WEBVTT 00:19.770 --> 00:22.450 I'm Scott and this is Bob . We're here 00:22.459 --> 00:24.626 to talk this morning about taking care 00:24.626 --> 00:26.570 of yourself , your family and your 00:26.570 --> 00:28.790 fellow soldiers . We're purposely out 00:28.799 --> 00:30.743 of uniform this morning because we 00:30.743 --> 00:32.299 wanted you to have a direct 00:32.299 --> 00:34.299 conversation with us . A soldier to 00:34.299 --> 00:36.466 soldier conversation , no uniforms and 00:36.470 --> 00:38.979 no rank . I always like to start 00:38.990 --> 00:41.101 conversations with context . So let's 00:41.101 --> 00:43.400 start with something basic in the Judeo 00:43.409 --> 00:45.242 Christian and other traditions , 00:45.242 --> 00:47.279 mankind self worth starts with our 00:47.290 --> 00:49.740 creation and God's image . So even if 00:49.750 --> 00:51.917 you're not religious , recognizing our 00:51.917 --> 00:54.159 human value is a good place to start . 00:54.180 --> 00:57.340 Each of you has value . This means that 00:57.349 --> 01:00.000 each and every one of you short medium 01:00.009 --> 01:02.310 and even super tall like Bob here , no 01:02.319 --> 01:04.440 matter your race , gender , financial 01:04.449 --> 01:06.709 situation , professional standing or 01:06.720 --> 01:09.010 family dynamics , you have intrinsic 01:09.019 --> 01:11.400 value . Even when you are feeling 01:11.410 --> 01:14.410 depressed , anxious , frustrated , and 01:14.419 --> 01:17.050 even somewhat desperate . Remember that 01:17.059 --> 01:19.559 you have value in your very being in 01:19.569 --> 01:21.779 the army , in which you serve in your 01:21.790 --> 01:24.120 community , in your workplace and in 01:24.129 --> 01:26.290 your family . That's the overall 01:26.300 --> 01:28.410 context for this conversation you 01:28.419 --> 01:30.750 matter and you have value and you have 01:30.760 --> 01:34.040 the dignity of personhood as people who 01:34.050 --> 01:36.217 have intrinsic value . How then should 01:36.217 --> 01:38.328 we handle tension and stress ? Well , 01:38.328 --> 01:40.439 we are not experts . We encourage you 01:40.439 --> 01:42.860 to think in terms of three CS and A T 01:43.370 --> 01:45.203 we already mentioned the first C 01:45.203 --> 01:48.940 context , the next two CS are community 01:48.949 --> 01:51.410 and communication . While the T stands 01:51.419 --> 01:54.199 for time , let's talk about community 01:54.440 --> 01:57.569 for one minute . Who is our community ? 01:57.699 --> 02:00.580 It is our team , it is our squad , it 02:00.589 --> 02:03.410 is your family , it is our army family 02:03.419 --> 02:06.160 that is who we are . It is everyone we 02:06.169 --> 02:08.550 serve with part of our community is 02:08.559 --> 02:10.670 trusting . We have someone who we can 02:10.670 --> 02:13.009 reach out to for help . That makes all 02:13.020 --> 02:15.020 the difference . It comes down to a 02:15.020 --> 02:17.679 moment , a decision or a choice in that 02:17.690 --> 02:19.960 one second . In that one moment , in 02:19.970 --> 02:22.081 that one hour , in that moment , that 02:22.081 --> 02:24.470 moment , asking for help , support or 02:24.479 --> 02:27.009 assistance , no matter what , just take 02:27.020 --> 02:29.369 a moment to ask and we are here for you . 02:29.380 --> 02:31.669 Our community , your army is here for 02:31.679 --> 02:35.259 you . This is our squad serving in the 02:35.270 --> 02:37.460 army reserve . Takes a lot of time , 02:37.470 --> 02:39.359 time that often pulls us from our 02:39.359 --> 02:41.414 responsibilities within our family , 02:41.414 --> 02:43.699 with our friends , in our workplace and 02:43.710 --> 02:45.990 in our community , this often creates 02:46.000 --> 02:49.199 tension and stress . We absolutely 02:49.210 --> 02:51.539 encourage you to seek out and build 02:51.550 --> 02:53.580 connectedness with your community . 02:54.649 --> 02:56.899 Community can be our neighborhood , our 02:56.910 --> 03:00.089 workplace , family , old friends , new 03:00.100 --> 03:02.789 friends , the church , the gym , or 03:02.800 --> 03:05.190 almost anywhere we go to be connected 03:05.199 --> 03:07.770 with people . This is our community it 03:07.779 --> 03:10.210 is this connection with our families , 03:10.220 --> 03:12.550 our teammates , our citizen soldiers 03:12.580 --> 03:15.830 and we as people who sin sincerely care 03:15.839 --> 03:18.649 for each other . I talked initially 03:18.660 --> 03:20.449 about context and Bob discussed 03:20.460 --> 03:23.160 community and communication that gives 03:23.169 --> 03:25.336 us our three CS . So I'm gonna briefly 03:25.336 --> 03:27.558 hit on the last item , the t for time . 03:28.770 --> 03:30.937 I encourage you when you feel down and 03:30.937 --> 03:33.159 out . As all of us do sometimes to give 03:33.159 --> 03:35.500 yourself some time . As Max Erman once 03:35.509 --> 03:37.990 said , many fears are born of fatigue 03:38.000 --> 03:40.789 and loneliness . Give yourself the time 03:40.800 --> 03:42.911 to get some rest . As you connect and 03:42.911 --> 03:45.429 communicate . Situations often look and 03:45.440 --> 03:47.329 feel quite different after a good 03:47.329 --> 03:49.496 night's sleep . And after taking a few 03:49.496 --> 03:51.440 days to think and reflect , afford 03:51.440 --> 03:53.509 yourselves the luxury of time , the 03:53.520 --> 03:55.631 intellectual space to think , connect 03:55.631 --> 03:59.149 and communicate . So in closing , we at 03:59.160 --> 04:01.327 Air Medcom would like to remind you to 04:01.327 --> 04:03.990 remember three C's and A T we encourage 04:04.000 --> 04:06.000 you to be deliberate in remembering 04:06.000 --> 04:07.889 that you matter , deliberate , in 04:07.889 --> 04:09.833 connecting with your community and 04:09.833 --> 04:12.169 deliberate in communicating and finally 04:12.179 --> 04:14.290 afford yourself the time to think and 04:14.290 --> 04:16.512 reflect , especially when you feel down 04:16.512 --> 04:18.739 and out , take advantage of your army 04:18.750 --> 04:20.630 resources and of those around you .