1 00:00:23,824 --> 00:00:26,260 Good afternoon and welcome to 2 00:00:26,260 --> 00:00:29,096 Good afternoon and welcome to our 2020 virtual Military 3 00:00:29,096 --> 00:00:31,298 our 2020 virtual Military Academy preview Day We bring 4 00:00:31,298 --> 00:00:32,766 Academy preview Day We bring you greetings, of course from 5 00:00:32,766 --> 00:00:33,601 you greetings, of course from Alabama Seventh Congressional 6 00:00:33,601 --> 00:00:35,769 Alabama Seventh Congressional District and now we will have 7 00:00:35,769 --> 00:00:38,305 District and now we will have opening remarks by Alabama 8 00:00:38,305 --> 00:00:41,275 opening remarks by Alabama Seventh Congressional District 9 00:00:41,275 --> 00:00:43,944 Seventh Congressional District Congresswoman Terry Hi, I am so 10 00:00:43,944 --> 00:00:46,581 Congresswoman Terry Hi, I am so excited about this US Military 11 00:00:46,581 --> 00:00:47,915 excited about this US Military Service Academy preview Day 12 00:00:47,915 --> 00:00:49,316 Service Academy preview Day every year. I have the 13 00:00:49,316 --> 00:00:51,752 every year. I have the privilege to nominate a few 14 00:00:51,752 --> 00:00:52,886 privilege to nominate a few individuals to our United 15 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:54,589 individuals to our United States. Military service 16 00:00:54,589 --> 00:00:55,122 States. Military service academies. I wanna thank all of 17 00:00:55,122 --> 00:00:58,125 academies. I wanna thank all of you for joining. US for our 18 00:00:58,125 --> 00:00:59,293 you for joining. US for our live broadcast on our very 19 00:00:59,293 --> 00:01:02,330 live broadcast on our very first virtual military Service 20 00:01:02,330 --> 00:01:04,264 first virtual military Service Academy preview Day. It is so 21 00:01:04,264 --> 00:01:05,099 Academy preview Day. It is so wonderful to be joined here 22 00:01:05,099 --> 00:01:07,201 wonderful to be joined here with representatives from all 23 00:01:07,201 --> 00:01:08,802 with representatives from all five of the military service 24 00:01:08,802 --> 00:01:11,305 five of the military service academies, as well as Marion 25 00:01:11,305 --> 00:01:13,040 academies, as well as Marion Military Institute, one of our 26 00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:15,242 Military Institute, one of our four uh military junior 27 00:01:15,242 --> 00:01:16,810 four uh military junior colleges in the United States, 28 00:01:16,810 --> 00:01:18,345 colleges in the United States, located right in the heart of 29 00:01:18,345 --> 00:01:20,280 located right in the heart of Alabama’s seventh Congressional 30 00:01:20,280 --> 00:01:21,915 Alabama’s seventh Congressional district. They will be giving 31 00:01:21,915 --> 00:01:23,550 district. They will be giving us information about these 32 00:01:23,550 --> 00:01:24,918 us information about these historic institutions as so 33 00:01:24,918 --> 00:01:27,721 historic institutions as so many of you know there. Five 34 00:01:27,721 --> 00:01:30,524 many of you know there. Five military service academies the 35 00:01:30,524 --> 00:01:31,892 military service academies the United States military Academy 36 00:01:31,892 --> 00:01:34,294 United States military Academy known as Army um at West Point, 37 00:01:34,294 --> 00:01:35,730 known as Army um at West Point, the United States Naval 38 00:01:35,730 --> 00:01:36,697 the United States Naval Academy, the United States Air 39 00:01:36,697 --> 00:01:38,732 Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the United 40 00:01:38,732 --> 00:01:40,267 Force Academy, the United States Merchant Marine Academy 41 00:01:40,267 --> 00:01:41,468 States Merchant Marine Academy and the United States Coast 42 00:01:41,468 --> 00:01:44,238 and the United States Coast Guard Academy all of these uh 43 00:01:44,238 --> 00:01:46,206 Guard Academy all of these uh service academies offer amazing 44 00:01:46,206 --> 00:01:47,807 service academies offer amazing scholarship opportunities and 45 00:01:47,807 --> 00:01:49,242 scholarship opportunities and will prepare you for a 46 00:01:49,242 --> 00:01:50,878 will prepare you for a wonderful careers in our 47 00:01:50,878 --> 00:01:52,380 wonderful careers in our military as well as leadership 48 00:01:52,380 --> 00:01:53,514 military as well as leadership opportunities that will last 49 00:01:53,514 --> 00:01:54,649 opportunities that will last you a lifetime this year 50 00:01:54,649 --> 00:01:57,684 you a lifetime this year November. November 6 Friday, 51 00:01:57,684 --> 00:01:59,920 November. November 6 Friday, November 6, is the deadline for 52 00:01:59,920 --> 00:02:01,421 November 6, is the deadline for submission of your application 53 00:02:01,421 --> 00:02:03,825 submission of your application to my office, Please visit my 54 00:02:03,825 --> 00:02:06,761 to my office, Please visit my website at Sewell dot House dot 55 00:02:06,761 --> 00:02:09,196 website at Sewell dot House dot under the services tab for 56 00:02:09,196 --> 00:02:11,765 under the services tab for eligibility requirements and 57 00:02:11,765 --> 00:02:13,233 eligibility requirements and nomination checklist on 58 00:02:13,233 --> 00:02:14,702 nomination checklist on Saturday, November 21st, We 59 00:02:14,702 --> 00:02:16,537 Saturday, November 21st, We will hold interviews via zoom 60 00:02:16,537 --> 00:02:19,206 will hold interviews via zoom for candidates that complete 61 00:02:19,206 --> 00:02:21,809 for candidates that complete our nomination application. I 62 00:02:21,809 --> 00:02:23,877 our nomination application. I hope all of the graduating 63 00:02:23,877 --> 00:02:25,846 hope all of the graduating seniors in our district will 64 00:02:25,846 --> 00:02:27,047 seniors in our district will really consider applying to the 65 00:02:27,047 --> 00:02:29,249 really consider applying to the United States Military service 66 00:02:29,249 --> 00:02:30,116 United States Military service academies for college. It is a 67 00:02:30,116 --> 00:02:30,951 academies for college. It is a great way to get scholarship 68 00:02:30,951 --> 00:02:33,954 great way to get scholarship money. Education while learning 69 00:02:33,954 --> 00:02:35,856 money. Education while learning very important leadership 70 00:02:35,856 --> 00:02:37,758 very important leadership skills, it also requires a 71 00:02:37,758 --> 00:02:38,959 skills, it also requires a commitment to serve a minimum 72 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:40,260 commitment to serve a minimum of 5 years in one of our 73 00:02:40,260 --> 00:02:42,029 of 5 years in one of our nation’s military, We must 74 00:02:42,029 --> 00:02:44,265 nation’s military, We must never forget the precious gift 75 00:02:44,265 --> 00:02:45,733 never forget the precious gift of freedom that is preserved 76 00:02:45,733 --> 00:02:47,034 of freedom that is preserved because of the dedication and 77 00:02:47,034 --> 00:02:49,203 because of the dedication and courage of those who learn to 78 00:02:49,203 --> 00:02:51,872 courage of those who learn to lead of the United States 79 00:02:51,872 --> 00:02:52,606 lead of the United States Service Military Academy. 80 00:02:52,606 --> 00:02:55,008 Service Military Academy. Remember the deadline is next 81 00:02:55,008 --> 00:02:57,611 Remember the deadline is next Friday, November 6 to mail in 82 00:02:57,611 --> 00:02:59,713 Friday, November 6 to mail in your application to my 83 00:02:59,713 --> 00:03:01,382 your application to my Birmingham office. all the 84 00:03:01,382 --> 00:03:03,817 Birmingham office. all the details about the nomination, 85 00:03:03,817 --> 00:03:04,585 details about the nomination, checklist and application can 86 00:03:04,585 --> 00:03:06,186 checklist and application can be found on my website at 87 00:03:06,186 --> 00:03:09,256 be found on my website at Sewell. 88 00:03:09,256 --> 00:03:09,356 Sewell. Dot Gov. 89 00:03:09,356 --> 00:03:11,225 Dot Gov. It is so wonderful to 90 00:03:11,225 --> 00:03:13,227 Dot Gov. It is so wonderful to have the opportunity to welcome 91 00:03:13,227 --> 00:03:14,995 have the opportunity to welcome our featured speakers who will 92 00:03:14,995 --> 00:03:17,164 our featured speakers who will talk about each of the service 93 00:03:17,164 --> 00:03:19,733 talk about each of the service military academies and tell us 94 00:03:19,733 --> 00:03:21,335 military academies and tell us about their experiences there 95 00:03:21,335 --> 00:03:22,669 about their experiences there and what you can look forward 96 00:03:22,669 --> 00:03:25,706 and what you can look forward to once again. welcome to the 97 00:03:25,706 --> 00:03:28,008 to once again. welcome to the twenty virtual military 98 00:03:28,008 --> 00:03:32,279 twenty virtual military services Academy preview Day. 99 00:03:32,279 --> 00:03:34,115 services Academy preview Day. Thank you so much Congresswoman 100 00:03:34,115 --> 00:03:36,550 Thank you so much Congresswoman will give right into our first 101 00:03:36,550 --> 00:03:37,918 will give right into our first presentation. We’ll have the 102 00:03:37,918 --> 00:03:40,288 presentation. We’ll have the United States Military Academy 103 00:03:40,288 --> 00:03:44,324 United States Military Academy Army at West Point. Alright, 104 00:03:44,324 --> 00:03:45,826 Army at West Point. Alright, I’m gonna go ahead and get my 105 00:03:45,826 --> 00:03:48,295 I’m gonna go ahead and get my my screen shared here so that 106 00:03:48,295 --> 00:03:51,799 my screen shared here so that everybody can see my slides and 107 00:03:51,799 --> 00:03:53,634 everybody can see my slides and we’ll get it going everybody. 108 00:03:53,634 --> 00:03:54,902 we’ll get it going everybody. hear me. alright thumbs up 109 00:03:54,902 --> 00:03:57,437 hear me. alright thumbs up somewhere around there. Yup. 110 00:03:57,437 --> 00:03:58,839 somewhere around there. Yup. Alright. So I’m captain Lucas 111 00:03:58,839 --> 00:04:00,407 Alright. So I’m captain Lucas Dahl. I’m the Southeast 112 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:01,475 Dahl. I’m the Southeast regional Commander for 113 00:04:01,475 --> 00:04:03,844 regional Commander for admissions uh which means I 114 00:04:03,844 --> 00:04:05,279 admissions uh which means I cover everything from Maryland 115 00:04:05,279 --> 00:04:05,813 cover everything from Maryland all the way down to Florida, 116 00:04:05,813 --> 00:04:07,915 all the way down to Florida, including uh Alabama as well, 117 00:04:07,915 --> 00:04:09,450 including uh Alabama as well, You guys are actually the 118 00:04:09,450 --> 00:04:10,951 You guys are actually the furthest west of the districts 119 00:04:10,951 --> 00:04:12,419 furthest west of the districts that I have in my entire 120 00:04:12,419 --> 00:04:13,320 that I have in my entire region. so uh it’s a little bit 121 00:04:13,320 --> 00:04:15,956 region. so uh it’s a little bit later. Here where I’m at in the 122 00:04:15,956 --> 00:04:18,792 later. Here where I’m at in the East coast but ready to go um 123 00:04:18,792 --> 00:04:22,396 East coast but ready to go um so I am a 2010 graduate of West 124 00:04:22,396 --> 00:04:23,697 so I am a 2010 graduate of West Point, I had the amazing 125 00:04:23,697 --> 00:04:25,299 Point, I had the amazing opportunity to spend 4 years 126 00:04:25,299 --> 00:04:26,900 opportunity to spend 4 years here at this beautiful place Uh 127 00:04:26,900 --> 00:04:28,335 here at this beautiful place Uh this time of year right now is 128 00:04:28,335 --> 00:04:29,537 this time of year right now is actually the best time to be 129 00:04:29,537 --> 00:04:30,837 actually the best time to be here. There’s so many colors up 130 00:04:30,837 --> 00:04:32,272 here. There’s so many colors up here in the Hudson River Valley 131 00:04:32,272 --> 00:04:34,274 here in the Hudson River Valley uh about fifty miles north of 132 00:04:34,274 --> 00:04:35,108 uh about fifty miles north of New York City is where we’re 133 00:04:35,108 --> 00:04:37,377 New York City is where we’re located uh in this gorgeous 134 00:04:37,377 --> 00:04:39,946 located uh in this gorgeous Hudson River Valley um and what 135 00:04:39,946 --> 00:04:41,248 Hudson River Valley um and what it’s always worth pointing out 136 00:04:41,248 --> 00:04:42,616 it’s always worth pointing out is not necessarily uh just the 137 00:04:42,616 --> 00:04:45,219 is not necessarily uh just the beauty and the. Location of 138 00:04:45,219 --> 00:04:46,719 beauty and the. Location of West Point but the strategic 139 00:04:46,719 --> 00:04:47,888 West Point but the strategic importance of West Point goes 140 00:04:47,888 --> 00:04:49,389 importance of West Point goes all the way back to 141 00:04:49,389 --> 00:04:50,791 all the way back to revolutionary war. I was 142 00:04:50,791 --> 00:04:51,725 revolutionary war. I was selected by George Washington. 143 00:04:51,725 --> 00:04:55,029 selected by George Washington. do its location here on the 144 00:04:55,029 --> 00:04:56,430 do its location here on the Hudson River in this sharp bend 145 00:04:56,430 --> 00:04:58,031 Hudson River in this sharp bend that you see on the slide in 146 00:04:58,031 --> 00:04:59,132 that you see on the slide in the river. It’s actually the 147 00:04:59,132 --> 00:05:00,400 the river. It’s actually the sharpest bend in the entire 148 00:05:00,400 --> 00:05:02,936 sharpest bend in the entire Hudson River uh and it was the 149 00:05:02,936 --> 00:05:04,304 Hudson River uh and it was the spot where British ships had to 150 00:05:04,304 --> 00:05:07,208 spot where British ships had to slow down the most uh going up 151 00:05:07,208 --> 00:05:09,309 slow down the most uh going up the river trying to split the 152 00:05:09,309 --> 00:05:11,145 the river trying to split the split the colonies and this was 153 00:05:11,145 --> 00:05:11,745 split the colonies and this was an opportunity for the 154 00:05:11,745 --> 00:05:14,114 an opportunity for the Colonials to. Right there and 155 00:05:14,114 --> 00:05:15,449 Colonials to. Right there and that was why George Washington 156 00:05:15,449 --> 00:05:17,217 that was why George Washington selected this location. The 157 00:05:17,217 --> 00:05:17,817 selected this location. The other thing I always like to 158 00:05:17,817 --> 00:05:19,287 other thing I always like to highlight since I do work with 159 00:05:19,287 --> 00:05:20,454 highlight since I do work with candidates from the southeast 160 00:05:20,454 --> 00:05:22,789 candidates from the southeast is in this picture. here you 161 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:24,458 is in this picture. here you see all of our barracks as well 162 00:05:24,458 --> 00:05:25,758 see all of our barracks as well as all of our academic 163 00:05:25,758 --> 00:05:27,361 as all of our academic buildings. Uh they’re all very 164 00:05:27,361 --> 00:05:29,396 buildings. Uh they’re all very closely located. so for those 165 00:05:29,396 --> 00:05:30,130 closely located. so for those of you who come from places 166 00:05:30,130 --> 00:05:32,232 of you who come from places where uh snow is not coming 167 00:05:32,232 --> 00:05:33,801 where uh snow is not coming when it gets cold here. Don’t 168 00:05:33,801 --> 00:05:34,935 when it gets cold here. Don’t worry your walk to class is 169 00:05:34,935 --> 00:05:36,470 worry your walk to class is maybe gonna be two or 3 minutes 170 00:05:36,470 --> 00:05:37,804 maybe gonna be two or 3 minutes day, depending on which bars 171 00:05:37,804 --> 00:05:40,474 day, depending on which bars you’re in which academic 172 00:05:40,474 --> 00:05:42,209 you’re in which academic building you’re going to. 173 00:05:42,209 --> 00:05:43,810 building you’re going to. Mission in West Point is to 174 00:05:43,810 --> 00:05:45,012 Mission in West Point is to educate train and inspire the 175 00:05:45,012 --> 00:05:46,346 educate train and inspire the core cadets so that each 176 00:05:46,346 --> 00:05:48,314 core cadets so that each graduate is a commission leader 177 00:05:48,314 --> 00:05:49,782 graduate is a commission leader of character committed to the 178 00:05:49,782 --> 00:05:51,184 of character committed to the values of duty honor country 179 00:05:51,184 --> 00:05:53,153 values of duty honor country and prepared for a career, 180 00:05:53,153 --> 00:05:54,287 and prepared for a career, professional excellence and 181 00:05:54,287 --> 00:05:55,555 professional excellence and service to the nation as an 182 00:05:55,555 --> 00:05:57,557 service to the nation as an officer in the United States 183 00:05:57,557 --> 00:05:59,426 officer in the United States Army, There’s one line on here 184 00:05:59,426 --> 00:06:00,326 Army, There’s one line on here that I like to highlight I 185 00:06:00,326 --> 00:06:01,161 that I like to highlight I think is the most important 186 00:06:01,161 --> 00:06:02,362 think is the most important piece and that’s that last one 187 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:03,730 piece and that’s that last one service to the nation as an 188 00:06:03,730 --> 00:06:05,565 service to the nation as an officer in the United States 189 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:06,500 officer in the United States Army every single graduate of 190 00:06:06,500 --> 00:06:08,768 Army every single graduate of West Point does go on to serve 191 00:06:08,768 --> 00:06:10,103 West Point does go on to serve at least 5 years as an officer, 192 00:06:10,103 --> 00:06:10,771 at least 5 years as an officer, and it’s important to know 193 00:06:10,771 --> 00:06:13,507 and it’s important to know that. When you’re this early in 194 00:06:13,507 --> 00:06:14,841 that. When you’re this early in the process when you’re looking 195 00:06:14,841 --> 00:06:16,309 the process when you’re looking at what what do you wanna do 196 00:06:16,309 --> 00:06:17,810 at what what do you wanna do for college? What’s the best 197 00:06:17,810 --> 00:06:20,314 for college? What’s the best place for you Uh to have the 198 00:06:20,314 --> 00:06:21,248 place for you Uh to have the experience you’re looking for 199 00:06:21,248 --> 00:06:23,150 experience you’re looking for uh understanding that service 200 00:06:23,150 --> 00:06:24,284 uh understanding that service is part of the commitment that 201 00:06:24,284 --> 00:06:26,053 is part of the commitment that you’re you’re buying into by 202 00:06:26,053 --> 00:06:27,787 you’re you’re buying into by accepting of the service 203 00:06:27,787 --> 00:06:31,024 accepting of the service academies is an important piece 204 00:06:31,024 --> 00:06:33,694 academies is an important piece of that. so West point is the 205 00:06:33,694 --> 00:06:35,062 of that. so West point is the preeminent leadership 206 00:06:35,062 --> 00:06:36,362 preeminent leadership development institution in the 207 00:06:36,362 --> 00:06:37,665 development institution in the world. Uh we’ve developed 208 00:06:37,665 --> 00:06:39,133 world. Uh we’ve developed leaders of character and we do 209 00:06:39,133 --> 00:06:41,235 leaders of character and we do that through four developmental 210 00:06:41,235 --> 00:06:44,504 that through four developmental pillars, academic physical 211 00:06:44,504 --> 00:06:44,671 pillars, academic physical military and character 212 00:06:44,671 --> 00:06:47,274 military and character building. The academic side uh 213 00:06:47,274 --> 00:06:48,776 building. The academic side uh you’ll see here that West Point 214 00:06:48,776 --> 00:06:50,343 you’ll see here that West Point regularly rated is one of the 215 00:06:50,343 --> 00:06:52,112 regularly rated is one of the top institutions in the country 216 00:06:52,112 --> 00:06:55,282 top institutions in the country um by multiple sources. uh 217 00:06:55,282 --> 00:06:56,149 um by multiple sources. uh you’ll see that we have the 218 00:06:56,149 --> 00:06:57,718 you’ll see that we have the fifth most road scholars 219 00:06:57,718 --> 00:06:59,886 fifth most road scholars All-time most Marshall scholars 220 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,421 All-time most Marshall scholars all time, but I think the most 221 00:07:01,421 --> 00:07:03,290 all time, but I think the most important ranking here is that 222 00:07:03,290 --> 00:07:04,959 important ranking here is that number one most accessible 223 00:07:04,959 --> 00:07:07,828 number one most accessible professors uh. I can speak from 224 00:07:07,828 --> 00:07:09,529 professors uh. I can speak from my personal experience I 225 00:07:09,529 --> 00:07:10,931 my personal experience I actually came to West point, 226 00:07:10,931 --> 00:07:12,533 actually came to West point, having served as an enlisted 227 00:07:12,533 --> 00:07:15,702 having served as an enlisted soldier first uh so my academic 228 00:07:15,702 --> 00:07:16,403 soldier first uh so my academic preparation coming to West 229 00:07:16,403 --> 00:07:18,738 preparation coming to West Point was minimal. I was not 230 00:07:18,738 --> 00:07:20,407 Point was minimal. I was not prepared for the academic rigor 231 00:07:20,407 --> 00:07:24,010 prepared for the academic rigor uh that I was faced here and I 232 00:07:24,010 --> 00:07:26,245 uh that I was faced here and I will tell you that between my 233 00:07:26,245 --> 00:07:26,813 will tell you that between my professors and their their 234 00:07:26,813 --> 00:07:28,248 professors and their their willingness and and 235 00:07:28,248 --> 00:07:30,450 willingness and and accessibility and helpfulness 236 00:07:30,450 --> 00:07:32,452 accessibility and helpfulness and my classmates uh that was 237 00:07:32,452 --> 00:07:34,454 and my classmates uh that was the only things that made me 238 00:07:34,454 --> 00:07:36,356 the only things that made me gave me the ability to be 239 00:07:36,356 --> 00:07:36,991 gave me the ability to be successful here at West Point 240 00:07:36,991 --> 00:07:40,026 successful here at West Point uh our professors here. They’re 241 00:07:40,026 --> 00:07:41,261 uh our professors here. They’re not here to do any research. 242 00:07:41,261 --> 00:07:42,462 not here to do any research. They’re not here to advance 243 00:07:42,462 --> 00:07:44,331 They’re not here to advance their own careers. They’re here 244 00:07:44,331 --> 00:07:47,935 their own careers. They’re here to help develop train mentor 245 00:07:47,935 --> 00:07:50,370 to help develop train mentor and teach our cadets that is 246 00:07:50,370 --> 00:07:51,939 and teach our cadets that is their whole purpose. Uh and 247 00:07:51,939 --> 00:07:55,708 their whole purpose. Uh and that is why they are the most 248 00:07:55,708 --> 00:07:56,076 that is why they are the most accessible professors in the 249 00:07:56,076 --> 00:07:58,278 accessible professors in the country moving on to the 250 00:07:58,278 --> 00:08:00,046 country moving on to the military development piece we 251 00:08:00,046 --> 00:08:01,280 military development piece we do that by building our cadets 252 00:08:01,280 --> 00:08:03,116 do that by building our cadets up across the 4 years, you’ll 253 00:08:03,116 --> 00:08:05,418 up across the 4 years, you’ll see that starts with Six-week 254 00:08:05,418 --> 00:08:06,486 see that starts with Six-week cadet basic training uh and 255 00:08:06,486 --> 00:08:08,054 cadet basic training uh and this is where we do the basics. 256 00:08:08,054 --> 00:08:09,323 this is where we do the basics. we turn a civilian into a 257 00:08:09,323 --> 00:08:10,824 we turn a civilian into a soldier and the most important 258 00:08:10,824 --> 00:08:12,159 soldier and the most important thing you’re gonna learn during 259 00:08:12,159 --> 00:08:12,793 thing you’re gonna learn during Cadet Basic training is how to 260 00:08:12,793 --> 00:08:15,862 Cadet Basic training is how to be a member of a team. Before 261 00:08:15,862 --> 00:08:16,630 be a member of a team. Before you can be a good leader you 262 00:08:16,630 --> 00:08:18,565 you can be a good leader you you need to be a good member of 263 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:20,401 you need to be a good member of a team. We’re gonna build upon 264 00:08:20,401 --> 00:08:21,835 a team. We’re gonna build upon that going into your second 265 00:08:21,835 --> 00:08:23,003 that going into your second summer here uh with the cadet 266 00:08:23,003 --> 00:08:25,371 summer here uh with the cadet field training there you’re 267 00:08:25,371 --> 00:08:26,373 field training there you’re gonna do some more advanced 268 00:08:26,373 --> 00:08:27,207 gonna do some more advanced operations and you’re also 269 00:08:27,207 --> 00:08:28,108 operations and you’re also gonna get your first 270 00:08:28,108 --> 00:08:29,242 gonna get your first opportunity to lead and you’re 271 00:08:29,242 --> 00:08:30,810 opportunity to lead and you’re gonna be leading your peers as 272 00:08:30,810 --> 00:08:32,245 gonna be leading your peers as a as a team leader throughout 273 00:08:32,245 --> 00:08:34,748 a as a team leader throughout some of these operations and 274 00:08:34,748 --> 00:08:35,883 some of these operations and it’s gonna be an opportunity to 275 00:08:35,883 --> 00:08:37,217 it’s gonna be an opportunity to experience leadership and 276 00:08:37,217 --> 00:08:39,119 experience leadership and figure out what kind of leader 277 00:08:39,119 --> 00:08:40,487 figure out what kind of leader you’re gonna be We continue to 278 00:08:40,487 --> 00:08:42,522 you’re gonna be We continue to build upon that during your 279 00:08:42,522 --> 00:08:43,190 build upon that during your junior and senior years as 280 00:08:43,190 --> 00:08:45,692 junior and senior years as specifically in their. Detail 281 00:08:45,692 --> 00:08:46,259 specifically in their. Detail they’re gonna have the 282 00:08:46,259 --> 00:08:48,395 they’re gonna have the opportunity cadets have the 283 00:08:48,395 --> 00:08:48,896 opportunity cadets have the opportunity to be the 284 00:08:48,896 --> 00:08:50,463 opportunity to be the leadership uh maybe you’re 285 00:08:50,463 --> 00:08:51,565 leadership uh maybe you’re gonna be a platoon leader or 286 00:08:51,565 --> 00:08:53,900 gonna be a platoon leader or company commander um or even 287 00:08:53,900 --> 00:08:55,735 company commander um or even maybe a higher level leadership 288 00:08:55,735 --> 00:08:56,770 maybe a higher level leadership position during cadet basic 289 00:08:56,770 --> 00:08:58,672 position during cadet basic training or cadet field 290 00:08:58,672 --> 00:09:00,674 training or cadet field training and again, it’s 291 00:09:00,674 --> 00:09:01,908 training and again, it’s another opportunity for our 292 00:09:01,908 --> 00:09:04,277 another opportunity for our cadets to experience 293 00:09:04,277 --> 00:09:04,945 cadets to experience leadership. We don’t just talk 294 00:09:04,945 --> 00:09:06,345 leadership. We don’t just talk about leadership here we don’t 295 00:09:06,345 --> 00:09:08,315 about leadership here we don’t just uh tell people how to be 296 00:09:08,315 --> 00:09:10,116 just uh tell people how to be good leaders. We give them 297 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:12,318 good leaders. We give them opportunities to experience 298 00:09:12,318 --> 00:09:12,786 opportunities to experience leadership themselves and 299 00:09:12,786 --> 00:09:16,489 leadership themselves and develop their leadership style 300 00:09:16,489 --> 00:09:17,023 develop their leadership style through actually leading the 301 00:09:17,023 --> 00:09:18,525 through actually leading the other thing. I’d like to point 302 00:09:18,525 --> 00:09:19,893 other thing. I’d like to point out here with the military 303 00:09:19,893 --> 00:09:21,727 out here with the military development is that the 304 00:09:21,727 --> 00:09:22,429 development is that the opportunities at West Point 305 00:09:22,429 --> 00:09:23,830 opportunities at West Point cadets have for military 306 00:09:23,830 --> 00:09:24,964 cadets have for military leadership schools. I think the 307 00:09:24,964 --> 00:09:26,432 leadership schools. I think the opportunities that our cadets 308 00:09:26,432 --> 00:09:27,835 opportunities that our cadets have are actually higher than 309 00:09:27,835 --> 00:09:28,835 have are actually higher than what you’re probably gonna see 310 00:09:28,835 --> 00:09:30,303 what you’re probably gonna see once you get out to the army. 311 00:09:30,303 --> 00:09:32,005 once you get out to the army. Um we send hundreds of cadets 312 00:09:32,005 --> 00:09:33,306 Um we send hundreds of cadets down to Fort Benning, Georgia 313 00:09:33,306 --> 00:09:34,574 down to Fort Benning, Georgia for airborne school every 314 00:09:34,574 --> 00:09:36,142 for airborne school every summer we bring a mobile 315 00:09:36,142 --> 00:09:38,411 summer we bring a mobile training team here to train 316 00:09:38,411 --> 00:09:39,813 training team here to train aerosol school right here on 317 00:09:39,813 --> 00:09:42,281 aerosol school right here on the campus at West Point um and 318 00:09:42,281 --> 00:09:44,852 the campus at West Point um and often times train over 700 319 00:09:44,852 --> 00:09:46,586 often times train over 700 cadets in the summer and some 320 00:09:46,586 --> 00:09:47,754 cadets in the summer and some of these other schools, you’re 321 00:09:47,754 --> 00:09:49,123 of these other schools, you’re just not gonna see regular 322 00:09:49,123 --> 00:09:49,889 just not gonna see regular opportunities at when you’re 323 00:09:49,889 --> 00:09:51,925 opportunities at when you’re out in the army. Uh but we’re 324 00:09:51,925 --> 00:09:54,594 out in the army. Uh but we’re able to get those opportunities 325 00:09:54,594 --> 00:09:56,864 able to get those opportunities for our cadets now, I’m gonna 326 00:09:56,864 --> 00:09:57,463 for our cadets now, I’m gonna talk about the physical 327 00:09:57,463 --> 00:09:58,598 talk about the physical development piece. you see here 328 00:09:58,598 --> 00:09:59,766 development piece. you see here a list of some of the classes 329 00:09:59,766 --> 00:10:01,001 a list of some of the classes on the physical side that 330 00:10:01,001 --> 00:10:02,201 on the physical side that you’re gonna take over the 331 00:10:02,201 --> 00:10:03,670 you’re gonna take over the course of your 4 years um but 332 00:10:03,670 --> 00:10:06,373 course of your 4 years um but what I like to highlight is it 333 00:10:06,373 --> 00:10:08,108 what I like to highlight is it isn’t just about physical 334 00:10:08,108 --> 00:10:09,409 isn’t just about physical development. Uh I learned some 335 00:10:09,409 --> 00:10:11,911 development. Uh I learned some of the greatest lessons that I 336 00:10:11,911 --> 00:10:13,013 of the greatest lessons that I learned at West Point through 337 00:10:13,013 --> 00:10:15,316 learned at West Point through my physical development classes 338 00:10:15,316 --> 00:10:16,816 my physical development classes and it had nothing to do with 339 00:10:16,816 --> 00:10:18,218 and it had nothing to do with my physical fitness level 340 00:10:18,218 --> 00:10:19,486 my physical fitness level specifically, I like to speak 341 00:10:19,486 --> 00:10:20,521 specifically, I like to speak to the survival sewing class 342 00:10:20,521 --> 00:10:22,689 to the survival sewing class first thing, I’ll say. Before I 343 00:10:22,689 --> 00:10:24,924 first thing, I’ll say. Before I even get into, it is that I’m 344 00:10:24,924 --> 00:10:26,292 even get into, it is that I’m afraid of heights and I really 345 00:10:26,292 --> 00:10:27,861 afraid of heights and I really don’t like water very much so 346 00:10:27,861 --> 00:10:29,128 don’t like water very much so walking in the survival. 347 00:10:29,128 --> 00:10:30,497 walking in the survival. swimming class was not uh not 348 00:10:30,497 --> 00:10:31,698 swimming class was not uh not something I was looking forward 349 00:10:31,698 --> 00:10:33,267 something I was looking forward to I’ll tell you from beginning 350 00:10:33,267 --> 00:10:35,402 to I’ll tell you from beginning and on day one, they tell you 351 00:10:35,402 --> 00:10:35,735 and on day one, they tell you what the graduation 352 00:10:35,735 --> 00:10:37,304 what the graduation requirements are as part of 353 00:10:37,304 --> 00:10:38,605 requirements are as part of that class and one of those is 354 00:10:38,605 --> 00:10:39,639 that class and one of those is to go off with the ten meter 355 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:42,409 to go off with the ten meter tower and into the water for me 356 00:10:42,409 --> 00:10:44,878 tower and into the water for me uh on day one when I when they 357 00:10:44,878 --> 00:10:46,413 uh on day one when I when they told me that was part of what I 358 00:10:46,413 --> 00:10:47,914 told me that was part of what I was gonna need to do I was in 359 00:10:47,914 --> 00:10:49,215 was gonna need to do I was in my brain. I was telling myself. 360 00:10:49,215 --> 00:10:50,317 my brain. I was telling myself. there’s absolutely no way this 361 00:10:50,317 --> 00:10:51,718 there’s absolutely no way this will be the last class I take 362 00:10:51,718 --> 00:10:52,385 will be the last class I take at West Point. uh there’s no 363 00:10:52,385 --> 00:10:55,289 at West Point. uh there’s no way I can do this. Uh but 364 00:10:55,289 --> 00:10:56,356 way I can do this. Uh but throughout the course of that 365 00:10:56,356 --> 00:10:58,325 throughout the course of that class, they didn’t just develop 366 00:10:58,325 --> 00:10:59,860 class, they didn’t just develop my confidence in my ability to 367 00:10:59,860 --> 00:11:02,796 my confidence in my ability to swim or um my confidence in the 368 00:11:02,796 --> 00:11:04,831 swim or um my confidence in the water they developed my 369 00:11:04,831 --> 00:11:06,533 water they developed my confidence in myself uh so 370 00:11:06,533 --> 00:11:08,902 confidence in myself uh so instead of letting my brain 371 00:11:08,902 --> 00:11:10,303 instead of letting my brain tell me that I couldn’t do 372 00:11:10,303 --> 00:11:12,706 tell me that I couldn’t do things or letting my fear uh 373 00:11:12,706 --> 00:11:15,976 things or letting my fear uh overtake um my willpower I 374 00:11:15,976 --> 00:11:17,778 overtake um my willpower I learned to push myself past 375 00:11:17,778 --> 00:11:19,779 learned to push myself past what I thought my limits were 376 00:11:19,779 --> 00:11:20,847 what I thought my limits were and more than anything else 377 00:11:20,847 --> 00:11:23,349 and more than anything else more than the skills I learned. 378 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:26,252 more than the skills I learned. In the water more than the 379 00:11:26,252 --> 00:11:27,687 In the water more than the anything else I learned in 380 00:11:27,687 --> 00:11:29,222 anything else I learned in survival swimming, I learned 381 00:11:29,222 --> 00:11:31,258 survival swimming, I learned more about myself and what’s on 382 00:11:31,258 --> 00:11:32,960 more about myself and what’s on the inside my ability to push 383 00:11:32,960 --> 00:11:36,797 the inside my ability to push myself past my limits. The 384 00:11:36,797 --> 00:11:37,697 myself past my limits. The other side of our physical 385 00:11:37,697 --> 00:11:38,398 other side of our physical development at West Point is 386 00:11:38,398 --> 00:11:40,399 development at West Point is that every cadet is an athlete 387 00:11:40,399 --> 00:11:41,935 that every cadet is an athlete whether that’s at the NC AA 388 00:11:41,935 --> 00:11:43,337 whether that’s at the NC AA Division, One level club sport 389 00:11:43,337 --> 00:11:44,738 Division, One level club sport or company athletics team 390 00:11:44,738 --> 00:11:46,473 or company athletics team everybody competes, and that’s 391 00:11:46,473 --> 00:11:48,307 everybody competes, and that’s the really important word. here 392 00:11:48,307 --> 00:11:50,276 the really important word. here is that every is taught on a 393 00:11:50,276 --> 00:11:52,412 is that every is taught on a daily basis to compete to win 394 00:11:52,412 --> 00:11:53,146 daily basis to compete to win because in the United States 395 00:11:53,146 --> 00:11:56,416 because in the United States Army. That’s what we do is win. 396 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:57,851 Army. That’s what we do is win. Now, I’m gonna talk about 397 00:11:57,851 --> 00:11:58,786 Now, I’m gonna talk about what’s probably the most 398 00:11:58,786 --> 00:12:00,253 what’s probably the most important piece of this uh my 399 00:12:00,253 --> 00:12:02,022 important piece of this uh my entire slide deck uh and that’s 400 00:12:02,022 --> 00:12:04,190 entire slide deck uh and that’s the candid application. 401 00:12:04,190 --> 00:12:05,292 the candid application. Everybody is here wants to know 402 00:12:05,292 --> 00:12:06,960 Everybody is here wants to know information about how can I 403 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:08,395 information about how can I make myself most competitive to 404 00:12:08,395 --> 00:12:09,997 make myself most competitive to get into an academy? Um so this 405 00:12:09,997 --> 00:12:11,831 get into an academy? Um so this tells you exactly what West 406 00:12:11,831 --> 00:12:13,233 tells you exactly what West point looking for in our 407 00:12:13,233 --> 00:12:14,768 point looking for in our applicants and and you can see 408 00:12:14,768 --> 00:12:16,337 applicants and and you can see it’s the whole candidate 409 00:12:16,337 --> 00:12:17,971 it’s the whole candidate concept that we’re looking at 410 00:12:17,971 --> 00:12:21,375 concept that we’re looking at 60% academics 30% leadership 411 00:12:21,375 --> 00:12:22,976 60% academics 30% leadership 10% can fitness assessment and 412 00:12:22,976 --> 00:12:24,510 10% can fitness assessment and we really kind of address the 413 00:12:24,510 --> 00:12:25,545 we really kind of address the character piece of candidates 414 00:12:25,545 --> 00:12:29,416 character piece of candidates through those interviews. And 415 00:12:29,416 --> 00:12:30,683 through those interviews. And so the first one I’m really 416 00:12:30,683 --> 00:12:31,752 so the first one I’m really gonna talk about here is 417 00:12:31,752 --> 00:12:33,386 gonna talk about here is academics because that’s the 418 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:35,422 academics because that’s the biggest piece you’ll see high 419 00:12:35,422 --> 00:12:38,391 biggest piece you’ll see high school GP and sat or act so 420 00:12:38,391 --> 00:12:39,559 school GP and sat or act so high school GP. We’re gonna 421 00:12:39,559 --> 00:12:40,861 high school GP. We’re gonna look at your weighted GP, so 422 00:12:40,861 --> 00:12:42,262 look at your weighted GP, so that means you wanna be taking 423 00:12:42,262 --> 00:12:43,763 that means you wanna be taking those higher level classes. AP 424 00:12:43,763 --> 00:12:46,332 those higher level classes. AP IB honors those sorts of things 425 00:12:46,332 --> 00:12:49,302 IB honors those sorts of things on the sat the act we expect 426 00:12:49,302 --> 00:12:51,305 on the sat the act we expect that uh you do take the sat 427 00:12:51,305 --> 00:12:52,972 that uh you do take the sat with and or act with writing 428 00:12:52,972 --> 00:12:54,774 with and or act with writing depending on which one you want 429 00:12:54,774 --> 00:12:55,942 depending on which one you want us to uh consider if you want 430 00:12:55,942 --> 00:12:57,477 us to uh consider if you want to consider both take both of 431 00:12:57,477 --> 00:12:59,779 to consider both take both of those uh writing portions we 432 00:12:59,779 --> 00:13:02,382 those uh writing portions we superstore. So take the test as 433 00:13:02,382 --> 00:13:04,184 superstore. So take the test as early and often as you can, I 434 00:13:04,184 --> 00:13:05,052 early and often as you can, I know for a lot of seniors, 435 00:13:05,052 --> 00:13:06,753 know for a lot of seniors, you’re having difficulties 436 00:13:06,753 --> 00:13:09,056 you’re having difficulties right now the best advice I can 437 00:13:09,056 --> 00:13:10,423 right now the best advice I can give you is continue to try to 438 00:13:10,423 --> 00:13:12,860 give you is continue to try to get into those test uh and take 439 00:13:12,860 --> 00:13:14,260 get into those test uh and take it uh and if you get more than 440 00:13:14,260 --> 00:13:15,295 it uh and if you get more than one opportunity to get in and 441 00:13:15,295 --> 00:13:17,230 one opportunity to get in and take that test do it multiple 442 00:13:17,230 --> 00:13:18,965 take that test do it multiple times and it’s only gonna 443 00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:21,267 times and it’s only gonna benefit you on the leadership 444 00:13:21,267 --> 00:13:22,936 benefit you on the leadership side. We look at extra 445 00:13:22,936 --> 00:13:25,405 side. We look at extra curricular and athletic 446 00:13:25,405 --> 00:13:27,707 curricular and athletic participation um best advice I 447 00:13:27,707 --> 00:13:29,342 participation um best advice I give on leadership and those 448 00:13:29,342 --> 00:13:31,078 give on leadership and those extra curricular and athletics 449 00:13:31,078 --> 00:13:32,545 extra curricular and athletics is quality over quantity. Uh we 450 00:13:32,545 --> 00:13:34,581 is quality over quantity. Uh we don’t wanna just Cpa. Member of 451 00:13:34,581 --> 00:13:35,648 don’t wanna just Cpa. Member of twenty different things we 452 00:13:35,648 --> 00:13:37,017 twenty different things we wanna see you uh reaching those 453 00:13:37,017 --> 00:13:39,252 wanna see you uh reaching those levels of leadership in those 454 00:13:39,252 --> 00:13:40,153 levels of leadership in those things that you’re 455 00:13:40,153 --> 00:13:41,789 things that you’re participating in. Also there 456 00:13:41,789 --> 00:13:43,357 participating in. Also there you’ll see school official 457 00:13:43,357 --> 00:13:44,824 you’ll see school official evaluations. We require four of 458 00:13:44,824 --> 00:13:46,025 evaluations. We require four of those they’re basically letters 459 00:13:46,025 --> 00:13:47,660 those they’re basically letters of recommendation on our 460 00:13:47,660 --> 00:13:48,962 of recommendation on our standard format and they’re 461 00:13:48,962 --> 00:13:50,363 standard format and they’re required for math. English 462 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:54,334 required for math. English physics chemistry uh and pe 463 00:13:54,334 --> 00:13:56,103 physics chemistry uh and pe final thing here you’ll see a 464 00:13:56,103 --> 00:13:57,737 final thing here you’ll see a 10% candidate fitness 465 00:13:57,737 --> 00:13:58,571 10% candidate fitness assessment. It’s pretty 466 00:13:58,571 --> 00:14:00,139 assessment. It’s pretty standard across the board for 467 00:14:00,139 --> 00:14:02,275 standard across the board for the uh academies. The only 468 00:14:02,275 --> 00:14:03,342 the uh academies. The only difference for West Point is we 469 00:14:03,342 --> 00:14:05,444 difference for West Point is we do require videos for the pull 470 00:14:05,444 --> 00:14:06,179 do require videos for the pull ups and the push ups you see 471 00:14:06,179 --> 00:14:10,283 ups and the push ups you see that. Deadline of January 31st 472 00:14:10,283 --> 00:14:11,785 that. Deadline of January 31st Now, I’m gonna kinda hit some 473 00:14:11,785 --> 00:14:12,852 Now, I’m gonna kinda hit some of the high points again just 474 00:14:12,852 --> 00:14:15,355 of the high points again just to make sure um everybody knows 475 00:14:15,355 --> 00:14:16,723 to make sure um everybody knows what’s the most important 476 00:14:16,723 --> 00:14:18,458 what’s the most important things at least uh the key to 477 00:14:18,458 --> 00:14:20,059 things at least uh the key to success that application 478 00:14:20,059 --> 00:14:21,361 success that application deadline is January 31st, So 479 00:14:21,361 --> 00:14:23,397 deadline is January 31st, So you wanna make sure you get 480 00:14:23,397 --> 00:14:24,831 you wanna make sure you get everything in by then medical 481 00:14:24,831 --> 00:14:27,534 everything in by then medical qualification deadline is April 482 00:14:27,534 --> 00:14:29,201 qualification deadline is April 15th, so you wanna make sure 483 00:14:29,201 --> 00:14:31,805 15th, so you wanna make sure that you are able to get 484 00:14:31,805 --> 00:14:32,872 that you are able to get medically qualified by then the 485 00:14:32,872 --> 00:14:35,274 medically qualified by then the way to do that is to be 486 00:14:35,274 --> 00:14:35,708 way to do that is to be proactive throughout the 487 00:14:35,708 --> 00:14:37,377 proactive throughout the process, the only way to make 488 00:14:37,377 --> 00:14:39,412 process, the only way to make sure that you can get medically 489 00:14:39,412 --> 00:14:40,046 sure that you can get medically qualified by then is to get 490 00:14:40,046 --> 00:14:41,915 qualified by then is to get your medical open and get your 491 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:45,085 your medical open and get your medical exams done early. And 492 00:14:45,085 --> 00:14:46,252 medical exams done early. And that can only be if you’re 493 00:14:46,252 --> 00:14:48,755 that can only be if you’re proactive infinite and work on 494 00:14:48,755 --> 00:14:49,289 proactive infinite and work on your application really apply 495 00:14:49,289 --> 00:14:51,191 your application really apply for every single nomination 496 00:14:51,191 --> 00:14:51,891 for every single nomination that you’re eligible for 497 00:14:51,891 --> 00:14:53,426 that you’re eligible for everybody should be eligible 498 00:14:53,426 --> 00:14:55,295 everybody should be eligible for at least four You wanna 499 00:14:55,295 --> 00:14:56,029 for at least four You wanna apply for all those you your 500 00:14:56,029 --> 00:14:57,831 apply for all those you your two senators your Congress 501 00:14:57,831 --> 00:14:59,699 two senators your Congress person the vice presidential 502 00:14:59,699 --> 00:15:01,568 person the vice presidential and then if you’re potentially 503 00:15:01,568 --> 00:15:02,636 and then if you’re potentially uh eligible for service 504 00:15:02,636 --> 00:15:04,037 uh eligible for service connected nominations as well, 505 00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:05,672 connected nominations as well, make sure you’re applying for 506 00:15:05,672 --> 00:15:07,774 make sure you’re applying for those as well. prepare and 507 00:15:07,774 --> 00:15:10,310 those as well. prepare and train for the sat in the um 508 00:15:10,310 --> 00:15:11,610 train for the sat in the um those don’t just happen. you 509 00:15:11,610 --> 00:15:14,881 those don’t just happen. you don’t just walk in. And do 510 00:15:14,881 --> 00:15:15,414 don’t just walk in. And do well, you have to practice 511 00:15:15,414 --> 00:15:17,250 well, you have to practice practice practice so you can do 512 00:15:17,250 --> 00:15:19,219 practice practice so you can do your best on those finally 513 00:15:19,219 --> 00:15:19,718 your best on those finally communicate with your feel 514 00:15:19,718 --> 00:15:21,288 communicate with your feel force representatives. I’m 515 00:15:21,288 --> 00:15:24,424 force representatives. I’m gonna list here uh shortly some 516 00:15:24,424 --> 00:15:25,826 gonna list here uh shortly some contact information um and I 517 00:15:25,826 --> 00:15:28,262 contact information um and I think the chat is available to 518 00:15:28,262 --> 00:15:29,463 think the chat is available to everybody as well. Make sure 519 00:15:29,463 --> 00:15:30,730 everybody as well. Make sure that this information gets 520 00:15:30,730 --> 00:15:32,899 that this information gets published out so that people 521 00:15:32,899 --> 00:15:35,168 published out so that people have it This is where everybody 522 00:15:35,168 --> 00:15:36,368 have it This is where everybody wants to get to graduation day. 523 00:15:36,368 --> 00:15:37,803 wants to get to graduation day. I can honestly say this is one 524 00:15:37,803 --> 00:15:39,239 I can honestly say this is one of the best days of my life um 525 00:15:39,239 --> 00:15:40,573 of the best days of my life um definitely one of the most 526 00:15:40,573 --> 00:15:42,675 definitely one of the most fulfilling days of my uh career 527 00:15:42,675 --> 00:15:46,912 fulfilling days of my uh career and. I gained more out of the 4 528 00:15:46,912 --> 00:15:48,148 and. I gained more out of the 4 years of West point than I 529 00:15:48,148 --> 00:15:49,816 years of West point than I think I have from any other 530 00:15:49,816 --> 00:15:51,884 think I have from any other West point set me up for more 531 00:15:51,884 --> 00:15:53,287 West point set me up for more success than anything else in 532 00:15:53,287 --> 00:15:55,789 success than anything else in my life um and so I felt like 533 00:15:55,789 --> 00:15:56,623 my life um and so I felt like this is one of the greatest 534 00:15:56,623 --> 00:15:59,092 this is one of the greatest accomplishments I had uh in my 535 00:15:59,092 --> 00:16:01,761 accomplishments I had uh in my career outside of uh getting 536 00:16:01,761 --> 00:16:04,264 career outside of uh getting the opportunity to lead troops 537 00:16:04,264 --> 00:16:06,933 the opportunity to lead troops and um lead troops successfully 538 00:16:06,933 --> 00:16:08,935 and um lead troops successfully So, as I said, here’s that 539 00:16:08,935 --> 00:16:10,302 So, as I said, here’s that contact information I discussed 540 00:16:10,302 --> 00:16:12,271 contact information I discussed before uh some email addresses 541 00:16:12,271 --> 00:16:13,840 before uh some email addresses for myself for the state 542 00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:15,908 for myself for the state coordinator for Alabama for uh 543 00:16:15,908 --> 00:16:17,510 coordinator for Alabama for uh West Point our field force 544 00:16:17,510 --> 00:16:20,113 West Point our field force liaisons is uh Don E. And then 545 00:16:20,113 --> 00:16:23,916 liaisons is uh Don E. And then you’ll see the Alabama’s uh oh 546 00:16:23,916 --> 00:16:25,319 you’ll see the Alabama’s uh oh seven Congressional district 547 00:16:25,319 --> 00:16:27,321 seven Congressional district coordinator for West Point is 548 00:16:27,321 --> 00:16:28,921 coordinator for West Point is uh Lieutenant Colonel retired 549 00:16:28,921 --> 00:16:31,358 uh Lieutenant Colonel retired Gail Dwyer and I heard contact 550 00:16:31,358 --> 00:16:31,824 Gail Dwyer and I heard contact information there as well. 551 00:16:31,824 --> 00:16:33,326 information there as well. Final thing. I’ll say is 552 00:16:33,326 --> 00:16:35,528 Final thing. I’ll say is obviously with uh coveted right 553 00:16:35,528 --> 00:16:36,229 obviously with uh coveted right now and the inability for 554 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:37,430 now and the inability for people to do visits that sort 555 00:16:37,430 --> 00:16:38,964 people to do visits that sort of stuff we’re trying to put 556 00:16:38,964 --> 00:16:40,933 of stuff we’re trying to put out as much content as we can 557 00:16:40,933 --> 00:16:41,301 out as much content as we can through our social media 558 00:16:41,301 --> 00:16:43,503 through our social media platforms. so be sure to like 559 00:16:43,503 --> 00:16:45,305 platforms. so be sure to like and follow us on those and 560 00:16:45,305 --> 00:16:46,506 and follow us on those and thank you all very much and 561 00:16:46,506 --> 00:16:48,207 thank you all very much and I’ll be around if uh there’s AQ 562 00:16:48,207 --> 00:16:49,242 I’ll be around if uh there’s AQ and a at the end and everything 563 00:16:49,242 --> 00:16:50,976 and a at the end and everything else so and I will post the 564 00:16:50,976 --> 00:16:55,247 else so and I will post the contact information. In the 565 00:16:55,247 --> 00:16:56,815 contact information. In the chat, thank you, thank you so 566 00:16:56,815 --> 00:16:59,553 chat, thank you, thank you so much we’ll move right into the 567 00:16:59,553 --> 00:17:02,788 much we’ll move right into the United States Naval Academy. 568 00:17:02,788 --> 00:17:04,356 United States Naval Academy. Wonderful good afternoon 569 00:17:04,356 --> 00:17:05,892 Wonderful good afternoon everybody. Congresswoman Thank 570 00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:06,859 everybody. Congresswoman Thank you so much for you know, 571 00:17:06,859 --> 00:17:07,860 you so much for you know, allowing me to be here and 572 00:17:07,860 --> 00:17:10,863 allowing me to be here and share the Naval Academy with 573 00:17:10,863 --> 00:17:14,000 share the Naval Academy with all of our students. Get to my 574 00:17:14,000 --> 00:17:17,036 all of our students. Get to my flight 575 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:18,572 Alright so good afternoon 576 00:17:18,572 --> 00:17:20,840 Alright so good afternoon everyone. My name is Pat. I’m a 577 00:17:20,840 --> 00:17:21,808 everyone. My name is Pat. I’m a recent graduate of the Naval 578 00:17:21,808 --> 00:17:23,909 recent graduate of the Naval Academy Class of twenty uh I’m 579 00:17:23,909 --> 00:17:26,211 Academy Class of twenty uh I’m from Salt Lake City, Utah 580 00:17:26,211 --> 00:17:27,781 from Salt Lake City, Utah originally and I was computer 581 00:17:27,781 --> 00:17:29,048 originally and I was computer science major and a Chinese 582 00:17:29,048 --> 00:17:33,052 science major and a Chinese minor at us A um I’m my next 583 00:17:33,052 --> 00:17:34,654 minor at us A um I’m my next stop is Charleston South 584 00:17:34,654 --> 00:17:36,755 stop is Charleston South Carolina for a nuclear power 585 00:17:36,755 --> 00:17:38,324 Carolina for a nuclear power school uh for the submarine 586 00:17:38,324 --> 00:17:40,894 school uh for the submarine force and so I actually leave 587 00:17:40,894 --> 00:17:42,528 force and so I actually leave for that tomorrow uh and so 588 00:17:42,528 --> 00:17:43,796 for that tomorrow uh and so today I’m just gonna share with 589 00:17:43,796 --> 00:17:45,165 today I’m just gonna share with you know the highlights of my 590 00:17:45,165 --> 00:17:46,065 you know the highlights of my experience and my hope is that 591 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:48,367 experience and my hope is that if this experience sounds. To 592 00:17:48,367 --> 00:17:50,002 if this experience sounds. To you that you can recognize that 593 00:17:50,002 --> 00:17:51,705 you that you can recognize that you can have this shared 594 00:17:51,705 --> 00:17:52,339 you can have this shared experiences in the next 5 years 595 00:17:52,339 --> 00:17:53,973 experiences in the next 5 years and so the first you know best 596 00:17:53,973 --> 00:17:55,708 and so the first you know best part about enabled academy in 597 00:17:55,708 --> 00:17:57,343 part about enabled academy in my opinion is the location. Uh 598 00:17:57,343 --> 00:17:58,979 my opinion is the location. Uh so we’re located in Annapolis, 599 00:17:58,979 --> 00:18:01,280 so we’re located in Annapolis, Maryland and I’ve been director 600 00:18:01,280 --> 00:18:01,848 Maryland and I’ve been director attention to the top right um 601 00:18:01,848 --> 00:18:04,316 attention to the top right um that’s main Street in downtown 602 00:18:04,316 --> 00:18:06,786 that’s main Street in downtown Annapolis We call ADT and 603 00:18:06,786 --> 00:18:07,720 Annapolis We call ADT and there’s a really wonderful 604 00:18:07,720 --> 00:18:09,255 there’s a really wonderful relationship between the 605 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:10,856 relationship between the residents of Annapolis and mid 606 00:18:10,856 --> 00:18:12,558 residents of Annapolis and mid Shipman the students um and you 607 00:18:12,558 --> 00:18:13,826 Shipman the students um and you know so it’s not in common for 608 00:18:13,826 --> 00:18:14,994 know so it’s not in common for you to be walking down Main 609 00:18:14,994 --> 00:18:16,396 you to be walking down Main Street your uniform and 610 00:18:16,396 --> 00:18:17,896 Street your uniform and strangers at these at the for 611 00:18:17,896 --> 00:18:19,098 strangers at these at the for pictures or you know if 612 00:18:19,098 --> 00:18:20,199 pictures or you know if somebody buys you a cup of 613 00:18:20,199 --> 00:18:20,600 somebody buys you a cup of coffee or an ice cream um and 614 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:22,969 coffee or an ice cream um and it’s just really nice. For your 615 00:18:22,969 --> 00:18:24,270 it’s just really nice. For your 4 years to feel like a welcome 616 00:18:24,270 --> 00:18:26,339 4 years to feel like a welcome part of the Annapolis community 617 00:18:26,339 --> 00:18:27,974 part of the Annapolis community and then underneath that is you 618 00:18:27,974 --> 00:18:29,643 and then underneath that is you know the US a campus from an 619 00:18:29,643 --> 00:18:31,811 know the US a campus from an aerial view and so beside 620 00:18:31,811 --> 00:18:32,812 aerial view and so beside having world-class athletic 621 00:18:32,812 --> 00:18:34,380 having world-class athletic facilities and academic 622 00:18:34,380 --> 00:18:36,283 facilities and academic building, It’s just a beautiful 623 00:18:36,283 --> 00:18:38,384 building, It’s just a beautiful campus. um as you look at that 624 00:18:38,384 --> 00:18:39,919 campus. um as you look at that the field and the top right of 625 00:18:39,919 --> 00:18:42,922 the field and the top right of that picture that is field and 626 00:18:42,922 --> 00:18:43,890 that picture that is field and so that’s uh you know common 627 00:18:43,890 --> 00:18:44,390 so that’s uh you know common place for you to go on your 628 00:18:44,390 --> 00:18:46,458 place for you to go on your morning runs and you get to 629 00:18:46,458 --> 00:18:47,761 morning runs and you get to watch the sunrise of the boats 630 00:18:47,761 --> 00:18:49,395 watch the sunrise of the boats go by and it’s just a pretty 631 00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:50,530 go by and it’s just a pretty surreal experience These are 632 00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:53,366 surreal experience These are campuses walk. And it’s just a 633 00:18:53,366 --> 00:18:54,868 campuses walk. And it’s just a 5 minute walk from downtown 634 00:18:54,868 --> 00:18:56,536 5 minute walk from downtown Annapolis. so if you walk from 635 00:18:56,536 --> 00:18:58,103 Annapolis. so if you walk from the gate to main street, you’re 636 00:18:58,103 --> 00:18:59,738 the gate to main street, you’re there in 5 minutes for 637 00:18:59,738 --> 00:19:01,374 there in 5 minutes for restaurants, boutique shops and 638 00:19:01,374 --> 00:19:03,877 restaurants, boutique shops and whatnot, and then the remaining 639 00:19:03,877 --> 00:19:04,443 whatnot, and then the remaining pictures are just kind of you 640 00:19:04,443 --> 00:19:06,078 pictures are just kind of you know highlight Annapolis and 641 00:19:06,078 --> 00:19:08,547 know highlight Annapolis and you know where it is in the US 642 00:19:08,547 --> 00:19:10,183 you know where it is in the US um one weekend and my friends 643 00:19:10,183 --> 00:19:12,085 um one weekend and my friends and I went to a music festival 644 00:19:12,085 --> 00:19:13,319 and I went to a music festival in Philadelphia, just a short 645 00:19:13,319 --> 00:19:13,953 in Philadelphia, just a short drive away and then for a 646 00:19:13,953 --> 00:19:15,855 drive away and then for a three-day weekend, we visited 647 00:19:15,855 --> 00:19:17,356 three-day weekend, we visited Times Square um where I you 648 00:19:17,356 --> 00:19:17,890 Times Square um where I you know, I visited the vineyards 649 00:19:17,890 --> 00:19:19,625 know, I visited the vineyards on a weekend and so it’s just 650 00:19:19,625 --> 00:19:21,927 on a weekend and so it’s just nice to be in an err. Where all 651 00:19:21,927 --> 00:19:24,530 nice to be in an err. Where all these things are pretty easily 652 00:19:24,530 --> 00:19:27,333 these things are pretty easily accessible in addition to that 653 00:19:27,333 --> 00:19:32,839 accessible in addition to that uh Washington DC Baltimore um I 654 00:19:32,839 --> 00:19:36,809 uh Washington DC Baltimore um I grew up nearby. And so the 655 00:19:36,809 --> 00:19:37,277 grew up nearby. And so the reason that I think that’s 656 00:19:37,277 --> 00:19:39,379 reason that I think that’s awesome, They’re kinda two of 657 00:19:39,379 --> 00:19:41,347 awesome, They’re kinda two of them. One is it makes traveling 658 00:19:41,347 --> 00:19:43,283 them. One is it makes traveling really easy. So if you’re you 659 00:19:43,283 --> 00:19:44,751 really easy. So if you’re you know stressed out about getting 660 00:19:44,751 --> 00:19:45,617 know stressed out about getting home on Wednesday before 661 00:19:45,617 --> 00:19:47,786 home on Wednesday before Thanksgiving uh you can take 662 00:19:47,786 --> 00:19:49,122 Thanksgiving uh you can take that 5 PM flight instead of 663 00:19:49,122 --> 00:19:51,291 that 5 PM flight instead of having to wait until 9:30 PM um 664 00:19:51,291 --> 00:19:52,759 having to wait until 9:30 PM um because Baltimore you know, Bwi 665 00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:55,262 because Baltimore you know, Bwi is only 30 minutes away in 666 00:19:55,262 --> 00:19:57,330 is only 30 minutes away in addition to that uh DC and 667 00:19:57,330 --> 00:19:59,965 addition to that uh DC and Baltimore home to several 668 00:19:59,965 --> 00:20:00,834 Baltimore home to several awesome graduate level, you 669 00:20:00,834 --> 00:20:01,734 awesome graduate level, you know graduate school level 670 00:20:01,734 --> 00:20:04,137 know graduate school level opportunities um so if you 671 00:20:04,137 --> 00:20:05,371 opportunities um so if you wanna go to John Hopkins or 672 00:20:05,371 --> 00:20:07,107 wanna go to John Hopkins or George Washington or 673 00:20:07,107 --> 00:20:07,706 George Washington or Georgetown, uh we have programs 674 00:20:07,706 --> 00:20:10,443 Georgetown, uh we have programs available. You can you start 675 00:20:10,443 --> 00:20:12,045 available. You can you start that gradual level education as 676 00:20:12,045 --> 00:20:14,447 that gradual level education as a senior or immediately after 677 00:20:14,447 --> 00:20:16,315 a senior or immediately after commissioning another thing I 678 00:20:16,315 --> 00:20:17,751 commissioning another thing I wanna highlight is that 679 00:20:17,751 --> 00:20:19,986 wanna highlight is that training every summer is broken 680 00:20:19,986 --> 00:20:21,288 training every summer is broken down into three different 681 00:20:21,288 --> 00:20:22,655 down into three different blocks, One for professional 682 00:20:22,655 --> 00:20:24,223 blocks, One for professional training, one for a fleet 683 00:20:24,223 --> 00:20:25,725 training, one for a fleet experience and one for me to go 684 00:20:25,725 --> 00:20:28,827 experience and one for me to go home and so this is from you 685 00:20:28,827 --> 00:20:30,497 home and so this is from you know a couple experiences and a 686 00:20:30,497 --> 00:20:31,197 know a couple experiences and a professional training on the 687 00:20:31,197 --> 00:20:33,500 professional training on the left. That’s me in Fort 688 00:20:33,500 --> 00:20:34,734 left. That’s me in Fort Benning, Georgia since right 689 00:20:34,734 --> 00:20:36,769 Benning, Georgia since right after my freshman year, I did 690 00:20:36,769 --> 00:20:37,504 after my freshman year, I did Army airborne school and uh my 691 00:20:37,504 --> 00:20:39,538 Army airborne school and uh my parents actually. Came and got 692 00:20:39,538 --> 00:20:41,173 parents actually. Came and got to see my five jumps out of an 693 00:20:41,173 --> 00:20:42,441 to see my five jumps out of an airplane, so they took that 694 00:20:42,441 --> 00:20:44,010 airplane, so they took that picture with the sunset in the 695 00:20:44,010 --> 00:20:45,745 picture with the sunset in the background and then the top 696 00:20:45,745 --> 00:20:47,514 background and then the top right that is from a training 697 00:20:47,514 --> 00:20:49,248 right that is from a training called prom where we get to 698 00:20:49,248 --> 00:20:50,750 called prom where we get to experience every service 699 00:20:50,750 --> 00:20:51,651 experience every service community. The Navy has 700 00:20:51,651 --> 00:20:53,219 community. The Navy has available um and for us to make 701 00:20:53,219 --> 00:20:54,053 available um and for us to make sure that we’re well educated 702 00:20:54,053 --> 00:20:55,488 sure that we’re well educated when we pick which community 703 00:20:55,488 --> 00:20:56,822 when we pick which community we’re gonna serve our you know 704 00:20:56,822 --> 00:20:58,057 we’re gonna serve our you know minimum of 5 years and uh, but 705 00:20:58,057 --> 00:20:59,526 minimum of 5 years and uh, but this was my time with the 706 00:20:59,526 --> 00:21:00,527 this was my time with the aviation community and so 707 00:21:00,527 --> 00:21:01,761 aviation community and so that’s me in the back of that 708 00:21:01,761 --> 00:21:02,962 that’s me in the back of that airplane and the pilot gave me 709 00:21:02,962 --> 00:21:04,597 airplane and the pilot gave me the stick and let me do loops 710 00:21:04,597 --> 00:21:06,867 the stick and let me do loops and flips um and you know, I’m 711 00:21:06,867 --> 00:21:08,100 and flips um and you know, I’m no qualified pilot uh but it’s 712 00:21:08,100 --> 00:21:10,236 no qualified pilot uh but it’s it’s. Of the unique experience 713 00:21:10,236 --> 00:21:11,236 it’s. Of the unique experience and then besides spending time 714 00:21:11,236 --> 00:21:12,772 and then besides spending time with the aviation community, 715 00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:13,639 with the aviation community, you get to spend time with the 716 00:21:13,639 --> 00:21:14,974 you get to spend time with the Marine Corps and work with live 717 00:21:14,974 --> 00:21:17,276 Marine Corps and work with live fire or live ordinance um as 718 00:21:17,276 --> 00:21:18,812 fire or live ordinance um as well as the corporate community 719 00:21:18,812 --> 00:21:19,779 well as the corporate community in the submarine community, we 720 00:21:19,779 --> 00:21:21,213 in the submarine community, we go on the bottom line. That’s 721 00:21:21,213 --> 00:21:22,448 go on the bottom line. That’s me after a ten-day underway 722 00:21:22,448 --> 00:21:24,984 me after a ten-day underway with the SS Tennessee uh where 723 00:21:24,984 --> 00:21:26,285 with the SS Tennessee uh where I was literally sleeping 724 00:21:26,285 --> 00:21:28,086 I was literally sleeping between nuclear missile tubes 725 00:21:28,086 --> 00:21:31,857 between nuclear missile tubes um so just some pretty unique 726 00:21:31,857 --> 00:21:32,124 um so just some pretty unique experiences out of enabled 727 00:21:32,124 --> 00:21:33,426 experiences out of enabled academy. Another thing is the 728 00:21:33,426 --> 00:21:35,027 academy. Another thing is the internship opportunities um so 729 00:21:35,027 --> 00:21:37,063 internship opportunities um so one you know in terms of not 730 00:21:37,063 --> 00:21:38,798 one you know in terms of not pictured was uh I interned Thea 731 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:40,800 pictured was uh I interned Thea and so for that I was screened 732 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:41,534 and so for that I was screened for top secret clearance and I 733 00:21:41,534 --> 00:21:43,803 for top secret clearance and I was doing research at the N. In 734 00:21:43,803 --> 00:21:45,004 was doing research at the N. In addition to touring, you know 735 00:21:45,004 --> 00:21:46,639 addition to touring, you know all the different organizations 736 00:21:46,639 --> 00:21:47,773 all the different organizations so that was pretty cool and 737 00:21:47,773 --> 00:21:49,209 so that was pretty cool and then the rest of these pictures 738 00:21:49,209 --> 00:21:50,743 then the rest of these pictures are from an internship before 739 00:21:50,743 --> 00:21:51,944 are from an internship before my senior year uh where I was 740 00:21:51,944 --> 00:21:54,314 my senior year uh where I was doing super computer research 741 00:21:54,314 --> 00:21:56,850 doing super computer research and it was on Maui uh so you 742 00:21:56,850 --> 00:21:58,284 and it was on Maui uh so you know twist my arm. it was it 743 00:21:58,284 --> 00:21:59,752 know twist my arm. it was it was an awesome experience. The 744 00:21:59,752 --> 00:22:01,521 was an awesome experience. The enable academy actually paid to 745 00:22:01,521 --> 00:22:03,656 enable academy actually paid to spend another myself and a 746 00:22:03,656 --> 00:22:05,257 spend another myself and a professor uh to Hawaii to the 747 00:22:05,257 --> 00:22:07,360 professor uh to Hawaii to the super computer facility. um 748 00:22:07,360 --> 00:22:07,894 super computer facility. um they pay for our lodging. They 749 00:22:07,894 --> 00:22:09,395 they pay for our lodging. They gave us a rental car and then 750 00:22:09,395 --> 00:22:11,931 gave us a rental car and then the weeknights and the weekend 751 00:22:11,931 --> 00:22:12,965 the weeknights and the weekend you know we’re ours to send how 752 00:22:12,965 --> 00:22:16,101 you know we’re ours to send how we wanted so I got. Or Hawaii 753 00:22:16,101 --> 00:22:18,404 we wanted so I got. Or Hawaii during that and a similar 754 00:22:18,404 --> 00:22:19,906 during that and a similar experience um my junior year 755 00:22:19,906 --> 00:22:21,507 experience um my junior year enabled academy sent me the 756 00:22:21,507 --> 00:22:24,143 enabled academy sent me the Shanghai China for a semester 757 00:22:24,143 --> 00:22:26,446 Shanghai China for a semester experience um and so I got to 758 00:22:26,446 --> 00:22:27,881 experience um and so I got to travel when I was in China, you 759 00:22:27,881 --> 00:22:29,582 travel when I was in China, you know I pictured here at squash 760 00:22:29,582 --> 00:22:31,851 know I pictured here at squash on mountain uh of the 761 00:22:31,851 --> 00:22:32,518 on mountain uh of the terracotta Warriors climbing 762 00:22:32,518 --> 00:22:35,855 terracotta Warriors climbing the wall in Beijing um and I 763 00:22:35,855 --> 00:22:37,256 the wall in Beijing um and I got to experience the food and 764 00:22:37,256 --> 00:22:39,125 got to experience the food and again enable academy was making 765 00:22:39,125 --> 00:22:41,360 again enable academy was making sure I had the money to immerse 766 00:22:41,360 --> 00:22:42,794 sure I had the money to immerse myself in this culture um in a 767 00:22:42,794 --> 00:22:43,896 myself in this culture um in a while at a civilian 768 00:22:43,896 --> 00:22:44,997 while at a civilian institution, you might have to 769 00:22:44,997 --> 00:22:45,899 institution, you might have to pay for this experience uh the 770 00:22:45,899 --> 00:22:49,969 pay for this experience uh the county. Paid me to go and you 771 00:22:49,969 --> 00:22:52,304 county. Paid me to go and you know get this experience. And 772 00:22:52,304 --> 00:22:53,439 know get this experience. And then these are just some 773 00:22:53,439 --> 00:22:54,874 then these are just some general experiences that I look 774 00:22:54,874 --> 00:22:57,243 general experiences that I look back fondly uh I would fondly 775 00:22:57,243 --> 00:22:58,877 back fondly uh I would fondly on uh from my time at the Naval 776 00:22:58,877 --> 00:23:00,179 on uh from my time at the Naval Academy and the top right 777 00:23:00,179 --> 00:23:01,346 Academy and the top right that’s me in the club. Soccer 778 00:23:01,346 --> 00:23:02,815 that’s me in the club. Soccer team we would travel most 779 00:23:02,815 --> 00:23:04,283 team we would travel most weekends in the fall to play 780 00:23:04,283 --> 00:23:06,152 weekends in the fall to play schools uh in you know nearby 781 00:23:06,152 --> 00:23:08,287 schools uh in you know nearby cities and then in the bottom 782 00:23:08,287 --> 00:23:09,989 cities and then in the bottom left, that is a spring break 783 00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:13,392 left, that is a spring break trip where we went uh one of my 784 00:23:13,392 --> 00:23:14,826 trip where we went uh one of my friends sponsored dad met a 785 00:23:14,826 --> 00:23:16,295 friends sponsored dad met a sponsor family is a family in 786 00:23:16,295 --> 00:23:17,664 sponsor family is a family in the nearby area that opens up 787 00:23:17,664 --> 00:23:18,865 the nearby area that opens up their home to mid shipment so 788 00:23:18,865 --> 00:23:20,266 their home to mid shipment so you can go down the weekend to 789 00:23:20,266 --> 00:23:21,400 you can go down the weekend to kick your feet up and have a 790 00:23:21,400 --> 00:23:23,902 kick your feet up and have a home cooked meal um my friend. 791 00:23:23,902 --> 00:23:25,305 home cooked meal um my friend. Dad, he’s a retired Navy doctor 792 00:23:25,305 --> 00:23:27,373 Dad, he’s a retired Navy doctor and he had a flat in London and 793 00:23:27,373 --> 00:23:29,141 and he had a flat in London and so we all flew out there and 794 00:23:29,141 --> 00:23:30,609 so we all flew out there and met him in London um and that’s 795 00:23:30,609 --> 00:23:32,178 met him in London um and that’s us having uh spending some time 796 00:23:32,178 --> 00:23:33,279 us having uh spending some time with the member of British 797 00:23:33,279 --> 00:23:35,782 with the member of British Parliament in uh a private pub 798 00:23:35,782 --> 00:23:37,317 Parliament in uh a private pub in the back right on the water 799 00:23:37,317 --> 00:23:38,884 in the back right on the water so just another unique 800 00:23:38,884 --> 00:23:40,720 so just another unique experience that I wouldn’t have 801 00:23:40,720 --> 00:23:41,621 experience that I wouldn’t have had without the able academy 802 00:23:41,621 --> 00:23:44,023 had without the able academy and then the two remaining 803 00:23:44,023 --> 00:23:45,324 and then the two remaining pictures are just if I had a 804 00:23:45,324 --> 00:23:47,259 pictures are just if I had a knee, the best thing about the 805 00:23:47,259 --> 00:23:47,993 knee, the best thing about the Naval Academy for me is just 806 00:23:47,993 --> 00:23:50,563 Naval Academy for me is just the people um those are my 807 00:23:50,563 --> 00:23:52,831 the people um those are my company make they’re my 808 00:23:52,831 --> 00:23:53,533 company make they’re my lifelong friends, my family um 809 00:23:53,533 --> 00:23:54,233 lifelong friends, my family um and the best thing about being 810 00:23:54,233 --> 00:23:57,136 and the best thing about being able to. And you know the other 811 00:23:57,136 --> 00:23:58,371 able to. And you know the other service academy is you’re just 812 00:23:58,371 --> 00:24:01,775 service academy is you’re just gonna meet the best people. And 813 00:24:01,775 --> 00:24:03,175 gonna meet the best people. And then the career opportunity so 814 00:24:03,175 --> 00:24:04,577 then the career opportunity so out of the naval academies, you 815 00:24:04,577 --> 00:24:06,980 out of the naval academies, you can go be a surface warfare 816 00:24:06,980 --> 00:24:08,448 can go be a surface warfare officer and immediately you 817 00:24:08,448 --> 00:24:09,949 officer and immediately you know 2 weeks after graduation 818 00:24:09,949 --> 00:24:12,785 know 2 weeks after graduation be a gigantic worship um or you 819 00:24:12,785 --> 00:24:14,920 be a gigantic worship um or you can go fly with the aviation 820 00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:15,855 can go fly with the aviation community or the Marine Corps. 821 00:24:15,855 --> 00:24:17,590 community or the Marine Corps. uh or you can go you know being 822 00:24:17,590 --> 00:24:19,458 uh or you can go you know being an infantry marine go boots on 823 00:24:19,458 --> 00:24:20,326 an infantry marine go boots on the ground. Um I’m going 824 00:24:20,326 --> 00:24:22,261 the ground. Um I’m going submarines. so you know I’ve 825 00:24:22,261 --> 00:24:23,161 submarines. so you know I’ve put on there for him that he’s 826 00:24:23,161 --> 00:24:25,265 put on there for him that he’s the best um cuz I was in my 827 00:24:25,265 --> 00:24:26,132 the best um cuz I was in my service community of choice um 828 00:24:26,132 --> 00:24:27,600 service community of choice um but we also have you enabled 829 00:24:27,600 --> 00:24:29,368 but we also have you enabled special worker pipelines in 830 00:24:29,368 --> 00:24:30,669 special worker pipelines in addition to restricted 831 00:24:30,669 --> 00:24:31,470 addition to restricted communities. um so there’s 832 00:24:31,470 --> 00:24:33,706 communities. um so there’s there’s some. There for 833 00:24:33,706 --> 00:24:34,607 there’s some. There for everybody and the Naval Academy 834 00:24:34,607 --> 00:24:35,608 everybody and the Naval Academy make sure that you would 835 00:24:35,608 --> 00:24:36,908 make sure that you would experience you know each and 836 00:24:36,908 --> 00:24:38,378 experience you know each and every community, so you’re 837 00:24:38,378 --> 00:24:40,479 every community, so you’re making an educated decision uh 838 00:24:40,479 --> 00:24:41,981 making an educated decision uh when you submit your final 839 00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:43,850 when you submit your final preferences, unfortunately, I 840 00:24:43,850 --> 00:24:45,050 preferences, unfortunately, I won’t be around to answer 841 00:24:45,050 --> 00:24:46,285 won’t be around to answer questions at the end due to a 842 00:24:46,285 --> 00:24:47,486 questions at the end due to a prior engagement uh but if you 843 00:24:47,486 --> 00:24:49,088 prior engagement uh but if you have any questions, please 844 00:24:49,088 --> 00:24:52,358 have any questions, please email me at pew@usa.edu or 845 00:24:52,358 --> 00:24:53,759 email me at pew@usa.edu or lieutenant Commander Timothy is 846 00:24:53,759 --> 00:24:55,494 lieutenant Commander Timothy is also a fellow us a graduate and 847 00:24:55,494 --> 00:24:57,196 also a fellow us a graduate and so I’m sure he can answer your 848 00:24:57,196 --> 00:24:59,432 so I’m sure he can answer your questions as well. Thanks so 849 00:24:59,432 --> 00:25:00,967 questions as well. Thanks so much everybody. Thank you so 850 00:25:00,967 --> 00:25:02,601 much everybody. Thank you so much and now we’ll hear from 851 00:25:02,601 --> 00:25:06,973 much and now we’ll hear from the merchant Marines. Um hi, I 852 00:25:06,973 --> 00:25:09,274 the merchant Marines. Um hi, I am cleave Camden Martin. I am 853 00:25:09,274 --> 00:25:10,009 am cleave Camden Martin. I am currently a plea in the class 854 00:25:10,009 --> 00:25:13,278 currently a plea in the class of 2024 here at the academy. so 855 00:25:13,278 --> 00:25:15,514 of 2024 here at the academy. so I’m actually here in barracks 856 00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,816 I’m actually here in barracks right now, which is certainly 857 00:25:17,816 --> 00:25:19,485 right now, which is certainly an experience. so um I also I’m 858 00:25:19,485 --> 00:25:20,819 an experience. so um I also I’m going to have to leave a little 859 00:25:20,819 --> 00:25:21,887 going to have to leave a little bit early in the end. I’ll pull 860 00:25:21,887 --> 00:25:23,522 bit early in the end. I’ll pull up my presentation a second but 861 00:25:23,522 --> 00:25:26,892 up my presentation a second but uh feel free to email me um for 862 00:25:26,892 --> 00:25:28,160 uh feel free to email me um for any questions about being a 863 00:25:28,160 --> 00:25:30,830 any questions about being a plea of any of the uh military 864 00:25:30,830 --> 00:25:36,169 plea of any of the uh military academies or about the academy. 865 00:25:42,274 --> 00:25:45,277 Alright um so here’s the Mercy 866 00:25:45,277 --> 00:25:46,879 Alright um so here’s the Mercy Academy campus as you can see 867 00:25:46,879 --> 00:25:49,515 Academy campus as you can see it is directly across from New 868 00:25:49,515 --> 00:25:50,850 it is directly across from New York City and this is our 869 00:25:50,850 --> 00:25:53,052 York City and this is our waterfront mainly what you can 870 00:25:53,052 --> 00:25:54,820 waterfront mainly what you can see so basically if you look 871 00:25:54,820 --> 00:25:56,856 see so basically if you look across if you’re standing on 872 00:25:56,856 --> 00:25:58,323 across if you’re standing on any of the peers you can look 873 00:25:58,323 --> 00:25:59,825 any of the peers you can look across and see the Brooklyn 874 00:25:59,825 --> 00:26:01,293 across and see the Brooklyn Bridge and all of New York 875 00:26:01,293 --> 00:26:02,761 Bridge and all of New York City, which is a really amazing 876 00:26:02,761 --> 00:26:03,929 City, which is a really amazing site and we also have two 877 00:26:03,929 --> 00:26:05,531 site and we also have two different training vessels, 878 00:26:05,531 --> 00:26:07,766 different training vessels, which are basically a huge 879 00:26:07,766 --> 00:26:09,001 which are basically a huge merchant marine vessels that we 880 00:26:09,001 --> 00:26:10,368 merchant marine vessels that we get to go on and we take all of 881 00:26:10,368 --> 00:26:11,737 get to go on and we take all of our classes on so everything at 882 00:26:11,737 --> 00:26:13,138 our classes on so everything at the merchant Marine Academy 883 00:26:13,138 --> 00:26:14,474 the merchant Marine Academy likes to call it boat school 884 00:26:14,474 --> 00:26:15,307 likes to call it boat school because you’re really learning 885 00:26:15,307 --> 00:26:17,543 because you’re really learning how to be an engineer. Ship or 886 00:26:17,543 --> 00:26:18,844 how to be an engineer. Ship or a ship captain, which is a 887 00:26:18,844 --> 00:26:20,847 a ship captain, which is a really amazing thing to be 888 00:26:20,847 --> 00:26:22,248 really amazing thing to be doing at 18 years old, 889 00:26:22,248 --> 00:26:24,784 doing at 18 years old, especially for me right now, so 890 00:26:24,784 --> 00:26:26,919 especially for me right now, so basically like as you know the 891 00:26:26,919 --> 00:26:28,921 basically like as you know the merchant Marine Academy, our 892 00:26:28,921 --> 00:26:30,223 merchant Marine Academy, our main goal, even though from the 893 00:26:30,223 --> 00:26:30,789 main goal, even though from the merchant Marine Academy, you 894 00:26:30,789 --> 00:26:31,991 merchant Marine Academy, you can go to any branch of the 895 00:26:31,991 --> 00:26:34,426 can go to any branch of the armed service you want is to 896 00:26:34,426 --> 00:26:36,829 armed service you want is to educate and Grammy Mariners so 897 00:26:36,829 --> 00:26:37,630 educate and Grammy Mariners so merchant Marine is basically 898 00:26:37,630 --> 00:26:39,798 merchant Marine is basically how you get anything from any 899 00:26:39,798 --> 00:26:41,668 how you get anything from any other country in the world. so 900 00:26:41,668 --> 00:26:43,002 other country in the world. so like pretty much any kind of 901 00:26:43,002 --> 00:26:45,304 like pretty much any kind of good you get comes from the 902 00:26:45,304 --> 00:26:46,105 good you get comes from the immersive Marines, which is a 903 00:26:46,105 --> 00:26:48,407 immersive Marines, which is a really good industry to be. 904 00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:49,575 really good industry to be. We’re always in demand, no 905 00:26:49,575 --> 00:26:52,411 We’re always in demand, no matter what and it’s basically 906 00:26:52,411 --> 00:26:53,378 matter what and it’s basically transporting anything in times 907 00:26:53,378 --> 00:26:57,316 transporting anything in times of war in times of peace the 908 00:26:57,316 --> 00:26:58,817 of war in times of peace the entire national economy um so 909 00:26:58,817 --> 00:27:00,320 entire national economy um so from the merchant Marine 910 00:27:00,320 --> 00:27:02,021 from the merchant Marine Academy, you gain three things, 911 00:27:02,021 --> 00:27:03,723 Academy, you gain three things, which is different than any 912 00:27:03,723 --> 00:27:05,791 which is different than any other academy or college in in 913 00:27:05,791 --> 00:27:07,993 other academy or college in in the entire You get a Bachelor 914 00:27:07,993 --> 00:27:09,828 the entire You get a Bachelor Science degree, a commission as 915 00:27:09,828 --> 00:27:10,996 Science degree, a commission as mentioned in the Navy Reserve 916 00:27:10,996 --> 00:27:13,331 mentioned in the Navy Reserve or any other service you might 917 00:27:13,331 --> 00:27:15,902 or any other service you might want as well as US Coast Guard 918 00:27:15,902 --> 00:27:16,935 want as well as US Coast Guard license as a merchant marine 919 00:27:16,935 --> 00:27:18,104 license as a merchant marine officer, which basically means 920 00:27:18,104 --> 00:27:20,272 officer, which basically means that you can go out and sell on 921 00:27:20,272 --> 00:27:21,908 that you can go out and sell on any merchant marine vessel. you 922 00:27:21,908 --> 00:27:22,641 any merchant marine vessel. you really want and you’re gonna be 923 00:27:22,641 --> 00:27:25,511 really want and you’re gonna be making about 100. A year as a 924 00:27:25,511 --> 00:27:26,312 making about 100. A year as a twenty something year old 925 00:27:26,312 --> 00:27:28,181 twenty something year old graduate from here, which is 926 00:27:28,181 --> 00:27:29,581 graduate from here, which is pretty amazing and there are 927 00:27:29,581 --> 00:27:30,782 pretty amazing and there are really no other places in the 928 00:27:30,782 --> 00:27:32,118 really no other places in the US, you can come out of college 929 00:27:32,118 --> 00:27:34,753 US, you can come out of college doing that debt free as well. 930 00:27:34,753 --> 00:27:36,322 doing that debt free as well. Um so your service obligation 931 00:27:36,322 --> 00:27:38,558 Um so your service obligation as with all of the service 932 00:27:38,558 --> 00:27:41,794 as with all of the service academy. 933 00:27:42,394 --> 00:27:42,962 Is you have to work in the 934 00:27:42,962 --> 00:27:43,963 Is you have to work in the maritime industry for 5 years? 935 00:27:43,963 --> 00:27:45,464 maritime industry for 5 years? you have to maintain that US 936 00:27:45,464 --> 00:27:46,332 you have to maintain that US Coast guard license that allows 937 00:27:46,332 --> 00:27:47,833 Coast guard license that allows you to sell on any US flag 938 00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:49,334 you to sell on any US flag vessel for 6 years, and then 939 00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:51,704 vessel for 6 years, and then you must either serve in active 940 00:27:51,704 --> 00:27:53,339 you must either serve in active duty or in the US Navy reserves 941 00:27:53,339 --> 00:27:55,074 duty or in the US Navy reserves for 8 years or 5 years, active 942 00:27:55,074 --> 00:27:56,908 for 8 years or 5 years, active duty and I mean you can go into 943 00:27:56,908 --> 00:27:58,811 duty and I mean you can go into the coast guard the Navy the 944 00:27:58,811 --> 00:28:02,582 the coast guard the Navy the marines the army, um the Air 945 00:28:02,582 --> 00:28:04,817 marines the army, um the Air Force or Noah, so basically any 946 00:28:04,817 --> 00:28:05,585 Force or Noah, so basically any service you can think of you 947 00:28:05,585 --> 00:28:07,052 service you can think of you can do from here like we like 948 00:28:07,052 --> 00:28:08,687 can do from here like we like to say that you can do any kind 949 00:28:08,687 --> 00:28:10,756 to say that you can do any kind of thing you wanna do from the. 950 00:28:10,756 --> 00:28:12,091 of thing you wanna do from the. Academy, which is really the 951 00:28:12,091 --> 00:28:14,360 Academy, which is really the beauty of this college and the 952 00:28:14,360 --> 00:28:16,528 beauty of this college and the reason I decided to come here 953 00:28:16,528 --> 00:28:18,230 reason I decided to come here so we have two different majors 954 00:28:18,230 --> 00:28:18,864 so we have two different majors here and then like some 955 00:28:18,864 --> 00:28:20,398 here and then like some different levels of them um and 956 00:28:20,398 --> 00:28:22,468 different levels of them um and those are out the engineering 957 00:28:22,468 --> 00:28:23,869 those are out the engineering program or the deck program and 958 00:28:23,869 --> 00:28:25,438 program or the deck program and how I like to describe it as 959 00:28:25,438 --> 00:28:27,740 how I like to describe it as the engineering program is 960 00:28:27,740 --> 00:28:29,408 the engineering program is basically learning how to run a 961 00:28:29,408 --> 00:28:31,143 basically learning how to run a ship. How to um take care of 962 00:28:31,143 --> 00:28:32,511 ship. How to um take care of the engine? How to like learn 963 00:28:32,511 --> 00:28:34,513 the engine? How to like learn how to fix any kind of engine 964 00:28:34,513 --> 00:28:36,382 how to fix any kind of engine how to keep the ship going when 965 00:28:36,382 --> 00:28:37,449 how to keep the ship going when you’re you’re basically 966 00:28:37,449 --> 00:28:38,917 you’re you’re basically learning how to be a ship 967 00:28:38,917 --> 00:28:39,786 learning how to be a ship Captain like you’re learning 968 00:28:39,786 --> 00:28:40,418 Captain like you’re learning how to run the ship How to 969 00:28:40,418 --> 00:28:41,720 how to run the ship How to steer the ship nautical 970 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:44,723 steer the ship nautical science. All of that kind of 971 00:28:44,723 --> 00:28:47,326 science. All of that kind of thing so basically those are 972 00:28:47,326 --> 00:28:49,128 thing so basically those are two different um licensed paths 973 00:28:49,128 --> 00:28:51,330 two different um licensed paths and two different majors, but 974 00:28:51,330 --> 00:28:52,465 and two different majors, but regardless of whatever major 975 00:28:52,465 --> 00:28:53,866 regardless of whatever major you choose, you can still 976 00:28:53,866 --> 00:28:55,334 you choose, you can still pretty much do anything you 977 00:28:55,334 --> 00:28:58,804 pretty much do anything you want to which is really amazing 978 00:28:58,804 --> 00:29:00,839 want to which is really amazing so um going to see her so we’re 979 00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:02,841 so um going to see her so we’re also the only federal service 980 00:29:02,841 --> 00:29:04,243 also the only federal service with the Sea, which is 981 00:29:04,243 --> 00:29:05,011 with the Sea, which is basically where you get on a 982 00:29:05,011 --> 00:29:07,145 basically where you get on a ship any ship you want and you 983 00:29:07,145 --> 00:29:08,347 ship any ship you want and you get to travel the world for a 984 00:29:08,347 --> 00:29:10,048 get to travel the world for a year on the academy design, you 985 00:29:10,048 --> 00:29:10,482 year on the academy design, you actually get paid, which is 986 00:29:10,482 --> 00:29:13,886 actually get paid, which is amazing. so these are. Pictures 987 00:29:13,886 --> 00:29:16,255 amazing. so these are. Pictures of um cadets out at sea 988 00:29:16,255 --> 00:29:17,056 of um cadets out at sea basically going around the 989 00:29:17,056 --> 00:29:19,391 basically going around the world learning lots of stuff 990 00:29:19,391 --> 00:29:20,827 world learning lots of stuff about ships and getting to 991 00:29:20,827 --> 00:29:22,294 about ships and getting to basically grow themselves and 992 00:29:22,294 --> 00:29:24,263 basically grow themselves and learn more so as well, the 993 00:29:24,263 --> 00:29:25,931 learn more so as well, the other academies have internship 994 00:29:25,931 --> 00:29:27,366 other academies have internship programs we have seen and 995 00:29:27,366 --> 00:29:28,401 programs we have seen and everyone has to basically 996 00:29:28,401 --> 00:29:29,768 everyone has to basically travel the world for a year to 997 00:29:29,768 --> 00:29:30,535 travel the world for a year to wherever they wanna go, which 998 00:29:30,535 --> 00:29:32,338 wherever they wanna go, which is a really cool. I know people 999 00:29:32,338 --> 00:29:33,372 is a really cool. I know people would have been like thirty 1000 00:29:33,372 --> 00:29:34,439 would have been like thirty countries by the time they’re 1001 00:29:34,439 --> 00:29:36,776 countries by the time they’re 20 years old, which is amazing. 1002 00:29:36,776 --> 00:29:39,277 20 years old, which is amazing. so our athletics program here. 1003 00:29:39,277 --> 00:29:40,045 so our athletics program here. Um we have all the sports 1004 00:29:40,045 --> 00:29:42,314 Um we have all the sports listed here I personally. 1005 00:29:42,314 --> 00:29:43,782 listed here I personally. Varsity swim team and we’re 1006 00:29:43,782 --> 00:29:44,950 Varsity swim team and we’re also have a cheer team starting 1007 00:29:44,950 --> 00:29:46,418 also have a cheer team starting this year, which is a really 1008 00:29:46,418 --> 00:29:47,920 this year, which is a really good time. so I highly 1009 00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:49,021 good time. so I highly recommend if you’re interested 1010 00:29:49,021 --> 00:29:50,389 recommend if you’re interested you reach out to the coaches 1011 00:29:50,389 --> 00:29:51,423 you reach out to the coaches and try to get recruited cuz 1012 00:29:51,423 --> 00:29:53,792 and try to get recruited cuz that really aids in the 1013 00:29:53,792 --> 00:29:55,294 that really aids in the application process a lot um 1014 00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:56,795 application process a lot um and then we also have a great 1015 00:29:56,795 --> 00:29:58,096 and then we also have a great number of waterfront 1016 00:29:58,096 --> 00:29:59,398 number of waterfront activities. um also I apologize 1017 00:29:59,398 --> 00:30:00,767 activities. um also I apologize for the background noise as I 1018 00:30:00,767 --> 00:30:01,967 for the background noise as I said, I am in barracks right 1019 00:30:01,967 --> 00:30:03,802 said, I am in barracks right now. um we have all of these 1020 00:30:03,802 --> 00:30:05,304 now. um we have all of these different waterfront sports as 1021 00:30:05,304 --> 00:30:06,405 different waterfront sports as well as our capital vessels, 1022 00:30:06,405 --> 00:30:07,940 well as our capital vessels, which is where we take our 1023 00:30:07,940 --> 00:30:09,508 which is where we take our nautical science classes and 1024 00:30:09,508 --> 00:30:09,975 nautical science classes and engineering classes. so like 1025 00:30:09,975 --> 00:30:12,711 engineering classes. so like this morning. Instruction and 1026 00:30:12,711 --> 00:30:14,413 this morning. Instruction and nautical science I got to take 1027 00:30:14,413 --> 00:30:15,814 nautical science I got to take the Kings pointer our training 1028 00:30:15,814 --> 00:30:17,149 the Kings pointer our training vessel out and you basically 1029 00:30:17,149 --> 00:30:17,783 vessel out and you basically get to go go through the ship 1030 00:30:17,783 --> 00:30:19,651 get to go go through the ship for a and that’s that’s what 1031 00:30:19,651 --> 00:30:22,421 for a and that’s that’s what you do here. It’s amazing the 1032 00:30:22,421 --> 00:30:24,790 you do here. It’s amazing the opportunities you get um we 1033 00:30:24,790 --> 00:30:26,291 opportunities you get um we also have a regimen band that 1034 00:30:26,291 --> 00:30:27,760 also have a regimen band that um is very impressive and 1035 00:30:27,760 --> 00:30:28,961 um is very impressive and marches in several different 1036 00:30:28,961 --> 00:30:30,429 marches in several different parades and has played for some 1037 00:30:30,429 --> 00:30:31,697 parades and has played for some pretty cool things in January. 1038 00:30:31,697 --> 00:30:32,932 pretty cool things in January. We’re hoping that we’re gonna 1039 00:30:32,932 --> 00:30:34,332 We’re hoping that we’re gonna be able to play for the 1040 00:30:34,332 --> 00:30:35,801 be able to play for the presidential inauguration 1041 00:30:35,801 --> 00:30:37,236 presidential inauguration parade, which is gonna be 1042 00:30:37,236 --> 00:30:38,370 parade, which is gonna be really amazing. I’m actually in 1043 00:30:38,370 --> 00:30:39,838 really amazing. I’m actually in the band I play the piccolo so 1044 00:30:39,838 --> 00:30:42,308 the band I play the piccolo so I. If you do play an 1045 00:30:42,308 --> 00:30:42,841 I. If you do play an instrument, you wanna come to 1046 00:30:42,841 --> 00:30:44,877 instrument, you wanna come to the Marine Academy. You should 1047 00:30:44,877 --> 00:30:50,315 the Marine Academy. You should definitely pursue that um sorry 1048 00:30:50,315 --> 00:30:52,818 definitely pursue that um sorry so then here’s our general uh 1049 00:30:52,818 --> 00:30:53,452 so then here’s our general uh statistics. they’re very 1050 00:30:53,452 --> 00:30:55,821 statistics. they’re very similar to all of the other 1051 00:30:55,821 --> 00:30:57,390 similar to all of the other academies application processes 1052 00:30:57,390 --> 00:30:58,491 academies application processes in terms of you have to get a 1053 00:30:58,491 --> 00:31:00,192 in terms of you have to get a nomination Um you have to have 1054 00:31:00,192 --> 00:31:02,494 nomination Um you have to have high scores. You’ve got rank 1055 00:31:02,494 --> 00:31:04,229 high scores. You’ve got rank well leadership obviously is 1056 00:31:04,229 --> 00:31:06,798 well leadership obviously is very important as well as um 1057 00:31:06,798 --> 00:31:07,833 very important as well as um your extra curricular 1058 00:31:07,833 --> 00:31:09,769 your extra curricular activities um as I said, I do 1059 00:31:09,769 --> 00:31:11,003 activities um as I said, I do have a prior engagement that I 1060 00:31:11,003 --> 00:31:12,871 have a prior engagement that I am here at the academy. I have 1061 00:31:12,871 --> 00:31:13,672 am here at the academy. I have to go to a regimen function but 1062 00:31:13,672 --> 00:31:17,242 to go to a regimen function but please um. Feel free to reach 1063 00:31:17,242 --> 00:31:20,847 please um. Feel free to reach out via email um or just go to 1064 00:31:20,847 --> 00:31:22,414 out via email um or just go to the academy’s website and reach 1065 00:31:22,414 --> 00:31:23,782 the academy’s website and reach out to one of our actual 1066 00:31:23,782 --> 00:31:25,250 out to one of our actual admissions representatives. 1067 00:31:25,250 --> 00:31:27,286 admissions representatives. That’s a commissioned officer. 1068 00:31:27,286 --> 00:31:29,322 That’s a commissioned officer. Thank you so much Thanks Kim. 1069 00:31:29,322 --> 00:31:32,391 Thank you so much Thanks Kim. Where are you from? Oh I am 1070 00:31:32,391 --> 00:31:34,960 Where are you from? Oh I am from um here. I’m from 1071 00:31:34,960 --> 00:31:37,296 from um here. I’m from Washington State originally so 1072 00:31:37,296 --> 00:31:38,964 Washington State originally so uh West coast but uh so this is 1073 00:31:38,964 --> 00:31:40,366 uh West coast but uh so this is my first time here on the East 1074 00:31:40,366 --> 00:31:42,735 my first time here on the East coast, but you can go to the 1075 00:31:42,735 --> 00:31:43,969 coast, but you can go to the academy from any state. you 1076 00:31:43,969 --> 00:31:45,271 academy from any state. you want there are ports all over 1077 00:31:45,271 --> 00:31:47,272 want there are ports all over the country all over the world 1078 00:31:47,272 --> 00:31:48,407 the country all over the world you basically can get a job 1079 00:31:48,407 --> 00:31:50,275 you basically can get a job making a lot of money anywhere. 1080 00:31:50,275 --> 00:31:52,010 making a lot of money anywhere. so thank you so much for having 1081 00:31:52,010 --> 00:31:53,378 so thank you so much for having me. Thank you so much for your 1082 00:31:53,378 --> 00:31:55,113 me. Thank you so much for your time as a student. It’s really 1083 00:31:55,113 --> 00:31:56,347 time as a student. It’s really great to see that you’re in the 1084 00:31:56,347 --> 00:31:57,350 great to see that you’re in the barracks and you’re still 1085 00:31:57,350 --> 00:31:58,716 barracks and you’re still giving back so thank you so 1086 00:31:58,716 --> 00:31:59,918 giving back so thank you so much for sharing your 1087 00:31:59,918 --> 00:32:02,320 much for sharing your experience with the students in 1088 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:03,221 experience with the students in Alabama Seven Congressional 1089 00:32:03,221 --> 00:32:04,156 Alabama Seven Congressional District. Thank you very much. 1090 00:32:04,156 --> 00:32:07,693 District. Thank you very much. Alright. Thank you. 1091 00:32:08,227 --> 00:32:11,397 Yup so next. 1092 00:32:13,265 --> 00:32:16,535 Next we’re here 1093 00:32:16,736 --> 00:32:17,303 from the Coast Guards Good 1094 00:32:17,303 --> 00:32:19,905 from the Coast Guards Good evening everyone thanks, 1095 00:32:19,905 --> 00:32:20,906 evening everyone thanks, congresswoman and staff for 1096 00:32:20,906 --> 00:32:22,608 congresswoman and staff for putting this event on. I tell 1097 00:32:22,608 --> 00:32:23,909 putting this event on. I tell you it honestly makes my day 1098 00:32:23,909 --> 00:32:25,043 you it honestly makes my day every time and it’s been 1099 00:32:25,043 --> 00:32:26,279 every time and it’s been raining a lot up here in 1100 00:32:26,279 --> 00:32:26,912 raining a lot up here in Connecticut, so I need 1101 00:32:26,912 --> 00:32:27,946 Connecticut, so I need something to brighten my day up 1102 00:32:27,946 --> 00:32:30,249 something to brighten my day up a little bit here so I’m very 1103 00:32:30,249 --> 00:32:31,717 a little bit here so I’m very very honored to be so 1104 00:32:31,717 --> 00:32:33,118 very honored to be so appreciative for everyone 1105 00:32:33,118 --> 00:32:33,652 appreciative for everyone taking the time out of their 1106 00:32:33,652 --> 00:32:34,987 taking the time out of their afternoon in the evening to be 1107 00:32:34,987 --> 00:32:37,122 afternoon in the evening to be here and so it really inspired 1108 00:32:37,122 --> 00:32:38,857 here and so it really inspired on our part for all the service 1109 00:32:38,857 --> 00:32:40,192 on our part for all the service and amenities that we have and 1110 00:32:40,192 --> 00:32:41,926 and amenities that we have and how I can you get more 1111 00:32:41,926 --> 00:32:45,798 how I can you get more division? Oh, what am I now? Is 1112 00:32:45,798 --> 00:32:49,768 division? Oh, what am I now? Is it sound a little better? It’s 1113 00:32:49,768 --> 00:32:51,370 it sound a little better? It’s no0 my goodness, No okay. So I 1114 00:32:51,370 --> 00:32:53,805 no0 my goodness, No okay. So I just got my computer work on so 1115 00:32:53,805 --> 00:32:55,374 just got my computer work on so like they said it was good um 1116 00:32:55,374 --> 00:32:56,875 like they said it was good um sorry, I do come up pretty 1117 00:32:56,875 --> 00:32:58,210 sorry, I do come up pretty static. I’ll try to open it up 1118 00:32:58,210 --> 00:33:00,412 static. I’ll try to open it up a little bit and I’ll 1119 00:33:00,412 --> 00:33:01,913 a little bit and I’ll definitely again provide my 1120 00:33:01,913 --> 00:33:03,215 definitely again provide my snapshot here with my making 1121 00:33:03,215 --> 00:33:04,283 snapshot here with my making someone can chat a little bit 1122 00:33:04,283 --> 00:33:05,950 someone can chat a little bit in regards to all the great 1123 00:33:05,950 --> 00:33:06,952 in regards to all the great things that the Coast Guard 1124 00:33:06,952 --> 00:33:08,353 things that the Coast Guard Academy has to offer. but with 1125 00:33:08,353 --> 00:33:08,921 Academy has to offer. but with that, I’ll go ahead here and 1126 00:33:08,921 --> 00:33:14,260 that, I’ll go ahead here and I’ll share my screen. 1127 00:33:31,809 --> 00:33:33,546 Well, here can you see my 1128 00:33:33,546 --> 00:33:37,716 Well, here can you see my screen? Okay, excellent So 1129 00:33:37,716 --> 00:33:40,252 screen? Okay, excellent So again, my name is lieutenant 1130 00:33:40,252 --> 00:33:42,721 again, my name is lieutenant Junior Jacob Brown, a the 1131 00:33:42,721 --> 00:33:43,855 Junior Jacob Brown, a the southeast and Missus officer 1132 00:33:43,855 --> 00:33:44,590 southeast and Missus officer here at the beautiful Coast 1133 00:33:44,590 --> 00:33:47,426 here at the beautiful Coast Guard Academy in New London, 1134 00:33:47,426 --> 00:33:50,495 Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut. 1135 00:33:52,865 --> 00:33:54,333 So to begin where do we start 1136 00:33:54,333 --> 00:33:55,434 So to begin where do we start with the coast Guard, things 1137 00:33:55,434 --> 00:33:56,969 with the coast Guard, things are a bit different here, so we 1138 00:33:56,969 --> 00:33:58,370 are a bit different here, so we are actually not a part of the 1139 00:33:58,370 --> 00:34:00,272 are actually not a part of the Department of Defense. We are 1140 00:34:00,272 --> 00:34:00,772 Department of Defense. We are actually in the Department of 1141 00:34:00,772 --> 00:34:02,407 actually in the Department of Homeland Security and so what 1142 00:34:02,407 --> 00:34:04,843 Homeland Security and so what that means is we have a 1143 00:34:04,843 --> 00:34:05,777 that means is we have a completely different mission 1144 00:34:05,777 --> 00:34:07,312 completely different mission set than some of the other 1145 00:34:07,312 --> 00:34:08,747 set than some of the other branches. However, the Coast 1146 00:34:08,747 --> 00:34:10,315 branches. However, the Coast guard have been involved in 1147 00:34:10,315 --> 00:34:12,384 guard have been involved in every conflict that America has 1148 00:34:12,384 --> 00:34:13,885 every conflict that America has ever been involved in so World 1149 00:34:13,885 --> 00:34:16,355 ever been involved in so World War One World War Two, You know 1150 00:34:16,355 --> 00:34:17,756 War One World War Two, You know Vietnam. we were there and so 1151 00:34:17,756 --> 00:34:19,358 Vietnam. we were there and so please don’t get that confused. 1152 00:34:19,358 --> 00:34:21,226 please don’t get that confused. We fight just as much as 1153 00:34:21,226 --> 00:34:21,526 We fight just as much as everyone else does so laying on 1154 00:34:21,526 --> 00:34:23,362 everyone else does so laying on our missions here. We do we 1155 00:34:23,362 --> 00:34:26,864 our missions here. We do we have a social security. what 1156 00:34:26,864 --> 00:34:29,835 have a social security. what that mean we look out for our 1157 00:34:29,835 --> 00:34:30,969 that mean we look out for our borders. We’re making sure that 1158 00:34:30,969 --> 00:34:32,437 borders. We’re making sure that everyone is in the US is 1159 00:34:32,437 --> 00:34:32,871 everyone is in the US is supposed to be here and those 1160 00:34:32,871 --> 00:34:34,873 supposed to be here and those that are not supposed to be 1161 00:34:34,873 --> 00:34:36,341 that are not supposed to be here. I’m not coming in drug 1162 00:34:36,341 --> 00:34:36,942 here. I’m not coming in drug and addiction same thing that 1163 00:34:36,942 --> 00:34:38,910 and addiction same thing that we’re making sure the girls 1164 00:34:38,910 --> 00:34:40,278 we’re making sure the girls aren’t crossing the mainland 1165 00:34:40,278 --> 00:34:41,846 aren’t crossing the mainland here migrants in same thing 1166 00:34:41,846 --> 00:34:43,448 here migrants in same thing spreading this, we’re out there 1167 00:34:43,448 --> 00:34:44,783 spreading this, we’re out there with the Navy conducted 1168 00:34:44,783 --> 00:34:45,783 with the Navy conducted missions, believe it or not. 1169 00:34:45,783 --> 00:34:46,818 missions, believe it or not. We’re out there with other 1170 00:34:46,818 --> 00:34:48,320 We’re out there with other services in the Middle East. 1171 00:34:48,320 --> 00:34:48,720 services in the Middle East. We’re out there with the army 1172 00:34:48,720 --> 00:34:49,955 We’re out there with the army and the Marines conducting the 1173 00:34:49,955 --> 00:34:51,289 and the Marines conducting the mission over there, keeping our 1174 00:34:51,289 --> 00:34:52,791 mission over there, keeping our fellow America safe and sound 1175 00:34:52,791 --> 00:34:53,659 fellow America safe and sound as well as our allies law 1176 00:34:53,659 --> 00:34:55,794 as well as our allies law enforcement when you. The 1177 00:34:55,794 --> 00:34:57,295 enforcement when you. The videos of individuals jumping 1178 00:34:57,295 --> 00:34:59,297 videos of individuals jumping on top of vessels and banging 1179 00:34:59,297 --> 00:35:01,000 on top of vessels and banging all the time trying to get the 1180 00:35:01,000 --> 00:35:01,299 all the time trying to get the individuals that are pushing 1181 00:35:01,299 --> 00:35:03,769 individuals that are pushing drugs across the border out of 1182 00:35:03,769 --> 00:35:06,371 drugs across the border out of them. We do that Marine safety 1183 00:35:06,371 --> 00:35:07,739 them. We do that Marine safety when you’re out down south 1184 00:35:07,739 --> 00:35:08,807 when you’re out down south enjoying the beautiful weather 1185 00:35:08,807 --> 00:35:10,342 enjoying the beautiful weather that Connecticut sometimes has 1186 00:35:10,342 --> 00:35:11,510 that Connecticut sometimes has you know, we’re making sure 1187 00:35:11,510 --> 00:35:12,244 you know, we’re making sure that you’re alright, you’re 1188 00:35:12,244 --> 00:35:13,345 that you’re alright, you’re making sure you’re safe and 1189 00:35:13,345 --> 00:35:14,479 making sure you’re safe and sound if you and your family 1190 00:35:14,479 --> 00:35:16,848 sound if you and your family can have a good time out there, 1191 00:35:16,848 --> 00:35:18,283 can have a good time out there, search and rescue of course the 1192 00:35:18,283 --> 00:35:19,251 search and rescue of course the beautiful coast guard. That’s 1193 00:35:19,251 --> 00:35:20,819 beautiful coast guard. That’s what we do. That’s what you see 1194 00:35:20,819 --> 00:35:22,221 what we do. That’s what you see most often there is big Bright 1195 00:35:22,221 --> 00:35:23,388 most often there is big Bright orange helicopter those 1196 00:35:23,388 --> 00:35:24,089 orange helicopter those individuals jumping out of 1197 00:35:24,089 --> 00:35:25,457 individuals jumping out of them. Stay alive day in and day 1198 00:35:25,457 --> 00:35:28,827 them. Stay alive day in and day out a and navigation. We’re the 1199 00:35:28,827 --> 00:35:30,229 out a and navigation. We’re the ones that are actually putting 1200 00:35:30,229 --> 00:35:31,897 ones that are actually putting the boots on the markers in the 1201 00:35:31,897 --> 00:35:33,532 the boots on the markers in the border that are directing the 1202 00:35:33,532 --> 00:35:35,367 border that are directing the Virgin Marine ships the ships 1203 00:35:35,367 --> 00:35:37,369 Virgin Marine ships the ships even some of the ownerships 1204 00:35:37,369 --> 00:35:39,237 even some of the ownerships where to go when going in and 1205 00:35:39,237 --> 00:35:40,839 where to go when going in and out of court so that they can 1206 00:35:40,839 --> 00:35:42,407 out of court so that they can come home to their families and 1207 00:35:42,407 --> 00:35:43,441 come home to their families and be safe as well as head out to 1208 00:35:43,441 --> 00:35:44,710 be safe as well as head out to see and do the mission that 1209 00:35:44,710 --> 00:35:45,544 see and do the mission that they are required to be doing 1210 00:35:45,544 --> 00:35:47,312 they are required to be doing and then Additionally, we’re 1211 00:35:47,312 --> 00:35:49,381 and then Additionally, we’re doing our liver brain resources 1212 00:35:49,381 --> 00:35:50,281 doing our liver brain resources Marine Environmental Protection 1213 00:35:50,281 --> 00:35:51,983 Marine Environmental Protection Heights operations. We have ice 1214 00:35:51,983 --> 00:35:53,351 Heights operations. We have ice creams that go both the north 1215 00:35:53,351 --> 00:35:55,320 creams that go both the north and south pole. so we’re we’re 1216 00:35:55,320 --> 00:35:56,888 and south pole. so we’re we’re in the Coca Cola marshals. 1217 00:35:56,888 --> 00:35:57,389 in the Coca Cola marshals. We’re hanging out with Santa 1218 00:35:57,389 --> 00:35:58,356 We’re hanging out with Santa making sure we’re doing the 1219 00:35:58,356 --> 00:36:00,859 making sure we’re doing the workouts. We’re across the 1220 00:36:00,859 --> 00:36:04,063 workouts. We’re across the whole entire globe here. 1221 00:36:04,430 --> 00:36:06,131 Again, this is the one of the 1222 00:36:06,131 --> 00:36:07,832 Again, this is the one of the most important slots here with 1223 00:36:07,832 --> 00:36:08,600 most important slots here with my contact information so 1224 00:36:08,600 --> 00:36:09,901 my contact information so please if you do have your 1225 00:36:09,901 --> 00:36:11,803 please if you do have your cellphone if you have a real 1226 00:36:11,803 --> 00:36:13,371 cellphone if you have a real snippet thing on your laptop or 1227 00:36:13,371 --> 00:36:15,807 snippet thing on your laptop or tablet as well, feel free to do 1228 00:36:15,807 --> 00:36:17,576 tablet as well, feel free to do that. Here’s my contact 1229 00:36:17,576 --> 00:36:17,776 that. Here’s my contact information again. Southeast 1230 00:36:17,776 --> 00:36:19,778 information again. Southeast officer have my cellphone 1231 00:36:19,778 --> 00:36:20,445 officer have my cellphone number there, which I always 1232 00:36:20,445 --> 00:36:21,913 number there, which I always have on me as well as my email 1233 00:36:21,913 --> 00:36:23,248 have on me as well as my email to give a little bit of 1234 00:36:23,248 --> 00:36:25,283 to give a little bit of background on myself as the 1235 00:36:25,283 --> 00:36:28,353 background on myself as the 2018 academy from Virginia and 1236 00:36:28,353 --> 00:36:28,619 2018 academy from Virginia and I’m majoring in government 1237 00:36:28,619 --> 00:36:30,822 I’m majoring in government there as you can see on the 1238 00:36:30,822 --> 00:36:31,757 there as you can see on the playing a little bit of 1239 00:36:31,757 --> 00:36:32,390 playing a little bit of football in my spare time and 1240 00:36:32,390 --> 00:36:33,792 football in my spare time and definitely mainly enjoy my 1241 00:36:33,792 --> 00:36:36,528 definitely mainly enjoy my time. Much more at the academy 1242 00:36:36,528 --> 00:36:37,996 time. Much more at the academy for sure know that right here 1243 00:36:37,996 --> 00:36:40,599 for sure know that right here see in 2018 I graduated and 1244 00:36:40,599 --> 00:36:41,833 see in 2018 I graduated and spent 2 years on a beautiful 1245 00:36:41,833 --> 00:36:44,303 spent 2 years on a beautiful 270 foot cutter. We’re I 1246 00:36:44,303 --> 00:36:45,838 270 foot cutter. We’re I conducted the nationals mission 1247 00:36:45,838 --> 00:36:46,772 conducted the nationals mission to start a rescue mission and 1248 00:36:46,772 --> 00:36:48,274 to start a rescue mission and the drug and addiction mission, 1249 00:36:48,274 --> 00:36:49,741 the drug and addiction mission, making sure that everyone was 1250 00:36:49,741 --> 00:36:49,941 making sure that everyone was doing what they were supposed 1251 00:36:49,941 --> 00:36:51,309 doing what they were supposed to be doing out there on the 1252 00:36:51,309 --> 00:36:52,878 to be doing out there on the high seas and then you see that 1253 00:36:52,878 --> 00:36:53,945 high seas and then you see that picture on the right there, one 1254 00:36:53,945 --> 00:36:56,314 picture on the right there, one of the best days ever was 1255 00:36:56,314 --> 00:36:57,082 of the best days ever was graduation and that weirdo and 1256 00:36:57,082 --> 00:36:59,118 graduation and that weirdo and that other uniform is actually 1257 00:36:59,118 --> 00:37:00,285 that other uniform is actually my older brother that went to 1258 00:37:00,285 --> 00:37:01,152 my older brother that went to West point. so he’s an army so 1259 00:37:01,152 --> 00:37:02,788 West point. so he’s an army so shout out to the west. They are 1260 00:37:02,788 --> 00:37:05,824 shout out to the west. They are now one. 1261 00:37:06,291 --> 00:37:07,525 Alright looking at the core of 1262 00:37:07,525 --> 00:37:08,960 Alright looking at the core of the depths here, you know we’re 1263 00:37:08,960 --> 00:37:10,362 the depths here, you know we’re a little a little bit slow as 1264 00:37:10,362 --> 00:37:11,764 a little a little bit slow as some of service academies, we 1265 00:37:11,764 --> 00:37:12,864 some of service academies, we have just around a thousand 1266 00:37:12,864 --> 00:37:14,366 have just around a thousand enrolled, but however, we do 1267 00:37:14,366 --> 00:37:15,400 enrolled, but however, we do not allow that to take away 1268 00:37:15,400 --> 00:37:17,102 not allow that to take away from our representation of this 1269 00:37:17,102 --> 00:37:18,403 from our representation of this great country here so we 1270 00:37:18,403 --> 00:37:19,805 great country here so we actually have every state 1271 00:37:19,805 --> 00:37:20,839 actually have every state representative as well as over 1272 00:37:20,839 --> 00:37:22,341 representative as well as over twenty nations. This was some 1273 00:37:22,341 --> 00:37:23,875 twenty nations. This was some of the bad facts on the last 1274 00:37:23,875 --> 00:37:25,844 of the bad facts on the last class that came in you’re 1275 00:37:25,844 --> 00:37:27,946 class that came in you’re looking at about 40% female 35% 1276 00:37:27,946 --> 00:37:30,549 looking at about 40% female 35% minorities and with regards to 1277 00:37:30,549 --> 00:37:31,950 minorities and with regards to some of the stands for 1278 00:37:31,950 --> 00:37:34,252 some of the stands for everybody wants to know the GP 1279 00:37:34,252 --> 00:37:34,553 everybody wants to know the GP was around the three average. 1280 00:37:34,553 --> 00:37:38,290 was around the three average. However, that is not a. Sats 1281 00:37:38,290 --> 00:37:40,392 However, that is not a. Sats we’re looking at about 1300 in 1282 00:37:40,392 --> 00:37:41,927 we’re looking at about 1300 in total and then about 60% of 1283 00:37:41,927 --> 00:37:43,428 total and then about 60% of varsity high school athletes 1284 00:37:43,428 --> 00:37:44,830 varsity high school athletes and again these are minimum by 1285 00:37:44,830 --> 00:37:46,165 and again these are minimum by any means If you have any 1286 00:37:46,165 --> 00:37:47,432 any means If you have any questions feel free to please, 1287 00:37:47,432 --> 00:37:49,868 questions feel free to please, let me know after this free 1288 00:37:49,868 --> 00:37:50,302 let me know after this free consultation and we can chat 1289 00:37:50,302 --> 00:37:52,371 consultation and we can chat about all these great things 1290 00:37:52,371 --> 00:37:53,906 about all these great things and so what is the Coast Guard 1291 00:37:53,906 --> 00:37:55,341 and so what is the Coast Guard and Coast guard can provide for 1292 00:37:55,341 --> 00:37:56,842 and Coast guard can provide for me that you’re asking so much 1293 00:37:56,842 --> 00:37:58,376 me that you’re asking so much of me as a high school. We’re 1294 00:37:58,376 --> 00:38:00,312 of me as a high school. We’re gonna give you that free 1295 00:38:00,312 --> 00:38:00,812 gonna give you that free tuition. We’re gonna give you 1296 00:38:00,812 --> 00:38:01,847 tuition. We’re gonna give you medical benefits that come 1297 00:38:01,847 --> 00:38:03,447 medical benefits that come along with being a military 1298 00:38:03,447 --> 00:38:04,816 along with being a military service member. We got to have 1299 00:38:04,816 --> 00:38:06,351 service member. We got to have a job and you’re gonna get to 1300 00:38:06,351 --> 00:38:06,684 a job and you’re gonna get to do a compelling mission and 1301 00:38:06,684 --> 00:38:10,021 do a compelling mission and actually. In a world that is 1302 00:38:10,021 --> 00:38:10,522 actually. In a world that is making the world a better 1303 00:38:10,522 --> 00:38:12,624 making the world a better place, they were like man that 1304 00:38:12,624 --> 00:38:14,360 place, they were like man that they’re we wanna go to graduate 1305 00:38:14,360 --> 00:38:15,393 they’re we wanna go to graduate school afterwards. we’ll find 1306 00:38:15,393 --> 00:38:16,861 school afterwards. we’ll find that as well and one of the 1307 00:38:16,861 --> 00:38:18,162 that as well and one of the great thing about the Coast 1308 00:38:18,162 --> 00:38:19,364 great thing about the Coast Guard Academy is that we have 1309 00:38:19,364 --> 00:38:21,833 Guard Academy is that we have that 85% graduates rate and 1310 00:38:21,833 --> 00:38:24,302 that 85% graduates rate and what we mean by that is upon 1311 00:38:24,302 --> 00:38:26,071 what we mean by that is upon graduation 85% of individuals 1312 00:38:26,071 --> 00:38:28,306 graduation 85% of individuals after 5 years of service 1313 00:38:28,306 --> 00:38:29,975 after 5 years of service actually elect to remain in the 1314 00:38:29,975 --> 00:38:31,410 actually elect to remain in the service as opposed to getting 1315 00:38:31,410 --> 00:38:32,844 service as opposed to getting out and joining the civilian 1316 00:38:32,844 --> 00:38:34,479 out and joining the civilian sector and another big point 1317 00:38:34,479 --> 00:38:36,581 sector and another big point here we we do not require 1318 00:38:36,581 --> 00:38:37,716 here we we do not require congressional nomination was 1319 00:38:37,716 --> 00:38:39,017 congressional nomination was different than the other 1320 00:38:39,017 --> 00:38:41,053 different than the other service academy. Looking at 1321 00:38:41,053 --> 00:38:42,320 service academy. Looking at majors here just nine of them 1322 00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:44,389 majors here just nine of them here, we have all the engineers 1323 00:38:44,389 --> 00:38:46,058 here, we have all the engineers are based on stems. There’s 1324 00:38:46,058 --> 00:38:47,259 are based on stems. There’s several with your electrical 1325 00:38:47,259 --> 00:38:48,860 several with your electrical your mechanical. They are 1326 00:38:48,860 --> 00:38:50,863 your mechanical. They are marine operations Research has 1327 00:38:50,863 --> 00:38:52,464 marine operations Research has to be announced in the Marine 1328 00:38:52,464 --> 00:38:52,997 to be announced in the Marine Environmental Science. The new 1329 00:38:52,997 --> 00:38:55,300 Environmental Science. The new one is cyber and got a lot of 1330 00:38:55,300 --> 00:38:56,602 one is cyber and got a lot of popularity management and of 1331 00:38:56,602 --> 00:38:58,837 popularity management and of course the best one of all 1332 00:38:58,837 --> 00:39:00,805 course the best one of all there the government major. We 1333 00:39:00,805 --> 00:39:04,242 there the government major. We have 26 sports on hand division 1334 00:39:04,242 --> 00:39:04,942 have 26 sports on hand division three as opposed to division 1335 00:39:04,942 --> 00:39:06,311 three as opposed to division one. however, we still have 1336 00:39:06,311 --> 00:39:08,313 one. however, we still have top-tier caliber athletes at 1337 00:39:08,313 --> 00:39:10,282 top-tier caliber athletes at all times at our institution. 1338 00:39:10,282 --> 00:39:12,851 all times at our institution. My classmate and friend 1339 00:39:12,851 --> 00:39:13,785 My classmate and friend football actually has an 1340 00:39:13,785 --> 00:39:15,486 football actually has an opportunity to go play for the 1341 00:39:15,486 --> 00:39:16,855 opportunity to go play for the Packers and the Falcons to go 1342 00:39:16,855 --> 00:39:18,356 Packers and the Falcons to go hunt for them. He denied it, 1343 00:39:18,356 --> 00:39:19,391 hunt for them. He denied it, though, he said he was enjoying 1344 00:39:19,391 --> 00:39:20,792 though, he said he was enjoying himself so much on the on the 1345 00:39:20,792 --> 00:39:22,227 himself so much on the on the on the counter that he was on. 1346 00:39:22,227 --> 00:39:23,395 on the counter that he was on. He didn’t wanna go play on 1347 00:39:23,395 --> 00:39:24,863 He didn’t wanna go play on Sunday and that just goes into 1348 00:39:24,863 --> 00:39:26,331 Sunday and that just goes into a testament to the kind of 1349 00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:27,465 a testament to the kind of individuals that we have for 1350 00:39:27,465 --> 00:39:29,034 individuals that we have for our school have an great great 1351 00:39:29,034 --> 00:39:30,636 our school have an great great great friend. She’s from the US 1352 00:39:30,636 --> 00:39:32,270 great friend. She’s from the US Virgin Island. She’s actually 1353 00:39:32,270 --> 00:39:33,838 Virgin Island. She’s actually competing to be on the US 1354 00:39:33,838 --> 00:39:34,172 competing to be on the US women’s team right now. and so 1355 00:39:34,172 --> 00:39:36,374 women’s team right now. and so she’s been doing that. Years 1356 00:39:36,374 --> 00:39:40,746 she’s been doing that. Years and she’s almost at the there. 1357 00:39:40,746 --> 00:39:42,213 and she’s almost at the there. Here’s a quick snippet of the 1358 00:39:42,213 --> 00:39:45,150 Here’s a quick snippet of the wonderful bars here you see all 1359 00:39:45,150 --> 00:39:46,150 wonderful bars here you see all the many you have provided. We 1360 00:39:46,150 --> 00:39:48,520 the many you have provided. We have your your bed The drawers 1361 00:39:48,520 --> 00:39:49,787 have your your bed The drawers for you. We provide the nice 1362 00:39:49,787 --> 00:39:50,355 for you. We provide the nice blanket that your mother’s 1363 00:39:50,355 --> 00:39:52,290 blanket that your mother’s gonna take. We provide the 1364 00:39:52,290 --> 00:39:53,024 gonna take. We provide the books for you as well, some 1365 00:39:53,024 --> 00:39:54,392 books for you as well, some shells and areas where you can 1366 00:39:54,392 --> 00:39:56,294 shells and areas where you can put pictures of your pets and 1367 00:39:56,294 --> 00:39:56,862 put pictures of your pets and your loved ones back home. So 1368 00:39:56,862 --> 00:39:58,396 your loved ones back home. So you never forget when you’re 1369 00:39:58,396 --> 00:39:59,665 you never forget when you’re tired at night why you’re doing 1370 00:39:59,665 --> 00:40:01,833 tired at night why you’re doing what you’re doing and it’s all 1371 00:40:01,833 --> 00:40:02,668 what you’re doing and it’s all again paying for it. If you 1372 00:40:02,668 --> 00:40:04,335 again paying for it. If you wanna put some pictures and 1373 00:40:04,335 --> 00:40:06,104 wanna put some pictures and post up on your wall, you can 1374 00:40:06,104 --> 00:40:09,308 post up on your wall, you can do that too. 1375 00:40:09,374 --> 00:40:11,042 Again, one of the best times 1376 00:40:11,042 --> 00:40:13,278 Again, one of the best times I’ve ever had the academy is 1377 00:40:13,278 --> 00:40:14,346 I’ve ever had the academy is during the summer, the freshman 1378 00:40:14,346 --> 00:40:15,813 during the summer, the freshman year swap summer may not be as 1379 00:40:15,813 --> 00:40:16,949 year swap summer may not be as fun as you’re doing basic, but 1380 00:40:16,949 --> 00:40:17,615 fun as you’re doing basic, but I tell you what on the back 1381 00:40:17,615 --> 00:40:18,616 I tell you what on the back end. It’s completely worth it 1382 00:40:18,616 --> 00:40:19,751 end. It’s completely worth it your summer. You’re gonna hand 1383 00:40:19,751 --> 00:40:20,919 your summer. You’re gonna hand out some three you’re gonna 1384 00:40:20,919 --> 00:40:22,554 out some three you’re gonna sell on that shift that you see 1385 00:40:22,554 --> 00:40:25,089 sell on that shift that you see for the final break that mighty 1386 00:40:25,089 --> 00:40:26,391 for the final break that mighty Co-star cutter Eagle. She’s a 1387 00:40:26,391 --> 00:40:28,193 Co-star cutter Eagle. She’s a tall ship and one of the 1388 00:40:28,193 --> 00:40:30,795 tall ship and one of the nation’s only military Ceo and 1389 00:40:30,795 --> 00:40:32,397 nation’s only military Ceo and still in existence. So if you 1390 00:40:32,397 --> 00:40:34,833 still in existence. So if you wanna be the next gen sparrow 1391 00:40:34,833 --> 00:40:35,867 wanna be the next gen sparrow and you’ll be that you wanna 1392 00:40:35,867 --> 00:40:37,235 and you’ll be that you wanna take good pictures outside of 1393 00:40:37,235 --> 00:40:39,270 take good pictures outside of the Bermuda Triangle with your. 1394 00:40:39,270 --> 00:40:40,405 the Bermuda Triangle with your. And you wanna be in the top of 1395 00:40:40,405 --> 00:40:42,107 And you wanna be in the top of the skyline there. you can do 1396 00:40:42,107 --> 00:40:43,275 the skyline there. you can do that as well. Junior year 1397 00:40:43,275 --> 00:40:44,709 that as well. Junior year you’re gonna be making sure 1398 00:40:44,709 --> 00:40:45,977 you’re gonna be making sure that everyone is actually ready 1399 00:40:45,977 --> 00:40:47,579 that everyone is actually ready to lead. You’re gonna lead the 1400 00:40:47,579 --> 00:40:48,446 to lead. You’re gonna lead the freshman as they come in to 1401 00:40:48,446 --> 00:40:49,348 freshman as they come in to some of the other individuals 1402 00:40:49,348 --> 00:40:50,815 some of the other individuals and the seniors you you’re 1403 00:40:50,815 --> 00:40:52,884 and the seniors you you’re gonna prepare yourself to be 1404 00:40:52,884 --> 00:40:54,820 gonna prepare yourself to be will start officer get some of 1405 00:40:54,820 --> 00:40:55,820 will start officer get some of the application requirements 1406 00:40:55,820 --> 00:40:58,022 the application requirements here. 100% online. We require 1407 00:40:58,022 --> 00:40:58,857 here. 100% online. We require three letters of recommendation 1408 00:40:58,857 --> 00:41:00,392 three letters of recommendation from your guidance, counselor 1409 00:41:00,392 --> 00:41:01,793 from your guidance, counselor and math instructors or your 1410 00:41:01,793 --> 00:41:04,195 and math instructors or your instructor. We do require your 1411 00:41:04,195 --> 00:41:06,931 instructor. We do require your transports in regards to teams. 1412 00:41:06,931 --> 00:41:09,834 transports in regards to teams. we understand the. The nation’s 1413 00:41:09,834 --> 00:41:11,236 we understand the. The nation’s curry on the end and as a 1414 00:41:11,236 --> 00:41:12,270 curry on the end and as a result, you can provide 1415 00:41:12,270 --> 00:41:12,804 result, you can provide documentation that you were 1416 00:41:12,804 --> 00:41:14,405 documentation that you were unable to take it. We will take 1417 00:41:14,405 --> 00:41:16,307 unable to take it. We will take that into consideration and not 1418 00:41:16,307 --> 00:41:17,909 that into consideration and not require that specific test for 1419 00:41:17,909 --> 00:41:19,677 require that specific test for you for our physical fitness 1420 00:41:19,677 --> 00:41:20,878 you for our physical fitness evaluation. We’re looking at a 1421 00:41:20,878 --> 00:41:22,047 evaluation. We’re looking at a mile and a half run looking at 1422 00:41:22,047 --> 00:41:25,117 mile and a half run looking at sit up as well as push ups that 1423 00:41:25,117 --> 00:41:25,683 sit up as well as push ups that we have some personal trainer 1424 00:41:25,683 --> 00:41:28,720 we have some personal trainer as well. 1425 00:41:28,787 --> 00:41:29,254 Important date here another 1426 00:41:29,254 --> 00:41:30,287 Important date here another point where you might wanna 1427 00:41:30,287 --> 00:41:32,024 point where you might wanna take that screenshot or picture 1428 00:41:32,024 --> 00:41:34,393 take that screenshot or picture with your phone. The early 1429 00:41:34,393 --> 00:41:35,226 with your phone. The early accident deadline has 1430 00:41:35,226 --> 00:41:35,960 accident deadline has unfortunately passed. However, 1431 00:41:35,960 --> 00:41:37,495 unfortunately passed. However, the registration deadline is 1432 00:41:37,495 --> 00:41:38,362 the registration deadline is still open and ready for 1433 00:41:38,362 --> 00:41:39,831 still open and ready for business looking at January 1434 00:41:39,831 --> 00:41:41,299 business looking at January 29th, so you have quite a bit 1435 00:41:41,299 --> 00:41:43,801 29th, so you have quite a bit of amount of time. get the 1436 00:41:43,801 --> 00:41:44,136 of amount of time. get the information that you’re 1437 00:41:44,136 --> 00:41:46,471 information that you’re required to us and so you can 1438 00:41:46,471 --> 00:41:47,672 required to us and so you can expect the decision on the back 1439 00:41:47,672 --> 00:41:49,107 expect the decision on the back end by April 1. We’re gonna 1440 00:41:49,107 --> 00:41:51,310 end by April 1. We’re gonna roll the deadline of one one 1441 00:41:51,310 --> 00:41:52,811 roll the deadline of one one and then the class of 2025. 1442 00:41:52,811 --> 00:41:55,413 and then the class of 2025. we’ll see you bright early on 1443 00:41:55,413 --> 00:41:58,249 we’ll see you bright early on June 28. Again, thank you for 1444 00:41:58,249 --> 00:42:00,117 June 28. Again, thank you for your time. I really appreciate 1445 00:42:00,117 --> 00:42:02,287 your time. I really appreciate it. hope you come to chop if I 1446 00:42:02,287 --> 00:42:03,755 it. hope you come to chop if I did, please feel free to drop 1447 00:42:03,755 --> 00:42:04,889 did, please feel free to drop me through email and let me 1448 00:42:04,889 --> 00:42:06,491 me through email and let me know cuz I just wanna talk to 1449 00:42:06,491 --> 00:42:07,926 know cuz I just wanna talk to you and give you all the great 1450 00:42:07,926 --> 00:42:08,960 you and give you all the great information that we have about 1451 00:42:08,960 --> 00:42:10,195 information that we have about the coast guard and really 1452 00:42:10,195 --> 00:42:10,929 the coast guard and really providing an opportunity for 1453 00:42:10,929 --> 00:42:12,930 providing an opportunity for you to see something a little 1454 00:42:12,930 --> 00:42:14,865 you to see something a little bit different. You can take the 1455 00:42:14,865 --> 00:42:18,235 bit different. You can take the path less travel. Thank you for 1456 00:42:18,235 --> 00:42:21,073 path less travel. Thank you for that presentation uh probably 1457 00:42:21,073 --> 00:42:25,744 that presentation uh probably not uh is the Air Force Academy 1458 00:42:25,744 --> 00:42:27,446 not uh is the Air Force Academy Great. Thank you. maam. Can you 1459 00:42:27,446 --> 00:42:30,382 Great. Thank you. maam. Can you see me now? Yes. I have no idea 1460 00:42:30,382 --> 00:42:32,517 see me now? Yes. I have no idea what changed everyone who’s uh 1461 00:42:32,517 --> 00:42:33,718 what changed everyone who’s uh listening in some trouble 1462 00:42:33,718 --> 00:42:34,686 listening in some trouble before as always with these 1463 00:42:34,686 --> 00:42:36,788 before as always with these things ma’am. I wanna thank you 1464 00:42:36,788 --> 00:42:37,789 things ma’am. I wanna thank you right away and your staff um 1465 00:42:37,789 --> 00:42:38,790 right away and your staff um for everything and I’ll go 1466 00:42:38,790 --> 00:42:41,392 for everything and I’ll go ahead and get right into this 1467 00:42:41,392 --> 00:42:44,762 ahead and get right into this with the share screen. 1468 00:42:46,264 --> 00:42:49,334 Okay now are we seeing this 1469 00:42:49,334 --> 00:42:52,704 Okay now are we seeing this presentation? 1470 00:42:54,840 --> 00:42:58,276 So, yes, hopefully. 1471 00:43:02,314 --> 00:43:03,982 We’ve seen that presentation 1472 00:43:03,982 --> 00:43:05,917 We’ve seen that presentation everybody. Yeah, you’re all 1473 00:43:05,917 --> 00:43:06,551 everybody. Yeah, you’re all good. You’re my brother. You 1474 00:43:06,551 --> 00:43:08,986 good. You’re my brother. You got it. okay. great. Alright. 1475 00:43:08,986 --> 00:43:10,554 got it. okay. great. Alright. Well. first of all. I wanna say 1476 00:43:10,554 --> 00:43:11,757 Well. first of all. I wanna say thank you again and I’m really 1477 00:43:11,757 --> 00:43:12,757 thank you again and I’m really excited to do this every single 1478 00:43:12,757 --> 00:43:13,925 excited to do this every single time because if you’re sitting 1479 00:43:13,925 --> 00:43:15,593 time because if you’re sitting there listening to all of us 1480 00:43:15,593 --> 00:43:16,794 there listening to all of us talk about all these incredible 1481 00:43:16,794 --> 00:43:17,929 talk about all these incredible opportunities, then you’re 1482 00:43:17,929 --> 00:43:18,596 opportunities, then you’re already excited about doing 1483 00:43:18,596 --> 00:43:19,664 already excited about doing something like this. It means 1484 00:43:19,664 --> 00:43:20,832 something like this. It means the world to us. It means the 1485 00:43:20,832 --> 00:43:22,234 the world to us. It means the world to everyone who’s spoken 1486 00:43:22,234 --> 00:43:23,268 world to everyone who’s spoken today. It means the world to 1487 00:43:23,268 --> 00:43:24,369 today. It means the world to your parents your families and 1488 00:43:24,369 --> 00:43:25,970 your parents your families and that’s what makes it cool. Uh 1489 00:43:25,970 --> 00:43:26,604 that’s what makes it cool. Uh whenever we get to do these 1490 00:43:26,604 --> 00:43:28,840 whenever we get to do these things so my name my name is 1491 00:43:28,840 --> 00:43:30,174 things so my name my name is Brown. I’m from Albuquerque, 1492 00:43:30,174 --> 00:43:30,876 Brown. I’m from Albuquerque, New Mexico. Originally I just 1493 00:43:30,876 --> 00:43:32,777 New Mexico. Originally I just graduated in April in the. 1494 00:43:32,777 --> 00:43:34,579 graduated in April in the. Twenty um a pilot training, so 1495 00:43:34,579 --> 00:43:35,680 Twenty um a pilot training, so I’m gonna go a pilot training 1496 00:43:35,680 --> 00:43:37,015 I’m gonna go a pilot training in March. I’m very excited. I 1497 00:43:37,015 --> 00:43:38,483 in March. I’m very excited. I studied political science and 1498 00:43:38,483 --> 00:43:40,852 studied political science and Spanish while I was at uh I’m 1499 00:43:40,852 --> 00:43:42,521 Spanish while I was at uh I’m 24 years old and uh there’s 1500 00:43:42,521 --> 00:43:43,688 24 years old and uh there’s some contact info below. it’ll 1501 00:43:43,688 --> 00:43:45,290 some contact info below. it’ll be on the last slide too. Don’t 1502 00:43:45,290 --> 00:43:47,325 be on the last slide too. Don’t worry and uh just that 24. 1503 00:43:47,325 --> 00:43:48,726 worry and uh just that 24. Year-old thing is what I always 1504 00:43:48,726 --> 00:43:50,361 Year-old thing is what I always like to mention is I didn’t 1505 00:43:50,361 --> 00:43:52,297 like to mention is I didn’t grow up with uh you know top 1506 00:43:52,297 --> 00:43:53,165 grow up with uh you know top gun posters all over my walls 1507 00:43:53,165 --> 00:43:55,433 gun posters all over my walls or airplanes hanging from my 1508 00:43:55,433 --> 00:43:56,868 or airplanes hanging from my ceiling or any dreams of being 1509 00:43:56,868 --> 00:43:58,603 ceiling or any dreams of being a pilot really right. No one in 1510 00:43:58,603 --> 00:43:59,704 a pilot really right. No one in my family was in the air force. 1511 00:43:59,704 --> 00:44:00,638 my family was in the air force. No one in my family has ever 1512 00:44:00,638 --> 00:44:02,207 No one in my family has ever been a pilot. I always. Years 1513 00:44:02,207 --> 00:44:03,675 been a pilot. I always. Years old playing junior college 1514 00:44:03,675 --> 00:44:05,043 old playing junior college baseball in the middle of 1515 00:44:05,043 --> 00:44:06,011 baseball in the middle of nowhere in New Mexico before I 1516 00:44:06,011 --> 00:44:07,311 nowhere in New Mexico before I even opened up the application, 1517 00:44:07,311 --> 00:44:09,881 even opened up the application, and I say that because um I 1518 00:44:09,881 --> 00:44:10,381 and I say that because um I know this, you know the 1519 00:44:10,381 --> 00:44:11,783 know this, you know the deadline so for this 1520 00:44:11,783 --> 00:44:12,918 deadline so for this nomination, but uh you know, 1521 00:44:12,918 --> 00:44:13,985 nomination, but uh you know, maybe things don’t work out 1522 00:44:13,985 --> 00:44:15,253 maybe things don’t work out this year. Maybe you’re not 1523 00:44:15,253 --> 00:44:16,888 this year. Maybe you’re not sure yet you wait a year um 1524 00:44:16,888 --> 00:44:17,789 sure yet you wait a year um there’s always pass to the 1525 00:44:17,789 --> 00:44:18,656 there’s always pass to the service academy is whether it’s 1526 00:44:18,656 --> 00:44:20,058 service academy is whether it’s air Force Academy or somewhere 1527 00:44:20,058 --> 00:44:21,759 air Force Academy or somewhere else. so you need to seek those 1528 00:44:21,759 --> 00:44:23,295 else. so you need to seek those out right even if 1% of you 1529 00:44:23,295 --> 00:44:24,095 out right even if 1% of you wants to come, you need to find 1530 00:44:24,095 --> 00:44:25,896 wants to come, you need to find those ways to get there as a 21 1531 00:44:25,896 --> 00:44:27,566 those ways to get there as a 21 year old freshman um the day I 1532 00:44:27,566 --> 00:44:28,866 year old freshman um the day I showed up it sounded really 1533 00:44:28,866 --> 00:44:29,734 showed up it sounded really bad, but now in the city where 1534 00:44:29,734 --> 00:44:30,435 bad, but now in the city where I am today, it’s the best 1535 00:44:30,435 --> 00:44:33,271 I am today, it’s the best decision I’ve. Right so and if 1536 00:44:33,271 --> 00:44:34,371 decision I’ve. Right so and if you make that decision, you 1537 00:44:34,371 --> 00:44:35,440 you make that decision, you know you could be living here. 1538 00:44:35,440 --> 00:44:37,408 know you could be living here. This is the Air Force Academy, 1539 00:44:37,408 --> 00:44:38,409 This is the Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado, and 1540 00:44:38,409 --> 00:44:40,311 Colorado Springs, Colorado, and I think I love to talk about 1541 00:44:40,311 --> 00:44:41,413 I think I love to talk about Colorado because at the end of 1542 00:44:41,413 --> 00:44:42,447 Colorado because at the end of the day we do want you to enjoy 1543 00:44:42,447 --> 00:44:43,815 the day we do want you to enjoy your 4 years. Yes, it’s a 1544 00:44:43,815 --> 00:44:45,083 your 4 years. Yes, it’s a service academy. Yes, it’s 1545 00:44:45,083 --> 00:44:47,419 service academy. Yes, it’s gonna be tough but skiing some 1546 00:44:47,419 --> 00:44:48,085 gonna be tough but skiing some of the best in the country less 1547 00:44:48,085 --> 00:44:49,153 of the best in the country less than 2 hours away and one of 1548 00:44:49,153 --> 00:44:50,355 than 2 hours away and one of the coolest up-and-coming 1549 00:44:50,355 --> 00:44:51,622 the coolest up-and-coming cities in Denver less than an 1550 00:44:51,622 --> 00:44:53,691 cities in Denver less than an hour away with pro sports a 1551 00:44:53,691 --> 00:44:55,493 hour away with pro sports a huge downtown right you gonna 1552 00:44:55,493 --> 00:44:56,094 huge downtown right you gonna hike mountains go to the river 1553 00:44:56,094 --> 00:44:57,529 hike mountains go to the river go to the lake. Uh we got all 1554 00:44:57,529 --> 00:44:58,863 go to the lake. Uh we got all four seasons. I think it 1555 00:44:58,863 --> 00:44:59,664 four seasons. I think it actually snowed this last week, 1556 00:44:59,664 --> 00:45:01,232 actually snowed this last week, so I don’t know how your. 1557 00:45:01,232 --> 00:45:02,634 so I don’t know how your. Floridians will handle that, 1558 00:45:02,634 --> 00:45:04,302 Floridians will handle that, but you’ll deal with it. I 1559 00:45:04,302 --> 00:45:05,770 but you’ll deal with it. I promise and there’s your 1560 00:45:05,770 --> 00:45:07,838 promise and there’s your backyard I miss it already. I 1561 00:45:07,838 --> 00:45:09,240 backyard I miss it already. I didn’t think I was going to, 1562 00:45:09,240 --> 00:45:11,709 didn’t think I was going to, but I love Colorado um the the 1563 00:45:11,709 --> 00:45:13,043 but I love Colorado um the the waking up and being in a place 1564 00:45:13,043 --> 00:45:14,245 waking up and being in a place like this everyday. it really 1565 00:45:14,245 --> 00:45:15,947 like this everyday. it really does just it makes your time 1566 00:45:15,947 --> 00:45:17,782 does just it makes your time there better and what are we 1567 00:45:17,782 --> 00:45:19,117 there better and what are we trying to do? Alright We’re 1568 00:45:19,117 --> 00:45:20,786 trying to do? Alright We’re trying to develop men and women 1569 00:45:20,786 --> 00:45:21,652 trying to develop men and women capable of leading the air and 1570 00:45:21,652 --> 00:45:22,788 capable of leading the air and space forces for the future 1571 00:45:22,788 --> 00:45:25,290 space forces for the future academically physically and in 1572 00:45:25,290 --> 00:45:25,923 academically physically and in military leadership and 1573 00:45:25,923 --> 00:45:27,858 military leadership and character in all three of these 1574 00:45:27,858 --> 00:45:28,760 character in all three of these facets right, we have 1575 00:45:28,760 --> 00:45:30,362 facets right, we have challenges we have things are 1576 00:45:30,362 --> 00:45:30,962 challenges we have things are gonna be tested on, but within 1577 00:45:30,962 --> 00:45:34,165 gonna be tested on, but within all those challenges are. And I 1578 00:45:34,165 --> 00:45:35,634 all those challenges are. And I know um the Edson talked a lot 1579 00:45:35,634 --> 00:45:36,802 know um the Edson talked a lot about opportunities incredible 1580 00:45:36,802 --> 00:45:37,769 about opportunities incredible opportunities. I’m gonna do 1581 00:45:37,769 --> 00:45:38,603 opportunities. I’m gonna do that same thing cuz that’s the 1582 00:45:38,603 --> 00:45:39,503 that same thing cuz that’s the exciting stuff to talk about 1583 00:45:39,503 --> 00:45:40,839 exciting stuff to talk about you can read about the 1584 00:45:40,839 --> 00:45:42,073 you can read about the application process and you 1585 00:45:42,073 --> 00:45:44,341 application process and you probably all know just as much 1586 00:45:44,341 --> 00:45:45,977 probably all know just as much about it as me anyway, so I 1587 00:45:45,977 --> 00:45:48,479 about it as me anyway, so I just wanna kinda sell the place 1588 00:45:48,479 --> 00:45:50,315 just wanna kinda sell the place to you today and if your stem 1589 00:45:50,315 --> 00:45:51,816 to you today and if your stem inclined, you know you should 1590 00:45:51,816 --> 00:45:52,818 inclined, you know you should have all the service academies 1591 00:45:52,818 --> 00:45:54,519 have all the service academies uh you know circled and we’re 1592 00:45:54,519 --> 00:45:56,254 uh you know circled and we’re we’re heavy stem. I was not a 1593 00:45:56,254 --> 00:45:57,155 we’re heavy stem. I was not a political science like I said. 1594 00:45:57,155 --> 00:45:58,356 political science like I said. But guess what that meant you 1595 00:45:58,356 --> 00:46:00,090 But guess what that meant you know, teachers helping me every 1596 00:46:00,090 --> 00:46:01,026 know, teachers helping me every chance I got when I was a 1597 00:46:01,026 --> 00:46:02,493 chance I got when I was a freshman me and all. Baseball 1598 00:46:02,493 --> 00:46:03,828 freshman me and all. Baseball guys went over to my physics 1599 00:46:03,828 --> 00:46:05,163 guys went over to my physics teacher house every Sunday 1600 00:46:05,163 --> 00:46:06,731 teacher house every Sunday night. she cooked us dinner. We 1601 00:46:06,731 --> 00:46:07,831 night. she cooked us dinner. We took practice test. I had 1602 00:46:07,831 --> 00:46:09,734 took practice test. I had teachers drive-thru snowstorms 1603 00:46:09,734 --> 00:46:10,734 teachers drive-thru snowstorms uh on Sunday nights to come 1604 00:46:10,734 --> 00:46:13,938 uh on Sunday nights to come give us study sessions at the 1605 00:46:13,938 --> 00:46:14,738 give us study sessions at the Starbucks on campus people 1606 00:46:14,738 --> 00:46:16,374 Starbucks on campus people cared. I wasn’t good in these 1607 00:46:16,374 --> 00:46:18,309 cared. I wasn’t good in these classes at all and I still made 1608 00:46:18,309 --> 00:46:19,577 classes at all and I still made it through, but you know if you 1609 00:46:19,577 --> 00:46:21,446 it through, but you know if you are, here’s some great numbers 1610 00:46:21,446 --> 00:46:22,513 are, here’s some great numbers for you and here’s some of the 1611 00:46:22,513 --> 00:46:23,781 for you and here’s some of the majors and minors you can 1612 00:46:23,781 --> 00:46:24,782 majors and minors you can choose from this stuff is all 1613 00:46:24,782 --> 00:46:26,384 choose from this stuff is all very accessible online, but 1614 00:46:26,384 --> 00:46:27,585 very accessible online, but just to give you a snapshot and 1615 00:46:27,585 --> 00:46:28,419 just to give you a snapshot and you know I always like to 1616 00:46:28,419 --> 00:46:29,453 you know I always like to highlight now that we have a 1617 00:46:29,453 --> 00:46:30,055 highlight now that we have a space war fighting minor 1618 00:46:30,055 --> 00:46:31,823 space war fighting minor because at space where. Real 1619 00:46:31,823 --> 00:46:33,858 because at space where. Real deal and it’s happening in the 1620 00:46:33,858 --> 00:46:35,993 deal and it’s happening in the Air Force Academy is trying to 1621 00:46:35,993 --> 00:46:37,062 Air Force Academy is trying to be the main um commissioning 1622 00:46:37,062 --> 00:46:38,329 be the main um commissioning source of the space force from 1623 00:46:38,329 --> 00:46:41,299 source of the space force from now and into the future and 1624 00:46:41,299 --> 00:46:42,400 now and into the future and here’s some career 1625 00:46:42,400 --> 00:46:43,834 here’s some career opportunities again very 1626 00:46:43,834 --> 00:46:44,736 opportunities again very accessible just touch on a 1627 00:46:44,736 --> 00:46:45,603 accessible just touch on a quick longer than five your 1628 00:46:45,603 --> 00:46:46,770 quick longer than five your commitments on the left where 1629 00:46:46,770 --> 00:46:47,806 commitments on the left where you can see like what I’m doing 1630 00:46:47,806 --> 00:46:49,074 you can see like what I’m doing pilot. That’s a minimum of nine 1631 00:46:49,074 --> 00:46:51,275 pilot. That’s a minimum of nine to 10 years center. We have 1632 00:46:51,275 --> 00:46:52,743 to 10 years center. We have five-year commitments with no 1633 00:46:52,743 --> 00:46:53,611 five-year commitments with no specific degree requirement and 1634 00:46:53,611 --> 00:46:54,545 specific degree requirement and then on the right we have 1635 00:46:54,545 --> 00:46:55,780 then on the right we have five-year minimums with a 1636 00:46:55,780 --> 00:46:57,082 five-year minimums with a specific degree requirement. I 1637 00:46:57,082 --> 00:46:58,683 specific degree requirement. I mean we want our engineers to 1638 00:46:58,683 --> 00:47:01,018 mean we want our engineers to have those respective 1639 00:47:01,018 --> 00:47:01,452 have those respective engineering degrees that make 1640 00:47:01,452 --> 00:47:03,755 engineering degrees that make sense. What do you? Do with our 1641 00:47:03,755 --> 00:47:04,455 sense. What do you? Do with our graduating class every year and 1642 00:47:04,455 --> 00:47:06,324 graduating class every year and we have thirty-five in career 1643 00:47:06,324 --> 00:47:07,092 we have thirty-five in career fields, which I just showed 1644 00:47:07,092 --> 00:47:08,093 fields, which I just showed you, but we’re the air force 1645 00:47:08,093 --> 00:47:09,260 you, but we’re the air force right. We wanna put people in 1646 00:47:09,260 --> 00:47:10,728 right. We wanna put people in cockpit and that’s what we do 1647 00:47:10,728 --> 00:47:12,029 cockpit and that’s what we do 5050 percent of the class each 1648 00:47:12,029 --> 00:47:13,264 5050 percent of the class each year. We wanna put them in an 1649 00:47:13,264 --> 00:47:14,765 year. We wanna put them in an airplane go to power training. 1650 00:47:14,765 --> 00:47:16,501 airplane go to power training. Learn how to fly the fastest 1651 00:47:16,501 --> 00:47:18,236 Learn how to fly the fastest airplanes ever to be built 1652 00:47:18,236 --> 00:47:19,371 airplanes ever to be built right, but now what’s starting 1653 00:47:19,371 --> 00:47:20,438 right, but now what’s starting what happened in my class in 1654 00:47:20,438 --> 00:47:22,240 what happened in my class in twenty is we commissioned the 1655 00:47:22,240 --> 00:47:23,908 twenty is we commissioned the first uh Air Force Academy 1656 00:47:23,908 --> 00:47:25,310 first uh Air Force Academy cadet into the space force, so 1657 00:47:25,310 --> 00:47:26,778 cadet into the space force, so we’re trying to do it about 10% 1658 00:47:26,778 --> 00:47:28,278 we’re trying to do it about 10% of every class every year. Now, 1659 00:47:28,278 --> 00:47:29,547 of every class every year. Now, it’s incredibly exciting. We 1660 00:47:29,547 --> 00:47:30,748 it’s incredibly exciting. We think of how the Marines works 1661 00:47:30,748 --> 00:47:31,215 think of how the Marines works into the Navy. um that’s kind 1662 00:47:31,215 --> 00:47:34,385 into the Navy. um that’s kind of the plan with the. Space 1663 00:47:34,385 --> 00:47:35,686 of the plan with the. Space Force and Air Force 1664 00:47:35,686 --> 00:47:36,854 Force and Air Force Additionally, if you do 1665 00:47:36,854 --> 00:47:38,256 Additionally, if you do incredibly well at Air Force 1666 00:47:38,256 --> 00:47:39,991 incredibly well at Air Force Academy and you look or looking 1667 00:47:39,991 --> 00:47:40,992 Academy and you look or looking to compete for some graduate 1668 00:47:40,992 --> 00:47:42,793 to compete for some graduate school opportunities, uh I get 1669 00:47:42,793 --> 00:47:43,995 school opportunities, uh I get emails about this every time. 1670 00:47:43,995 --> 00:47:46,464 emails about this every time. it’s it’s 10% of our class 1671 00:47:46,464 --> 00:47:49,234 it’s it’s 10% of our class every year. um we’ll go and get 1672 00:47:49,234 --> 00:47:50,267 every year. um we’ll go and get an advanced degree immediately 1673 00:47:50,267 --> 00:47:50,868 an advanced degree immediately paid for by the air Force, 1674 00:47:50,868 --> 00:47:53,004 paid for by the air Force, whether it’s law school medical 1675 00:47:53,004 --> 00:47:54,505 whether it’s law school medical school uh you know go to get 1676 00:47:54,505 --> 00:47:56,874 school uh you know go to get public policy degree that in 1677 00:47:56,874 --> 00:47:57,675 public policy degree that in itself is a ridiculous 1678 00:47:57,675 --> 00:47:58,776 itself is a ridiculous opportunity. It’s unbelievable 1679 00:47:58,776 --> 00:48:00,278 opportunity. It’s unbelievable for those that work incredibly 1680 00:48:00,278 --> 00:48:00,878 for those that work incredibly hard and eventually compete get 1681 00:48:00,878 --> 00:48:04,248 hard and eventually compete get those slots. Twenty-seven 1682 00:48:04,248 --> 00:48:05,116 those slots. Twenty-seven Division One sports If you’re 1683 00:48:05,116 --> 00:48:06,316 Division One sports If you’re not involved with those you can 1684 00:48:06,316 --> 00:48:07,419 not involved with those you can join club sports and if you’re 1685 00:48:07,419 --> 00:48:08,486 join club sports and if you’re not involved in those you’ll be 1686 00:48:08,486 --> 00:48:09,521 not involved in those you’ll be put on in sports. Everyone’s 1687 00:48:09,521 --> 00:48:11,923 put on in sports. Everyone’s gonna play something, but it’s 1688 00:48:11,923 --> 00:48:12,557 gonna play something, but it’s cool because you’re living with 1689 00:48:12,557 --> 00:48:14,392 cool because you’re living with uh you know people on the 1690 00:48:14,392 --> 00:48:15,026 uh you know people on the hockey team grills on the 1691 00:48:15,026 --> 00:48:16,326 hockey team grills on the tennis team uh during your 1692 00:48:16,326 --> 00:48:17,362 tennis team uh during your classes, you know them all 1693 00:48:17,362 --> 00:48:18,396 classes, you know them all these friend groups are 1694 00:48:18,396 --> 00:48:19,030 these friend groups are intermix. There’s a 1695 00:48:19,030 --> 00:48:20,265 intermix. There’s a camaraderie. There’s a team 1696 00:48:20,265 --> 00:48:22,867 camaraderie. There’s a team cohesion there that the school 1697 00:48:22,867 --> 00:48:24,202 cohesion there that the school really has now imagine you go 1698 00:48:24,202 --> 00:48:24,902 really has now imagine you go home one summer and your 1699 00:48:24,902 --> 00:48:26,270 home one summer and your friends like hey uh what you do 1700 00:48:26,270 --> 00:48:28,139 friends like hey uh what you do is you know your freshman 1701 00:48:28,139 --> 00:48:29,174 is you know your freshman summer air force. I wasn’t and 1702 00:48:29,174 --> 00:48:30,442 summer air force. I wasn’t and I was good. You know first few 1703 00:48:30,442 --> 00:48:31,842 I was good. You know first few weeks I was out in the woods 1704 00:48:31,842 --> 00:48:32,843 weeks I was out in the woods doing survival evasion um 1705 00:48:32,843 --> 00:48:35,046 doing survival evasion um survival training. Evading 1706 00:48:35,046 --> 00:48:36,714 survival training. Evading capture learning how to pursue 1707 00:48:36,714 --> 00:48:38,916 capture learning how to pursue our own water trap animals and 1708 00:48:38,916 --> 00:48:40,284 our own water trap animals and then after that the next few 1709 00:48:40,284 --> 00:48:42,287 then after that the next few weeks I came back to campus and 1710 00:48:42,287 --> 00:48:43,688 weeks I came back to campus and uh I got bust out of the 1711 00:48:43,688 --> 00:48:45,723 uh I got bust out of the airfield and I did five free 1712 00:48:45,723 --> 00:48:47,925 airfield and I did five free free solo skydiving jumps and I 1713 00:48:47,925 --> 00:48:49,294 free solo skydiving jumps and I got my jump wings here and then 1714 00:48:49,294 --> 00:48:51,696 got my jump wings here and then I came home my head break that 1715 00:48:51,696 --> 00:48:52,697 I came home my head break that was my freshman summer and that 1716 00:48:52,697 --> 00:48:54,665 was my freshman summer and that is a normal freshman summer 1717 00:48:54,665 --> 00:48:55,200 is a normal freshman summer right or maybe you’re an 1718 00:48:55,200 --> 00:48:56,067 right or maybe you’re an instructor pilot. You know, 1719 00:48:56,067 --> 00:48:56,934 instructor pilot. You know, it’s a gliders you see on the 1720 00:48:56,934 --> 00:48:58,769 it’s a gliders you see on the bottom right or maybe did the 1721 00:48:58,769 --> 00:48:59,837 bottom right or maybe did the drone program right? These are 1722 00:48:59,837 --> 00:49:01,305 drone program right? These are not reserved for the few. These 1723 00:49:01,305 --> 00:49:02,373 not reserved for the few. These are opportunities for all 1724 00:49:02,373 --> 00:49:03,341 are opportunities for all cadets as many as you can fit 1725 00:49:03,341 --> 00:49:05,476 cadets as many as you can fit in. Many as you wanna throw 1726 00:49:05,476 --> 00:49:06,711 in. Many as you wanna throw yourself into things that 1727 00:49:06,711 --> 00:49:08,145 yourself into things that you’ll talk to your friends 1728 00:49:08,145 --> 00:49:09,481 you’ll talk to your friends about and you know for you. 1729 00:49:09,481 --> 00:49:10,782 about and you know for you. It’s kinda normal life. I’ll be 1730 00:49:10,782 --> 00:49:12,183 It’s kinda normal life. I’ll be going to class on a Tuesday and 1731 00:49:12,183 --> 00:49:13,618 going to class on a Tuesday and I see people you know, spinning 1732 00:49:13,618 --> 00:49:15,186 I see people you know, spinning down from an airplane down the 1733 00:49:15,186 --> 00:49:17,355 down from an airplane down the airfield and it’s Tuesday at 1734 00:49:17,355 --> 00:49:18,423 airfield and it’s Tuesday at 930 right, but then you go home 1735 00:49:18,423 --> 00:49:19,890 930 right, but then you go home and tell everyone about it and 1736 00:49:19,890 --> 00:49:20,524 and tell everyone about it and they’re like it’s like what are 1737 00:49:20,524 --> 00:49:21,392 they’re like it’s like what are you talking about? It’s just a 1738 00:49:21,392 --> 00:49:22,727 you talking about? It’s just a taste of what you’re gonna get 1739 00:49:22,727 --> 00:49:25,330 taste of what you’re gonna get the Air Force Academy and 1740 00:49:25,330 --> 00:49:26,831 the Air Force Academy and Furthermore, I kinda like the 1741 00:49:26,831 --> 00:49:28,266 Furthermore, I kinda like the talked about right 1742 00:49:28,266 --> 00:49:29,367 talked about right transnational trans cultural 1743 00:49:29,367 --> 00:49:30,168 transnational trans cultural leadership development. That’s 1744 00:49:30,168 --> 00:49:31,302 leadership development. That’s what we do. One of the things I 1745 00:49:31,302 --> 00:49:32,437 what we do. One of the things I was able to do is spend 4 weeks 1746 00:49:32,437 --> 00:49:34,105 was able to do is spend 4 weeks on the southern coast. Living 1747 00:49:34,105 --> 00:49:35,373 on the southern coast. Living with a Spanish family 100 yards 1748 00:49:35,373 --> 00:49:37,408 with a Spanish family 100 yards from the beach taking Spanish 1749 00:49:37,408 --> 00:49:38,777 from the beach taking Spanish classes in the morning and 1750 00:49:38,777 --> 00:49:39,477 classes in the morning and travel Spain on the weekends 1751 00:49:39,477 --> 00:49:41,846 travel Spain on the weekends and I did a six-month uh 1752 00:49:41,846 --> 00:49:42,946 and I did a six-month uh exchange to a civilian 1753 00:49:42,946 --> 00:49:44,749 exchange to a civilian University of Santiago Chile. I 1754 00:49:44,749 --> 00:49:45,916 University of Santiago Chile. I mean these things yes other 1755 00:49:45,916 --> 00:49:48,586 mean these things yes other schools do um semester Broads 1756 00:49:48,586 --> 00:49:49,787 schools do um semester Broads but somewhere where the focus 1757 00:49:49,787 --> 00:49:51,355 but somewhere where the focus the money the resources the 1758 00:49:51,355 --> 00:49:53,558 the money the resources the investment is on 4000 cadets 1759 00:49:53,558 --> 00:49:55,327 investment is on 4000 cadets that you that you’re with um 1760 00:49:55,327 --> 00:49:56,494 that you that you’re with um that’s the service academy, and 1761 00:49:56,494 --> 00:49:57,829 that’s the service academy, and that’s the Air Force Academy 1762 00:49:57,829 --> 00:49:58,763 that’s the Air Force Academy specifically uh you know 1763 00:49:58,763 --> 00:50:00,265 specifically uh you know whether it’s Chick-fil-A or a 1764 00:50:00,265 --> 00:50:01,298 whether it’s Chick-fil-A or a service academy Exchange, you 1765 00:50:01,298 --> 00:50:01,966 service academy Exchange, you know you’re gonna get 1766 00:50:01,966 --> 00:50:06,387 know you’re gonna get opportunities to. Is at 1767 00:50:06,387 --> 00:50:08,289 opportunities to. Is at Thunderbirds Fiber you throw 1768 00:50:08,289 --> 00:50:09,723 Thunderbirds Fiber you throw your hat uh if you’re 1769 00:50:09,723 --> 00:50:10,191 your hat uh if you’re interested interested in 1770 00:50:10,191 --> 00:50:12,292 interested interested in applying you mean, that’s why 1771 00:50:12,292 --> 00:50:13,227 applying you mean, that’s why it’s so important to us. follow 1772 00:50:13,227 --> 00:50:14,161 it’s so important to us. follow through with it. We wanna get 1773 00:50:14,161 --> 00:50:15,262 through with it. We wanna get you the process. We wanna get 1774 00:50:15,262 --> 00:50:17,198 you the process. We wanna get you off. We wanna get you this 1775 00:50:17,198 --> 00:50:19,266 you off. We wanna get you this moment and follows didn’t make 1776 00:50:19,266 --> 00:50:20,434 moment and follows didn’t make sense. You already know these 1777 00:50:20,434 --> 00:50:21,835 sense. You already know these things about the service 1778 00:50:21,835 --> 00:50:23,303 things about the service academies right, no tuition, No 1779 00:50:23,303 --> 00:50:24,305 academies right, no tuition, No room board, a guaranteed 1780 00:50:24,305 --> 00:50:25,739 room board, a guaranteed career, a monthly stipend and 1781 00:50:25,739 --> 00:50:26,473 career, a monthly stipend and medical and dental coverage 1782 00:50:26,473 --> 00:50:28,542 medical and dental coverage always important to stress um 1783 00:50:28,542 --> 00:50:30,277 always important to stress um cuz that’s initially as the 1784 00:50:30,277 --> 00:50:31,345 cuz that’s initially as the first reason I came right my 1785 00:50:31,345 --> 00:50:32,879 first reason I came right my vector change once I got the 1786 00:50:32,879 --> 00:50:33,881 vector change once I got the Air Force Academy, but those 1787 00:50:33,881 --> 00:50:37,084 Air Force Academy, but those are incredibly enticing and. 1788 00:50:37,084 --> 00:50:38,719 are incredibly enticing and. This is the one to take a 1789 00:50:38,719 --> 00:50:40,220 This is the one to take a picture of Academy 1790 00:50:40,220 --> 00:50:40,788 picture of Academy Admissions.com. I’ll make sure 1791 00:50:40,788 --> 00:50:42,055 Admissions.com. I’ll make sure it’s put in the chat as well. 1792 00:50:42,055 --> 00:50:43,323 it’s put in the chat as well. This is all the info I could 1793 00:50:43,323 --> 00:50:44,759 This is all the info I could ever tell you about applying 1794 00:50:44,759 --> 00:50:45,525 ever tell you about applying but it’s written down and said 1795 00:50:45,525 --> 00:50:46,727 but it’s written down and said a lot better than I could ever 1796 00:50:46,727 --> 00:50:48,762 a lot better than I could ever tell you right uh academy 1797 00:50:48,762 --> 00:50:50,464 tell you right uh academy Admissions.com and that’s how 1798 00:50:50,464 --> 00:50:51,599 Admissions.com and that’s how you’re gonna learn and start 1799 00:50:51,599 --> 00:50:53,200 you’re gonna learn and start the application and there’s me 1800 00:50:53,200 --> 00:50:54,568 the application and there’s me again and I’ll put this contact 1801 00:50:54,568 --> 00:50:56,436 again and I’ll put this contact information in the chat as well 1802 00:50:56,436 --> 00:50:57,238 information in the chat as well and I just wanna say thank you 1803 00:50:57,238 --> 00:50:58,071 and I just wanna say thank you again to the congressional 1804 00:50:58,071 --> 00:50:59,673 again to the congressional staff. I’m glad that um the the 1805 00:50:59,673 --> 00:51:02,009 staff. I’m glad that um the the video showed up and thank you 1806 00:51:02,009 --> 00:51:04,411 video showed up and thank you again. Thank you. Kobe. What a 1807 00:51:04,411 --> 00:51:05,145 again. Thank you. Kobe. What a great uh presentation always 1808 00:51:05,145 --> 00:51:08,280 great uh presentation always exciting to see. Graduates and 1809 00:51:08,280 --> 00:51:09,915 exciting to see. Graduates and how great they’re doing and 1810 00:51:09,915 --> 00:51:12,318 how great they’re doing and it’s also really wonderful to 1811 00:51:12,318 --> 00:51:13,685 it’s also really wonderful to have a personal testimony from 1812 00:51:13,685 --> 00:51:15,420 have a personal testimony from someone from the state of 1813 00:51:15,420 --> 00:51:19,124 someone from the state of Alabama um lieutenant Kennedy, 1814 00:51:19,124 --> 00:51:21,026 Alabama um lieutenant Kennedy, who is from Pritchard, Alabama 1815 00:51:21,026 --> 00:51:23,262 who is from Pritchard, Alabama and graduated from the Naval 1816 00:51:23,262 --> 00:51:24,262 and graduated from the Naval Academy, will get his 1817 00:51:24,262 --> 00:51:25,964 Academy, will get his testimonial about his time in 1818 00:51:25,964 --> 00:51:31,270 testimonial about his time in the service military academies. 1819 00:51:33,305 --> 00:51:37,309 We’re on mute it. 1820 00:51:37,743 --> 00:51:41,046 You made it. 1821 00:51:42,313 --> 00:51:43,982 Alright, let’s try that again. 1822 00:51:43,982 --> 00:51:44,750 Alright, let’s try that again. Can you hear me now? 1823 00:51:44,750 --> 00:51:47,252 Can you hear me now? Absolutely. Alright. Good 1824 00:51:47,252 --> 00:51:48,954 Absolutely. Alright. Good afternoon everyone uh first 1825 00:51:48,954 --> 00:51:50,355 afternoon everyone uh first acknowledging and thanking 1826 00:51:50,355 --> 00:51:51,889 acknowledging and thanking Congresswoman Sewell uh and 1827 00:51:51,889 --> 00:51:53,825 Congresswoman Sewell uh and miss Hutchinson uh and also 1828 00:51:53,825 --> 00:51:55,593 miss Hutchinson uh and also mister Davidson for uh inviting 1829 00:51:55,593 --> 00:51:57,762 mister Davidson for uh inviting me to participate in this today 1830 00:51:57,762 --> 00:52:00,065 me to participate in this today um and thank you to all the 1831 00:52:00,065 --> 00:52:02,167 um and thank you to all the panelists who have spoken so 1832 00:52:02,167 --> 00:52:04,002 panelists who have spoken so far, you know the honor of my 1833 00:52:04,002 --> 00:52:05,204 far, you know the honor of my life was to serve. I know this 1834 00:52:05,204 --> 00:52:07,339 life was to serve. I know this an honor you guys have all 1835 00:52:07,339 --> 00:52:08,907 an honor you guys have all embraced as well and so thank 1836 00:52:08,907 --> 00:52:10,608 embraced as well and so thank you to all of you for taking 1837 00:52:10,608 --> 00:52:11,309 you to all of you for taking the time to uh participate in 1838 00:52:11,309 --> 00:52:15,280 the time to uh participate in this. Today and last, but no 1839 00:52:15,280 --> 00:52:17,048 this. Today and last, but no least uh thank you to all of 1840 00:52:17,048 --> 00:52:19,251 least uh thank you to all of the young people who are 1841 00:52:19,251 --> 00:52:20,952 the young people who are considering the service academy 1842 00:52:20,952 --> 00:52:22,221 considering the service academy as one of your options going 1843 00:52:22,221 --> 00:52:24,323 as one of your options going forward. um what I’d like to do 1844 00:52:24,323 --> 00:52:26,458 forward. um what I’d like to do here in my testimonial is just 1845 00:52:26,458 --> 00:52:28,693 here in my testimonial is just kind of let you know what I was 1846 00:52:28,693 --> 00:52:29,861 kind of let you know what I was thinking about as a as a 1847 00:52:29,861 --> 00:52:31,329 thinking about as a as a seventeen seventeen year-old 1848 00:52:31,329 --> 00:52:32,598 seventeen seventeen year-old considering the service 1849 00:52:32,598 --> 00:52:33,765 considering the service academies mostly from the 1850 00:52:33,765 --> 00:52:36,267 academies mostly from the perspective of what I learned 1851 00:52:36,267 --> 00:52:38,169 perspective of what I learned that I think would help inform 1852 00:52:38,169 --> 00:52:40,539 that I think would help inform your decision as you decide to 1853 00:52:40,539 --> 00:52:41,339 your decision as you decide to continue down the service 1854 00:52:41,339 --> 00:52:42,274 continue down the service Academy path for anyone of the 1855 00:52:42,274 --> 00:52:44,809 Academy path for anyone of the various. Other paths that are 1856 00:52:44,809 --> 00:52:47,212 various. Other paths that are available to you so from my 1857 00:52:47,212 --> 00:52:49,281 available to you so from my perspective, it really comes 1858 00:52:49,281 --> 00:52:51,649 perspective, it really comes down to three things the people 1859 00:52:51,649 --> 00:52:53,718 down to three things the people that you meet the obstacles 1860 00:52:53,718 --> 00:52:55,286 that you meet the obstacles that you overcome and the 1861 00:52:55,286 --> 00:52:56,054 that you overcome and the things that you’re actually 1862 00:52:56,054 --> 00:52:57,322 things that you’re actually able to accomplish while 1863 00:52:57,322 --> 00:52:59,924 able to accomplish while representing yourself and 1864 00:52:59,924 --> 00:53:01,293 representing yourself and representing your school and it 1865 00:53:01,293 --> 00:53:03,261 representing your school and it was interesting that as I was 1866 00:53:03,261 --> 00:53:04,863 was interesting that as I was listening to all the other 1867 00:53:04,863 --> 00:53:06,332 listening to all the other presentations, these were all 1868 00:53:06,332 --> 00:53:07,866 presentations, these were all elements that every single 1869 00:53:07,866 --> 00:53:09,501 elements that every single speaker ended up touching upon 1870 00:53:09,501 --> 00:53:11,736 speaker ended up touching upon so first in terms of the people 1871 00:53:11,736 --> 00:53:12,537 so first in terms of the people that you meet Lieutenant JD 1872 00:53:12,537 --> 00:53:15,273 that you meet Lieutenant JD Brown. From the Coast Guard 1873 00:53:15,273 --> 00:53:17,776 Brown. From the Coast Guard Academy talked about our 1874 00:53:17,776 --> 00:53:19,311 Academy talked about our classes are made up of 1875 00:53:19,311 --> 00:53:21,246 classes are made up of representatives from every 1876 00:53:21,246 --> 00:53:23,214 representatives from every state in the union. So when I 1877 00:53:23,214 --> 00:53:25,884 state in the union. So when I show up in the summer of 1988 1878 00:53:25,884 --> 00:53:28,253 show up in the summer of 1988 in my company, I had thirty 1879 00:53:28,253 --> 00:53:29,754 in my company, I had thirty people that I would end up 1880 00:53:29,754 --> 00:53:31,390 people that I would end up spending the next 4 years 1881 00:53:31,390 --> 00:53:33,425 spending the next 4 years living learning and working 1882 00:53:33,425 --> 00:53:35,260 living learning and working with and some of my best 1883 00:53:35,260 --> 00:53:37,329 with and some of my best friends were those people and 1884 00:53:37,329 --> 00:53:38,530 friends were those people and so while you’re going through 1885 00:53:38,530 --> 00:53:39,363 so while you’re going through high school, your friends tend 1886 00:53:39,363 --> 00:53:41,066 high school, your friends tend to be people that are in your 1887 00:53:41,066 --> 00:53:41,966 to be people that are in your neighborhood or at your school 1888 00:53:41,966 --> 00:53:42,867 neighborhood or at your school or at your church but now 1889 00:53:42,867 --> 00:53:46,204 or at your church but now baseball. The folks who are in 1890 00:53:46,204 --> 00:53:48,606 baseball. The folks who are in my company, I had friends who 1891 00:53:48,606 --> 00:53:49,775 my company, I had friends who are from California and North 1892 00:53:49,775 --> 00:53:52,377 are from California and North Dakota and Alaska and Chicago 1893 00:53:52,377 --> 00:53:54,313 Dakota and Alaska and Chicago and New York City and those are 1894 00:53:54,313 --> 00:53:55,413 and New York City and those are people that I ended up 1895 00:53:55,413 --> 00:53:56,949 people that I ended up developing relationships with 1896 00:53:56,949 --> 00:53:59,418 developing relationships with them and I still have lifelong 1897 00:53:59,418 --> 00:54:02,320 them and I still have lifelong relationships with them now the 1898 00:54:02,320 --> 00:54:04,388 relationships with them now the second thing that I thought was 1899 00:54:04,388 --> 00:54:05,190 second thing that I thought was really interesting was this 1900 00:54:05,190 --> 00:54:07,426 really interesting was this notion of obstacles so in order 1901 00:54:07,426 --> 00:54:09,027 notion of obstacles so in order for you to be on this call 1902 00:54:09,027 --> 00:54:10,862 for you to be on this call right now and in order for you 1903 00:54:10,862 --> 00:54:13,031 right now and in order for you to be considering applying for 1904 00:54:13,031 --> 00:54:13,932 to be considering applying for a service academy, all of you 1905 00:54:13,932 --> 00:54:17,936 a service academy, all of you are. Accomplished individuals, 1906 00:54:17,936 --> 00:54:19,270 are. Accomplished individuals, but no matter how accomplished 1907 00:54:19,270 --> 00:54:21,439 but no matter how accomplished you are invariably you’re gonna 1908 00:54:21,439 --> 00:54:23,475 you are invariably you’re gonna face obstacles in the service 1909 00:54:23,475 --> 00:54:25,810 face obstacles in the service academy environment Captain 1910 00:54:25,810 --> 00:54:27,446 academy environment Captain Dahl, the representative from 1911 00:54:27,446 --> 00:54:28,480 Dahl, the representative from the United States Military 1912 00:54:28,480 --> 00:54:29,848 the United States Military Academy talked about his 1913 00:54:29,848 --> 00:54:32,384 Academy talked about his obstacle being jumping off the 1914 00:54:32,384 --> 00:54:34,018 obstacle being jumping off the ten foot tower uh that actually 1915 00:54:34,018 --> 00:54:35,253 ten foot tower uh that actually gave me a little bit of a 1916 00:54:35,253 --> 00:54:37,756 gave me a little bit of a flashback because my obstacle 1917 00:54:37,756 --> 00:54:39,458 flashback because my obstacle was actually swimming uh and it 1918 00:54:39,458 --> 00:54:40,859 was actually swimming uh and it was interesting that growing up 1919 00:54:40,859 --> 00:54:43,761 was interesting that growing up here in uh the mobile Alabama 1920 00:54:43,761 --> 00:54:46,130 here in uh the mobile Alabama area I’ve taken swim lesson. 1921 00:54:46,130 --> 00:54:48,433 area I’ve taken swim lesson. Growing up and I even had one 1922 00:54:48,433 --> 00:54:51,035 Growing up and I even had one of my red cross cards, but when 1923 00:54:51,035 --> 00:54:51,903 of my red cross cards, but when I got to the academy and they 1924 00:54:51,903 --> 00:54:53,471 I got to the academy and they actually wanted me to swim the 1925 00:54:53,471 --> 00:54:55,374 actually wanted me to swim the correct way it wasn’t about 1926 00:54:55,374 --> 00:54:57,308 correct way it wasn’t about getting across the pool it was 1927 00:54:57,308 --> 00:54:59,377 getting across the pool it was about getting across the pool 1928 00:54:59,377 --> 00:55:00,545 about getting across the pool doing the breast stroke and 1929 00:55:00,545 --> 00:55:02,080 doing the breast stroke and you’re only gonna be able to do 1930 00:55:02,080 --> 00:55:04,449 you’re only gonna be able to do seven strokes so going through 1931 00:55:04,449 --> 00:55:05,950 seven strokes so going through that process of learning how to 1932 00:55:05,950 --> 00:55:07,352 that process of learning how to swim learning how to swim 1933 00:55:07,352 --> 00:55:08,619 swim learning how to swim correctly and actually swing 1934 00:55:08,619 --> 00:55:10,822 correctly and actually swing for time was an obstacle and I 1935 00:55:10,822 --> 00:55:12,690 for time was an obstacle and I was actually able able to 1936 00:55:12,690 --> 00:55:14,092 was actually able able to overcome uh second lieutenant 1937 00:55:14,092 --> 00:55:15,527 overcome uh second lieutenant Brown also talked about some of 1938 00:55:15,527 --> 00:55:17,395 Brown also talked about some of the obstacles that exist 1939 00:55:17,395 --> 00:55:18,196 the obstacles that exist academically and one of the 1940 00:55:18,196 --> 00:55:20,698 academically and one of the things that he touch. Which 1941 00:55:20,698 --> 00:55:22,301 things that he touch. Which distinguishes the service 1942 00:55:22,301 --> 00:55:23,701 distinguishes the service academies from other schools, 1943 00:55:23,701 --> 00:55:25,337 academies from other schools, is that your instructors will 1944 00:55:25,337 --> 00:55:28,807 is that your instructors will be there to help you. It’s not 1945 00:55:28,807 --> 00:55:31,276 be there to help you. It’s not gonna be a graduate assistant. 1946 00:55:31,276 --> 00:55:31,776 gonna be a graduate assistant. Sure you’re gonna have 1947 00:55:31,776 --> 00:55:33,144 Sure you’re gonna have classmates who are available to 1948 00:55:33,144 --> 00:55:35,279 classmates who are available to help you but it’s going to be a 1949 00:55:35,279 --> 00:55:37,081 help you but it’s going to be a professor who is there solely 1950 00:55:37,081 --> 00:55:38,350 professor who is there solely for the purpose of making sure 1951 00:55:38,350 --> 00:55:40,218 for the purpose of making sure that you graduate and so you’re 1952 00:55:40,218 --> 00:55:40,752 that you graduate and so you’re gonna get that personal 1953 00:55:40,752 --> 00:55:42,420 gonna get that personal attention to help you overcome 1954 00:55:42,420 --> 00:55:45,524 attention to help you overcome any obstacles that you may have 1955 00:55:45,524 --> 00:55:48,893 any obstacles that you may have the next thing that was really 1956 00:55:48,893 --> 00:55:49,528 the next thing that was really exciting about the economy 1957 00:55:49,528 --> 00:55:50,495 exciting about the economy experience was really having 1958 00:55:50,495 --> 00:55:53,965 experience was really having the. Opportunity to accomplish 1959 00:55:53,965 --> 00:55:55,967 the. Opportunity to accomplish things and accomplish those 1960 00:55:55,967 --> 00:55:57,735 things and accomplish those while you’re representing both 1961 00:55:57,735 --> 00:56:00,371 while you’re representing both yourself and your school for me 1962 00:56:00,371 --> 00:56:01,573 yourself and your school for me personally, that accomplishment 1963 00:56:01,573 --> 00:56:03,975 personally, that accomplishment came in two basic areas. Um the 1964 00:56:03,975 --> 00:56:05,544 came in two basic areas. Um the first is freshman year. I was 1965 00:56:05,544 --> 00:56:08,012 first is freshman year. I was class president and uh that was 1966 00:56:08,012 --> 00:56:09,348 class president and uh that was a major accomplishment for me 1967 00:56:09,348 --> 00:56:10,915 a major accomplishment for me Admin student government 1968 00:56:10,915 --> 00:56:12,116 Admin student government president in school but uh but 1969 00:56:12,116 --> 00:56:13,551 president in school but uh but at the time I still had more of 1970 00:56:13,551 --> 00:56:15,820 at the time I still had more of my southern accent that I have 1971 00:56:15,820 --> 00:56:17,556 my southern accent that I have today and uh the uh a kid from 1972 00:56:17,556 --> 00:56:19,257 today and uh the uh a kid from a small town in Alabama to go 1973 00:56:19,257 --> 00:56:21,492 a small town in Alabama to go up to the Naval Academy and be 1974 00:56:21,492 --> 00:56:22,126 up to the Naval Academy and be elected as president My 1975 00:56:22,126 --> 00:56:22,794 elected as president My freshman year was truly an 1976 00:56:22,794 --> 00:56:26,465 freshman year was truly an accomplishment. Um, in addition 1977 00:56:26,465 --> 00:56:28,266 accomplishment. Um, in addition to that, I was actually part of 1978 00:56:28,266 --> 00:56:30,134 to that, I was actually part of the gospel choir and we went 1979 00:56:30,134 --> 00:56:31,336 the gospel choir and we went through a process of being a 1980 00:56:31,336 --> 00:56:34,239 through a process of being a student run organization to a 1981 00:56:34,239 --> 00:56:36,307 student run organization to a really professionally run 1982 00:56:36,307 --> 00:56:37,007 really professionally run organization under the 1983 00:56:37,007 --> 00:56:38,309 organization under the direction of Doctor Joyce 1984 00:56:38,309 --> 00:56:40,845 direction of Doctor Joyce Garrett and we begin to present 1985 00:56:40,845 --> 00:56:42,680 Garrett and we begin to present ourselves on par with some of 1986 00:56:42,680 --> 00:56:44,782 ourselves on par with some of the other singing organizations 1987 00:56:44,782 --> 00:56:45,617 the other singing organizations that typically get invited to a 1988 00:56:45,617 --> 00:56:47,619 that typically get invited to a lot of things across the 1989 00:56:47,619 --> 00:56:49,787 lot of things across the country. Um the last thing that 1990 00:56:49,787 --> 00:56:51,422 country. Um the last thing that I’m gonna touch on is something 1991 00:56:51,422 --> 00:56:54,025 I’m gonna touch on is something that was mentioned by uh Mitch 1992 00:56:54,025 --> 00:56:55,994 that was mentioned by uh Mitch Shipman, a Martin from the 1993 00:56:55,994 --> 00:56:57,095 Shipman, a Martin from the United States Merchant Marine 1994 00:56:57,095 --> 00:57:01,799 United States Merchant Marine Academy. Um and it really comes 1995 00:57:01,799 --> 00:57:04,769 Academy. Um and it really comes back to this idea of leadership 1996 00:57:04,769 --> 00:57:07,272 back to this idea of leadership so even if you’re starting out 1997 00:57:07,272 --> 00:57:08,806 so even if you’re starting out your freshman year going all 1998 00:57:08,806 --> 00:57:09,974 your freshman year going all the way through your 1999 00:57:09,974 --> 00:57:12,043 the way through your internships that happen during 2000 00:57:12,043 --> 00:57:14,312 internships that happen during the summer and culminating in 2001 00:57:14,312 --> 00:57:15,913 the summer and culminating in your senior year experience 2002 00:57:15,913 --> 00:57:17,915 your senior year experience you’re going to have 2003 00:57:17,915 --> 00:57:19,917 you’re going to have opportunity after opportunity 2004 00:57:19,917 --> 00:57:22,387 opportunity after opportunity after opportunity to lead and 2005 00:57:22,387 --> 00:57:24,255 after opportunity to lead and we know that leadership is not 2006 00:57:24,255 --> 00:57:25,923 we know that leadership is not something that you can 2007 00:57:25,923 --> 00:57:26,691 something that you can necessarily get from a book 2008 00:57:26,691 --> 00:57:28,593 necessarily get from a book although you will have classes 2009 00:57:28,593 --> 00:57:30,427 although you will have classes but the service academy. Are 2010 00:57:30,427 --> 00:57:32,063 but the service academy. Are the premier environment that’s 2011 00:57:32,063 --> 00:57:34,732 the premier environment that’s available to all of us to be 2012 00:57:34,732 --> 00:57:35,834 available to all of us to be able to operate in the 2013 00:57:35,834 --> 00:57:38,269 able to operate in the leadership laboratory to have 2014 00:57:38,269 --> 00:57:40,838 leadership laboratory to have the opportunity to try and try 2015 00:57:40,838 --> 00:57:41,939 the opportunity to try and try again and try again and even 2016 00:57:41,939 --> 00:57:43,941 again and try again and even make some mistakes in an 2017 00:57:43,941 --> 00:57:44,942 make some mistakes in an environment where the 2018 00:57:44,942 --> 00:57:46,577 environment where the consequences of those mistakes 2019 00:57:46,577 --> 00:57:47,779 consequences of those mistakes are relatively minor and 2020 00:57:47,779 --> 00:57:49,781 are relatively minor and because you have all that 2021 00:57:49,781 --> 00:57:51,416 because you have all that additional experience that is 2022 00:57:51,416 --> 00:57:52,283 additional experience that is truly the thing that gives you 2023 00:57:52,283 --> 00:57:54,553 truly the thing that gives you the initial leg up when you 2024 00:57:54,553 --> 00:57:56,954 the initial leg up when you graduate and ultimately become 2025 00:57:56,954 --> 00:57:58,990 graduate and ultimately become responsible for leading 2026 00:57:58,990 --> 00:57:59,658 responsible for leading America’s sons and daughters. 2027 00:57:59,658 --> 00:58:02,794 America’s sons and daughters. So uh with that. I will end my 2028 00:58:02,794 --> 00:58:04,830 So uh with that. I will end my testimonial. I have said this 2029 00:58:04,830 --> 00:58:06,798 testimonial. I have said this time and time again throughout 2030 00:58:06,798 --> 00:58:08,966 time and time again throughout my career that my mission to 2031 00:58:08,966 --> 00:58:10,235 my career that my mission to the United States Naval Academy 2032 00:58:10,235 --> 00:58:12,803 the United States Naval Academy and being able to go through 2033 00:58:12,803 --> 00:58:14,572 and being able to go through that program and graduate 2034 00:58:14,572 --> 00:58:17,008 that program and graduate absolutely positively open 2035 00:58:17,008 --> 00:58:18,409 absolutely positively open every door that I had 2036 00:58:18,409 --> 00:58:19,977 every door that I had subsequent to my time and 2037 00:58:19,977 --> 00:58:21,446 subsequent to my time and service so I continue to 2038 00:58:21,446 --> 00:58:23,147 service so I continue to encourage you guys to receive 2039 00:58:23,147 --> 00:58:24,883 encourage you guys to receive these opportunities as well as 2040 00:58:24,883 --> 00:58:26,684 these opportunities as well as any opportunities that give you 2041 00:58:26,684 --> 00:58:28,787 any opportunities that give you the opportunity to serve your 2042 00:58:28,787 --> 00:58:29,688 the opportunity to serve your fellow citizens. Thank you so 2043 00:58:29,688 --> 00:58:31,289 fellow citizens. Thank you so much again to Congresswoman and 2044 00:58:31,289 --> 00:58:32,123 much again to Congresswoman and miss Hutchinson and the rest of 2045 00:58:32,123 --> 00:58:34,359 miss Hutchinson and the rest of this. For giving me this 2046 00:58:34,359 --> 00:58:35,560 this. For giving me this opportunity to share with you 2047 00:58:35,560 --> 00:58:38,396 opportunity to share with you today well, that was great. I’m 2048 00:58:38,396 --> 00:58:39,863 today well, that was great. I’m giving everyone a virtual clap 2049 00:58:39,863 --> 00:58:41,632 giving everyone a virtual clap because you guys presentations 2050 00:58:41,632 --> 00:58:44,102 because you guys presentations were awesome and I know we have 2051 00:58:44,102 --> 00:58:45,604 were awesome and I know we have lots of questions and I’m just 2052 00:58:45,604 --> 00:58:48,740 lots of questions and I’m just going to take a few and 2053 00:58:48,740 --> 00:58:50,374 going to take a few and pointedly ask them uh to you 2054 00:58:50,374 --> 00:58:52,876 pointedly ask them uh to you all first. Let me just say what 2055 00:58:52,876 --> 00:58:55,881 all first. Let me just say what an amazing um experience it is 2056 00:58:55,881 --> 00:58:58,382 an amazing um experience it is to get to serve our United 2057 00:58:58,382 --> 00:59:00,652 to get to serve our United States academies and also learn 2058 00:59:00,652 --> 00:59:02,954 States academies and also learn amazing leadership. And at the 2059 00:59:02,954 --> 00:59:05,256 amazing leadership. And at the same time, get world class 2060 00:59:05,256 --> 00:59:07,024 same time, get world class education, I know that all of 2061 00:59:07,024 --> 00:59:09,326 education, I know that all of you um will agree that they 2062 00:59:09,326 --> 00:59:10,962 you um will agree that they this was an experience of a 2063 00:59:10,962 --> 00:59:12,463 this was an experience of a lifetime and you would suggest 2064 00:59:12,463 --> 00:59:13,731 lifetime and you would suggest to all the folks who are 2065 00:59:13,731 --> 00:59:14,999 to all the folks who are listening that it’s definitely 2066 00:59:14,999 --> 00:59:18,369 listening that it’s definitely an experience worth having one 2067 00:59:18,369 --> 00:59:19,804 an experience worth having one of the big questions that I see 2068 00:59:19,804 --> 00:59:21,739 of the big questions that I see is uh actually I’m gonna direct 2069 00:59:21,739 --> 00:59:23,841 is uh actually I’m gonna direct this to Colby um was it really 2070 00:59:23,841 --> 00:59:26,277 this to Colby um was it really hard to go so far away to 2071 00:59:26,277 --> 00:59:29,381 hard to go so far away to school and um you were um you 2072 00:59:29,381 --> 00:59:30,615 school and um you were um you were older when you started at 2073 00:59:30,615 --> 00:59:32,850 were older when you started at school. Did you find that to be 2074 00:59:32,850 --> 00:59:37,388 school. Did you find that to be hard? Yes ma’am so um going 2075 00:59:37,388 --> 00:59:39,891 hard? Yes ma’am so um going away, I was already like since 2076 00:59:39,891 --> 00:59:41,592 away, I was already like since I was older, I had already been 2077 00:59:41,592 --> 00:59:42,927 I was older, I had already been away so I’ll I’ll talk a little 2078 00:59:42,927 --> 00:59:45,396 away so I’ll I’ll talk a little bit to that just in the terms 2079 00:59:45,396 --> 00:59:47,899 bit to that just in the terms of um coming in a little older 2080 00:59:47,899 --> 00:59:49,734 of um coming in a little older after a year to even after a 2081 00:59:49,734 --> 00:59:51,135 after a year to even after a semester, Maybe you take a year 2082 00:59:51,135 --> 00:59:52,503 semester, Maybe you take a year off and you work for a year, I 2083 00:59:52,503 --> 00:59:53,604 off and you work for a year, I mean you would be very 2084 00:59:53,604 --> 00:59:54,906 mean you would be very surprised and I think the other 2085 00:59:54,906 --> 00:59:56,174 surprised and I think the other academies with tests you’d be 2086 00:59:56,174 --> 00:59:57,042 academies with tests you’d be very surprised how common that 2087 00:59:57,042 --> 00:59:58,743 very surprised how common that is at the at the academies 2088 00:59:58,743 --> 01:00:00,077 is at the at the academies people who do a year of college 2089 01:00:00,077 --> 01:00:02,246 people who do a year of college or even 2 years of college, um 2090 01:00:02,246 --> 01:00:03,214 or even 2 years of college, um it’s not the majority the 2091 01:00:03,214 --> 01:00:04,482 it’s not the majority the majority come through high 2092 01:00:04,482 --> 01:00:06,918 majority come through high school, but the paths is 2093 01:00:06,918 --> 01:00:07,785 school, but the paths is anything but straight, so I 2094 01:00:07,785 --> 01:00:09,620 anything but straight, so I just wanna stress. Um whether 2095 01:00:09,620 --> 01:00:11,956 just wanna stress. Um whether it’s test scores or life 2096 01:00:11,956 --> 01:00:13,424 it’s test scores or life circumstances or you maybe 2097 01:00:13,424 --> 01:00:14,759 circumstances or you maybe don’t get in this year um I’ll 2098 01:00:14,759 --> 01:00:16,027 don’t get in this year um I’ll just wrap this question around 2099 01:00:16,027 --> 01:00:17,328 just wrap this question around to just there is a path there 2100 01:00:17,328 --> 01:00:18,796 to just there is a path there and it’s not graduating from 2101 01:00:18,796 --> 01:00:20,831 and it’s not graduating from high school going straight 2102 01:00:20,831 --> 01:00:22,333 high school going straight there um and it’s I know from 2103 01:00:22,333 --> 01:00:23,835 there um and it’s I know from Florida Also the distance to 2104 01:00:23,835 --> 01:00:25,303 Florida Also the distance to Colorado is a little. It’s a 2105 01:00:25,303 --> 01:00:26,504 Colorado is a little. It’s a little long and maybe that’s 2106 01:00:26,504 --> 01:00:27,438 little long and maybe that’s what you’re thinking of in 2107 01:00:27,438 --> 01:00:28,906 what you’re thinking of in those terms. Um I promise 2108 01:00:28,906 --> 01:00:29,774 those terms. Um I promise you’ll like it and the snow 2109 01:00:29,774 --> 01:00:31,943 you’ll like it and the snow ain’t that bad, but um but the 2110 01:00:31,943 --> 01:00:33,143 ain’t that bad, but um but the first part is what I really 2111 01:00:33,143 --> 01:00:34,612 first part is what I really want is so the next question. 2112 01:00:34,612 --> 01:00:35,246 want is so the next question. I’m gonna actually I’m actually 2113 01:00:35,246 --> 01:00:36,548 I’m gonna actually I’m actually gonna keep that question. Also 2114 01:00:36,548 --> 01:00:37,515 gonna keep that question. Also to Robert You’re from Alabama 2115 01:00:37,515 --> 01:00:40,385 to Robert You’re from Alabama did. Find it really hard to go 2116 01:00:40,385 --> 01:00:42,820 did. Find it really hard to go uh so far away. I know that 2117 01:00:42,820 --> 01:00:44,288 uh so far away. I know that Annapolis is Maryland. It’s not 2118 01:00:44,288 --> 01:00:46,824 Annapolis is Maryland. It’s not that far but um and then also 2119 01:00:46,824 --> 01:00:48,626 that far but um and then also did you find yourself prepared 2120 01:00:48,626 --> 01:00:51,863 did you find yourself prepared from Alabama uh from uh you 2121 01:00:51,863 --> 01:00:54,264 from Alabama uh from uh you know high school to go to the 2122 01:00:54,264 --> 01:00:56,434 know high school to go to the rigorous academic um challenges 2123 01:00:56,434 --> 01:00:58,236 rigorous academic um challenges that a place like uh Naval 2124 01:00:58,236 --> 01:00:59,837 that a place like uh Naval academy and how did you 2125 01:00:59,837 --> 01:01:02,407 academy and how did you overcome potential deficiencies 2126 01:01:02,407 --> 01:01:03,807 overcome potential deficiencies that you may have had sure so 2127 01:01:03,807 --> 01:01:06,443 that you may have had sure so uh the first question in terms 2128 01:01:06,443 --> 01:01:07,644 uh the first question in terms of traveling away from Alabama. 2129 01:01:07,644 --> 01:01:11,015 of traveling away from Alabama. I believe it was. Uh captain 2130 01:01:11,015 --> 01:01:13,284 I believe it was. Uh captain Dahl, who had mentioned snowing 2131 01:01:13,284 --> 01:01:15,019 Dahl, who had mentioned snowing up at West Point Well, I 2132 01:01:15,019 --> 01:01:16,387 up at West Point Well, I remember growing up that it 2133 01:01:16,387 --> 01:01:17,789 remember growing up that it snowed in the fifth grade and 2134 01:01:17,789 --> 01:01:19,490 snowed in the fifth grade and then it snowed in the twelfth 2135 01:01:19,490 --> 01:01:21,492 then it snowed in the twelfth grade and what we had a snow 2136 01:01:21,492 --> 01:01:22,927 grade and what we had a snow down here along the Gulf Coast 2137 01:01:22,927 --> 01:01:24,428 down here along the Gulf Coast is kinda looks like a little 2138 01:01:24,428 --> 01:01:26,430 is kinda looks like a little bit of frost anybody else in 2139 01:01:26,430 --> 01:01:28,399 bit of frost anybody else in the company um and you know you 2140 01:01:28,399 --> 01:01:30,935 the company um and you know you know, I was homesick, You know, 2141 01:01:30,935 --> 01:01:32,370 know, I was homesick, You know, II just remember being on the 2142 01:01:32,370 --> 01:01:34,739 II just remember being on the phone talking to my mom and her 2143 01:01:34,739 --> 01:01:36,841 phone talking to my mom and her asking me what I ate and I was 2144 01:01:36,841 --> 01:01:37,474 asking me what I ate and I was explaining that I had 2145 01:01:37,474 --> 01:01:40,811 explaining that I had chimichangas uh and of course. 2146 01:01:40,811 --> 01:01:41,345 chimichangas uh and of course. Isn’t something that we 2147 01:01:41,345 --> 01:01:43,415 Isn’t something that we typically eat here in in the 2148 01:01:43,415 --> 01:01:45,650 typically eat here in in the state of Alabama um so it was 2149 01:01:45,650 --> 01:01:47,352 state of Alabama um so it was challenging but the beauty of 2150 01:01:47,352 --> 01:01:48,820 challenging but the beauty of it was that you were going 2151 01:01:48,820 --> 01:01:50,755 it was that you were going through that experience with 35 2152 01:01:50,755 --> 01:01:53,057 through that experience with 35 of your new best friends who 2153 01:01:53,057 --> 01:01:54,391 of your new best friends who the vast majority of them were 2154 01:01:54,391 --> 01:01:57,461 the vast majority of them were homesick as well right um in 2155 01:01:57,461 --> 01:01:59,331 homesick as well right um in terms of the second question, 2156 01:01:59,331 --> 01:02:00,798 terms of the second question, this is actually really 2157 01:02:00,798 --> 01:02:02,700 this is actually really interesting because there were 2158 01:02:02,700 --> 01:02:05,335 interesting because there were four of us who came from mobile 2159 01:02:05,335 --> 01:02:07,806 four of us who came from mobile and there were two that were 2160 01:02:07,806 --> 01:02:09,441 and there were two that were from um is that in your 2161 01:02:09,441 --> 01:02:11,809 from um is that in your district that isn’t my district 2162 01:02:11,809 --> 01:02:14,801 district that isn’t my district uh so uh so uh James lavender 2163 01:02:14,801 --> 01:02:19,139 uh so uh so uh James lavender marker from. And then uh Adrian 2164 01:02:19,139 --> 01:02:20,006 marker from. And then uh Adrian Montgomery, myself from mobile 2165 01:02:20,006 --> 01:02:22,976 Montgomery, myself from mobile and um the three of them had 2166 01:02:22,976 --> 01:02:24,712 and um the three of them had gone through the Naval Academy 2167 01:02:24,712 --> 01:02:26,113 gone through the Naval Academy Preparatory School program so 2168 01:02:26,113 --> 01:02:28,415 Preparatory School program so they had an additional year 2169 01:02:28,415 --> 01:02:31,151 they had an additional year focus primarily on math and 2170 01:02:31,151 --> 01:02:33,587 focus primarily on math and sciences um that I did not have 2171 01:02:33,587 --> 01:02:35,422 sciences um that I did not have I was a direct coming straight 2172 01:02:35,422 --> 01:02:37,523 I was a direct coming straight out of a public high school. so 2173 01:02:37,523 --> 01:02:39,459 out of a public high school. so um I have to be honest, it was 2174 01:02:39,459 --> 01:02:41,862 um I have to be honest, it was hard. It was hard, so I thought 2175 01:02:41,862 --> 01:02:43,664 hard. It was hard, so I thought I was smart until I got there 2176 01:02:43,664 --> 01:02:47,200 I was smart until I got there but uh just as uh the. J Brown 2177 01:02:47,200 --> 01:02:49,569 but uh just as uh the. J Brown looted to there were plenty of 2178 01:02:49,569 --> 01:02:50,403 looted to there were plenty of instructors who are willing to 2179 01:02:50,403 --> 01:02:52,072 instructors who are willing to help me and at the end of the 2180 01:02:52,072 --> 01:02:54,674 help me and at the end of the day, I was just the guy who had 2181 01:02:54,674 --> 01:02:55,709 day, I was just the guy who had to do the work and so we had 2182 01:02:55,709 --> 01:02:58,145 to do the work and so we had every tool that we needed uh 2183 01:02:58,145 --> 01:02:59,613 every tool that we needed uh but I had to you know, put my 2184 01:02:59,613 --> 01:03:00,947 but I had to you know, put my nose to the grind and really 2185 01:03:00,947 --> 01:03:02,116 nose to the grind and really work hard in order to make sure 2186 01:03:02,116 --> 01:03:03,416 work hard in order to make sure that I was able to cross the 2187 01:03:03,416 --> 01:03:05,653 that I was able to cross the bar um fortunate there were 2188 01:03:05,653 --> 01:03:06,419 bar um fortunate there were plenty of people who are 2189 01:03:06,419 --> 01:03:07,655 plenty of people who are available to help me along the 2190 01:03:07,655 --> 01:03:08,488 available to help me along the way. so thank you for the 2191 01:03:08,488 --> 01:03:11,224 way. so thank you for the question very much so captain 2192 01:03:11,224 --> 01:03:14,126 question very much so captain do um I uh what I know about 2193 01:03:14,126 --> 01:03:16,461 do um I uh what I know about Army and Navy is y’all’s big 2194 01:03:16,461 --> 01:03:17,362 Army and Navy is y’all’s big football rivalry aside from the 2195 01:03:17,362 --> 01:03:20,532 football rivalry aside from the fact that I. That you guys 2196 01:03:20,532 --> 01:03:24,035 fact that I. That you guys graduate um so many um you know 2197 01:03:24,035 --> 01:03:24,535 graduate um so many um you know five-star generals and 2198 01:03:24,535 --> 01:03:26,505 five-star generals and four-star generals uh can you 2199 01:03:26,505 --> 01:03:28,139 four-star generals uh can you tell me a little bit about your 2200 01:03:28,139 --> 01:03:30,642 tell me a little bit about your path personally uh to West 2201 01:03:30,642 --> 01:03:32,711 path personally uh to West point and um how did you deal 2202 01:03:32,711 --> 01:03:34,713 point and um how did you deal with any academic deficiencies 2203 01:03:34,713 --> 01:03:36,047 with any academic deficiencies that you may have had why how 2204 01:03:36,047 --> 01:03:38,517 that you may have had why how did you overcome any barriers 2205 01:03:38,517 --> 01:03:42,487 did you overcome any barriers that you faced? Yeah, that’s uh 2206 01:03:42,487 --> 01:03:44,055 that you faced? Yeah, that’s uh that’s a great question. so I 2207 01:03:44,055 --> 01:03:45,757 that’s a great question. so I actually have a great term for 2208 01:03:45,757 --> 01:03:47,192 actually have a great term for how I describe my path to West 2209 01:03:47,192 --> 01:03:49,795 how I describe my path to West Point. I took the scenic route 2210 01:03:49,795 --> 01:03:55,099 Point. I took the scenic route to so I actually grew up in 2211 01:03:55,099 --> 01:03:57,569 to so I actually grew up in Minnesota um did 2 years of 2212 01:03:57,569 --> 01:04:00,037 Minnesota um did 2 years of college in Wisconsin uh just a 2213 01:04:00,037 --> 01:04:01,106 college in Wisconsin uh just a little tiny state school uh 2214 01:04:01,106 --> 01:04:02,541 little tiny state school uh dropped out of school after 2 2215 01:04:02,541 --> 01:04:04,009 dropped out of school after 2 years cuz I had no idea what I 2216 01:04:04,009 --> 01:04:05,510 years cuz I had no idea what I wanna do with my life and I 2217 01:04:05,510 --> 01:04:07,112 wanna do with my life and I enlisted the army. uh I 2218 01:04:07,112 --> 01:04:09,180 enlisted the army. uh I enlisted as a Russian linguist. 2219 01:04:09,180 --> 01:04:11,649 enlisted as a Russian linguist. Uh I served about. As an 2220 01:04:11,649 --> 01:04:13,050 Uh I served about. As an enlisted soldier and while I 2221 01:04:13,050 --> 01:04:15,587 enlisted soldier and while I was serving enlisted uh a 2222 01:04:15,587 --> 01:04:17,388 was serving enlisted uh a officer in my unit was a West 2223 01:04:17,388 --> 01:04:19,591 officer in my unit was a West Point graduate and she gave a 2224 01:04:19,591 --> 01:04:20,825 Point graduate and she gave a briefing kinda similar to what 2225 01:04:20,825 --> 01:04:22,193 briefing kinda similar to what we give when we come to these 2226 01:04:22,193 --> 01:04:23,729 we give when we come to these events and everything and said, 2227 01:04:23,729 --> 01:04:24,929 events and everything and said, Hey, here’s your opportunities 2228 01:04:24,929 --> 01:04:26,231 Hey, here’s your opportunities for West point as a soldier, 2229 01:04:26,231 --> 01:04:28,534 for West point as a soldier, you can, you know there’s other 2230 01:04:28,534 --> 01:04:30,068 you can, you know there’s other nomination opportunities and 2231 01:04:30,068 --> 01:04:31,569 nomination opportunities and that sort of stuff uh gave us 2232 01:04:31,569 --> 01:04:33,371 that sort of stuff uh gave us the speech and talk to a couple 2233 01:04:33,371 --> 01:04:35,073 the speech and talk to a couple of us afterwards that were 2234 01:04:35,073 --> 01:04:35,740 of us afterwards that were interested and helped us 2235 01:04:35,740 --> 01:04:36,942 interested and helped us through the process. The next 2236 01:04:36,942 --> 01:04:39,144 through the process. The next thing I knew I was uh accepted 2237 01:04:39,144 --> 01:04:40,411 thing I knew I was uh accepted as a member of the class of 2238 01:04:40,411 --> 01:04:43,448 as a member of the class of 2010 um. 2239 01:04:44,015 --> 01:04:46,050 Academically coming from the 2240 01:04:46,050 --> 01:04:46,651 Academically coming from the background I had cuz I’ve been 2241 01:04:46,651 --> 01:04:49,087 background I had cuz I’ve been in language school for a year 2242 01:04:49,087 --> 01:04:50,522 in language school for a year and a half uh prior to that 2243 01:04:50,522 --> 01:04:52,123 and a half uh prior to that when I went to college, I had 2244 01:04:52,123 --> 01:04:54,658 when I went to college, I had zero interest in Stem related 2245 01:04:54,658 --> 01:04:55,994 zero interest in Stem related fields, so I took like the 2246 01:04:55,994 --> 01:04:57,928 fields, so I took like the easiest math and the easiest 2247 01:04:57,928 --> 01:04:59,765 easiest math and the easiest science they’d let me take um 2248 01:04:59,765 --> 01:05:01,065 science they’d let me take um so when I got here and they 2249 01:05:01,065 --> 01:05:02,100 so when I got here and they said, Alright, here’s your 2250 01:05:02,100 --> 01:05:04,035 said, Alright, here’s your class and chemistry class and 2251 01:05:04,035 --> 01:05:07,472 class and chemistry class and physics class. Uh I really 2252 01:05:07,472 --> 01:05:09,073 physics class. Uh I really struggled with it um from the 2253 01:05:09,073 --> 01:05:10,508 struggled with it um from the beginning, it was like pounding 2254 01:05:10,508 --> 01:05:12,277 beginning, it was like pounding my head against the wall on a 2255 01:05:12,277 --> 01:05:15,413 my head against the wall on a daily basis and what. 2256 01:05:15,413 --> 01:05:15,514 daily basis and what. Say 2257 01:05:15,514 --> 01:05:18,550 Say the between the instructors 2258 01:05:18,550 --> 01:05:22,487 Say the between the instructors and my classmates um those were 2259 01:05:22,487 --> 01:05:23,955 and my classmates um those were the resources I had that really 2260 01:05:23,955 --> 01:05:26,024 the resources I had that really got me through everything. The 2261 01:05:26,024 --> 01:05:27,592 got me through everything. The instructors are always there um 2262 01:05:27,592 --> 01:05:30,061 instructors are always there um but like a lot of Taipei 2263 01:05:30,061 --> 01:05:31,629 but like a lot of Taipei personalities, some people 2264 01:05:31,629 --> 01:05:34,098 personalities, some people don’t always wanna go. ask the 2265 01:05:34,098 --> 01:05:35,600 don’t always wanna go. ask the person of authority for help um 2266 01:05:35,600 --> 01:05:38,169 person of authority for help um and then II ran into that a few 2267 01:05:38,169 --> 01:05:39,504 and then II ran into that a few times quite a few times. I 2268 01:05:39,504 --> 01:05:40,939 times quite a few times. I didn’t always feel like I could 2269 01:05:40,939 --> 01:05:42,474 didn’t always feel like I could go to my instructors or 2270 01:05:42,474 --> 01:05:43,541 go to my instructors or whatever the situation was. It 2271 01:05:43,541 --> 01:05:45,877 whatever the situation was. It was all like. In my own brain, 2272 01:05:45,877 --> 01:05:47,144 was all like. In my own brain, like oh, I didn’t, I don’t 2273 01:05:47,144 --> 01:05:48,280 like oh, I didn’t, I don’t wanna go ask him. I don’t want 2274 01:05:48,280 --> 01:05:49,448 wanna go ask him. I don’t want him to think I’m the dumb kid 2275 01:05:49,448 --> 01:05:52,116 him to think I’m the dumb kid in class or anything like that 2276 01:05:52,116 --> 01:05:54,452 in class or anything like that and my classmates were always 2277 01:05:54,452 --> 01:05:56,987 and my classmates were always there to step up and anytime or 2278 01:05:56,987 --> 01:05:59,057 there to step up and anytime or or if I procrastinated wait 2279 01:05:59,057 --> 01:06:00,224 or if I procrastinated wait until the last minute next 2280 01:06:00,224 --> 01:06:01,626 until the last minute next thing I knew well, I can’t call 2281 01:06:01,626 --> 01:06:04,095 thing I knew well, I can’t call the instructor at three in the 2282 01:06:04,095 --> 01:06:05,597 the instructor at three in the morning, but I can sure his 2283 01:06:05,597 --> 01:06:06,664 morning, but I can sure his head call my buddy who’s 2284 01:06:06,664 --> 01:06:08,132 head call my buddy who’s probably still up working on 2285 01:06:08,132 --> 01:06:09,567 probably still up working on his homework too, and he can he 2286 01:06:09,567 --> 01:06:11,035 his homework too, and he can he can teach me that thing that I 2287 01:06:11,035 --> 01:06:13,305 can teach me that thing that I didn’t didn’t catch in class um 2288 01:06:13,305 --> 01:06:16,974 didn’t didn’t catch in class um so the camaraderie. With your 2289 01:06:16,974 --> 01:06:18,109 so the camaraderie. With your classmates along the way and 2290 01:06:18,109 --> 01:06:19,611 classmates along the way and how everybody no nobody’s 2291 01:06:19,611 --> 01:06:21,178 how everybody no nobody’s trying to one up each other, 2292 01:06:21,178 --> 01:06:22,080 trying to one up each other, everybody’s here together going 2293 01:06:22,080 --> 01:06:23,781 everybody’s here together going through the same things 2294 01:06:23,781 --> 01:06:26,084 through the same things together um and everybody 2295 01:06:26,084 --> 01:06:27,318 together um and everybody brings something unique to the 2296 01:06:27,318 --> 01:06:29,954 brings something unique to the table. I brought a background 2297 01:06:29,954 --> 01:06:32,690 table. I brought a background of military service Some of my 2298 01:06:32,690 --> 01:06:33,391 of military service Some of my classmates bought a background 2299 01:06:33,391 --> 01:06:34,326 classmates bought a background of having taken high-level 2300 01:06:34,326 --> 01:06:36,394 of having taken high-level physics and math in high school 2301 01:06:36,394 --> 01:06:38,162 physics and math in high school and they were able to you know 2302 01:06:38,162 --> 01:06:39,563 and they were able to you know utilize that to help me and I 2303 01:06:39,563 --> 01:06:42,967 utilize that to help me and I use my resources to help them 2304 01:06:42,967 --> 01:06:45,069 use my resources to help them so Jacob um if you would uh 2305 01:06:45,069 --> 01:06:47,171 so Jacob um if you would uh answer um the question about 2306 01:06:47,171 --> 01:06:48,740 answer um the question about the application process and I 2307 01:06:48,740 --> 01:06:49,274 the application process and I know that Coast guard is 2308 01:06:49,274 --> 01:06:51,576 know that Coast guard is slightly different than. Uh 2309 01:06:51,576 --> 01:06:53,278 slightly different than. Uh other four service academies, 2310 01:06:53,278 --> 01:06:55,045 other four service academies, but I can tell you that a lot 2311 01:06:55,045 --> 01:06:57,115 but I can tell you that a lot of the questions are about the 2312 01:06:57,115 --> 01:06:59,083 of the questions are about the application process and I know 2313 01:06:59,083 --> 01:07:00,552 application process and I know that um the Coast guard is 2314 01:07:00,552 --> 01:07:01,386 that um the Coast guard is slightly different. Can you 2315 01:07:01,386 --> 01:07:03,021 slightly different. Can you tell us a little bit about the 2316 01:07:03,021 --> 01:07:06,024 tell us a little bit about the difference and how you tackled 2317 01:07:06,024 --> 01:07:08,593 difference and how you tackled the application process? Yes uh 2318 01:07:08,593 --> 01:07:09,761 the application process? Yes uh excellent question there. and 2319 01:07:09,761 --> 01:07:11,963 excellent question there. and so for that application process 2320 01:07:11,963 --> 01:07:13,131 so for that application process very similar to the rest of the 2321 01:07:13,131 --> 01:07:15,433 very similar to the rest of the service academies The biggest 2322 01:07:15,433 --> 01:07:16,401 service academies The biggest thing of course, is that we do 2323 01:07:16,401 --> 01:07:17,468 thing of course, is that we do not require the congressional 2324 01:07:17,468 --> 01:07:18,536 not require the congressional nomination so again, Thank you 2325 01:07:18,536 --> 01:07:19,604 nomination so again, Thank you for inviting us to come often 2326 01:07:19,604 --> 01:07:22,040 for inviting us to come often times we get questions. Aside 2327 01:07:22,040 --> 01:07:23,708 times we get questions. Aside because they’re we’re not we 2328 01:07:23,708 --> 01:07:25,077 because they’re we’re not we don’t require that so at the 2329 01:07:25,077 --> 01:07:26,210 don’t require that so at the same time, though, yeah, like 2330 01:07:26,210 --> 01:07:28,012 same time, though, yeah, like we’re still very important in 2331 01:07:28,012 --> 01:07:29,047 we’re still very important in military academy. We don’t 2332 01:07:29,047 --> 01:07:30,448 military academy. We don’t wanna make sure that everybody 2333 01:07:30,448 --> 01:07:31,917 wanna make sure that everybody all the students from Alabama 2334 01:07:31,917 --> 01:07:33,251 all the students from Alabama Seventh District knows about 2335 01:07:33,251 --> 01:07:36,521 Seventh District knows about all five and the great. Thank 2336 01:07:36,521 --> 01:07:38,689 all five and the great. Thank you. Thank you. So yeah again, 2337 01:07:38,689 --> 01:07:40,758 you. Thank you. So yeah again, you know we’re it’s rigorous. 2338 01:07:40,758 --> 01:07:41,526 you know we’re it’s rigorous. you know it’s gonna take you a 2339 01:07:41,526 --> 01:07:42,693 you know it’s gonna take you a long time. It’s definitely not 2340 01:07:42,693 --> 01:07:44,495 long time. It’s definitely not the application to complete 2341 01:07:44,495 --> 01:07:46,030 the application to complete overnight by any means, but you 2342 01:07:46,030 --> 01:07:46,697 overnight by any means, but you know what you’re going through 2343 01:07:46,697 --> 01:07:48,233 know what you’re going through it. You know you’re telling us 2344 01:07:48,233 --> 01:07:48,500 it. You know you’re telling us about your educational 2345 01:07:48,500 --> 01:07:49,234 about your educational background about your family 2346 01:07:49,234 --> 01:07:52,137 background about your family back. And tell us why you wanna 2347 01:07:52,137 --> 01:07:54,338 back. And tell us why you wanna be in the coast guard. Have you 2348 01:07:54,338 --> 01:07:56,107 be in the coast guard. Have you heard of it? You probably have 2349 01:07:56,107 --> 01:07:57,175 heard of it? You probably have something that brought you to 2350 01:07:57,175 --> 01:07:58,810 something that brought you to it. It’s not one of those where 2351 01:07:58,810 --> 01:08:00,110 it. It’s not one of those where you go to lunch and there’s a 2352 01:08:00,110 --> 01:08:02,613 you go to lunch and there’s a person in an army uniform or 2353 01:08:02,613 --> 01:08:04,014 person in an army uniform or uniform say you don’t see that 2354 01:08:04,014 --> 01:08:05,450 uniform say you don’t see that with the cold as much we are a 2355 01:08:05,450 --> 01:08:06,984 with the cold as much we are a lot smaller branch there and so 2356 01:08:06,984 --> 01:08:09,087 lot smaller branch there and so you know every opportunity to 2357 01:08:09,087 --> 01:08:10,555 you know every opportunity to express what brought you to our 2358 01:08:10,555 --> 01:08:11,756 express what brought you to our service and why you’re 2359 01:08:11,756 --> 01:08:12,991 service and why you’re interested and then, of course 2360 01:08:12,991 --> 01:08:15,426 interested and then, of course we have the fitness side of 2361 01:08:15,426 --> 01:08:17,329 we have the fitness side of things and you know you can do 2362 01:08:17,329 --> 01:08:18,330 things and you know you can do push ups the steps of the run 2363 01:08:18,330 --> 01:08:20,364 push ups the steps of the run and that makes us more. There, 2364 01:08:20,364 --> 01:08:21,833 and that makes us more. There, but I’d say you know for the 2365 01:08:21,833 --> 01:08:23,101 but I’d say you know for the vast majority. we’re looking 2366 01:08:23,101 --> 01:08:25,170 vast majority. we’re looking for those leadership qualities 2367 01:08:25,170 --> 01:08:26,204 for those leadership qualities because at the end of the day, 2368 01:08:26,204 --> 01:08:27,539 because at the end of the day, you’re gonna be fantastic 2369 01:08:27,539 --> 01:08:28,973 you’re gonna be fantastic Americans out there, you know 2370 01:08:28,973 --> 01:08:31,742 Americans out there, you know in the long line. so that’s 2371 01:08:31,742 --> 01:08:33,111 in the long line. so that’s what we’re looking for you if 2372 01:08:33,111 --> 01:08:34,946 what we’re looking for you if you have any questions or 2373 01:08:34,946 --> 01:08:35,980 you have any questions or anything at all, you know 2374 01:08:35,980 --> 01:08:38,816 anything at all, you know that’s where I come in where I 2375 01:08:38,816 --> 01:08:40,451 that’s where I come in where I can answer any questions you 2376 01:08:40,451 --> 01:08:42,019 can answer any questions you have my phone is right here at 2377 01:08:42,019 --> 01:08:43,588 have my phone is right here at all times is bringing it all 2378 01:08:43,588 --> 01:08:44,188 all times is bringing it all the time that I don’t mind it 2379 01:08:44,188 --> 01:08:46,657 the time that I don’t mind it at all if you’re an hour behind 2380 01:08:46,657 --> 01:08:47,525 at all if you’re an hour behind that’s fine if you’re moving to 2381 01:08:47,525 --> 01:08:49,660 that’s fine if you’re moving to California, please. Me it 2382 01:08:49,660 --> 01:08:50,962 California, please. Me it doesn’t matter cuz you always 2383 01:08:50,962 --> 01:08:52,930 doesn’t matter cuz you always be my special, you know 2384 01:08:52,930 --> 01:08:54,265 be my special, you know candidate from Alabama there. 2385 01:08:54,265 --> 01:08:55,433 candidate from Alabama there. so it’s it’s okay. You know. 2386 01:08:55,433 --> 01:08:57,501 so it’s it’s okay. You know. I’m always here to help anybody 2387 01:08:57,501 --> 01:08:58,503 I’m always here to help anybody out throughout that process. 2388 01:08:58,503 --> 01:09:01,172 out throughout that process. Well, I wanna thank all of our 2389 01:09:01,172 --> 01:09:02,507 Well, I wanna thank all of our guest and um we have a number 2390 01:09:02,507 --> 01:09:04,942 guest and um we have a number of questions but all of them um 2391 01:09:04,942 --> 01:09:06,411 of questions but all of them um have given their contact 2392 01:09:06,411 --> 01:09:07,245 have given their contact information for their various 2393 01:09:07,245 --> 01:09:09,614 information for their various um military service academies. 2394 01:09:09,614 --> 01:09:11,049 um military service academies. I wanted my last question as a 2395 01:09:11,049 --> 01:09:13,718 I wanted my last question as a speed round for all of you who 2396 01:09:13,718 --> 01:09:15,053 speed round for all of you who are on if you would each give 2397 01:09:15,053 --> 01:09:16,787 are on if you would each give one sentence if you could tell 2398 01:09:16,787 --> 01:09:20,458 one sentence if you could tell an applicant one. Thing about 2399 01:09:20,458 --> 01:09:22,793 an applicant one. Thing about your military experience at 2400 01:09:22,793 --> 01:09:24,128 your military experience at your service academy. you’re 2401 01:09:24,128 --> 01:09:24,562 your service academy. you’re representing tonight. what 2402 01:09:24,562 --> 01:09:27,632 representing tonight. what would that 2403 01:09:28,433 --> 01:09:29,634 be in one sentence? I’m gonna 2404 01:09:29,634 --> 01:09:32,170 be in one sentence? I’m gonna start with Captain Dow. Oh, 2405 01:09:32,170 --> 01:09:37,008 start with Captain Dow. Oh, wow, I got put on the spot uh a 2406 01:09:37,008 --> 01:09:38,543 wow, I got put on the spot uh a chance to prepare best 2407 01:09:38,543 --> 01:09:39,544 chance to prepare best leadership institution in the 2408 01:09:39,544 --> 01:09:40,211 leadership institution in the world. You wanna be a leader. 2409 01:09:40,211 --> 01:09:42,547 world. You wanna be a leader. come to West Point. Very good. 2410 01:09:42,547 --> 01:09:45,483 come to West Point. Very good. Next is that lieutenant uh 2411 01:09:45,483 --> 01:09:48,553 Next is that lieutenant uh Jacob uh brown. I’m sorry. I’m 2412 01:09:48,553 --> 01:09:50,555 Jacob uh brown. I’m sorry. I’m looking at that. you’ll find my 2413 01:09:50,555 --> 01:09:53,724 looking at that. you’ll find my one piece of those the road 2414 01:09:53,724 --> 01:09:54,959 one piece of those the road less travel, Maybe something 2415 01:09:54,959 --> 01:09:55,993 less travel, Maybe something different in your life is 2416 01:09:55,993 --> 01:09:57,228 different in your life is something that you can see more 2417 01:09:57,228 --> 01:09:59,696 something that you can see more to tell others about what 2418 01:09:59,696 --> 01:10:01,566 to tell others about what you’ve done great things. And 2419 01:10:01,566 --> 01:10:03,100 you’ve done great things. And then we’ll go to Kobe Brown, 2420 01:10:03,100 --> 01:10:05,236 then we’ll go to Kobe Brown, who’s representing uh the Air 2421 01:10:05,236 --> 01:10:06,971 who’s representing uh the Air Force Academy. Yes ma’am, I 2422 01:10:06,971 --> 01:10:08,106 Force Academy. Yes ma’am, I would say camaraderie right, 2423 01:10:08,106 --> 01:10:10,441 would say camaraderie right, the men and women I’ve met the 2424 01:10:10,441 --> 01:10:11,642 the men and women I’ve met the day. I entered the Air Force 2425 01:10:11,642 --> 01:10:13,511 day. I entered the Air Force Academy will be standing next 2426 01:10:13,511 --> 01:10:15,780 Academy will be standing next to me in my wedding or sitting 2427 01:10:15,780 --> 01:10:17,515 to me in my wedding or sitting in the crowd and last, but 2428 01:10:17,515 --> 01:10:19,483 in the crowd and last, but certainly not least our Alabama 2429 01:10:19,483 --> 01:10:21,486 certainly not least our Alabama representative of Robert. 2430 01:10:21,486 --> 01:10:23,254 representative of Robert. What’s What’s your one to the 2431 01:10:23,254 --> 01:10:25,823 What’s What’s your one to the applicants? uh the sum up We 2432 01:10:25,823 --> 01:10:28,192 applicants? uh the sum up We experience the most important 2433 01:10:28,192 --> 01:10:29,360 experience the most important thing that we learned to the 2434 01:10:29,360 --> 01:10:31,162 thing that we learned to the Naval academy was that we 2435 01:10:31,162 --> 01:10:32,029 Naval academy was that we needed to beat Army uh you can 2436 01:10:32,029 --> 01:10:34,599 needed to beat Army uh you can see that. My shoulder, I didn’t 2437 01:10:34,599 --> 01:10:35,399 see that. My shoulder, I didn’t even realize that I had it 2438 01:10:35,399 --> 01:10:37,067 even realize that I had it there, but that’s been in my 2439 01:10:37,067 --> 01:10:39,037 there, but that’s been in my office the whole time so uh it. 2440 01:10:39,037 --> 01:10:41,772 office the whole time so uh it. it’s a great experience uh and 2441 01:10:41,772 --> 01:10:43,274 it’s a great experience uh and your future is bright well once 2442 01:10:43,274 --> 01:10:45,008 your future is bright well once again, I wanna thank all the 2443 01:10:45,008 --> 01:10:45,844 again, I wanna thank all the representatives uh for their 2444 01:10:45,844 --> 01:10:47,178 representatives uh for their wonderful presentations and 2445 01:10:47,178 --> 01:10:49,013 wonderful presentations and because we’re on Facebook live 2446 01:10:49,013 --> 01:10:50,615 because we’re on Facebook live these are this recording will 2447 01:10:50,615 --> 01:10:53,051 these are this recording will be up for a while we want 2448 01:10:53,051 --> 01:10:54,619 be up for a while we want everyone uh if you know a 2449 01:10:54,619 --> 01:10:56,454 everyone uh if you know a friend or a fellow student who 2450 01:10:56,454 --> 01:10:58,556 friend or a fellow student who did not uh be able to hear the 2451 01:10:58,556 --> 01:10:59,957 did not uh be able to hear the presentations right now, this 2452 01:10:59,957 --> 01:11:01,292 presentations right now, this will be up live on our um we’ll 2453 01:11:01,292 --> 01:11:03,962 will be up live on our um we’ll be recorded. On our website, 2454 01:11:03,962 --> 01:11:08,065 be recorded. On our website, that’s sewell.house.gov is my 2455 01:11:08,065 --> 01:11:10,501 that’s sewell.house.gov is my website and uh nominations are 2456 01:11:10,501 --> 01:11:13,471 website and uh nominations are due Friday, November 6. That’s 2457 01:11:13,471 --> 01:11:14,505 due Friday, November 6. That’s Friday this coming Friday, 2458 01:11:14,505 --> 01:11:16,607 Friday this coming Friday, November 6, is the deadline for 2459 01:11:16,607 --> 01:11:17,742 November 6, is the deadline for submission of your application 2460 01:11:17,742 --> 01:11:20,278 submission of your application to my office. You can go on to 2461 01:11:20,278 --> 01:11:22,547 to my office. You can go on to my website sewell.house.gov 2462 01:11:22,547 --> 01:11:24,348 my website sewell.house.gov under the services tab for 2463 01:11:24,348 --> 01:11:27,018 under the services tab for eligibility requirements and a 2464 01:11:27,018 --> 01:11:28,519 eligibility requirements and a nomination checklist. Remember 2465 01:11:28,519 --> 01:11:31,089 nomination checklist. Remember your application uh must be 2466 01:11:31,089 --> 01:11:31,922 your application uh must be submitted by mail and 2467 01:11:31,922 --> 01:11:35,026 submitted by mail and submitted. Our office in 2468 01:11:35,026 --> 01:11:36,661 submitted. Our office in Birmingham, Alabama, All of 2469 01:11:36,661 --> 01:11:38,095 Birmingham, Alabama, All of this is on the website, then 2470 01:11:38,095 --> 01:11:40,498 this is on the website, then we’ll have it on Saturday, 2471 01:11:40,498 --> 01:11:42,167 we’ll have it on Saturday, November 21st We’ll have hold 2472 01:11:42,167 --> 01:11:44,569 November 21st We’ll have hold our interviews via zoom for 2473 01:11:44,569 --> 01:11:45,936 our interviews via zoom for candidates that completed their 2474 01:11:45,936 --> 01:11:47,672 candidates that completed their nomination application that 2475 01:11:47,672 --> 01:11:50,274 nomination application that Saturday, November 21st. I also 2476 01:11:50,274 --> 01:11:51,809 Saturday, November 21st. I also just wanna remind you not only 2477 01:11:51,809 --> 01:11:53,811 just wanna remind you not only have to complete your 2478 01:11:53,811 --> 01:11:55,112 have to complete your nomination application for my 2479 01:11:55,112 --> 01:11:57,948 nomination application for my office, but you must also apply 2480 01:11:57,948 --> 01:12:00,451 office, but you must also apply directly to each service 2481 01:12:00,451 --> 01:12:01,586 directly to each service academy that you’re interested 2482 01:12:01,586 --> 01:12:03,587 academy that you’re interested in. I hope all of our. 2483 01:12:03,587 --> 01:12:05,122 in. I hope all of our. Graduating seniors in my 2484 01:12:05,122 --> 01:12:07,092 Graduating seniors in my District, Alabama Seventh 2485 01:12:07,092 --> 01:12:08,492 District, Alabama Seventh district. I hope that you’ll 2486 01:12:08,492 --> 01:12:10,027 district. I hope that you’ll all consider applying to a US 2487 01:12:10,027 --> 01:12:11,596 all consider applying to a US Military service academy for 2488 01:12:11,596 --> 01:12:13,431 Military service academy for college. I could I could 2489 01:12:13,431 --> 01:12:15,433 college. I could I could definitely tell you and I hope 2490 01:12:15,433 --> 01:12:18,035 definitely tell you and I hope that you were able to um 2491 01:12:18,035 --> 01:12:19,503 that you were able to um witness by our presentations 2492 01:12:19,503 --> 01:12:21,238 witness by our presentations tonight that it’s a great way 2493 01:12:21,238 --> 01:12:23,541 tonight that it’s a great way to get not only scholarship 2494 01:12:23,541 --> 01:12:24,942 to get not only scholarship money for a great education, 2495 01:12:24,942 --> 01:12:27,311 money for a great education, but it also is a wonderful way 2496 01:12:27,311 --> 01:12:29,080 but it also is a wonderful way to learn and see the world and 2497 01:12:29,080 --> 01:12:31,082 to learn and see the world and at the same time serve your 2498 01:12:31,082 --> 01:12:31,916 at the same time serve your country. It is a requirement 2499 01:12:31,916 --> 01:12:34,685 country. It is a requirement that. You serve a minimum of 5 2500 01:12:34,685 --> 01:12:36,987 that. You serve a minimum of 5 years in our nation’s military 2501 01:12:36,987 --> 01:12:38,656 years in our nation’s military and again I just wanna remind 2502 01:12:38,656 --> 01:12:41,192 and again I just wanna remind all of you. what a wonderful 2503 01:12:41,192 --> 01:12:42,660 all of you. what a wonderful opportunity the US military 2504 01:12:42,660 --> 01:12:44,929 opportunity the US military service academies provide 2505 01:12:44,929 --> 01:12:47,065 service academies provide thanks again for tuning in and 2506 01:12:47,065 --> 01:12:49,000 thanks again for tuning in and remember the deadline is 2507 01:12:49,000 --> 01:12:51,035 remember the deadline is Friday, November 6 for my for 2508 01:12:51,035 --> 01:12:53,538 Friday, November 6 for my for the nomination application to 2509 01:12:53,538 --> 01:12:55,406 the nomination application to be mailed into our Birmingham 2510 01:12:55,406 --> 01:12:57,708 be mailed into our Birmingham office, I wanna thank my 2511 01:12:57,708 --> 01:13:01,079 office, I wanna thank my amazing staff my Maya Maya 2512 01:13:01,079 --> 01:13:02,313 amazing staff my Maya Maya Hutchinson, who’s on as well as 2513 01:13:02,313 --> 01:13:04,682 Hutchinson, who’s on as well as well as Ollie David. Who’s 2514 01:13:04,682 --> 01:13:06,417 well as Ollie David. Who’s behind the scenes working all 2515 01:13:06,417 --> 01:13:08,518 behind the scenes working all the magic? uh we also have an 2516 01:13:08,518 --> 01:13:10,388 the magic? uh we also have an amazing team. Kristen Thank you 2517 01:13:10,388 --> 01:13:12,156 amazing team. Kristen Thank you so much for the wonderful 2518 01:13:12,156 --> 01:13:13,625 so much for the wonderful graphics. uh we are really 2519 01:13:13,625 --> 01:13:15,025 graphics. uh we are really trying in the middle of this 2520 01:13:15,025 --> 01:13:16,461 trying in the middle of this pandemic to make this 2521 01:13:16,461 --> 01:13:18,462 pandemic to make this experience um as easy as 2522 01:13:18,462 --> 01:13:20,531 experience um as easy as possible for our students, the 2523 01:13:20,531 --> 01:13:23,300 possible for our students, the greatest privilege I have um is 2524 01:13:23,300 --> 01:13:25,436 greatest privilege I have um is definitely nominating amazing 2525 01:13:25,436 --> 01:13:28,239 definitely nominating amazing students in my district you too 2526 01:13:28,239 --> 01:13:29,707 students in my district you too can have this great opportunity 2527 01:13:29,707 --> 01:13:31,642 can have this great opportunity if you apply So really, I hope 2528 01:13:31,642 --> 01:13:33,944 if you apply So really, I hope that you will consider the us. 2529 01:13:33,944 --> 01:13:36,480 that you will consider the us. Military service academies as a 2530 01:13:36,480 --> 01:13:38,249 Military service academies as a great option for college and a 2531 01:13:38,249 --> 01:13:39,717 great option for college and a future career. Thank you again. 2532 01:13:39,717 --> 01:13:42,987 future career. Thank you again. I wanna thank our all of our 2533 01:13:42,987 --> 01:13:45,923 I wanna thank our all of our presenters and um November 6 is 2534 01:13:45,923 --> 01:13:47,124 presenters and um November 6 is the application deadline for 2535 01:13:47,124 --> 01:13:48,459 the application deadline for your nomination application.