriate and why , you know why you 24:45.020 --> 24:47.242 need to think that we do . And then the 24:47.242 --> 24:46.340 women ship part is just make sure we 24:46.340 --> 24:48.284 look after each other . You know , 24:48.284 --> 24:50.451 somebody's going down a rabbit hole or 24:50.451 --> 24:50.240 kind of struggling with extremism , 24:50.250 --> 24:52.306 checking on and see why , you know , 24:52.306 --> 24:54.472 there's always a reason people kind of 24:54.472 --> 24:54.320 go down this path and just check in on 24:54.320 --> 24:55.170 them , make sure they're doing .