1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,480 extremism is just not welcome in our 2 00:00:02,480 --> 00:00:04,830 force . We've we've got to treat 3 00:00:04,830 --> 00:00:06,830 everyone with dignity and respect . 4 00:00:06,830 --> 00:00:08,663 We've got toe honor , everyone's 5 00:00:08,663 --> 00:00:10,780 backgrounds , their diversity , what 6 00:00:10,780 --> 00:00:12,780 they bring , the strength that they 7 00:00:12,780 --> 00:00:14,836 have to offer their opinions , their 8 00:00:14,836 --> 00:00:16,947 cultures , their talents , everything 9 00:00:16,947 --> 00:00:19,002 they are and they bring . We need to 10 00:00:19,002 --> 00:00:20,891 honor those and respect those and 11 00:00:20,891 --> 00:00:22,947 listen to them and figure out how we 12 00:00:22,947 --> 00:00:24,891 can leverage those to our greatest 13 00:00:24,891 --> 00:00:27,113 advantage . Those organizations that do 14 00:00:27,113 --> 00:00:29,169 so do better than those that don't . 15 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,660 All soldiers and d o d civilians also 16 00:00:31,660 --> 00:00:33,771 need to remember that the military is 17 00:00:33,771 --> 00:00:36,120 an A political organization . And to 18 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:38,231 keep that in mind , as you do express 19 00:00:38,231 --> 00:00:40,460 yourself if you see something happening 20 00:00:40,460 --> 00:00:42,440 that that isn't living up to that 21 00:00:42,440 --> 00:00:44,496 standard isn't living up to the Army 22 00:00:44,496 --> 00:00:46,850 values that we need to take action . We 23 00:00:46,850 --> 00:00:49,183 need to stop it . We need to address it , 24 00:00:49,183 --> 00:00:51,183 we need to correct it , and then we 25 00:00:51,183 --> 00:00:53,294 move forward . The reasons that we're 26 00:00:53,294 --> 00:00:55,406 having these conversations is because 27 00:00:55,406 --> 00:00:57,572 they're necessary so that we do get to 28 00:00:57,572 --> 00:00:59,794 know our soldiers . We do know who is a 29 00:00:59,794 --> 00:01:02,017 part of my squad and what drives them , 30 00:01:02,017 --> 00:01:04,183 what motivates them and how can I help 31 00:01:04,183 --> 00:01:06,517 that . How can I keep that energy going ? 32 00:01:06,517 --> 00:01:08,628 Where we're going isn't a quick fix . 33 00:01:08,628 --> 00:01:10,739 This is about changing culture . This 34 00:01:10,739 --> 00:01:12,850 is getting back to our Army culture . 35 00:01:12,850 --> 00:01:15,017 This is changing current climate to be 36 00:01:15,017 --> 00:01:17,017 much more proactive and reactive to 37 00:01:17,017 --> 00:01:19,072 those soldiers that have issues that 38 00:01:19,072 --> 00:01:21,406 have complaints that have been slighted , 39 00:01:21,406 --> 00:01:23,517 that have been subject to bias and or 40 00:01:23,517 --> 00:01:25,517 racism or extremism . It's going to 41 00:01:25,517 --> 00:01:28,450 take time to regain trust and Thio get 42 00:01:28,450 --> 00:01:31,760 all those bad experiences out toe light 43 00:01:31,760 --> 00:01:33,871 so that they could be taken care of . 44 00:01:33,871 --> 00:01:35,927 But we really do need to go get back 45 00:01:35,927 --> 00:01:38,093 Thio the army culture that we have had 46 00:01:38,093 --> 00:01:40,149 in the past of dignity and respect . 47 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:42,184 Then we can get there again in the 48 00:01:42,184 --> 00:01:44,129 future . But that's comes with the 49 00:01:44,129 --> 00:01:46,073 command climate and leaders taking 50 00:01:46,073 --> 00:01:48,073 charge and making sure that doesn't 51 00:01:48,073 --> 00:01:50,296 happen in their formations . The best I 52 00:01:50,296 --> 00:01:52,296 can hope for is that soldiers trust 53 00:01:52,296 --> 00:01:54,518 their leaders to take action . Everyone 54 00:01:54,518 --> 00:01:56,296 needs to listen to others , pay 55 00:01:56,296 --> 00:01:58,462 attention to them , be aware of them . 56 00:01:58,462 --> 00:02:00,351 That's a part of this is my squad 57 00:02:00,440 --> 00:02:02,290 hearing what others have to say 58 00:02:02,420 --> 00:02:04,920 appreciate in their backgrounds where 59 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,976 they came from , what strengths they 60 00:02:06,976 --> 00:02:09,380 bring and then leveraging those thio 61 00:02:09,380 --> 00:02:12,190 best advantage . So we are really 62 00:02:12,190 --> 00:02:14,930 trying to be ready now and shape 63 00:02:14,930 --> 00:02:15,550 tomorrow