1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:05,420 --> 00:00:07,989 Hello , it's an honor to spend a couple 3 00:00:07,989 --> 00:00:10,156 of minutes with the greatest Air Force 4 00:00:10,199 --> 00:00:12,255 in the history of the planet . We're 5 00:00:12,255 --> 00:00:14,477 the greatest Air Force because of you , 6 00:00:14,477 --> 00:00:16,588 our airmen . Your commitment and your 7 00:00:16,588 --> 00:00:18,310 dedication and your pursuit of 8 00:00:18,310 --> 00:00:20,421 excellence makes us this winning team 9 00:00:20,421 --> 00:00:22,532 that is the envy of all others in the 10 00:00:22,532 --> 00:00:24,588 world . Chief Master Sergeant of the 11 00:00:24,588 --> 00:00:26,699 Air Force Dave Flossy and I have been 12 00:00:26,699 --> 00:00:28,921 together for almost a year now , and in 13 00:00:28,921 --> 00:00:28,760 that time we've traveled all around the 14 00:00:28,760 --> 00:00:30,760 world and we've heard from a lot of 15 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,927 airmen . And we've got some feedback . 16 00:00:33,099 --> 00:00:35,210 And some of that feedback we've taken 17 00:00:35,210 --> 00:00:37,210 back to our senior leaders , senior 18 00:00:37,210 --> 00:00:39,155 commanders , and the senior listed 19 00:00:39,155 --> 00:00:41,210 leaders in our Air Force . We made a 20 00:00:41,210 --> 00:00:43,210 couple of decisions . Now sometimes 21 00:00:43,210 --> 00:00:45,266 when those decisions are made , they 22 00:00:45,266 --> 00:00:47,432 find their way into the infosphere and 23 00:00:47,432 --> 00:00:47,369 becomes very active . It's a great 24 00:00:47,369 --> 00:00:49,536 place to have dialogue , but sometimes 25 00:00:49,536 --> 00:00:51,758 that dialogue is informed and sometimes 26 00:00:51,758 --> 00:00:53,869 it's partially informed and sometimes 27 00:00:53,869 --> 00:00:56,091 it might be even misinformed . So ahead 28 00:00:56,091 --> 00:00:58,258 of these decisions coming up , we want 29 00:00:58,258 --> 00:01:00,425 to take the opportunity to talk to you 30 00:01:00,425 --> 00:01:02,536 directly to give you the why . Behind 31 00:01:02,536 --> 00:01:04,702 some of these decisions that we make . 32 00:01:05,029 --> 00:01:07,085 You know we made some policy changes 33 00:01:07,085 --> 00:01:09,140 and some updates to standards in the 34 00:01:09,140 --> 00:01:11,196 past few years that in the aggregate 35 00:01:11,430 --> 00:01:14,029 have become more complicated , more 36 00:01:14,029 --> 00:01:17,580 complex . And what that has led to is 37 00:01:17,580 --> 00:01:19,469 that they aren't often as easy to 38 00:01:19,469 --> 00:01:21,730 understand . And they're difficult to 39 00:01:21,730 --> 00:01:23,841 understand , they may be difficult to 40 00:01:23,841 --> 00:01:25,619 comply with , and maybe be more 41 00:01:25,619 --> 00:01:27,786 challenging and difficult to enforce . 42 00:01:27,786 --> 00:01:29,841 This has opened up an environment in 43 00:01:29,841 --> 00:01:32,063 some cases where if these new standards 44 00:01:32,063 --> 00:01:34,286 and policies are difficult to enforce , 45 00:01:34,286 --> 00:01:36,286 we have selective enforcement . The 46 00:01:36,286 --> 00:01:38,174 selective enforcement can lead to 47 00:01:38,174 --> 00:01:40,174 situations where the airmen believe 48 00:01:40,174 --> 00:01:42,230 that they have the opportunity to do 49 00:01:42,230 --> 00:01:44,286 selective compliance . This is where 50 00:01:44,286 --> 00:01:46,174 the danger lies because as airmen 51 00:01:46,174 --> 00:01:48,119 decide for themselves whether they 52 00:01:48,119 --> 00:01:50,839 should comply with the tech order or 53 00:01:50,839 --> 00:01:52,395 safety regulations or other 54 00:01:52,395 --> 00:01:54,561 instructions , they may make the wrong 55 00:01:54,561 --> 00:01:57,239 choice , that's uninformed . And the 56 00:01:57,239 --> 00:01:59,959 damage is to property is to our 57 00:01:59,959 --> 00:02:03,190 equipment , but most importantly . We 58 00:02:03,190 --> 00:02:06,010 get airmen injured or killed . That's 59 00:02:06,010 --> 00:02:08,121 what's at stake , and that is what is 60 00:02:08,121 --> 00:02:10,343 driving some of these decisions . So in 61 00:02:10,343 --> 00:02:12,399 the weeks and months to come , we're 62 00:02:12,399 --> 00:02:14,399 going to be reviewing some of these 63 00:02:14,399 --> 00:02:16,121 policies , the waivers and the 64 00:02:16,121 --> 00:02:18,066 exceptions , and we're going to be 65 00:02:18,066 --> 00:02:20,232 reviewing them to ensure that they are 66 00:02:20,232 --> 00:02:22,449 easy to understand , easy to comply 67 00:02:22,449 --> 00:02:25,720 with , and easy to enforce . And along 68 00:02:25,720 --> 00:02:27,776 the way , we want to ensure they are 69 00:02:27,776 --> 00:02:29,998 aligned across our entire United States 70 00:02:29,998 --> 00:02:32,139 Air Force . Now as we make these 71 00:02:32,139 --> 00:02:34,350 decisions , we're not gonna wait for 1 72 00:02:34,350 --> 00:02:37,050 year or 2 years to roll out an entire 73 00:02:37,050 --> 00:02:39,710 batch . As we make the decisions we're 74 00:02:39,710 --> 00:02:41,821 gonna distribute them to the force to 75 00:02:41,821 --> 00:02:43,932 start enforcing as they come to you . 76 00:02:43,932 --> 00:02:46,043 Wait a minute , chief . You just said 77 00:02:46,043 --> 00:02:48,154 they're complex and they're sometimes 78 00:02:48,154 --> 00:02:50,432 hard to understand and hard to enforce . 79 00:02:50,432 --> 00:02:52,543 This is why we're also directing that 80 00:02:52,543 --> 00:02:54,543 episodically we have the formations 81 00:02:54,543 --> 00:02:56,766 come together in uniform to do a couple 82 00:02:56,766 --> 00:02:58,932 things . The first thing is to be able 83 00:02:58,932 --> 00:03:00,877 to look at yourself , look at your 84 00:03:00,877 --> 00:03:03,099 teammate , hold yourself and him or her 85 00:03:03,099 --> 00:03:05,266 accountable . To ensure that you're in 86 00:03:05,266 --> 00:03:04,869 standards you are proud that you are 87 00:03:04,869 --> 00:03:06,990 wearing this uniform in a manner that 88 00:03:06,990 --> 00:03:09,149 befits the cult arms that we that we 89 00:03:09,149 --> 00:03:11,789 have answered at the same time , it 90 00:03:11,789 --> 00:03:13,956 offers the opportunity for the command 91 00:03:13,956 --> 00:03:16,178 leadership to be able to share the very 92 00:03:16,178 --> 00:03:18,122 latest and the updated guidance so 93 00:03:18,122 --> 00:03:20,456 we're all on the same sheet of of music . 94 00:03:20,456 --> 00:03:19,669 Remember earlier I talked about one 95 00:03:19,669 --> 00:03:21,780 have aligned across our United States 96 00:03:21,780 --> 00:03:23,725 Air Force . These formations where 97 00:03:23,725 --> 00:03:25,891 we're standing in uniform looking each 98 00:03:25,891 --> 00:03:28,058 other in the eye . And reinforcing our 99 00:03:28,058 --> 00:03:30,280 commitment to your teammates and to the 100 00:03:30,280 --> 00:03:32,225 team is how we will ensure that we 101 00:03:32,225 --> 00:03:34,447 remain on the same sheet and have these 102 00:03:34,447 --> 00:03:36,630 new standards enforced across our 103 00:03:36,630 --> 00:03:38,686 United States Air Force . Now you do 104 00:03:38,686 --> 00:03:40,852 not need to wait until the next policy 105 00:03:40,852 --> 00:03:42,963 change comes out or the next standard 106 00:03:42,963 --> 00:03:45,186 update comes out to enforce standards . 107 00:03:45,186 --> 00:03:47,080 Enforcing standards shows your 108 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,580 commitment to the institution . Shows 109 00:03:49,580 --> 00:03:51,802 that you have the seriousness about the 110 00:03:51,802 --> 00:03:53,636 lethality and the danger of this 111 00:03:53,636 --> 00:03:55,802 profession that we've all chosen , and 112 00:03:55,802 --> 00:03:57,469 you are ready to perform with 113 00:03:57,469 --> 00:03:59,691 excellence and you are ready to support 114 00:03:59,691 --> 00:04:01,802 your teammate and have the trust that 115 00:04:01,802 --> 00:04:03,913 when you're in complicated situations 116 00:04:03,913 --> 00:04:06,024 disconnected from leadership in small 117 00:04:06,024 --> 00:04:08,302 teams trying to solve complex problems , 118 00:04:08,302 --> 00:04:08,220 everyone knows that everyone's 119 00:04:08,220 --> 00:04:10,259 dedicated to the team above the 120 00:04:10,259 --> 00:04:12,481 individual . That's what it means to be 121 00:04:12,481 --> 00:04:14,570 a part of a winning team . When the 122 00:04:14,570 --> 00:04:16,792 stakes are as high as they are now , we 123 00:04:16,792 --> 00:04:19,014 need the best winning team on the field 124 00:04:19,014 --> 00:04:21,459 that we can have . We have that team in 125 00:04:21,459 --> 00:04:23,459 the United States Air Force . Let's 126 00:04:23,459 --> 00:04:25,809 make it better . Let's make it stronger , 127 00:04:26,100 --> 00:04:28,540 and let's let it win by more by having 128 00:04:28,540 --> 00:04:30,762 better standards and accountability and 129 00:04:30,762 --> 00:04:32,596 being proud not only to wear the 130 00:04:32,596 --> 00:04:34,818 uniform but to have the discipline that 131 00:04:34,818 --> 00:04:36,929 is the backbone . Of the greatest Air 132 00:04:36,929 --> 00:04:38,410 Force in the history of the planet .