1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:02,536 So again , welcome everybody . We've 2 00:00:02,536 --> 00:00:05,450 got a great crowd here as we really 3 00:00:05,450 --> 00:00:07,840 kick off the formal part of the 35th 4 00:00:07,840 --> 00:00:10,310 annual Surface Navy Association 5 00:00:10,310 --> 00:00:13,130 symposium kicking off as well . We 6 00:00:13,130 --> 00:00:15,340 should with the swot boss Roy Kitchen 7 00:00:15,340 --> 00:00:17,770 are glad to have him here . We are 8 00:00:17,770 --> 00:00:20,380 delighted to have so many speakers and 9 00:00:20,380 --> 00:00:22,324 I gotta tell you , it's across the 10 00:00:22,324 --> 00:00:24,324 board . Every single person that we 11 00:00:24,324 --> 00:00:26,850 asked is participating in here uh to 12 00:00:26,850 --> 00:00:28,961 take time out of their busy schedules 13 00:00:28,961 --> 00:00:31,017 to share their perspective on a wide 14 00:00:31,017 --> 00:00:33,250 range of topics that illuminate our 15 00:00:33,250 --> 00:00:36,170 theme , sharpening the competitive edge . 16 00:00:36,950 --> 00:00:38,970 And I know that I am really looking 17 00:00:38,970 --> 00:00:41,500 forward to hearing all the discussions 18 00:00:41,500 --> 00:00:44,090 that go on this week . The new 19 00:00:44,090 --> 00:00:46,146 initiatives that we are adopting for 20 00:00:46,146 --> 00:00:48,201 this event highlight how our surface 21 00:00:48,201 --> 00:00:50,080 forces rapidly adapting to an 22 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:53,080 increasingly more challenging world . 23 00:00:53,090 --> 00:00:55,720 You know , I I just think china Russia , 24 00:00:55,730 --> 00:00:57,841 we've added Ukraine since last year , 25 00:00:57,841 --> 00:01:00,520 we still have covid inflation is 26 00:01:00,520 --> 00:01:03,610 impacting industry and navy across the 27 00:01:03,610 --> 00:01:06,530 board . It is not getting any easier at 28 00:01:06,530 --> 00:01:10,070 all . As always here in 29 00:01:10,080 --> 00:01:13,900 uh , the symposium itself , uh we have 30 00:01:13,900 --> 00:01:16,250 a few schedule changes last minute , 31 00:01:16,250 --> 00:01:18,417 that that'll be a little bit different 32 00:01:18,417 --> 00:01:20,361 than what's in your pamphlet . 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And the banquet itself 46 00:01:54,050 --> 00:01:57,160 will start at 1900 as opposed to 47 00:01:57,170 --> 00:01:59,430 20 100 like we've done in the past , 48 00:01:59,430 --> 00:02:01,652 see if we can get through just a little 49 00:02:01,652 --> 00:02:04,550 bit earlier . Speaking of the event app 50 00:02:04,550 --> 00:02:08,310 at all sessions , uh We will 51 00:02:08,310 --> 00:02:11,600 post them on our website for viewing if 52 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:14,080 you want to take a look at stuff after 53 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:15,858 the fact until the beginning of 54 00:02:15,858 --> 00:02:18,100 february or so . And I think that is 55 00:02:18,100 --> 00:02:20,211 very useful for a lot of folks in the 56 00:02:20,211 --> 00:02:22,690 audience . All our questions should be 57 00:02:22,690 --> 00:02:25,650 submitted electronically . 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Now before I 72 00:03:02,990 --> 00:03:05,212 turn over the mike to our first speaker 73 00:03:05,212 --> 00:03:06,940 this afternoon , I'd encourage 74 00:03:06,950 --> 00:03:09,230 everybody to spend time with the 75 00:03:09,230 --> 00:03:11,230 vendors , We've got a great turnout 76 00:03:11,230 --> 00:03:13,341 down there . Uh They put a tremendous 77 00:03:13,341 --> 00:03:15,397 amount of effort into supporting the 78 00:03:15,397 --> 00:03:17,619 event . That's kind of the lifeblood of 79 00:03:17,619 --> 00:03:19,897 all all that we do . Uh very important . 80 00:03:19,897 --> 00:03:22,490 Uh they they have got the latest 81 00:03:22,490 --> 00:03:24,230 cutting edge surface war tech 82 00:03:24,240 --> 00:03:27,430 technology and uh impacts on 83 00:03:27,430 --> 00:03:30,180 operations . So each year we introduce 84 00:03:30,180 --> 00:03:32,124 new capabilities . This year is no 85 00:03:32,124 --> 00:03:35,290 exception . However , I would say , 86 00:03:35,300 --> 00:03:38,080 remember while our competitive edge is 87 00:03:38,080 --> 00:03:40,670 clearly dependent on this cutting edge 88 00:03:40,680 --> 00:03:44,000 technology , even more important , it's 89 00:03:44,000 --> 00:03:46,167 a result of our thoughtful development 90 00:03:46,167 --> 00:03:48,500 of innovative ideas and how best to 91 00:03:48,500 --> 00:03:50,850 employ these capabilities , both 92 00:03:50,850 --> 00:03:53,670 tactically and strategically . So again , 93 00:03:53,960 --> 00:03:57,020 I encourage all of you to think about 94 00:03:57,030 --> 00:04:00,130 the challenges that we have interact 95 00:04:00,130 --> 00:04:02,800 with everybody over the next week and 96 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,910 ask questions of the true leaders of 97 00:04:05,910 --> 00:04:07,966 the community that we're having here 98 00:04:07,966 --> 00:04:10,580 for the next couple of days throughout 99 00:04:10,580 --> 00:04:12,413 the week , we're gonna recognize 100 00:04:12,413 --> 00:04:14,920 outstanding award winners . Complete 101 00:04:14,920 --> 00:04:18,490 bios , bios can be found in the program . 102 00:04:18,500 --> 00:04:21,470 So to kick off this session , I would 103 00:04:21,470 --> 00:04:23,810 like to invite Admiral Kitchener to 104 00:04:23,810 --> 00:04:27,070 join me on stage already here and we 105 00:04:27,070 --> 00:04:30,830 will start . So , first off the 106 00:04:30,830 --> 00:04:33,520 surface Warfare Officer of the Year 107 00:04:33,520 --> 00:04:37,300 award . Hey Cory . See you . 108 00:04:37,310 --> 00:04:39,310 Congratulations . Good to see you . 109 00:04:40,690 --> 00:04:42,801 Here we go . It's been a good place . 110 00:04:49,600 --> 00:04:52,530 So the Naval Surface Forces Surface 111 00:04:52,530 --> 00:04:55,010 Officer of the year award recognizes 112 00:04:55,020 --> 00:04:57,630 the top performer amongst their pairs 113 00:04:57,640 --> 00:05:00,050 in warfighting excellence , Tactical 114 00:05:00,050 --> 00:05:02,670 experience and exemplary leadership . 115 00:05:03,280 --> 00:05:05,058 This year's winner . Lieutenant 116 00:05:05,058 --> 00:05:08,400 Commander Cory Campos while serving in 117 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:12,280 USs Princeton , congratulations . 118 00:05:22,020 --> 00:05:25,470 Okay , our next award is the ship 119 00:05:25,470 --> 00:05:29,410 handler of the year Award . The Naval 120 00:05:29,410 --> 00:05:31,577 Surface Forces Ship handler . The year 121 00:05:31,577 --> 00:05:34,270 award recognizes our surface warfare 122 00:05:34,270 --> 00:05:37,350 professionals that excel in the art of 123 00:05:37,350 --> 00:05:40,720 naval ship handling . This year's 124 00:05:40,720 --> 00:05:43,070 winner . Lieutenant thomas Wester 125 00:05:43,080 --> 00:05:45,950 serving in U . S . S . Howard dDG 126 00:05:45,950 --> 00:05:49,400 83 as the Naval Surface Force 127 00:05:49,410 --> 00:05:52,280 Junior officer ship handler of the Year , 128 00:05:53,530 --> 00:05:57,420 Competed against contestants from 191 129 00:05:57,420 --> 00:06:00,350 cruise across the Pacific and Atlantic 130 00:06:00,350 --> 00:06:03,510 forces . After being distinguished as 131 00:06:03,510 --> 00:06:05,677 one of the Premiership handlers in the 132 00:06:05,677 --> 00:06:07,621 pacific fleet . Lieutenant Western 133 00:06:07,621 --> 00:06:09,843 traveled to Newport Island where he was 134 00:06:09,843 --> 00:06:11,899 evaluated by both the common of surf 135 00:06:11,899 --> 00:06:13,899 pack and come to have surf land and 136 00:06:13,899 --> 00:06:17,220 sevens and the legendary mr bud weeks . 137 00:06:17,220 --> 00:06:20,530 For those of you who know him . He 138 00:06:20,530 --> 00:06:22,730 demonstrated the prowess and acute 139 00:06:22,740 --> 00:06:24,880 sense of seamanship expected of this 140 00:06:24,880 --> 00:06:28,130 elite title and demonstrated excellence 141 00:06:28,130 --> 00:06:30,241 in a series of ship handling events . 142 00:06:30,610 --> 00:06:32,440 He achieved the top score and 143 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:35,040 competition , demonstrating flawless 144 00:06:35,050 --> 00:06:37,217 ship handling with exceptional poise , 145 00:06:37,217 --> 00:06:40,970 confidence and skill . The 146 00:06:40,970 --> 00:06:44,430 runner up was lieutenant Cingrani from 147 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:47,790 USS Detroit LCS seven . He is not able 148 00:06:47,790 --> 00:06:48,830 to attend today . 149 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:04,560 Congratulations . Yeah , terrific . 150 00:07:04,570 --> 00:07:08,430 Thank you . Okay , we've got Admiral 151 00:07:08,430 --> 00:07:10,700 Kitchener up here already . You clearly 152 00:07:10,700 --> 00:07:12,867 know him . He's the swot boss . He's a 153 00:07:12,867 --> 00:07:15,230 repeat guy here . Multiple commands , 154 00:07:15,230 --> 00:07:17,563 john paul jones Higgins . Princeton , E . 155 00:07:17,563 --> 00:07:20,720 S . G . Two currently are swot boss 156 00:07:20,720 --> 00:07:23,290 Commander . Naval surface Forces Roy 157 00:07:23,290 --> 00:07:27,130 Kitchener over to you . Casey . 158 00:07:46,450 --> 00:07:47,020 Mhm . 159 00:08:27,080 --> 00:08:29,080 Alright , so that's how we're gonna 160 00:08:29,080 --> 00:08:32,950 start . Hey , so , so kind of a quick 161 00:08:32,950 --> 00:08:35,172 see story before I start . Just because 162 00:08:35,172 --> 00:08:37,394 I think it's it's pretty good . Is this 163 00:08:37,394 --> 00:08:39,506 too loud ? I mean , I've got miked up 164 00:08:39,506 --> 00:08:41,728 and I probably got a mic here and let's 165 00:08:41,728 --> 00:08:44,070 see . Okay . All right . But when we 166 00:08:44,070 --> 00:08:46,090 did the ship Chandler of the year 167 00:08:46,090 --> 00:08:48,201 competition , can't be a sailor , Not 168 00:08:48,201 --> 00:08:50,312 be a little superstitious , right ? I 169 00:08:50,312 --> 00:08:52,257 mean you have to be and so we were 170 00:08:52,257 --> 00:08:54,146 doing giving the awards out up in 171 00:08:54,146 --> 00:08:56,740 Newport in the summer and we did it 172 00:08:56,740 --> 00:08:58,851 outside , you know , at , over at the 173 00:08:58,851 --> 00:09:01,160 old club there and so we're sitting out 174 00:09:01,160 --> 00:09:03,540 there and um ship panel of their year , 175 00:09:03,540 --> 00:09:05,596 Lieutenant Weston standing out there 176 00:09:05,596 --> 00:09:07,960 with his wife all dressed up nicely and 177 00:09:07,960 --> 00:09:11,280 some seagull came overhead and took 178 00:09:11,280 --> 00:09:13,391 care of business before we could give 179 00:09:13,391 --> 00:09:15,613 him the awards , all the photographs on 180 00:09:15,613 --> 00:09:17,891 facebook , that's what those spots are . 181 00:09:17,891 --> 00:09:20,420 But boy , if that's not an all men of 182 00:09:20,420 --> 00:09:22,587 good luck for the rest of his career , 183 00:09:22,587 --> 00:09:25,490 I think he's gonna be okay . But it was 184 00:09:25,490 --> 00:09:27,830 just kind of a funny story anyway , I'm 185 00:09:27,830 --> 00:09:29,830 sure I just embarrassed him and you 186 00:09:29,830 --> 00:09:31,663 guys will track him down and and 187 00:09:31,663 --> 00:09:34,080 reinforce that . Um But anyway , you 188 00:09:34,080 --> 00:09:36,080 know , good afternoon everybody and 189 00:09:36,080 --> 00:09:38,500 really big crowd here today . But I 190 00:09:38,500 --> 00:09:41,230 think more importantly , if you haven't 191 00:09:41,230 --> 00:09:44,180 noticed we have over 400 sailors with 192 00:09:44,180 --> 00:09:46,291 us this year , you know , we actually 193 00:09:46,291 --> 00:09:48,347 brought them in and and we wanted to 194 00:09:48,347 --> 00:09:50,458 really change the focus and so please 195 00:09:50,458 --> 00:09:52,645 all of us in a Members industry 196 00:09:52,645 --> 00:09:55,555 partners . Um you know , active duty 197 00:09:55,555 --> 00:09:58,655 retired civilian Surface force get out 198 00:09:58,655 --> 00:10:00,711 there and pick their brains and more 199 00:10:00,711 --> 00:10:02,865 importantly , please celebrate their 200 00:10:02,865 --> 00:10:04,921 service . They're out there doing it 201 00:10:04,921 --> 00:10:07,087 every day , making a huge difference . 202 00:10:12,870 --> 00:10:15,250 So as always , it's really a thrill to 203 00:10:15,250 --> 00:10:17,860 come out here and be surrounded by so 204 00:10:17,860 --> 00:10:20,670 many who are energized by our Surface 205 00:10:20,670 --> 00:10:22,892 Force . And let me tell you this year , 206 00:10:22,892 --> 00:10:25,070 there is a lot , a lot to be excited 207 00:10:25,070 --> 00:10:27,460 about . But first I really want to as 208 00:10:27,460 --> 00:10:29,970 always extend my thanks to Vice Admiral 209 00:10:29,970 --> 00:10:32,026 Rick Con , we ramble . Dave hart . I 210 00:10:32,026 --> 00:10:34,192 know he's around here somewhere . Bill 211 00:10:34,192 --> 00:10:36,192 Ericsson who we all know dearly and 212 00:10:36,192 --> 00:10:38,303 julie Howard and the rest of the sn a 213 00:10:38,303 --> 00:10:40,526 staff who put this together year in and 214 00:10:40,526 --> 00:10:42,910 year out . This really is the premier 215 00:10:42,910 --> 00:10:44,910 event where we all come together to 216 00:10:44,910 --> 00:10:47,280 showcase our community and I know it's 217 00:10:47,280 --> 00:10:49,169 never easy , but they always do a 218 00:10:49,169 --> 00:10:51,224 really good job . So thank you , you 219 00:10:51,224 --> 00:10:52,947 know , it's always well done . 220 00:10:58,180 --> 00:11:00,291 And for me personally , I always look 221 00:11:00,291 --> 00:11:02,347 forward to coming to S . N . A . You 222 00:11:02,347 --> 00:11:04,291 know , I like I look forward to it 223 00:11:04,291 --> 00:11:06,236 before I was a swell boss . It's a 224 00:11:06,236 --> 00:11:08,291 great opportunity to talk with , you 225 00:11:08,291 --> 00:11:10,347 know , new friends , old shipmates , 226 00:11:10,347 --> 00:11:12,402 check in on all the progress made by 227 00:11:12,402 --> 00:11:14,513 our Navy labs on all of you out there 228 00:11:14,513 --> 00:11:16,760 in industry and now it's a real 229 00:11:16,760 --> 00:11:19,180 privilege to come and update all of you 230 00:11:19,180 --> 00:11:22,460 on our surface community . So it's 231 00:11:22,460 --> 00:11:24,460 remarkable that really were able to 232 00:11:24,460 --> 00:11:26,790 bring so many people together and even 233 00:11:26,790 --> 00:11:29,220 that extra 400 this year . But to talk 234 00:11:29,220 --> 00:11:31,450 about , you know , the richness of our 235 00:11:31,450 --> 00:11:34,570 heritage . The talent , the talent I 236 00:11:34,570 --> 00:11:36,780 talked about earlier that we have here 237 00:11:36,780 --> 00:11:39,670 that's advancing our culture every day , 238 00:11:39,680 --> 00:11:42,430 and most importantly . all of our 239 00:11:42,430 --> 00:11:45,050 sailors that bind it together . It's my 240 00:11:45,050 --> 00:11:46,939 wish that you walk away from this 241 00:11:46,939 --> 00:11:49,010 conference , understanding the great 242 00:11:49,010 --> 00:11:51,590 strides of our surface force and all of 243 00:11:51,590 --> 00:11:53,800 your unique roles in our surface 244 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:57,490 enterprise . This is really a critical 245 00:11:57,490 --> 00:11:59,657 time for our surface force . And while 246 00:11:59,657 --> 00:12:02,190 we've made much progress over the years , 247 00:12:02,200 --> 00:12:04,089 there are still many obstacles to 248 00:12:04,089 --> 00:12:06,650 overcome as we prepare for those 249 00:12:06,650 --> 00:12:09,390 threats on the short horizon . These 250 00:12:09,390 --> 00:12:12,080 challenges , these obstacles , they 251 00:12:12,080 --> 00:12:15,120 prevent us from reaching our north star 252 00:12:15,130 --> 00:12:18,930 of 75 mission capable ships ready on 253 00:12:18,930 --> 00:12:21,890 any given day . It's a topic that we'll 254 00:12:21,890 --> 00:12:24,400 discuss in more detail today and I 255 00:12:24,400 --> 00:12:26,178 suspect throughout the week and 256 00:12:26,178 --> 00:12:28,400 throughout the rest of the year because 257 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,620 it is the single point of focus that 258 00:12:30,620 --> 00:12:32,830 drives all of our efforts in the 259 00:12:32,830 --> 00:12:35,430 surface community . Those of us in 260 00:12:35,430 --> 00:12:38,710 leadership from work center supervisors 261 00:12:38,720 --> 00:12:42,010 to fleet commanders . Program managers 262 00:12:42,010 --> 00:12:44,490 to C . E . O . S . We need to act with 263 00:12:44,490 --> 00:12:47,780 an urgency in preparing our sailors and 264 00:12:47,780 --> 00:12:50,950 our ships to get them ready . If you 265 00:12:50,950 --> 00:12:52,790 remember nothing else from our 266 00:12:52,790 --> 00:12:54,790 discussion today or throughout this 267 00:12:54,790 --> 00:12:58,500 week . Remember this get ready . I'm 268 00:12:58,500 --> 00:13:00,667 out here to tell you when the conflict 269 00:13:00,667 --> 00:13:02,980 will come . But I am here to tell you 270 00:13:02,990 --> 00:13:06,390 we need to be ready because I do know 271 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:08,950 that when it comes it will share little 272 00:13:08,950 --> 00:13:11,260 in common with wars of the past , 273 00:13:11,270 --> 00:13:14,220 missiles will strike farther . Unmanned 274 00:13:14,220 --> 00:13:16,820 vessels will hunt beyond the horizon 275 00:13:17,810 --> 00:13:19,921 and in the electromagnetic spectrum , 276 00:13:19,921 --> 00:13:21,980 many key battles will be waged . We 277 00:13:21,980 --> 00:13:24,160 must , we must get ready . 278 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,760 I recently gave a speech at the 279 00:13:28,760 --> 00:13:31,210 National Museum of the Surface Navy on 280 00:13:31,210 --> 00:13:33,154 board the battleship Iowa . If you 281 00:13:33,154 --> 00:13:35,210 haven't been there , you need to put 282 00:13:35,210 --> 00:13:37,210 that on your list of things to do . 283 00:13:37,210 --> 00:13:39,440 It's impossible to walk the decks of 284 00:13:39,440 --> 00:13:42,520 that ship . A ship built at the height 285 00:13:42,530 --> 00:13:45,040 of the Second World War and not 286 00:13:45,040 --> 00:13:48,090 contemplate or getting ready . What 287 00:13:48,100 --> 00:13:51,110 being ready means . I think of the 288 00:13:51,110 --> 00:13:53,520 ships and the sailors who fought in 289 00:13:53,520 --> 00:13:56,200 that war in the theaters that once 290 00:13:56,200 --> 00:13:59,560 again may host great naval battles . I 291 00:13:59,560 --> 00:14:01,850 ponder their bravery , their 292 00:14:01,850 --> 00:14:05,360 persistence , their toughness , and 293 00:14:05,360 --> 00:14:08,020 most importantly their victory . The 294 00:14:08,020 --> 00:14:11,520 bridge between then and now remains our 295 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:14,370 sailors on countless ship visits 296 00:14:14,380 --> 00:14:16,920 throughout the fleet . I have seen the 297 00:14:16,920 --> 00:14:19,420 same grit and determination , which is 298 00:14:19,420 --> 00:14:22,360 a testament to tough minded sailors who 299 00:14:22,360 --> 00:14:25,300 understand the thin 300 00:14:26,200 --> 00:14:28,980 margin between victory and defeat is 301 00:14:28,980 --> 00:14:31,680 determined by how well we prepare and 302 00:14:31,680 --> 00:14:34,730 train before the fighting begins . It 303 00:14:34,730 --> 00:14:36,897 is our responsibility to continue this 304 00:14:36,897 --> 00:14:40,440 legacy and to do so , we must 305 00:14:40,450 --> 00:14:42,510 embrace getting ready as our call to 306 00:14:42,510 --> 00:14:46,200 action . Getting ready was why we 307 00:14:46,200 --> 00:14:49,570 embarked on the campaign a year ago , a 308 00:14:49,570 --> 00:14:52,980 strategy that is laser focused on 309 00:14:52,980 --> 00:14:54,780 generating and sustaining force 310 00:14:54,780 --> 00:14:57,510 readiness . It's kept us busy this past 311 00:14:57,510 --> 00:15:00,250 year implementing accelerating and 312 00:15:00,250 --> 00:15:02,472 sharpening our competitive edge and the 313 00:15:02,472 --> 00:15:06,330 core lines contained within these lines 314 00:15:06,330 --> 00:15:08,630 of effort , define how we approach the 315 00:15:08,630 --> 00:15:11,610 challenges of surface force readiness 316 00:15:11,620 --> 00:15:14,340 and focus our organization as we 317 00:15:14,340 --> 00:15:18,090 develop the data driven processes to 318 00:15:18,090 --> 00:15:21,450 produce and sustain mission capable 319 00:15:21,450 --> 00:15:24,050 ships , weapons systems and most 320 00:15:24,050 --> 00:15:26,580 importantly the sailors who will use 321 00:15:26,580 --> 00:15:30,340 them to achieve victory . You know , I 322 00:15:30,340 --> 00:15:32,630 was out in Japan a few months ago . 323 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,370 It's a great trip , spent a lot of time 324 00:15:35,370 --> 00:15:37,400 gauging readiness , measuring the 325 00:15:37,400 --> 00:15:39,567 morale and spirit of our four deployed 326 00:15:39,567 --> 00:15:42,010 teams everywhere we went . And 327 00:15:43,130 --> 00:15:45,910 so we were really inspired by a very 328 00:15:45,910 --> 00:15:48,660 focused war fighting culture and the 329 00:15:48,660 --> 00:15:51,350 message that I took away that I 330 00:15:51,350 --> 00:15:54,690 received loud and clear was simply this . 331 00:15:54,700 --> 00:15:58,140 Hey sir , we get it , we know what you 332 00:15:58,140 --> 00:16:00,680 expect and we are meeting those 333 00:16:00,680 --> 00:16:03,530 expectations every day . Don't let us 334 00:16:03,530 --> 00:16:06,820 down , get us what we need , give us 335 00:16:06,820 --> 00:16:09,580 the training , the weapons and the 336 00:16:09,580 --> 00:16:11,770 material readiness to take care of 337 00:16:11,770 --> 00:16:14,870 business , help us get ready 338 00:16:16,520 --> 00:16:18,742 Along that line of thought , we heard a 339 00:16:18,742 --> 00:16:20,950 lot of different responses on how our 340 00:16:20,950 --> 00:16:23,610 force should deal with the threat and 341 00:16:23,610 --> 00:16:25,870 prepare for conflict . But one 342 00:16:25,870 --> 00:16:28,320 encounter that really stood out to me 343 00:16:28,330 --> 00:16:30,940 was with an individual at a Chief Petty 344 00:16:30,940 --> 00:16:34,100 Officers initiation in Sasebo . It was 345 00:16:34,100 --> 00:16:36,100 the weakest link and if you haven't 346 00:16:36,100 --> 00:16:38,211 been to that in a while you should go 347 00:16:38,211 --> 00:16:40,080 do it . But I was walking around 348 00:16:40,090 --> 00:16:42,580 getting to know these soon to be chiefs 349 00:16:42,590 --> 00:16:44,950 and I came across this very strangely 350 00:16:44,950 --> 00:16:47,061 dressed sailor , as you can imagine , 351 00:16:47,620 --> 00:16:50,730 neatly pressed whites . A clean dixie 352 00:16:50,730 --> 00:16:53,440 cup cover red and green running light 353 00:16:53,440 --> 00:16:55,496 sneakers . Right ? Some things never 354 00:16:55,496 --> 00:16:58,140 change . A first class petty officer 355 00:16:58,140 --> 00:17:00,870 rank on one shoulder and oddly enough , 356 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:03,420 a gunnery sergeant rank on the other . 357 00:17:03,430 --> 00:17:05,800 I was kind of perplexed at this . So of 358 00:17:05,800 --> 00:17:08,133 course I was pretty direct . And I said , 359 00:17:08,133 --> 00:17:10,580 hey with this hybrid sailor , you know 360 00:17:10,590 --> 00:17:12,590 what's going on here ? What are you 361 00:17:12,590 --> 00:17:14,534 doing ? Why are you here ? Explain 362 00:17:14,534 --> 00:17:17,440 yourself ? And it turns out gunny , yes , 363 00:17:17,440 --> 00:17:21,140 Gunny Mclean was there because And this 364 00:17:21,140 --> 00:17:24,820 is a quote . He told me sir . If we're 365 00:17:24,820 --> 00:17:27,290 serious about the blue green team 366 00:17:27,300 --> 00:17:29,740 winning the next war , then I better 367 00:17:29,740 --> 00:17:33,270 figure out how Blue leadership thinks 368 00:17:33,280 --> 00:17:36,610 and acts so I can go back to my unit 369 00:17:36,620 --> 00:17:39,080 and make better marines . It's pretty 370 00:17:39,080 --> 00:17:42,090 good . Huh ? So Gunny Mclean , like 371 00:17:42,090 --> 00:17:44,257 many of our sailors and marines , they 372 00:17:44,257 --> 00:17:46,810 really get it . The necessity to get 373 00:17:46,810 --> 00:17:50,360 ready . Now build connectedness , learn 374 00:17:50,360 --> 00:17:54,130 all you can and implement what you must . 375 00:17:54,140 --> 00:17:56,240 This is the mentality that we're 376 00:17:56,240 --> 00:17:59,130 establishing across our surface force . 377 00:17:59,140 --> 00:18:01,410 When conflict comes , we will be the 378 00:18:01,410 --> 00:18:04,490 vanguard and we must act with urgency 379 00:18:04,490 --> 00:18:08,420 to prepare our North star , helped 380 00:18:08,420 --> 00:18:09,880 shape this resolve 381 00:18:11,620 --> 00:18:14,810 75 mission capable ships . That's what 382 00:18:14,810 --> 00:18:17,960 we need , ready to fight . This goal is 383 00:18:17,960 --> 00:18:21,890 an arbitrary , not random was born from 384 00:18:21,890 --> 00:18:24,140 our investments in data analytics , 385 00:18:24,150 --> 00:18:26,660 very thorough assessment of operational 386 00:18:26,660 --> 00:18:29,540 requirements . This imperative for 387 00:18:29,540 --> 00:18:33,390 75 drives every program 388 00:18:33,400 --> 00:18:37,060 and action we take and across our force 389 00:18:37,070 --> 00:18:39,560 our entire surface enterprise is 390 00:18:39,560 --> 00:18:43,050 aligned to reach this North Star . Now , 391 00:18:43,050 --> 00:18:45,330 more than ever before . We are making 392 00:18:45,330 --> 00:18:48,540 better informed data informed decisions 393 00:18:48,550 --> 00:18:51,050 and focusing targeted investments and 394 00:18:51,050 --> 00:18:54,250 equipment spares , manning actions and 395 00:18:54,250 --> 00:18:56,870 yes scheduling , identifying the key 396 00:18:56,870 --> 00:19:00,090 levers to produce more mission capable 397 00:19:00,090 --> 00:19:03,200 ships and to sustain them longer . 398 00:19:03,960 --> 00:19:06,790 I'll give you a quick example . We had 399 00:19:06,790 --> 00:19:09,540 a destroyer and sustainment phase right 400 00:19:09,550 --> 00:19:11,606 coming back from deployment there in 401 00:19:11,606 --> 00:19:13,272 sustainment was operating and 402 00:19:13,272 --> 00:19:15,790 performing like a seasoned warship but 403 00:19:15,790 --> 00:19:18,340 started showing downward key readiness 404 00:19:18,340 --> 00:19:20,710 indicators . It was a compilation of 405 00:19:20,710 --> 00:19:23,490 CAS reps . Human factors , feedback is 406 00:19:23,490 --> 00:19:25,546 something we look at now and growing 407 00:19:25,546 --> 00:19:28,140 equipment repairs indicated something 408 00:19:28,140 --> 00:19:31,160 was amiss and we needed to act those 409 00:19:31,160 --> 00:19:33,160 metrics individually would not have 410 00:19:33,160 --> 00:19:35,430 been enough to warrant a protected 411 00:19:35,430 --> 00:19:37,100 maintenance period but viewed 412 00:19:37,100 --> 00:19:39,780 holistically was exactly what we needed 413 00:19:39,780 --> 00:19:41,860 to do . So we worked with the 414 00:19:41,860 --> 00:19:44,130 operational Commander R four type 415 00:19:44,130 --> 00:19:46,019 commander representatives and our 416 00:19:46,019 --> 00:19:48,370 maintenance partners and we took that 417 00:19:48,370 --> 00:19:50,420 shop offline and gave it to help it 418 00:19:50,420 --> 00:19:53,020 needed . So now back out there doing 419 00:19:53,020 --> 00:19:55,190 good hard work but maintaining the 420 00:19:55,190 --> 00:19:57,890 mission capable ships we have and 421 00:19:57,890 --> 00:20:00,370 accelerating readiness and those that 422 00:20:00,370 --> 00:20:04,350 are not is the whole purpose of data 423 00:20:04,350 --> 00:20:07,680 driven approach . It's how we get more 424 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:10,030 ships ready . It's what it's all about 425 00:20:11,630 --> 00:20:14,250 across the force . We are now 426 00:20:14,250 --> 00:20:16,139 organizing better to address this 427 00:20:16,139 --> 00:20:19,130 demand first and I'm sure we are 428 00:20:19,130 --> 00:20:22,120 creating a surface response plan , a 429 00:20:22,120 --> 00:20:25,950 strategy to prioritize and allocate 430 00:20:25,960 --> 00:20:28,830 the ships ready for conflict . Within 431 00:20:28,830 --> 00:20:30,890 the type commanders were standing up 432 00:20:30,890 --> 00:20:33,001 surface maintenance operation centers 433 00:20:33,001 --> 00:20:35,520 or esmark's . They will attack the 434 00:20:35,520 --> 00:20:37,540 challenges of current readiness by 435 00:20:37,540 --> 00:20:40,160 driving down cus reps and prioritizing 436 00:20:40,170 --> 00:20:43,320 repairs and parts . And in fleet 437 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:45,220 concentration areas . We are 438 00:20:45,220 --> 00:20:47,390 establishing surf groups , surface 439 00:20:47,390 --> 00:20:49,690 readiness groups , commands that will 440 00:20:49,690 --> 00:20:52,400 be manned , trained and equipped to 441 00:20:52,400 --> 00:20:54,011 manage our ships through the 442 00:20:54,011 --> 00:20:55,900 maintenance and basic phase while 443 00:20:55,900 --> 00:20:58,080 maintaining oversight of readiness 444 00:20:58,090 --> 00:21:01,450 during all follow on phases . These 445 00:21:01,450 --> 00:21:03,561 commands will be better positioned to 446 00:21:03,561 --> 00:21:05,670 support our ships and our numbered 447 00:21:05,670 --> 00:21:08,080 fleet commanders as we make our surface 448 00:21:08,080 --> 00:21:09,890 force more ready . 449 00:21:11,950 --> 00:21:13,950 The transformation of our readiness 450 00:21:13,950 --> 00:21:16,117 structure . It's going to be a journey 451 00:21:16,117 --> 00:21:18,228 a course from which our surface force 452 00:21:18,228 --> 00:21:21,720 cannot deviate lag or delay and we will 453 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:23,553 need the help of our partners in 454 00:21:23,553 --> 00:21:27,310 industry in Congress and at to 455 00:21:27,310 --> 00:21:30,690 achieve this necessary goal along this 456 00:21:30,690 --> 00:21:32,470 path , we've already learned a 457 00:21:32,470 --> 00:21:34,920 tremendous amount . One of the greatest 458 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,670 benefits of data analytics is the 459 00:21:37,670 --> 00:21:40,040 ability to pinpoint key factors 460 00:21:40,050 --> 00:21:42,470 impacting our readiness . Take for 461 00:21:42,470 --> 00:21:45,790 instance , our forces ongoing concerns 462 00:21:45,800 --> 00:21:48,400 with underfunded sparing . We can now 463 00:21:48,400 --> 00:21:50,940 clearly identify the specific negative 464 00:21:50,940 --> 00:21:53,100 impacts to the logistics self 465 00:21:53,100 --> 00:21:55,420 sufficiency and combat readiness but 466 00:21:55,430 --> 00:21:58,570 also identify the solutions needed to 467 00:21:58,570 --> 00:22:01,510 address the issue . Underfunded 468 00:22:01,510 --> 00:22:03,680 outfitting accounts , drive logistics 469 00:22:03,680 --> 00:22:07,270 response times and cannibalization . As 470 00:22:07,270 --> 00:22:10,700 an example in fiscal year 22 , we had 471 00:22:10,700 --> 00:22:13,810 over 1200 requests for parts which were 472 00:22:13,810 --> 00:22:16,140 cannibalized from other ships because 473 00:22:16,140 --> 00:22:18,150 they could not be acquired by our 474 00:22:18,150 --> 00:22:21,270 supply system . That's about a 50% 475 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,280 increase over the last three years and 476 00:22:24,280 --> 00:22:28,060 that is unacceptable . We know 477 00:22:28,060 --> 00:22:31,040 which systems , which ships and what 478 00:22:31,040 --> 00:22:34,360 classes of ships should be prioritized 479 00:22:34,370 --> 00:22:36,470 and need continued detailed and 480 00:22:36,470 --> 00:22:39,920 persistent advocacy with op Nav our 481 00:22:39,920 --> 00:22:42,040 systems . Commands to secure the 482 00:22:42,040 --> 00:22:44,490 funding to address these shortfalls in 483 00:22:44,490 --> 00:22:47,060 both the near and the long time . 484 00:22:47,070 --> 00:22:51,070 That's how we get to 75 that's how we 485 00:22:51,070 --> 00:22:53,800 get more ready . We're applying that 486 00:22:53,800 --> 00:22:56,320 same level of scrutiny and resources to 487 00:22:56,320 --> 00:22:58,376 confronting our manning challenges . 488 00:22:59,150 --> 00:23:01,780 Our service , like all others is 489 00:23:01,780 --> 00:23:04,040 strained with recruiting and achieving 490 00:23:04,040 --> 00:23:06,560 our retention goals . We need more 491 00:23:06,560 --> 00:23:08,960 people to fill all our billets at sea 492 00:23:08,960 --> 00:23:12,210 to increase our overall readiness . We 493 00:23:12,210 --> 00:23:14,000 have gaps at sea , creating an 494 00:23:14,000 --> 00:23:16,520 increased need for temporary additional 495 00:23:16,520 --> 00:23:19,770 duty or to mads putting sailors with 496 00:23:19,770 --> 00:23:23,140 critical skills on ships and missions 497 00:23:23,140 --> 00:23:26,050 that require them the most regardless 498 00:23:26,050 --> 00:23:28,200 of the impact to readiness where 499 00:23:28,200 --> 00:23:29,867 they're originally assigned . 500 00:23:30,310 --> 00:23:32,366 Reallocating these sailors and their 501 00:23:32,366 --> 00:23:35,800 talent , though helpful in the short 502 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:39,300 term , puts that readiness at risk and 503 00:23:39,300 --> 00:23:41,850 really disrupts the connectedness . 504 00:23:41,860 --> 00:23:44,130 That is so important for building the 505 00:23:44,130 --> 00:23:46,910 critical combat teams as well as the 506 00:23:46,910 --> 00:23:48,910 material readiness of those ships . 507 00:23:49,380 --> 00:23:51,800 We're addressing these issues through a 508 00:23:51,800 --> 00:23:54,750 number of initiatives . For example , 509 00:23:54,760 --> 00:23:56,940 we are piloting an alternative manning 510 00:23:56,940 --> 00:23:59,107 model onboard destroyers in the Nimitz 511 00:23:59,107 --> 00:24:01,530 strike group to increase the amount or 512 00:24:01,530 --> 00:24:03,990 decrease the amount Excuse me of TEM ad 513 00:24:03,990 --> 00:24:06,690 sailors timid sailors , reducing this 514 00:24:06,690 --> 00:24:09,810 number provides an immense benefit for 515 00:24:09,810 --> 00:24:11,921 the ships in the maintenance phase by 516 00:24:11,921 --> 00:24:13,840 keeping those teams together to 517 00:24:13,840 --> 00:24:16,062 complete the difficult shipyard work on 518 00:24:16,062 --> 00:24:18,460 time while simultaneously allowing 519 00:24:18,460 --> 00:24:20,293 those sailors to attend critical 520 00:24:20,293 --> 00:24:22,293 schools and increase their personal 521 00:24:22,293 --> 00:24:25,160 readiness as a learning organization . 522 00:24:26,230 --> 00:24:28,230 If this pilot proves its merit , we 523 00:24:28,230 --> 00:24:29,786 will expand it fleet wide . 524 00:24:30,430 --> 00:24:33,030 Additionally , we are working to ensure 525 00:24:33,040 --> 00:24:35,300 the right sailors are assigned to the 526 00:24:35,300 --> 00:24:37,770 right platforms at the right times , 527 00:24:37,780 --> 00:24:41,300 building connected teams . The surface 528 00:24:41,300 --> 00:24:44,280 man experience . Our surf Mex program 529 00:24:44,280 --> 00:24:46,570 is a metric based approach based on our 530 00:24:46,570 --> 00:24:49,680 sailors experience qualifications and 531 00:24:49,680 --> 00:24:52,490 training with the purpose of producing 532 00:24:52,500 --> 00:24:54,630 intelligent manning actions and 533 00:24:54,630 --> 00:24:56,720 providing a more level loaded , 534 00:24:56,730 --> 00:24:59,730 aggregated experience space in key work 535 00:24:59,730 --> 00:25:02,900 centers on board ships , surf mix 536 00:25:02,900 --> 00:25:05,550 analysis is defining breadth and depth 537 00:25:05,550 --> 00:25:08,710 of skill sets required on all our ships 538 00:25:08,720 --> 00:25:11,700 set against to readiness , threshold 539 00:25:11,710 --> 00:25:14,440 one for maintenance and basic phase and 540 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:16,710 one for deployment . We've gone through 541 00:25:16,710 --> 00:25:18,710 the first seven surface ratings and 542 00:25:18,710 --> 00:25:20,821 we're well on our way to reporting on 543 00:25:20,821 --> 00:25:22,980 the next seven . While we continue to 544 00:25:22,980 --> 00:25:26,310 grow smarter on allocating the manpower 545 00:25:26,310 --> 00:25:28,760 we have . This will not solve the 546 00:25:28,760 --> 00:25:31,890 problem of gaps at sea . We must , we 547 00:25:31,890 --> 00:25:34,130 must commit to funding the full 548 00:25:34,130 --> 00:25:37,290 requirement concurrent with this 549 00:25:37,290 --> 00:25:39,560 necessity is the need to expand our 550 00:25:39,560 --> 00:25:41,770 training to meet the requisites of an 551 00:25:41,770 --> 00:25:43,480 increasingly complex fleet . 552 00:25:46,200 --> 00:25:48,910 We cannot rely on outdated training 553 00:25:48,910 --> 00:25:51,690 environments or on the job training to 554 00:25:51,690 --> 00:25:54,420 produce the knowledge and wherewithal 555 00:25:54,430 --> 00:25:56,880 needed for significant readiness growth 556 00:25:57,640 --> 00:26:00,280 at its sessions and in the fleet , our 557 00:26:00,280 --> 00:26:02,650 sailors do now receive higher quality 558 00:26:02,650 --> 00:26:05,560 watch station training with their teams 559 00:26:05,570 --> 00:26:07,792 to solve the challenges they'll face at 560 00:26:07,792 --> 00:26:10,250 sea investments in the surface training , 561 00:26:10,250 --> 00:26:12,790 advanced virtual environment or stave 562 00:26:12,790 --> 00:26:15,780 as we all come to know it as remain a 563 00:26:15,780 --> 00:26:19,260 core component of this effort . And 564 00:26:19,260 --> 00:26:22,410 since 2013 we've invested over 565 00:26:22,410 --> 00:26:26,220 $5.5 billion in courseware trainers and 566 00:26:26,220 --> 00:26:28,480 simulators and we will continue that 567 00:26:28,480 --> 00:26:31,400 trajectory on our ships . Were 568 00:26:31,400 --> 00:26:33,011 continuing to update network 569 00:26:33,011 --> 00:26:35,320 architecture to allow our sailors to 570 00:26:35,330 --> 00:26:37,560 exercise the full breadth of the 571 00:26:37,560 --> 00:26:40,220 systems at their disposal and there's 572 00:26:40,220 --> 00:26:42,220 ready , relevant learning begins to 573 00:26:42,220 --> 00:26:44,360 take hold and we roll out . Our first 574 00:26:44,360 --> 00:26:47,230 courses were doing a better job at 575 00:26:47,230 --> 00:26:49,580 targeting the most important task . 576 00:26:49,590 --> 00:26:52,190 Newest sessions are expected to perform 577 00:26:52,200 --> 00:26:54,550 in their first duty station . We are 578 00:26:54,550 --> 00:26:57,290 aligned to deliver a more confident and 579 00:26:57,290 --> 00:26:59,400 focused sailor , ready to perform 580 00:26:59,400 --> 00:27:02,700 immediately and I would be remiss 581 00:27:03,360 --> 00:27:07,220 if I did not include a discussion 582 00:27:07,230 --> 00:27:09,640 and talk about the incredible impact 583 00:27:09,650 --> 00:27:12,250 that captain paul rin , who passed away 584 00:27:12,250 --> 00:27:15,210 last year had on the conduct and 585 00:27:15,210 --> 00:27:17,432 philosophy of training in the surface . 586 00:27:17,432 --> 00:27:21,250 Navy paul changed the force by changing 587 00:27:21,250 --> 00:27:24,500 a crew and we all benefited as a 588 00:27:24,500 --> 00:27:27,160 result and paul were really gonna 589 00:27:27,160 --> 00:27:30,500 mission the classrooms of swaths . But 590 00:27:30,500 --> 00:27:32,611 man , you'll always be with us in the 591 00:27:32,611 --> 00:27:33,833 fleet and we miss you 592 00:27:43,220 --> 00:27:45,109 lastly on the top of the topic of 593 00:27:45,109 --> 00:27:48,550 training . I really want to discuss our 594 00:27:48,550 --> 00:27:51,640 warfare tactics instructors a program I 595 00:27:51,640 --> 00:27:54,300 remain incredibly passionate about and 596 00:27:54,300 --> 00:27:56,420 to start . I'd really like to take a 597 00:27:56,420 --> 00:27:59,410 moment to recognize all the W . T . I . 598 00:27:59,410 --> 00:28:01,640 S here today . If you're a W . T . I 599 00:28:01,650 --> 00:28:04,130 stand up and re recognized , come on , 600 00:28:04,130 --> 00:28:06,352 you guys told me you were coming over . 601 00:28:15,850 --> 00:28:18,120 Thanks team . Please take your seats . 602 00:28:18,130 --> 00:28:20,019 You know I had the opportunity to 603 00:28:20,019 --> 00:28:22,290 attend their conference on monday and I 604 00:28:22,290 --> 00:28:24,620 am continually impressed by their 605 00:28:24,620 --> 00:28:27,610 tactical knowledge , dedication , 606 00:28:27,620 --> 00:28:29,676 commitment to advancing our training 607 00:28:29,676 --> 00:28:31,731 and war fighting culture and all the 608 00:28:31,731 --> 00:28:34,420 really hard questions they ask me the 609 00:28:34,420 --> 00:28:36,870 creation of the surface and mine 610 00:28:36,870 --> 00:28:39,130 Warfare Warfare Development Center or 611 00:28:39,130 --> 00:28:41,352 Warfighting Development Center . Excuse 612 00:28:41,352 --> 00:28:43,519 me and the first generation of W . T . 613 00:28:43,519 --> 00:28:46,860 I . S . Continues to transform our 614 00:28:46,860 --> 00:28:49,070 surface community . They are leading 615 00:28:49,070 --> 00:28:52,260 our force as we out think out 616 00:28:52,260 --> 00:28:56,020 design and outperform our adversaries , 617 00:28:56,030 --> 00:28:58,141 unsure there directing our waterfront 618 00:28:58,141 --> 00:29:00,430 tactical symposiums , teaching our 619 00:29:00,430 --> 00:29:03,250 sailors and schoolhouses and training 620 00:29:03,250 --> 00:29:05,417 our shipmates underway through surface 621 00:29:05,417 --> 00:29:07,550 warfare advanced tactical training on 622 00:29:07,550 --> 00:29:10,720 our comp two exes at sea . They are 623 00:29:10,720 --> 00:29:13,560 leading ships , sailors , divisions and 624 00:29:13,560 --> 00:29:15,680 departments and advanced tactical 625 00:29:15,680 --> 00:29:17,890 instruction passing on their 626 00:29:17,890 --> 00:29:20,400 acknowledge to advance our lethality . 627 00:29:20,410 --> 00:29:23,130 Many times over . They are briefing and 628 00:29:23,130 --> 00:29:25,610 instructing our senior naval leaders 629 00:29:25,620 --> 00:29:28,360 and reshaping the way our surface navy 630 00:29:28,360 --> 00:29:30,300 is positioning to fight with 631 00:29:30,300 --> 00:29:32,467 advancements in the Sm . Six family of 632 00:29:32,467 --> 00:29:34,530 missiles and the introduction of 633 00:29:34,530 --> 00:29:37,340 maritime strike , tomahawk W . T . I . 634 00:29:37,340 --> 00:29:39,610 S . Will continue to lead the way 635 00:29:39,620 --> 00:29:42,410 defining how we use new weapons and 636 00:29:42,410 --> 00:29:44,920 take them on the offensive . And as we 637 00:29:44,920 --> 00:29:47,280 introduce new ships and platforms . 638 00:29:47,290 --> 00:29:49,460 They will drive the development of 639 00:29:49,460 --> 00:29:51,860 fully informed tactics and techniques 640 00:29:51,870 --> 00:29:53,770 to bless them to best employ our 641 00:29:53,770 --> 00:29:57,110 systems and weapons of the future . We 642 00:29:57,110 --> 00:29:59,710 understand we don't have a monopoly on 643 00:29:59,710 --> 00:30:02,500 talent by virtue of rank and we are 644 00:30:02,500 --> 00:30:05,170 empowering the brilliant minds of these 645 00:30:05,170 --> 00:30:08,010 professionals at all levels within the 646 00:30:08,010 --> 00:30:12,010 force the actions were taking 647 00:30:12,020 --> 00:30:14,340 to sharpen our competitive edge rays 648 00:30:14,340 --> 00:30:16,620 readiness and increase our war fighting 649 00:30:16,620 --> 00:30:19,870 prowess deserves a future force that 650 00:30:19,870 --> 00:30:22,020 can capitalize on these initiatives , 651 00:30:22,030 --> 00:30:24,640 platforms like the constellation class 652 00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:27,870 frigate , Agile , multi mission ships 653 00:30:27,880 --> 00:30:30,070 capable of operations in both blue 654 00:30:30,070 --> 00:30:32,880 water and littoral environments . 655 00:30:32,890 --> 00:30:35,220 They're gonna provide increased combat 656 00:30:35,230 --> 00:30:37,700 capability forward . We're also 657 00:30:37,700 --> 00:30:40,590 introducing greater lethality and 658 00:30:40,590 --> 00:30:43,220 capability to the Zumwalt class 659 00:30:43,220 --> 00:30:45,200 destroyers that will be further 660 00:30:45,200 --> 00:30:47,311 strengthened through the installation 661 00:30:47,311 --> 00:30:49,990 of conventional prompt strike and as we 662 00:30:49,990 --> 00:30:52,710 demonstrated through Zumwalt operations 663 00:30:52,710 --> 00:30:55,620 in the western pacific these ships have 664 00:30:55,620 --> 00:30:57,620 a critical role in the future fleet 665 00:30:57,620 --> 00:31:00,510 architecture . The upgrade will be 666 00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:02,900 preceded by the commissioning of the 667 00:31:02,900 --> 00:31:06,300 first flight three D D G U S . S . Jack 668 00:31:06,300 --> 00:31:08,750 H Lucas . This ship represents a 669 00:31:08,750 --> 00:31:10,306 massive leap in air defense 670 00:31:10,306 --> 00:31:12,470 capabilities with both the Spy six 671 00:31:12,470 --> 00:31:16,310 radar and ages Baseline 10 . The L . P . 672 00:31:16,310 --> 00:31:20,030 D . Fleet LPD to lead ship , Uss 673 00:31:20,030 --> 00:31:22,920 Harrisburg's keel has been laid and the 674 00:31:22,920 --> 00:31:25,050 enhanced capabilities of this class 675 00:31:25,060 --> 00:31:27,590 improves the amphibious fleet as our L . 676 00:31:27,590 --> 00:31:29,812 S . D . S approached the end of service 677 00:31:30,420 --> 00:31:33,440 all of these platforms along with 678 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:35,490 investments in the advanced systems 679 00:31:35,500 --> 00:31:38,640 represent our strategy both to adapt 680 00:31:38,650 --> 00:31:41,010 and improve the capabilities of our 681 00:31:41,010 --> 00:31:44,190 force long into the years ahead . They 682 00:31:44,190 --> 00:31:46,980 are . But another way the surface force 683 00:31:46,990 --> 00:31:49,810 is getting ready . It is our single 684 00:31:49,810 --> 00:31:52,220 greatest imperative . So this is my 685 00:31:52,220 --> 00:31:55,160 charge to all of us , to everyone in 686 00:31:55,160 --> 00:31:58,880 this room because we all deeply care 687 00:31:58,890 --> 00:32:02,040 about our nation's surface navy . Our 688 00:32:02,040 --> 00:32:04,320 industrial partners delivering systems 689 00:32:04,330 --> 00:32:06,750 weapons and training are government 690 00:32:06,750 --> 00:32:09,590 civilians , service members and 691 00:32:09,590 --> 00:32:12,230 contractors in the program offices who 692 00:32:12,230 --> 00:32:15,410 keep our programs funded on schedule 693 00:32:15,420 --> 00:32:19,020 and supported and of course our sailors 694 00:32:19,030 --> 00:32:22,760 operating and improving and employing 695 00:32:22,770 --> 00:32:24,714 our weapons systems to deter their 696 00:32:24,714 --> 00:32:27,360 dissuade and defeat our adversaries . 697 00:32:29,180 --> 00:32:32,320 You know , the Navy I joined almost 40 698 00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:36,030 years ago shares a few similarities 699 00:32:36,040 --> 00:32:38,262 from that which sails before us today . 700 00:32:38,930 --> 00:32:42,020 It had many ships and was driven by a 701 00:32:42,020 --> 00:32:45,690 common threat soviet union on my first 702 00:32:45,690 --> 00:32:48,890 ship which was an old Farragut class 703 00:32:48,900 --> 00:32:52,010 destroyer . Our readiness and training 704 00:32:52,020 --> 00:32:54,540 were spotty and that's being nice . 705 00:32:55,790 --> 00:32:58,580 We didn't have T A . O . S . We didn't 706 00:32:58,580 --> 00:33:01,820 have battle orders . Heck ! I can 707 00:33:01,820 --> 00:33:03,653 remember when the first personal 708 00:33:03,653 --> 00:33:06,310 computers came aboard , those things 709 00:33:06,310 --> 00:33:09,080 would come but only after we 710 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:11,740 experienced the community jolting event . 711 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,100 The attack on U . S . S . Stark 712 00:33:15,260 --> 00:33:18,510 back then though even after that it 713 00:33:18,510 --> 00:33:20,730 fell to an enthusiastic lieutenant J . 714 00:33:20,730 --> 00:33:24,000 G . To write battle orders . We 715 00:33:24,000 --> 00:33:25,890 mitigated the difficult task of 716 00:33:25,890 --> 00:33:28,340 sustaining readiness by relying on the 717 00:33:28,340 --> 00:33:30,940 proficiency of our sailors and the 718 00:33:30,940 --> 00:33:33,490 experience of their supervisors were 719 00:33:33,490 --> 00:33:36,390 also fortunate enough to have resources 720 00:33:36,390 --> 00:33:38,501 on board to work through the majority 721 00:33:38,501 --> 00:33:42,060 of our problems today . We don't have 722 00:33:42,060 --> 00:33:44,227 the same resources or the size that we 723 00:33:44,227 --> 00:33:47,530 had back then , but we are once again 724 00:33:47,530 --> 00:33:50,650 galvanized by a common threat . And so 725 00:33:50,650 --> 00:33:53,670 we must approach that old problem with 726 00:33:53,670 --> 00:33:56,390 a new mindset . We must use today's 727 00:33:56,390 --> 00:33:58,680 tools to maintain our tactical 728 00:33:58,680 --> 00:34:02,190 advantage . Today our ships are more 729 00:34:02,190 --> 00:34:06,040 capable and more complex . Today our 730 00:34:06,040 --> 00:34:08,070 training is more immersive and more 731 00:34:08,070 --> 00:34:11,150 robust and today our sailors are 732 00:34:11,150 --> 00:34:14,170 smarter , more innovative and more 733 00:34:14,170 --> 00:34:16,740 adaptable than we were and we were 734 00:34:16,740 --> 00:34:20,730 pretty good . So are we more 735 00:34:20,740 --> 00:34:24,270 ready today as a surface force than we 736 00:34:24,270 --> 00:34:27,400 were 10 , 20 or even 40 years ago ? 737 00:34:28,500 --> 00:34:30,990 You bet we are and we're going to get 738 00:34:30,990 --> 00:34:34,150 more ready because of all of you here 739 00:34:34,260 --> 00:34:37,050 in this room in this force . 740 00:34:38,010 --> 00:34:41,890 So let's get ready and thank you . And 741 00:34:41,890 --> 00:34:44,057 I look forward to all your questions . 742 00:34:51,380 --> 00:34:51,900 Just 743 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:58,140 great introduction . Uh , let me start 744 00:34:58,140 --> 00:35:00,700 by going back and raising some of the 745 00:35:00,700 --> 00:35:03,970 questions on people on leadership 746 00:35:03,980 --> 00:35:06,290 development . Uh , what are your 747 00:35:06,290 --> 00:35:09,000 thoughts on where we need to go ? So I 748 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:12,000 know we've just done a ton in the last 749 00:35:12,000 --> 00:35:15,620 decade on simulators uh in 750 00:35:15,620 --> 00:35:17,676 discussions with you , you've raised 751 00:35:17,676 --> 00:35:19,842 even beyond that , what we can do with 752 00:35:19,842 --> 00:35:22,100 some of that capability ? I think a 753 00:35:22,100 --> 00:35:24,211 couple of things I think , you know , 754 00:35:24,211 --> 00:35:26,322 we we look at um , you know , because 755 00:35:26,322 --> 00:35:28,433 one of the things for retention right 756 00:35:28,433 --> 00:35:30,544 is is people want to be valued , they 757 00:35:30,544 --> 00:35:32,656 want to be valued as a professional . 758 00:35:32,656 --> 00:35:34,767 And so one of the things I thought we 759 00:35:34,767 --> 00:35:36,878 did a really good job of , you know , 760 00:35:36,878 --> 00:35:38,822 in the last decade was the mariner 761 00:35:38,822 --> 00:35:40,656 skills training . So very robust 762 00:35:40,656 --> 00:35:42,878 continuum from ensign to captain . Uh , 763 00:35:42,878 --> 00:35:45,100 we're , we've been looking at doing the 764 00:35:45,100 --> 00:35:47,322 same thing on the tactical side so that 765 00:35:47,322 --> 00:35:49,430 we're creating tacticians at every 766 00:35:49,430 --> 00:35:51,486 level . And matter of fact , we were 767 00:35:51,486 --> 00:35:53,541 just discussing some of those things 768 00:35:53,541 --> 00:35:55,708 this week and then how do we measure ? 769 00:35:55,708 --> 00:35:57,708 Uh those things is sort of a really 770 00:35:57,708 --> 00:35:59,763 important initiative we have going . 771 00:35:59,763 --> 00:36:01,708 And then to your 10.1 , the things 772 00:36:01,708 --> 00:36:03,763 we've , we've spent a lot of time on 773 00:36:03,763 --> 00:36:03,440 actually the whole Navy has , but in 774 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:05,273 the surface for us , I can speak 775 00:36:05,273 --> 00:36:07,384 specifically of of how do you develop 776 00:36:07,384 --> 00:36:09,384 leaders ? Right . We , you know , I 777 00:36:09,384 --> 00:36:11,560 would tell you that on our enlisted 778 00:36:11,560 --> 00:36:13,727 leadership development , we don't have 779 00:36:13,727 --> 00:36:15,727 really much anymore in professional 780 00:36:15,727 --> 00:36:17,893 courses and we're trying to bring them 781 00:36:17,893 --> 00:36:19,838 back uh , and then on our ensign's 782 00:36:19,838 --> 00:36:21,838 through captain . Uh , there really 783 00:36:21,838 --> 00:36:24,060 hasn't been much there other than , you 784 00:36:24,060 --> 00:36:26,227 know , you may be blessed with a great 785 00:36:26,227 --> 00:36:28,449 mentor who teaches you how to do things 786 00:36:28,449 --> 00:36:28,120 and there are certain things we do in 787 00:36:28,120 --> 00:36:30,190 the schools . Um , but one thing we 788 00:36:30,190 --> 00:36:32,190 embarked on was this leadership 789 00:36:32,200 --> 00:36:34,950 assessment program and you know , you 790 00:36:34,950 --> 00:36:36,617 brought , we brought in other 791 00:36:36,617 --> 00:36:38,728 communities have done it , seals have 792 00:36:38,728 --> 00:36:40,783 done and I think every community now 793 00:36:40,783 --> 00:36:42,894 has completed sort of a pilot for our 794 00:36:42,894 --> 00:36:44,894 case , you know , you bring in some 795 00:36:44,894 --> 00:36:47,117 operational psychologists and they sort 796 00:36:47,117 --> 00:36:49,228 of go through a profile of people and 797 00:36:49,228 --> 00:36:51,450 then you sort of interview them and you 798 00:36:51,450 --> 00:36:53,561 going into the interview knowing what 799 00:36:53,561 --> 00:36:55,728 their strengths and weaknesses are and 800 00:36:55,728 --> 00:36:57,950 then assessing okay , now what do we do 801 00:36:57,950 --> 00:36:57,780 with them ? You know , now we know this 802 00:36:57,780 --> 00:37:00,058 is how this person is going to perform , 803 00:37:00,058 --> 00:37:02,260 uh do you go back and give them some 804 00:37:02,260 --> 00:37:04,427 coaching , some mentoring And so we've 805 00:37:04,427 --> 00:37:06,530 looked at it not only from a senior 806 00:37:06,530 --> 00:37:09,650 officer perspective , but also um from 807 00:37:09,650 --> 00:37:11,817 our entrance to our department heads . 808 00:37:11,817 --> 00:37:13,983 And so I think the sense is that we're 809 00:37:13,983 --> 00:37:16,150 gonna make a continuum of this and the 810 00:37:16,150 --> 00:37:18,261 people that need it , they'll they'll 811 00:37:18,261 --> 00:37:20,483 constantly being coached , they'll have 812 00:37:20,483 --> 00:37:20,460 a mentoring thing , they'll be courses 813 00:37:20,470 --> 00:37:23,150 be managed at the Tycom level and then , 814 00:37:23,160 --> 00:37:25,327 you know , we started thinking is this 815 00:37:25,327 --> 00:37:27,493 something we want to include in how we 816 00:37:27,493 --> 00:37:29,716 slayed people , the ship's , how we put 817 00:37:29,716 --> 00:37:31,604 triads together , um there's some 818 00:37:31,604 --> 00:37:33,660 powerful things to it and some of it 819 00:37:33,660 --> 00:37:35,882 we're still trying to sort out , but in 820 00:37:35,882 --> 00:37:35,400 the end , I think if you talk to our 821 00:37:35,400 --> 00:37:38,020 junior officers , I spend a lot of time 822 00:37:38,030 --> 00:37:40,252 doing that , they will talk about , you 823 00:37:40,252 --> 00:37:42,197 know , wanting to be developed the 824 00:37:42,197 --> 00:37:44,141 coaching and mentoring and I think 825 00:37:44,141 --> 00:37:46,141 that's what it is now , now what we 826 00:37:46,141 --> 00:37:48,086 have , what we can't do is do this 827 00:37:48,086 --> 00:37:50,550 leadership development , say , okay all 828 00:37:50,550 --> 00:37:52,439 of you on this side of the line . 829 00:37:52,439 --> 00:37:54,606 You're good the rest of you when we're 830 00:37:54,606 --> 00:37:56,772 done with you it's got to be kind of a 831 00:37:56,772 --> 00:37:56,650 developmental thing . So we got to do 832 00:37:56,740 --> 00:37:59,330 develop a continuum and and we'll be 833 00:37:59,340 --> 00:38:01,507 looking at that a little bit more this 834 00:38:01,507 --> 00:38:03,618 year and rolling out some things Adam 835 00:38:03,618 --> 00:38:05,618 Mclean did uh he did the department 836 00:38:05,618 --> 00:38:07,451 heads and I did a group of major 837 00:38:07,451 --> 00:38:09,396 commanders and commanders and some 838 00:38:09,396 --> 00:38:11,618 others . And it is fascinating what you 839 00:38:11,618 --> 00:38:13,673 learned . You know once you get that 840 00:38:13,673 --> 00:38:15,784 profile . The thing we haven't really 841 00:38:15,784 --> 00:38:17,840 done to be fair that I thought was a 842 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,062 little bit of a shortfall is we haven't 843 00:38:20,062 --> 00:38:22,173 really come up with a way to evaluate 844 00:38:22,173 --> 00:38:24,340 people under stress before they get to 845 00:38:24,340 --> 00:38:26,451 their ships . And as we all know when 846 00:38:26,451 --> 00:38:28,673 we put people under stress some of them 847 00:38:28,673 --> 00:38:30,784 rise to the occasion and some of them 848 00:38:30,784 --> 00:38:33,007 really are challenged by it uh And it's 849 00:38:33,007 --> 00:38:35,007 manifested in different ways and we 850 00:38:35,007 --> 00:38:37,007 need to make sure we understand who 851 00:38:37,007 --> 00:38:38,896 those people are and develop them 852 00:38:38,896 --> 00:38:40,729 beyond that for that . So that's 853 00:38:40,729 --> 00:38:42,951 another big challenge for us is finding 854 00:38:42,951 --> 00:38:42,640 some crucible to run them through 855 00:38:42,640 --> 00:38:46,630 before that . Yeah . Terrific a 856 00:38:46,640 --> 00:38:48,862 question for you and I really applaud . 857 00:38:48,862 --> 00:38:50,862 The fact that we've got the Whities 858 00:38:50,862 --> 00:38:53,200 here today is you know I think the 859 00:38:53,200 --> 00:38:55,480 interaction and S . N . A . Is 860 00:38:55,480 --> 00:38:57,647 important and I know what you're doing 861 00:38:57,647 --> 00:39:00,210 in the greater D . C . Area uh kind of 862 00:39:00,210 --> 00:39:03,110 re blowing them if you will is really 863 00:39:03,110 --> 00:39:06,650 critical . Also question for you is 864 00:39:06,650 --> 00:39:08,240 that's my view unless I'm 865 00:39:08,240 --> 00:39:11,380 misunderstanding is that combat systems 866 00:39:11,380 --> 00:39:13,630 fighting the ship ? What are we doing 867 00:39:13,990 --> 00:39:16,710 on the sustainment side on maintenance 868 00:39:16,710 --> 00:39:19,220 on the engineering piece ? We've got to 869 00:39:19,230 --> 00:39:23,090 get there and and stay there . That's 870 00:39:23,090 --> 00:39:25,201 right . You got to have the people in 871 00:39:25,201 --> 00:39:27,312 the readiness in order to take them . 872 00:39:27,312 --> 00:39:29,534 So is there a similar program or are we 873 00:39:29,534 --> 00:39:31,646 looking at development ? We are we've 874 00:39:31,646 --> 00:39:33,868 actually we are talking about it uh The 875 00:39:33,868 --> 00:39:36,034 other day you know I went to uh if you 876 00:39:36,034 --> 00:39:37,757 haven't been down there I tell 877 00:39:37,757 --> 00:39:39,923 everybody I talked to in the community 878 00:39:39,923 --> 00:39:42,034 down to Orlando to look at the models 879 00:39:42,034 --> 00:39:44,257 and simulation stuff they do down there 880 00:39:44,257 --> 00:39:46,201 and I was really impressed because 881 00:39:46,201 --> 00:39:48,423 that's you know one of the things we're 882 00:39:48,423 --> 00:39:50,423 trying to figure out as we get more 883 00:39:50,423 --> 00:39:50,290 ready and we deep dive some of these 884 00:39:50,290 --> 00:39:52,457 issues is technical proficiency across 885 00:39:52,457 --> 00:39:54,360 the force . You know we've we've 886 00:39:54,370 --> 00:39:56,426 invested in all these simulators and 887 00:39:56,426 --> 00:39:58,537 some of them are really good . Are we 888 00:39:58,537 --> 00:40:00,703 getting what we need and are we giving 889 00:40:00,703 --> 00:40:02,759 them the time to do that ? Uh And so 890 00:40:02,759 --> 00:40:04,759 that was one thing I was looking at 891 00:40:04,759 --> 00:40:06,870 what are some but I think we have the 892 00:40:06,870 --> 00:40:06,540 right tools . It's now getting them 893 00:40:06,540 --> 00:40:08,818 into the right places in the R . M . C . 894 00:40:08,818 --> 00:40:10,984 S . We were just talking yesterday and 895 00:40:10,984 --> 00:40:13,151 getting some of these systems on board 896 00:40:13,151 --> 00:40:15,318 ships so that you know before you take 897 00:40:15,318 --> 00:40:17,484 apart , you know , spy radar , you can 898 00:40:17,484 --> 00:40:19,207 go through all the maintenance 899 00:40:19,207 --> 00:40:21,318 virtually while you're on board . And 900 00:40:21,318 --> 00:40:23,484 uh and so yeah , those are some of the 901 00:40:23,484 --> 00:40:25,596 things and then particularly where my 902 00:40:25,596 --> 00:40:27,484 focus has been in the last 3 to 6 903 00:40:27,484 --> 00:40:29,590 months is how are we doing at our 904 00:40:29,590 --> 00:40:31,646 session training ? We have , we have 905 00:40:31,646 --> 00:40:33,812 really good training on the waterfront 906 00:40:33,812 --> 00:40:35,868 and when you go back to dog grin and 907 00:40:35,868 --> 00:40:37,979 and some of these systems and now I'm 908 00:40:37,979 --> 00:40:40,090 kind of focused on okay , what are we 909 00:40:40,090 --> 00:40:39,990 doing at Great Lakes ? Should we 910 00:40:39,990 --> 00:40:41,990 continue to do our training there ? 911 00:40:41,990 --> 00:40:44,101 Should we move it to the waterfront ? 912 00:40:44,101 --> 00:40:46,046 Um And so I think that's sort of , 913 00:40:46,046 --> 00:40:48,268 you're gonna see a lot of focus on that 914 00:40:48,268 --> 00:40:52,120 here in the next 6 to 7 months . A 915 00:40:52,130 --> 00:40:55,620 question uh Coming in goes to , 916 00:40:55,630 --> 00:40:59,160 it's it's from Michael Trent years ago 917 00:40:59,160 --> 00:41:02,060 I used to evaluate the performance of T 918 00:41:02,060 --> 00:41:04,480 A . O . S and the watch teams during 919 00:41:04,490 --> 00:41:07,380 fleet exercises . I frequently 920 00:41:07,380 --> 00:41:09,490 witnessed variants and the knowledge 921 00:41:09,500 --> 00:41:11,722 and the competence levels between watch 922 00:41:11,722 --> 00:41:14,830 teams even on the same ship today , do 923 00:41:14,830 --> 00:41:17,360 we recognize and employ top guns of the 924 00:41:17,360 --> 00:41:21,210 surface force to train others . Uh and 925 00:41:21,210 --> 00:41:23,730 do we use our best teams to train other 926 00:41:23,730 --> 00:41:25,760 teams to kind of raise the bar ? Is 927 00:41:25,760 --> 00:41:28,070 that that is that is the objective ? 928 00:41:28,070 --> 00:41:30,181 You know , sometimes I'll get asked , 929 00:41:30,181 --> 00:41:32,292 you know , hey , this W . T . I thing 930 00:41:32,292 --> 00:41:34,292 is really good . Why don't we train 931 00:41:34,292 --> 00:41:36,514 everybody to that same level and , well 932 00:41:36,514 --> 00:41:38,570 that's what we're gonna do ? But you 933 00:41:38,570 --> 00:41:40,792 can't train , you gotta have a cadre of 934 00:41:40,792 --> 00:41:42,903 experts who understand that , right ? 935 00:41:42,903 --> 00:41:44,903 And that is the W . T . I . Model . 936 00:41:44,903 --> 00:41:47,014 They're they're immersed in it , they 937 00:41:47,014 --> 00:41:46,630 understand it , they're taught how to 938 00:41:46,630 --> 00:41:48,852 train it , they're taught how to do the 939 00:41:48,852 --> 00:41:50,852 debriefs and all that and then they 940 00:41:50,852 --> 00:41:53,010 come in and train our teams , I do 941 00:41:53,010 --> 00:41:55,290 think uh you know at the level they're 942 00:41:55,290 --> 00:41:57,346 doing and we have we've been careful 943 00:41:57,346 --> 00:41:59,179 because it's like okay there's a 944 00:41:59,179 --> 00:42:01,450 synergy between 80 G . Who's training 945 00:42:01,450 --> 00:42:04,030 our basic phase and then over to the W . 946 00:42:04,030 --> 00:42:06,086 T . I . S . Who are who are there in 947 00:42:06,086 --> 00:42:08,308 our advanced phase um where they're you 948 00:42:08,308 --> 00:42:10,474 know now doing integrated operations . 949 00:42:10,474 --> 00:42:12,510 Um And there's a good overlap there 950 00:42:12,510 --> 00:42:14,621 that we're building between those two 951 00:42:14,621 --> 00:42:16,732 teams . But we got to stick with that 952 00:42:16,732 --> 00:42:18,788 cadre , we're gonna put a lot lot of 953 00:42:18,788 --> 00:42:22,150 emphasis on improving and listed uh war 954 00:42:22,150 --> 00:42:23,983 fighting capability and tactical 955 00:42:23,983 --> 00:42:25,983 capability through some schools and 956 00:42:25,983 --> 00:42:28,039 things that were coming up with . Um 957 00:42:28,039 --> 00:42:30,039 But the witty's remain , you know , 958 00:42:30,039 --> 00:42:32,039 they're gonna be the core of how we 959 00:42:32,039 --> 00:42:34,150 drive our lethality . I mean it's not 960 00:42:34,150 --> 00:42:36,450 just um shipboard training either . 961 00:42:36,450 --> 00:42:38,860 These guys are writing , you know the 962 00:42:38,860 --> 00:42:40,830 sag tactics and how we're gonna do 963 00:42:40,830 --> 00:42:43,380 distributed maritime operations and the 964 00:42:43,380 --> 00:42:45,436 pacific war fighting design . I mean 965 00:42:45,436 --> 00:42:47,960 that's huge efforts and uh and it's 966 00:42:47,960 --> 00:42:50,440 really impressive , you know and we've 967 00:42:50,450 --> 00:42:52,172 got it as a community start to 968 00:42:52,180 --> 00:42:54,830 understand that . I'll go to uh D . D . 969 00:42:54,830 --> 00:42:56,941 G . C . O . Sometimes and say , hey , 970 00:42:56,941 --> 00:42:59,108 so what do you think about D . M . O . 971 00:42:59,108 --> 00:43:01,219 You know , they go , you know , sir , 972 00:43:01,219 --> 00:43:03,219 we've been doing GMO forever . It's 973 00:43:03,219 --> 00:43:05,052 like , no , we haven't , this is 974 00:43:05,052 --> 00:43:07,274 fundamentally different than the way we 975 00:43:07,274 --> 00:43:09,570 have fought our navy in decades and 976 00:43:09,570 --> 00:43:11,700 that education starts with them . And 977 00:43:11,700 --> 00:43:13,700 then we've got to bring that to the 978 00:43:13,700 --> 00:43:15,589 waterfront that we've been really 979 00:43:15,589 --> 00:43:18,220 focused on fit filled our numbers . 980 00:43:18,220 --> 00:43:21,160 Okay . On that metric that I used to 981 00:43:21,160 --> 00:43:23,950 live with . No , no , I'm we're not . 982 00:43:23,960 --> 00:43:26,182 We're not okay . I think I talked about 983 00:43:26,182 --> 00:43:28,460 that in my speech . We have , you know , 984 00:43:28,460 --> 00:43:31,080 we were challenged to meet the 90 to 95 985 00:43:31,080 --> 00:43:33,136 numbers . You know , if you get into 986 00:43:33,136 --> 00:43:35,270 the details . Uh I talked about a 987 00:43:35,270 --> 00:43:37,820 manning pilot for Nimitz . Uh that was 988 00:43:37,820 --> 00:43:40,510 to get away from 90 to 95 . That was to 989 00:43:40,510 --> 00:43:42,700 say because because because we're 990 00:43:42,700 --> 00:43:44,978 always chasing the denominator , right ? 991 00:43:44,978 --> 00:43:47,089 And so what we said was , hey , let's 992 00:43:47,089 --> 00:43:49,200 go in and look hard at NEC's and what 993 00:43:49,200 --> 00:43:51,256 we really need and that , you know , 994 00:43:51,256 --> 00:43:53,589 but you know , whenever I say this like , 995 00:43:53,589 --> 00:43:55,700 no , I'm I'm not suggesting we reduce 996 00:43:55,700 --> 00:43:57,978 manning , I'm suggesting we , you know , 997 00:43:57,978 --> 00:44:00,144 make sure we we have what we have , we 998 00:44:00,144 --> 00:44:02,089 utilize it the right way . But the 999 00:44:02,089 --> 00:44:04,690 reality is we need to buy more people . 1000 00:44:04,700 --> 00:44:06,811 And I think right now we're committed 1001 00:44:06,811 --> 00:44:08,978 to buying more people were just having 1002 00:44:08,978 --> 00:44:11,200 a hard time recruiting . Um and so it's 1003 00:44:11,200 --> 00:44:12,978 it's a little bit of an irony , 1004 00:44:13,240 --> 00:44:17,010 interesting . Let me go 11 1005 00:44:17,010 --> 00:44:19,580 more in the people and that goes to 1006 00:44:19,580 --> 00:44:22,160 human factors engineering . So making 1007 00:44:22,160 --> 00:44:26,060 sure we design properly to make 1008 00:44:26,060 --> 00:44:28,030 things kind of fit with where the 1009 00:44:28,030 --> 00:44:30,141 younger generations have been brought 1010 00:44:30,141 --> 00:44:32,950 up . So they grow up on video games . 1011 00:44:32,950 --> 00:44:35,250 Why don't we do more of that kind of 1012 00:44:35,250 --> 00:44:38,110 human factors uh because they'll figure 1013 00:44:38,110 --> 00:44:40,140 that out instantly cuts down on 1014 00:44:40,140 --> 00:44:42,590 training . Uh You can probably do more . 1015 00:44:42,590 --> 00:44:45,430 Universal . Yeah . Commonality . I 1016 00:44:45,430 --> 00:44:47,597 think we have , I think if you look at 1017 00:44:47,597 --> 00:44:49,819 bridge designs and things as we work on 1018 00:44:49,819 --> 00:44:51,930 new F . F . G . And some of the other 1019 00:44:51,930 --> 00:44:54,041 things we're using a lot of that that 1020 00:44:54,041 --> 00:44:56,097 kind of thought process , you know , 1021 00:44:56,097 --> 00:44:58,640 one of the big invest we've made in uh 1022 00:44:58,650 --> 00:45:00,650 in the in the surface force of both 1023 00:45:00,650 --> 00:45:03,100 atlantic and pacific is the human 1024 00:45:03,100 --> 00:45:05,267 factors piece . You know , I think the 1025 00:45:05,267 --> 00:45:07,510 next step is we have our own kind of 1026 00:45:07,510 --> 00:45:09,566 lab that we do , like both the other 1027 00:45:09,566 --> 00:45:11,788 communities have submariners , aviators 1028 00:45:11,788 --> 00:45:13,843 do that . Um And so we're looking to 1029 00:45:13,843 --> 00:45:15,843 kind of stand that up to understand 1030 00:45:15,843 --> 00:45:18,010 things , but but you're right . I mean 1031 00:45:18,010 --> 00:45:20,177 I always use the example , it's really 1032 00:45:20,177 --> 00:45:22,066 frustrating . I think that bridge 1033 00:45:22,066 --> 00:45:24,288 between , you know , our generation and 1034 00:45:24,288 --> 00:45:26,510 the young generation coming in and even 1035 00:45:26,510 --> 00:45:28,732 though all of you are probably the same 1036 00:45:28,732 --> 00:45:30,788 way now that that phone we have that 1037 00:45:30,788 --> 00:45:30,230 you all have in your pocket . That's 1038 00:45:30,230 --> 00:45:33,220 hopefully turned off is um these 1039 00:45:33,220 --> 00:45:35,760 sailors today , that's their whole life , 1040 00:45:35,760 --> 00:45:37,982 right ? That's how they do everything , 1041 00:45:37,982 --> 00:45:40,204 that's how they have been brought up to 1042 00:45:40,204 --> 00:45:42,149 do everything they come aboard our 1043 00:45:42,149 --> 00:45:44,093 ships . What do you do with that ? 1044 00:45:44,093 --> 00:45:46,149 Right . You leave it at the brow and 1045 00:45:46,149 --> 00:45:48,260 you can't turn it on , you can't even 1046 00:45:48,260 --> 00:45:50,371 use it . And so we we need to sort of 1047 00:45:50,371 --> 00:45:52,482 understand , you know , that's a call 1048 00:45:52,482 --> 00:45:52,100 to action probably for everybody . How 1049 00:45:52,100 --> 00:45:54,670 do we , you know , continue to develop 1050 00:45:54,670 --> 00:45:56,892 our internal infrastructure on ships or 1051 00:45:56,892 --> 00:45:58,892 I . T . Infrastructure that enables 1052 00:45:58,892 --> 00:46:01,114 everybody . That is probably one of the 1053 00:46:01,114 --> 00:46:03,337 biggest frustrating things . If you ask 1054 00:46:03,337 --> 00:46:05,614 some of these young officers over here . 1055 00:46:05,614 --> 00:46:07,614 Alright , how many computers do you 1056 00:46:07,614 --> 00:46:07,460 share ? You know is it 1 to 10 . 1 to 1057 00:46:07,460 --> 00:46:09,970 20 . It's not very good and we need to 1058 00:46:09,970 --> 00:46:13,080 do better at that . Um You know if you 1059 00:46:13,080 --> 00:46:15,247 look at to your point what everybody's 1060 00:46:15,247 --> 00:46:17,950 used to having we could be better . 1061 00:46:18,740 --> 00:46:20,962 Let me shift back to readiness . I love 1062 00:46:20,962 --> 00:46:24,510 the North Star the 75 of 1 60 for all 1063 00:46:24,510 --> 00:46:26,610 that kind of stuff going to be very 1064 00:46:26,610 --> 00:46:30,180 difficult . Uh How are you ? And I say 1065 00:46:30,180 --> 00:46:32,200 this because of the audience here . 1066 00:46:32,200 --> 00:46:34,240 Right . How are you reaching out to 1067 00:46:34,250 --> 00:46:37,300 industry to to share that 1068 00:46:37,310 --> 00:46:40,750 vision uh and find best 1069 00:46:40,750 --> 00:46:43,940 practices and maybe do some of the 1070 00:46:43,950 --> 00:46:46,130 maintenance , see mavs , things like 1071 00:46:46,130 --> 00:46:48,510 that differently . You know there's 1072 00:46:48,520 --> 00:46:50,464 there's things that work , there's 1073 00:46:50,464 --> 00:46:52,840 things that uh maybe don't work as well . 1074 00:46:52,850 --> 00:46:55,860 Your thoughts on data evaluation of ? 1075 00:46:55,870 --> 00:46:58,000 Yeah I think you know one of you know 1076 00:46:58,000 --> 00:47:00,330 we're clearly challenging ourselves and 1077 00:47:00,330 --> 00:47:02,552 uh and there's some accountability here 1078 00:47:02,552 --> 00:47:04,663 that's gonna be on you know primarily 1079 00:47:04,663 --> 00:47:06,774 on me and but but all of us really is 1080 00:47:06,774 --> 00:47:09,310 that okay ? Now we understand where we 1081 00:47:09,310 --> 00:47:11,532 are . How do we get to the next level ? 1082 00:47:11,532 --> 00:47:13,532 You know we we continue to drive in 1083 00:47:13,532 --> 00:47:15,754 with the P . Two P process on how do we 1084 00:47:15,754 --> 00:47:18,380 finish our availabilities on time ? 1085 00:47:18,380 --> 00:47:20,380 Because that's a big driver right ? 1086 00:47:20,380 --> 00:47:22,547 That gives us more ships . We've we've 1087 00:47:22,547 --> 00:47:24,547 kind of calculated through the data 1088 00:47:24,547 --> 00:47:26,602 that 600 days of delayed maintenance 1089 00:47:26,602 --> 00:47:29,080 equals one mission capable ship . Uh 1090 00:47:29,090 --> 00:47:31,312 And so hey if we can reduce that we get 1091 00:47:31,312 --> 00:47:34,820 more ships um it's looking at all the 1092 00:47:34,830 --> 00:47:37,060 pesto pillars if you will okay if I 1093 00:47:37,060 --> 00:47:40,030 have this many mission capable then now 1094 00:47:40,030 --> 00:47:42,086 what do I need to do to get the full 1095 00:47:42,086 --> 00:47:43,863 mission capability ? So it is a 1096 00:47:43,863 --> 00:47:46,030 challenge . I think six weeks see maps 1097 00:47:46,030 --> 00:47:48,252 where we're looking at um the sparing , 1098 00:47:48,252 --> 00:47:50,363 making sure it's given us really good 1099 00:47:50,363 --> 00:47:52,586 insights into uh you know I'll give you 1100 00:47:52,586 --> 00:47:54,808 an example . That's a pretty good one . 1101 00:47:54,808 --> 00:47:57,100 Is um you know , L . C . S . Has C . 1102 00:47:57,100 --> 00:47:59,540 Ram on board . Right so do D . D . G . 1103 00:47:59,540 --> 00:48:01,790 S . In the eastern mediterranean right 1104 00:48:01,790 --> 00:48:04,620 over there and in sixth Fleet uh we're 1105 00:48:04,620 --> 00:48:07,790 having a horrific time keeping our C . 1106 00:48:07,790 --> 00:48:10,860 Rams up on the L . C . S . And so one 1107 00:48:10,860 --> 00:48:13,082 day I was just like hey you know what's 1108 00:48:13,082 --> 00:48:15,304 the difference between this one and the 1109 00:48:15,304 --> 00:48:17,304 DDGS and it came down to having the 1110 00:48:17,304 --> 00:48:19,360 parts on board quite frankly and the 1111 00:48:19,360 --> 00:48:21,471 right parts on board as many of these 1112 00:48:21,471 --> 00:48:23,638 things do and so now understanding you 1113 00:48:23,638 --> 00:48:25,804 know what are the parts we need to buy 1114 00:48:25,804 --> 00:48:27,860 and where do we need to put them and 1115 00:48:27,860 --> 00:48:30,027 yeah pucks and ford positioning things 1116 00:48:30,027 --> 00:48:32,249 is great . But quite frankly if they're 1117 00:48:32,249 --> 00:48:34,304 not on the ships it's not gonna work 1118 00:48:34,304 --> 00:48:36,471 right in order to stay in the fight to 1119 00:48:36,471 --> 00:48:36,320 earlier point you gotta have everything 1120 00:48:36,320 --> 00:48:38,490 there and then getting at the sailor 1121 00:48:38,490 --> 00:48:40,434 proficiency . We talked about that 1122 00:48:40,434 --> 00:48:43,400 training is a huge piece of of 75 right ? 1123 00:48:43,400 --> 00:48:45,400 How do I keep them ready ? How do I 1124 00:48:45,400 --> 00:48:47,511 keep them up ? Um So there's a lot of 1125 00:48:47,511 --> 00:48:49,511 factors here and that that's what I 1126 00:48:49,511 --> 00:48:51,567 think is kind of so neat about it is 1127 00:48:51,567 --> 00:48:53,678 everything we do should drive towards 1128 00:48:53,678 --> 00:48:55,789 that goal you know and I don't know , 1129 00:48:55,789 --> 00:48:58,011 maybe we don't , maybe we never achieve 1130 00:48:58,011 --> 00:49:00,178 it . Boy we better try and uh and it's 1131 00:49:00,178 --> 00:49:02,456 gonna it's gonna drive a lot of things . 1132 00:49:02,456 --> 00:49:06,070 So one of the related you know key uh 1133 00:49:06,080 --> 00:49:09,010 topics of as as we look at the western 1134 00:49:09,010 --> 00:49:12,300 pacific's is maybe combat repair surge 1135 00:49:12,300 --> 00:49:14,710 capability . How do we manage ? How do 1136 00:49:14,710 --> 00:49:18,010 we interact with uh the repair side of 1137 00:49:18,010 --> 00:49:21,080 industry to not be in competition with 1138 00:49:21,080 --> 00:49:23,302 what they're doing but the partner with 1139 00:49:23,302 --> 00:49:25,358 them and still intensely , yeah I do 1140 00:49:25,358 --> 00:49:27,469 think it's I think the repair site is 1141 00:49:27,469 --> 00:49:29,524 really important . I gave an example 1142 00:49:29,524 --> 00:49:31,747 talking to a group earlier today that , 1143 00:49:31,747 --> 00:49:33,858 you know , we just had a meeting with 1144 00:49:33,858 --> 00:49:36,710 industry out in SAn Diego and , and had 1145 00:49:36,720 --> 00:49:39,740 had the big shipyards come in the ship 1146 00:49:39,740 --> 00:49:41,910 repair folks . And you know , one of 1147 00:49:41,910 --> 00:49:44,132 the things I sort of laid out to them , 1148 00:49:44,132 --> 00:49:46,243 some of the things I'm talking to all 1149 00:49:46,243 --> 00:49:48,521 of you about our surface response plan , 1150 00:49:48,521 --> 00:49:50,521 how do we get to the 75 what I need 1151 00:49:50,521 --> 00:49:52,521 them to do as well as some tactical 1152 00:49:52,521 --> 00:49:54,577 things . But one of the things I , I 1153 00:49:54,577 --> 00:49:56,632 asked him , I said , hey , this year 1154 00:49:56,632 --> 00:49:58,688 we'd like to do a pilot on pulling a 1155 00:49:58,688 --> 00:50:01,710 ship out of deep maintenance quickly to 1156 00:50:01,710 --> 00:50:03,877 see how we could do it . What it would 1157 00:50:03,877 --> 00:50:05,988 take , whether it's a , is it a money 1158 00:50:05,988 --> 00:50:08,154 thing , is it a people thing , is it a 1159 00:50:08,154 --> 00:50:10,154 parts thing and to learn so that if 1160 00:50:10,154 --> 00:50:12,266 this happens , then we can understand 1161 00:50:12,266 --> 00:50:14,432 how to do it . Uh , you know , similar 1162 00:50:14,432 --> 00:50:16,660 initiatives we've done , um to see 1163 00:50:16,660 --> 00:50:19,480 where our capacity and capability is in , 1164 00:50:19,490 --> 00:50:21,546 in loading out ordinance on ships at 1165 00:50:21,546 --> 00:50:23,768 our weapons stations . You know , so we 1166 00:50:23,768 --> 00:50:25,879 don't have them all lining up when we 1167 00:50:25,879 --> 00:50:27,712 had to go . It's uh , you know , 1168 00:50:27,712 --> 00:50:29,712 traditionally we spend , you know , 1169 00:50:29,712 --> 00:50:31,934 anywhere from 4 to 5 days loading out a 1170 00:50:31,934 --> 00:50:34,212 destroyer . Uh , and it was like , hey , 1171 00:50:34,212 --> 00:50:36,323 that's that's , you know , what's our 1172 00:50:36,323 --> 00:50:38,490 push goal here . So we've , we've done 1173 00:50:38,490 --> 00:50:40,712 it in a much shorter time frame and and 1174 00:50:40,712 --> 00:50:42,879 we found the weak points and now we've 1175 00:50:42,879 --> 00:50:45,046 invested in them or we're investing in 1176 00:50:45,046 --> 00:50:46,990 them . So a lot of this again is a 1177 00:50:46,990 --> 00:50:49,046 journey and and uh we got to get the 1178 00:50:49,046 --> 00:50:51,268 right stuff and we got to put it in the 1179 00:50:51,268 --> 00:50:53,940 right place . Let me shift completely 1180 00:50:53,950 --> 00:50:57,010 and and jump into Ukraine and I'll do 1181 00:50:57,010 --> 00:50:59,560 that from a lessons learned . Yeah . So 1182 00:50:59,570 --> 00:51:01,490 is that something the whities are 1183 00:51:01,490 --> 00:51:03,434 looking at ? They are , they are , 1184 00:51:03,434 --> 00:51:05,657 there's a lot of good lessons and and I 1185 00:51:05,657 --> 00:51:07,768 kind of alluded to it a little bit at 1186 00:51:07,768 --> 00:51:09,823 the , you know , when I said , hey , 1187 00:51:09,823 --> 00:51:11,934 you know , we're out thinking and out 1188 00:51:11,934 --> 00:51:14,101 designing . And I think if you look at 1189 00:51:14,101 --> 00:51:16,157 Ukraine and and there's other more , 1190 00:51:16,157 --> 00:51:18,268 there's people in here more qualified 1191 00:51:18,268 --> 00:51:20,379 to talk about like Admiral Black over 1192 00:51:20,379 --> 00:51:22,712 there . But I would say that , you know , 1193 00:51:22,712 --> 00:51:24,934 that's what they're doing right there . 1194 00:51:24,934 --> 00:51:27,560 They're using um tactical gear to get 1195 00:51:27,560 --> 00:51:30,790 strategic outcomes by thinking and 1196 00:51:30,790 --> 00:51:33,240 adapting to what the enemy is doing . 1197 00:51:33,370 --> 00:51:36,270 Uh and I think that's what our W . T . 1198 00:51:36,270 --> 00:51:38,326 I . S . Are doing all the time right 1199 00:51:38,326 --> 00:51:40,548 now . You know , okay , we we know what 1200 00:51:40,548 --> 00:51:42,770 the threat is , here's what we have now 1201 00:51:42,770 --> 00:51:44,937 and here's how we can use what we have 1202 00:51:44,937 --> 00:51:47,200 now to prevail and then here's what we 1203 00:51:47,200 --> 00:51:49,060 think we should have to keep the 1204 00:51:49,060 --> 00:51:51,120 advantage going into the future . So 1205 00:51:51,120 --> 00:51:53,120 it's really kind of a dynamic , you 1206 00:51:53,120 --> 00:51:55,120 know , we do the work on now in the 1207 00:51:55,120 --> 00:51:57,231 summer combined where we get together 1208 00:51:57,231 --> 00:51:59,231 with aviation surface . We even had 1209 00:51:59,231 --> 00:52:01,287 some submariners there last year and 1210 00:52:01,287 --> 00:52:03,509 how would we do this fight ? You know , 1211 00:52:03,509 --> 00:52:05,564 how do we use each other's strengths 1212 00:52:05,564 --> 00:52:07,620 and weaknesses because it truly is a 1213 00:52:07,620 --> 00:52:10,210 joint fight , right ? Uh And you don't 1214 00:52:10,210 --> 00:52:12,377 care where the fires are coming from , 1215 00:52:12,377 --> 00:52:14,432 you just better have enough . And uh 1216 00:52:14,432 --> 00:52:16,654 and then how do you coordinate it ? And 1217 00:52:16,654 --> 00:52:18,432 every year where I think we had 1218 00:52:18,432 --> 00:52:20,654 something boxed , it's like maybe not . 1219 00:52:20,654 --> 00:52:22,654 So but we have a different approach 1220 00:52:22,654 --> 00:52:24,820 that the team comes up with because 1221 00:52:24,820 --> 00:52:26,876 you've got to have what you have now 1222 00:52:26,876 --> 00:52:28,653 and then you've got to you know 1223 00:52:28,653 --> 00:52:30,709 continue to stay ahead of that . And 1224 00:52:30,709 --> 00:52:32,931 that's what the W . T . I . S . I think 1225 00:52:32,931 --> 00:52:35,098 are giving us right now . So I think I 1226 00:52:35,098 --> 00:52:37,209 just read an article that Iran is for 1227 00:52:37,209 --> 00:52:39,510 example using some of their their 1228 00:52:39,510 --> 00:52:41,720 commercial ships and loading them out 1229 00:52:41,720 --> 00:52:45,190 with small unmanned . How do we deal 1230 00:52:45,190 --> 00:52:48,240 with that ? We looking far enough 1231 00:52:48,250 --> 00:52:51,680 forward to dealing with maybe 100 1232 00:52:51,690 --> 00:52:53,912 little things flying around the ship as 1233 00:52:53,912 --> 00:52:56,490 opposed to we are we consist , yeah , 1234 00:52:56,490 --> 00:52:58,657 we consistently look at the asymmetric 1235 00:52:58,657 --> 00:53:00,601 things . Some of them are works in 1236 00:53:00,601 --> 00:53:02,601 progress . Some of them we think we 1237 00:53:02,601 --> 00:53:04,768 have a solution but we definitely need 1238 00:53:04,768 --> 00:53:06,934 to you know continue to think about it 1239 00:53:06,934 --> 00:53:09,046 and to adjust and quite frankly we're 1240 00:53:09,046 --> 00:53:11,212 doing the same types of things right ? 1241 00:53:11,212 --> 00:53:13,379 I mean so it's as we try to figure out 1242 00:53:13,379 --> 00:53:15,434 what are advantages are , but uh you 1243 00:53:15,434 --> 00:53:17,546 know , Lawrence L . B . Is a good one 1244 00:53:17,546 --> 00:53:17,420 to talk about over at O . And R about 1245 00:53:17,420 --> 00:53:19,420 that . He's got a lot of good stuff 1246 00:53:19,420 --> 00:53:21,642 that he's working on . But yeah , it is 1247 00:53:21,642 --> 00:53:23,642 something we think about and uh and 1248 00:53:23,642 --> 00:53:27,010 plot against very good . I getting a 1249 00:53:27,010 --> 00:53:29,066 lot of questions coming in on people 1250 00:53:29,066 --> 00:53:31,540 things , you know , probably from all 1251 00:53:31,540 --> 00:53:34,830 those fleet sailors , it probably is . 1252 00:53:34,840 --> 00:53:37,960 Uh so here here's one you mentioned 1253 00:53:37,960 --> 00:53:41,400 lack of stress training people prior to 1254 00:53:41,400 --> 00:53:44,960 deployments , how will tactics best 1255 00:53:44,970 --> 00:53:48,300 stress us in the training pieces ? 1256 00:53:48,300 --> 00:53:50,630 We kind of develop the future force . 1257 00:53:50,640 --> 00:53:54,090 Yeah , I think , you know , a couple of 1258 00:53:54,090 --> 00:53:56,810 different uh topics or points here , 1259 00:53:56,810 --> 00:53:58,810 right ? You know what I was kind of 1260 00:53:58,810 --> 00:54:00,588 talking about on the leadership 1261 00:54:00,588 --> 00:54:04,120 development piece was okay , how do I 1262 00:54:04,130 --> 00:54:07,490 um train individuals to be calm under 1263 00:54:07,490 --> 00:54:10,220 chaos , Right . And uh and not turn 1264 00:54:10,220 --> 00:54:12,387 into some kind of , you know , monster 1265 00:54:12,387 --> 00:54:14,553 that that creates a problem where none 1266 00:54:14,553 --> 00:54:17,540 exists . Uh And then I think the team 1267 00:54:17,540 --> 00:54:20,940 training and the pressure we put our 1268 00:54:20,950 --> 00:54:23,172 teams on through the crucible of like a 1269 00:54:23,172 --> 00:54:26,430 comp two X . It's pretty good . Um the 1270 00:54:26,430 --> 00:54:28,541 training that we do before our strike 1271 00:54:28,541 --> 00:54:31,760 groups are are deploy um that is 1272 00:54:31,760 --> 00:54:33,816 designed to put stress on the team , 1273 00:54:33,816 --> 00:54:35,982 right ? And it does a good job of it , 1274 00:54:35,982 --> 00:54:38,149 and uh and we get really good feedback 1275 00:54:38,149 --> 00:54:41,180 on that , I think it's this this , you 1276 00:54:41,180 --> 00:54:43,124 know , we continue to teach people 1277 00:54:43,124 --> 00:54:45,360 individuals how to deal with stress , 1278 00:54:45,370 --> 00:54:47,426 but we don't really still don't have 1279 00:54:47,426 --> 00:54:49,592 what I consider some kind of continuum 1280 00:54:49,592 --> 00:54:51,703 or , and that's where I think we need 1281 00:54:51,703 --> 00:54:53,759 to invest is in the individual . And 1282 00:54:53,759 --> 00:54:56,270 you mentioned trying to get data . We 1283 00:54:56,270 --> 00:54:58,980 do , we , we , we have a couple of 1284 00:54:58,990 --> 00:55:00,990 initiatives in the fleet that we've 1285 00:55:00,990 --> 00:55:03,101 done that the human factors guys , we 1286 00:55:03,101 --> 00:55:05,212 do , seals are really good about this 1287 00:55:05,212 --> 00:55:07,379 or the soft guys on , you know , hey , 1288 00:55:07,379 --> 00:55:09,434 what's your body battery say ? And , 1289 00:55:09,434 --> 00:55:11,601 and , and measuring . So we've , we've 1290 00:55:11,601 --> 00:55:13,810 run a couple of uh , trials on , on a 1291 00:55:13,810 --> 00:55:15,850 few ships where we put , they have 1292 00:55:15,860 --> 00:55:18,082 wearables , you know , these aura rings 1293 00:55:18,082 --> 00:55:20,340 or , or a Fitbit and uh , and we get 1294 00:55:20,340 --> 00:55:22,173 the data and then we do targeted 1295 00:55:22,173 --> 00:55:25,160 surveys . Um , and you know , the , the , 1296 00:55:25,170 --> 00:55:27,392 the data we get back is actually pretty 1297 00:55:27,392 --> 00:55:29,614 good . It's just depending on where you 1298 00:55:29,614 --> 00:55:31,892 sit when I read it as a type commander , 1299 00:55:31,892 --> 00:55:33,948 I'm like , well that's pretty good . 1300 00:55:33,948 --> 00:55:36,281 That's , that's actually not a bad , um , 1301 00:55:36,281 --> 00:55:38,392 you know , day on a ship , you know , 1302 00:55:38,392 --> 00:55:38,260 because it's showing you what their 1303 00:55:38,260 --> 00:55:40,371 patterns , our sleep bar when they're 1304 00:55:40,371 --> 00:55:42,593 working , how much time they have to go 1305 00:55:42,593 --> 00:55:44,704 work out now , you know , setting our 1306 00:55:44,704 --> 00:55:46,927 standards from there is what we need to 1307 00:55:46,927 --> 00:55:49,038 do because sailors will tell you that 1308 00:55:49,038 --> 00:55:51,260 isn't good enough or it's like , okay , 1309 00:55:51,260 --> 00:55:53,260 so , you know , and that's what the 1310 00:55:53,260 --> 00:55:55,427 human factors guys will tell us . Um , 1311 00:55:55,427 --> 00:55:57,427 but yeah , there's some really neat 1312 00:55:57,427 --> 00:55:59,649 things were doing , I was on a japanese 1313 00:55:59,649 --> 00:56:02,190 ship when I was in Japan on that trip 1314 00:56:02,200 --> 00:56:04,422 to look at some of these things , brand 1315 00:56:04,422 --> 00:56:07,070 new ship . And they had the software 1316 00:56:07,080 --> 00:56:09,940 already developed and on the ship to 1317 00:56:09,940 --> 00:56:11,773 match up with their wearables to 1318 00:56:11,773 --> 00:56:13,829 monitor not only where people were , 1319 00:56:13,829 --> 00:56:15,496 what they were doing and then 1320 00:56:15,496 --> 00:56:17,551 collecting . And then the idea right 1321 00:56:17,551 --> 00:56:19,607 eventually is you take this data and 1322 00:56:19,607 --> 00:56:21,440 helps you build a watch bill and 1323 00:56:21,440 --> 00:56:23,662 monitor your watch bill and making sure 1324 00:56:23,662 --> 00:56:25,718 you're , you're managing fatigue and 1325 00:56:25,718 --> 00:56:27,940 that , that's where we want to go and , 1326 00:56:27,940 --> 00:56:27,720 uh , and we're getting closer , but 1327 00:56:27,720 --> 00:56:30,140 it's , it's a challenge . I think we do 1328 00:56:30,140 --> 00:56:32,196 better than , than we did five years 1329 00:56:32,196 --> 00:56:34,362 ago . Um , but we're not where we need 1330 00:56:34,362 --> 00:56:37,760 to be a question on 1331 00:56:37,770 --> 00:56:41,160 retention . So recruiting retention 1332 00:56:41,160 --> 00:56:44,530 kinda related very , you know , very 1333 00:56:44,530 --> 00:56:48,170 directly . Uh , what are you 1334 00:56:48,170 --> 00:56:51,560 assessing the dissatisfied buyers that 1335 00:56:51,560 --> 00:56:54,060 are , you know , we read about some of 1336 00:56:54,060 --> 00:56:56,580 the yard periods going on . I think g w 1337 00:56:56,580 --> 00:56:58,730 in the news , you know , that sort of 1338 00:56:58,740 --> 00:57:01,690 thing is one of the suggestions that 1339 00:57:01,690 --> 00:57:04,470 comes up or question particularly that 1340 00:57:04,470 --> 00:57:07,050 comes up is , can we reduce the crew 1341 00:57:07,060 --> 00:57:09,110 during a yard period ? I know we've 1342 00:57:09,110 --> 00:57:11,221 looked at that in the past , but it's 1343 00:57:11,221 --> 00:57:13,560 those kind of things , uh , that take 1344 00:57:13,560 --> 00:57:16,390 down some of the dissatisfied as maybe 1345 00:57:16,400 --> 00:57:18,622 put those people into training programs 1346 00:57:18,622 --> 00:57:21,620 like you suggest . But do we have the 1347 00:57:21,630 --> 00:57:23,630 flexibility ? Are we thinking about 1348 00:57:23,630 --> 00:57:25,797 doing that ? We are , we were thinking 1349 00:57:25,797 --> 00:57:27,908 a lot about that ? You know , when we 1350 00:57:27,908 --> 00:57:29,797 look at ? Like , for example , if 1351 00:57:29,797 --> 00:57:32,019 someone goes into , you know , along to 1352 00:57:32,019 --> 00:57:34,241 get Cps and to do some holistic , we're 1353 00:57:34,241 --> 00:57:36,408 trying to look right now is , hey , do 1354 00:57:36,408 --> 00:57:38,574 I bring in a cadre of , of E . D . O . 1355 00:57:38,574 --> 00:57:40,630 S . Of engineering duty officers ? I 1356 00:57:40,630 --> 00:57:42,852 mean , you want to learn how ships work 1357 00:57:42,852 --> 00:57:45,074 and do some , something like that now . 1358 00:57:45,074 --> 00:57:46,963 So that , that's one area . We've 1359 00:57:46,963 --> 00:57:49,297 looked at it in other situations . Okay . 1360 00:57:49,297 --> 00:57:51,630 Can we just go down to a caretaker crew ? 1361 00:57:51,630 --> 00:57:53,963 What does that look like ? But you know , 1362 00:57:53,963 --> 00:57:56,186 there's a little risk in that too . And 1363 00:57:56,186 --> 00:57:58,463 that's what we're trying to figure out . 1364 00:57:58,463 --> 00:57:57,390 But there are other things we're 1365 00:57:57,390 --> 00:57:59,890 looking at from a , you know , a 1366 00:57:59,890 --> 00:58:02,001 quality of service . And you know , I 1367 00:58:02,001 --> 00:58:04,168 think one of the things our jails have 1368 00:58:04,168 --> 00:58:06,223 told us is and , and we've sort of , 1369 00:58:06,223 --> 00:58:08,334 we've sort of boxed them , you know , 1370 00:58:08,334 --> 00:58:10,334 and some of their tour lengths just 1371 00:58:10,334 --> 00:58:12,057 based on , uh , you know , the 1372 00:58:12,057 --> 00:58:14,279 rationale , we had coming out of the cr 1373 00:58:14,279 --> 00:58:16,446 where we wanted to say , hey , we need 1374 00:58:16,446 --> 00:58:18,557 to get more water under the keel . So 1375 00:58:18,557 --> 00:58:20,612 we have to do these things and we've 1376 00:58:20,612 --> 00:58:20,520 kind of worked through that . And I 1377 00:58:20,520 --> 00:58:22,631 think that was done for all the right 1378 00:58:22,631 --> 00:58:24,853 reasons at the right time . Now we have 1379 00:58:24,853 --> 00:58:27,076 a lot of simulation time and so we're , 1380 00:58:27,076 --> 00:58:29,298 we've , you know , figured out , okay , 1381 00:58:29,298 --> 00:58:31,520 what is the , you know mean , low water 1382 00:58:31,520 --> 00:58:33,631 on that . What do you need to have to 1383 00:58:33,631 --> 00:58:35,687 be ? What is the amount that you can 1384 00:58:35,687 --> 00:58:37,798 carry over to say hey that does equal 1385 00:58:37,798 --> 00:58:39,964 water under the keel . And we've got a 1386 00:58:39,964 --> 00:58:42,131 lot of data and a lot of statistics on 1387 00:58:42,131 --> 00:58:44,242 that . And so we're factoring that in 1388 00:58:44,242 --> 00:58:46,409 so you know can a division officer you 1389 00:58:46,409 --> 00:58:50,080 know do maybe uh 1 30 you know one 1390 00:58:50,080 --> 00:58:52,247 single longer tour like 30 months like 1391 00:58:52,247 --> 00:58:54,469 I did when I was in Ensign . And if you 1392 00:58:54,469 --> 00:58:56,770 meet these requirements , maybe you 1393 00:58:56,770 --> 00:58:58,603 just go you still have to do our 1394 00:58:58,603 --> 00:59:00,714 professional requirements of going to 1395 00:59:00,714 --> 00:59:03,080 OD phase two and the advanced division 1396 00:59:03,080 --> 00:59:05,500 officer course , then maybe you go to 1397 00:59:05,500 --> 00:59:07,990 shore duty after that , you know , So 1398 00:59:07,990 --> 00:59:10,212 now you raised the question that I have 1399 00:59:10,212 --> 00:59:12,450 to ask and that goes back to uh career 1400 00:59:12,450 --> 00:59:15,020 progression surface warfare officer in 1401 00:59:15,020 --> 00:59:18,700 particular . Uh any changes to 1402 00:59:18,710 --> 00:59:20,940 where we've evolved to or were 1403 00:59:20,940 --> 00:59:23,107 constantly , you know , one thing I've 1404 00:59:23,107 --> 00:59:24,996 learned and you know this is good 1405 00:59:24,996 --> 00:59:27,218 advice from a lot of people when I came 1406 00:59:27,218 --> 00:59:29,218 into the job and and talking to you 1407 00:59:29,218 --> 00:59:29,110 know former C . M . P . S . And 1408 00:59:29,110 --> 00:59:31,332 everybody is , you just gotta be really 1409 00:59:31,332 --> 00:59:33,499 careful how you turn the dials right ? 1410 00:59:33,499 --> 00:59:35,666 Because if you if you go too fast then 1411 00:59:35,666 --> 00:59:37,832 you end up , you know you're apartment 1412 00:59:37,832 --> 00:59:39,499 and ends up doing a five year 1413 00:59:39,499 --> 00:59:41,721 department head tour right ? You know , 1414 00:59:41,721 --> 00:59:43,943 not that that happened to me but it was 1415 00:59:43,943 --> 00:59:46,250 and uh it's um and so there's a lot of 1416 00:59:46,250 --> 00:59:48,417 good things we can do , but I think we 1417 00:59:48,417 --> 00:59:50,472 just need to kind of do , you know , 1418 00:59:50,472 --> 00:59:52,583 make some change assess didn't work . 1419 00:59:52,583 --> 00:59:54,750 Okay . Can we do a little bit more ? I 1420 00:59:54,750 --> 00:59:56,750 I think we've worked really hard to 1421 00:59:56,750 --> 00:59:58,694 reduce the number of events and on 1422 00:59:58,694 --> 01:00:00,639 ships and and we have dropped that 1423 01:00:00,639 --> 01:00:02,861 number still at an unacceptable level . 1424 01:00:02,861 --> 01:00:05,194 Um , and uh , and give people more time , 1425 01:00:05,194 --> 01:00:07,417 uh , and through some innovative things 1426 01:00:07,417 --> 01:00:09,639 and and maybe that will help us capture 1427 01:00:09,639 --> 01:00:11,972 the best talent we want as well . Right . 1428 01:00:11,972 --> 01:00:14,083 I mean , that's the other thing . And 1429 01:00:14,083 --> 01:00:16,250 you know , we discussed it yesterday a 1430 01:00:16,250 --> 01:00:18,583 little bit or maybe this morning it was , 1431 01:00:18,583 --> 01:00:20,806 but we're also thinking , you know , is 1432 01:00:20,806 --> 01:00:22,861 there a way we can have some kind of 1433 01:00:22,861 --> 01:00:24,806 selection criteria ? Were the only 1434 01:00:24,806 --> 01:00:26,750 community that has not done that . 1435 01:00:26,750 --> 01:00:28,972 Maybe it's time to start doing that and 1436 01:00:28,972 --> 01:00:31,250 maybe that will help us with retention . 1437 01:00:31,250 --> 01:00:33,083 So would that go along the lines 1438 01:00:33,083 --> 01:00:34,806 perhaps of a british model for 1439 01:00:34,806 --> 01:00:37,083 engineering combat system ? Not really . 1440 01:00:37,083 --> 01:00:40,360 And uh , we did have , uh , we did have 1441 01:00:40,360 --> 01:00:42,582 Admiral Busby and I think he's here . I 1442 01:00:42,582 --> 01:00:44,527 saw him earlier and he's done some 1443 01:00:44,527 --> 01:00:46,693 really good work . And we asked him to 1444 01:00:46,693 --> 01:00:49,160 kind of go look at specialization and 1445 01:00:49,170 --> 01:00:51,430 um , credentialing , you know , so that 1446 01:00:51,440 --> 01:00:53,770 we we get credit for the things we do 1447 01:00:53,770 --> 01:00:55,770 because that was another issue that 1448 01:00:55,770 --> 01:00:57,770 people asked us to look at and he's 1449 01:00:57,770 --> 01:00:59,881 come up with some pretty good ideas . 1450 01:00:59,881 --> 01:01:01,826 Um I be honest with you , I've got 1451 01:01:01,826 --> 01:01:03,826 that's kind of my next target after 1452 01:01:03,826 --> 01:01:05,881 this S . N . A . Is to dig into that 1453 01:01:05,881 --> 01:01:07,937 and say okay there's some good stuff 1454 01:01:07,937 --> 01:01:10,270 here . What which ones do we want to do ? 1455 01:01:10,270 --> 01:01:12,270 Which ones don't we want to do ? Um 1456 01:01:12,270 --> 01:01:14,270 Because there are some we we can be 1457 01:01:14,270 --> 01:01:16,159 better . Uh the way we manage our 1458 01:01:16,159 --> 01:01:19,470 talent , Another question comes up goes 1459 01:01:19,470 --> 01:01:22,740 to the North Star 75 , what's the 1460 01:01:22,740 --> 01:01:26,650 next visionary thing beyond that ? 1461 01:01:26,660 --> 01:01:30,340 Is that the goal post or is that a step 1462 01:01:30,350 --> 01:01:32,560 towards right now ? That that's our 1463 01:01:32,560 --> 01:01:35,470 initial stretch goal that we think 1464 01:01:35,470 --> 01:01:37,480 would give us , you know , help us 1465 01:01:37,480 --> 01:01:40,320 identify some of the key things we need 1466 01:01:40,320 --> 01:01:42,440 to get better at to get us to full 1467 01:01:42,440 --> 01:01:44,662 mission capable . Right ? Some of these 1468 01:01:44,662 --> 01:01:46,718 are bigger navy issues too . Like uh 1469 01:01:46,718 --> 01:01:49,051 you know , fleet commanders will ask me , 1470 01:01:49,051 --> 01:01:51,051 well why why just mission capable ? 1471 01:01:51,051 --> 01:01:50,620 Right ? Why not full mission ? That's 1472 01:01:50,620 --> 01:01:52,787 really the objective here , isn't it ? 1473 01:01:52,787 --> 01:01:54,953 Well yeah it is . But I also need some 1474 01:01:54,953 --> 01:01:57,460 tool to help us manage readiness in the 1475 01:01:57,460 --> 01:01:59,516 short term , you know what ships are 1476 01:01:59,516 --> 01:02:01,800 are are available for sustainment . 1477 01:02:01,810 --> 01:02:03,866 We've got homeland defense threats , 1478 01:02:03,866 --> 01:02:06,032 you know , how do I keep those ready ? 1479 01:02:06,032 --> 01:02:07,977 How do I balance it ? So that yeah 1480 01:02:07,977 --> 01:02:10,088 these ones can go do that mission but 1481 01:02:10,088 --> 01:02:12,254 you can't have them all . I need these 1482 01:02:12,254 --> 01:02:14,254 ones to make them ready and so that 1483 01:02:14,254 --> 01:02:16,421 we're not burning everything up before 1484 01:02:16,421 --> 01:02:18,532 we need it . And so what I like about 1485 01:02:18,532 --> 01:02:20,754 the seven 35 the and analytics we do in 1486 01:02:20,754 --> 01:02:22,643 the dashboard , we maintain is it 1487 01:02:22,643 --> 01:02:24,699 really kind of helps us , you know , 1488 01:02:24,699 --> 01:02:26,810 okay , I can have these now , you can 1489 01:02:26,810 --> 01:02:28,810 have these two later in in about 10 1490 01:02:28,810 --> 01:02:30,977 days and then I'm gonna bring that one 1491 01:02:30,977 --> 01:02:33,199 back and do some work on that one where 1492 01:02:33,199 --> 01:02:35,800 before we have just , you know , okay , 1493 01:02:35,810 --> 01:02:38,032 what does it take ? It's all or nothing 1494 01:02:38,032 --> 01:02:40,143 and uh , and we just cannot do that . 1495 01:02:40,143 --> 01:02:42,199 We're not , we're not building ships 1496 01:02:42,199 --> 01:02:45,400 fast enough . Right . Another question 1497 01:02:45,400 --> 01:02:48,120 goes to , what what can we in industry 1498 01:02:48,130 --> 01:02:51,840 do to help three D printing for example 1499 01:02:51,840 --> 01:02:54,320 comes up , you know , as something 1500 01:02:54,320 --> 01:02:56,670 there is that uh yeah , we , we put uh , 1501 01:02:56,670 --> 01:02:58,614 I know Brendan did one on the East 1502 01:02:58,614 --> 01:03:00,920 coast and then we did a , we stole one 1503 01:03:00,920 --> 01:03:03,142 from Monterey and put it on , we wanted 1504 01:03:03,142 --> 01:03:05,420 to put it on . So , so here's one that , 1505 01:03:05,420 --> 01:03:07,476 you know , probably we all can , you 1506 01:03:07,476 --> 01:03:09,698 know , a good lesson for all of us . So 1507 01:03:09,698 --> 01:03:11,920 I wanted to put this metal , you know , 1508 01:03:11,920 --> 01:03:14,142 three d printer on one of our big decks 1509 01:03:14,142 --> 01:03:16,364 because we thought , okay , we can make 1510 01:03:16,364 --> 01:03:18,364 parts , you know , when I was in uh 1511 01:03:18,364 --> 01:03:20,531 stationed in europe as it's this field 1512 01:03:20,531 --> 01:03:22,531 exercise , there's some marines out 1513 01:03:22,531 --> 01:03:25,310 there and they had some drones and they 1514 01:03:25,310 --> 01:03:28,190 were sending um , you know the 1515 01:03:28,200 --> 01:03:30,256 blueprints to make parts over sipper 1516 01:03:30,256 --> 01:03:32,311 net into the field , making the part 1517 01:03:32,311 --> 01:03:34,422 put them in the drone and flying it . 1518 01:03:34,422 --> 01:03:36,589 That's where we need to go right now . 1519 01:03:36,589 --> 01:03:38,811 There's a lot of challenges there . But 1520 01:03:38,811 --> 01:03:41,033 we've done it , we've done it at a more 1521 01:03:41,033 --> 01:03:43,256 rudimentary level . And , and so that's 1522 01:03:43,256 --> 01:03:42,960 some things we need to do . So . So we 1523 01:03:42,960 --> 01:03:45,280 get this metal one and I want to put it 1524 01:03:45,280 --> 01:03:47,510 on and I'm talking to my , you know , 1525 01:03:47,510 --> 01:03:50,120 nazi brethren and one whatever program 1526 01:03:50,120 --> 01:03:52,398 office it is . Well , you know , a sir , 1527 01:03:52,398 --> 01:03:54,620 I don't know , you know , this is a lot 1528 01:03:54,620 --> 01:03:56,842 of explosive gasses . I'm like , yeah , 1529 01:03:56,842 --> 01:03:56,550 you know , there's a lot of explosive 1530 01:03:56,550 --> 01:03:58,870 stuff on ships and uh , we need to kind 1531 01:03:58,870 --> 01:04:01,037 of work our way through the risk . And 1532 01:04:01,037 --> 01:04:02,981 so we need to be , you know , very 1533 01:04:02,981 --> 01:04:05,148 methodical about all right . What does 1534 01:04:05,148 --> 01:04:07,148 it mean ? I mean , you know , quite 1535 01:04:07,148 --> 01:04:09,092 frankly , me or the numbered fleet 1536 01:04:09,092 --> 01:04:11,370 commanders , they , they own that risk , 1537 01:04:11,370 --> 01:04:13,426 right ? Tell us how we can do it and 1538 01:04:13,426 --> 01:04:13,290 we'll understand and figure out . But 1539 01:04:13,300 --> 01:04:15,522 if we truly want to experiment and move 1540 01:04:15,522 --> 01:04:17,633 ahead , that's kind of how we need to 1541 01:04:17,633 --> 01:04:20,400 think of things . Um , but , and so we 1542 01:04:20,400 --> 01:04:22,233 learned a lot using this three D 1543 01:04:22,233 --> 01:04:24,430 printer . Um , and then making sure we 1544 01:04:24,430 --> 01:04:26,720 have the people that come with us to 1545 01:04:26,730 --> 01:04:29,350 show the training , but there is a lot 1546 01:04:29,350 --> 01:04:31,517 of , you know , capability . The other 1547 01:04:31,517 --> 01:04:34,220 ones we learned we did a salvage repair . 1548 01:04:34,220 --> 01:04:36,170 We we did , uh , you know , went 1549 01:04:36,170 --> 01:04:38,392 through a salvage contract to work on a 1550 01:04:38,392 --> 01:04:40,480 ship out in Westpac that we took off 1551 01:04:40,480 --> 01:04:42,610 line and we didn't want to use the 1552 01:04:42,610 --> 01:04:44,666 existing infrastructure because they 1553 01:04:44,666 --> 01:04:46,777 had enough work to do . So we brought 1554 01:04:46,777 --> 01:04:48,832 in this team , they brought in these 1555 01:04:48,832 --> 01:04:50,721 tools to move stuff around and do 1556 01:04:50,721 --> 01:04:52,832 assessments and things like that that 1557 01:04:52,832 --> 01:04:54,832 we don't have . And it's like , why 1558 01:04:54,832 --> 01:04:56,943 don't we have that stuff we should be 1559 01:04:56,943 --> 01:04:59,110 investing in or the things that we can 1560 01:04:59,110 --> 01:05:01,110 do . You know , I ask industry that 1561 01:05:01,110 --> 01:05:00,630 this a lot , I don't get a lot of 1562 01:05:00,630 --> 01:05:02,741 answers . And this is mostly from the 1563 01:05:02,741 --> 01:05:06,680 repair guys is , hey , what as a navy , 1564 01:05:06,690 --> 01:05:10,060 if we invested in this for you , uh , 1565 01:05:10,070 --> 01:05:12,126 you know , would that help you , for 1566 01:05:12,126 --> 01:05:14,292 example , you know , we have a heart , 1567 01:05:14,292 --> 01:05:16,459 we have limited capability on flushing 1568 01:05:16,459 --> 01:05:19,460 systems and the repair yards , whether 1569 01:05:19,460 --> 01:05:22,670 it's lube oil or air and God forbid we 1570 01:05:22,670 --> 01:05:26,220 mix it too . Right ? And uh , but it's 1571 01:05:26,220 --> 01:05:28,164 limited , you know , do we need to 1572 01:05:28,164 --> 01:05:30,387 invest in that , you know , rather than 1573 01:05:30,387 --> 01:05:32,498 just , you know , give them contracts 1574 01:05:32,498 --> 01:05:34,664 and accept delays . Hey , how about if 1575 01:05:34,664 --> 01:05:36,998 we pay for this and then you guys train . 1576 01:05:36,998 --> 01:05:39,053 I mean , we benefit , they benefit , 1577 01:05:39,053 --> 01:05:41,220 there needs to be more discussion like 1578 01:05:41,220 --> 01:05:43,276 that , uh , that we need to do . How 1579 01:05:43,276 --> 01:05:45,640 much interaction is there between the 1580 01:05:45,640 --> 01:05:47,980 type commanders ? I'll say both you and 1581 01:05:47,980 --> 01:05:51,730 Admiral Maclean , uh , and Nazi 1582 01:05:51,730 --> 01:05:55,320 and industry to come up with 1583 01:05:55,330 --> 01:05:58,400 best practices that kind of meet the 1584 01:05:58,400 --> 01:06:00,990 goals of the repair side , Maybe a 1585 01:06:01,000 --> 01:06:03,333 little bit on the construction side too . 1586 01:06:03,333 --> 01:06:06,770 But , but working it together , so we 1587 01:06:06,770 --> 01:06:09,103 could come up with the best product . I , 1588 01:06:09,103 --> 01:06:11,326 I think it's , it's probably , it could 1589 01:06:11,326 --> 01:06:13,326 always be better , Right ? But I do 1590 01:06:13,326 --> 01:06:14,992 think we have a pretty robust 1591 01:06:14,992 --> 01:06:17,159 discussion . I just think sometimes we 1592 01:06:17,159 --> 01:06:20,080 fail to , to get a common lexicon , you 1593 01:06:20,080 --> 01:06:22,302 know , as we work through some of these 1594 01:06:22,302 --> 01:06:24,302 issues . And sometimes when we have 1595 01:06:24,302 --> 01:06:26,302 really good success on some smaller 1596 01:06:26,302 --> 01:06:28,413 tactical issue than that , builds the 1597 01:06:28,413 --> 01:06:30,413 trust , right ? And , uh , and then 1598 01:06:30,413 --> 01:06:32,413 there's , there's things again , we 1599 01:06:32,413 --> 01:06:34,469 just need to be ready to be bold and 1600 01:06:34,469 --> 01:06:36,691 say , you know what , you're right , we 1601 01:06:36,691 --> 01:06:36,330 don't need to do it that way , but that , 1602 01:06:36,330 --> 01:06:38,552 you know , and I'm , and way off target 1603 01:06:38,552 --> 01:06:40,719 into like contracting land ? We're all 1604 01:06:40,719 --> 01:06:42,830 getting a lot of trouble , but it's , 1605 01:06:42,830 --> 01:06:45,052 uh , it's , uh , there , there are some 1606 01:06:45,052 --> 01:06:47,274 things that I just , we just need to be 1607 01:06:47,274 --> 01:06:49,441 willing to , you know , take some risk 1608 01:06:49,441 --> 01:06:51,880 or , you know , I'm of the mind that we 1609 01:06:51,880 --> 01:06:54,047 should just incentivize industry to do 1610 01:06:54,047 --> 01:06:56,340 things , you know , the penalty stuff 1611 01:06:56,340 --> 01:06:58,451 doesn't work . So , another spin , it 1612 01:06:58,451 --> 01:07:00,784 keeps on going to the repair stuff here . 1613 01:07:00,784 --> 01:07:04,510 Uh , this goes to the reserve community . 1614 01:07:04,640 --> 01:07:07,900 So , are , are we looking at how we've 1615 01:07:07,900 --> 01:07:10,570 done this differently ? I did this as 1616 01:07:10,580 --> 01:07:13,660 an exo and a reserve 10 52 1617 01:07:14,760 --> 01:07:17,030 what , what are your thoughts on being 1618 01:07:17,030 --> 01:07:19,580 able to take the reservists with the 1619 01:07:19,580 --> 01:07:22,560 experience that you could get on the 1620 01:07:22,560 --> 01:07:24,782 industry side , bring them in , be able 1621 01:07:24,782 --> 01:07:26,893 to mobilize them in times of crisis . 1622 01:07:26,893 --> 01:07:29,004 No , I think there's some really cool 1623 01:07:29,004 --> 01:07:31,171 stuff going on there with , you know , 1624 01:07:31,171 --> 01:07:33,227 and then killer , who's my deputy is 1625 01:07:33,227 --> 01:07:35,530 identifying who those people are . Uh , 1626 01:07:35,530 --> 01:07:37,586 and then , you know , other things , 1627 01:07:37,586 --> 01:07:39,641 for example , like , you know , over 1628 01:07:39,641 --> 01:07:41,974 the last two years , you know , in , in , 1629 01:07:41,974 --> 01:07:43,974 I'm the type commander , but I also 1630 01:07:43,974 --> 01:07:45,863 have a , a task force role in the 1631 01:07:45,863 --> 01:07:47,752 Western pacific as far as running 1632 01:07:47,752 --> 01:07:49,808 logistics and sustainment . And uh , 1633 01:07:49,808 --> 01:07:52,030 and we've looked at that , hey , can we 1634 01:07:52,030 --> 01:07:54,086 put all these , you know , where are 1635 01:07:54,086 --> 01:07:56,197 the people that we can integrate into 1636 01:07:56,197 --> 01:07:58,141 that when we stand it up and we're 1637 01:07:58,141 --> 01:08:00,363 making a lot of headway there . Um , so 1638 01:08:00,363 --> 01:08:00,320 yeah , I think you're absolutely right . 1639 01:08:00,320 --> 01:08:02,940 There's a huge um , area that we can 1640 01:08:02,940 --> 01:08:05,310 fill and leverage and , and we're just 1641 01:08:05,310 --> 01:08:07,421 starting to do it . I know ted's been 1642 01:08:07,421 --> 01:08:09,366 putting in a lot of time and we're 1643 01:08:09,366 --> 01:08:11,477 getting everything realigned and it's 1644 01:08:11,477 --> 01:08:11,270 um , yeah , I think you'll see some 1645 01:08:11,270 --> 01:08:13,214 more of that over the next years . 1646 01:08:16,070 --> 01:08:18,270 This may be a little bit out of your 1647 01:08:19,420 --> 01:08:21,520 area , but I'm gonna say presence 1648 01:08:21,520 --> 01:08:24,860 forward . So we've seen , you know , 1649 01:08:24,860 --> 01:08:28,250 the request or the direction to add two 1650 01:08:28,250 --> 01:08:31,150 more ships to Rhoda . 1651 01:08:31,160 --> 01:08:34,110 Uh , some people are talking about 1652 01:08:34,110 --> 01:08:36,400 maybe do the same thing in the Western 1653 01:08:36,400 --> 01:08:39,310 pacific Singapore comes up as a 1654 01:08:39,320 --> 01:08:43,150 potential location . Uh , any thoughts 1655 01:08:43,150 --> 01:08:45,094 on how we do that , how we do that 1656 01:08:45,094 --> 01:08:47,372 manning piece or yeah , I mean , again , 1657 01:08:47,372 --> 01:08:49,428 it sort of fits into the 75 rubric , 1658 01:08:49,428 --> 01:08:51,483 right ? If you want to do that , you 1659 01:08:51,483 --> 01:08:53,594 know , you can't do it just halfway . 1660 01:08:53,594 --> 01:08:55,817 Um , you know , one of the things we're 1661 01:08:55,817 --> 01:08:57,928 sort of trying to understand is , you 1662 01:08:57,928 --> 01:08:59,872 know , we with else , yes , we did 1663 01:08:59,872 --> 01:08:59,330 multiple crews that gives you more 1664 01:08:59,330 --> 01:09:02,060 presence . It just didn't necessarily 1665 01:09:02,060 --> 01:09:04,227 work out so well . So we're working to 1666 01:09:04,227 --> 01:09:06,227 go back to , okay , how do we , you 1667 01:09:06,227 --> 01:09:08,960 know , how do we do this , 75 puts uh , 1668 01:09:08,970 --> 01:09:11,137 illumination on it , You know , do you 1669 01:09:11,137 --> 01:09:13,248 get close to the fight ? We've looked 1670 01:09:13,248 --> 01:09:15,414 at , at options at , at mid pack , you 1671 01:09:15,414 --> 01:09:17,581 know , like we used to , you know , do 1672 01:09:17,581 --> 01:09:19,581 you operate sags out of there ? And 1673 01:09:19,581 --> 01:09:19,270 these are just things that we look at 1674 01:09:19,270 --> 01:09:21,437 all the time . How do you , you know , 1675 01:09:21,437 --> 01:09:23,381 do you put ships in Singapore ? Is 1676 01:09:23,381 --> 01:09:25,603 there anywhere else to put them ? Where 1677 01:09:25,603 --> 01:09:27,826 do you repair the ships ? Uh , and so I 1678 01:09:27,826 --> 01:09:30,060 think there's always a strong , um , 1679 01:09:30,070 --> 01:09:32,980 you know , mental exercise going on . 1680 01:09:32,990 --> 01:09:34,900 And as we try and we , and we 1681 01:09:34,900 --> 01:09:37,540 experiment a little on how do we get 1682 01:09:37,550 --> 01:09:39,550 more ships , you know , west to the 1683 01:09:39,550 --> 01:09:41,772 international date line . How much more 1684 01:09:41,772 --> 01:09:43,994 combat power . How long can it be there 1685 01:09:43,994 --> 01:09:46,440 without breaking the cart and uh , you 1686 01:09:46,440 --> 01:09:48,773 know , making sure we have what we need . 1687 01:09:48,773 --> 01:09:51,220 Um , so it's an alternative to some of 1688 01:09:51,220 --> 01:09:54,330 that to utilize on man's more 1689 01:09:57,040 --> 01:09:59,373 adjunct magazine or whatever , you know , 1690 01:09:59,373 --> 01:10:02,630 to support maybe it's a mothership with 1691 01:10:02,640 --> 01:10:04,696 could be I think unmanned is part of 1692 01:10:04,696 --> 01:10:06,918 that . I mean I think uh you know I had 1693 01:10:06,918 --> 01:10:08,973 a little bit of a discussion on that 1694 01:10:08,973 --> 01:10:11,084 some of the unmanned stuff um that we 1695 01:10:11,084 --> 01:10:13,440 do and the and the pacific is is we 1696 01:10:13,440 --> 01:10:15,273 don't talk about it as much just 1697 01:10:15,273 --> 01:10:17,384 because we don't want to , you know , 1698 01:10:17,384 --> 01:10:19,440 tell the bad guys what we're doing . 1699 01:10:19,440 --> 01:10:21,662 But I do think that uh there there is a 1700 01:10:21,662 --> 01:10:23,662 role for unmanned and some of these 1701 01:10:23,662 --> 01:10:25,884 presents things or some of these things 1702 01:10:25,884 --> 01:10:27,996 we want to do . Maybe not presence is 1703 01:10:27,996 --> 01:10:30,162 probably the wrong word , but missions 1704 01:10:30,162 --> 01:10:32,107 that we have to do to make sure we 1705 01:10:32,107 --> 01:10:34,273 understand what's going on . Uh yeah , 1706 01:10:34,273 --> 01:10:36,496 they're very much uh you know , I don't 1707 01:10:36,496 --> 01:10:36,130 know brad's gonna talk about some of 1708 01:10:36,130 --> 01:10:39,500 that what he's doing . But absolutely 1709 01:10:39,510 --> 01:10:42,250 it's it's I don't know if I'd call it 1710 01:10:42,250 --> 01:10:44,583 presents though , that's the only thing . 1711 01:10:45,340 --> 01:10:49,070 It's gonna be a new world . It's more 1712 01:10:49,070 --> 01:10:52,600 of its more of keeping us informed . 1713 01:10:52,610 --> 01:10:56,410 Right ? Yeah . Let's see 1714 01:10:56,410 --> 01:10:56,940 here , 1715 01:11:04,990 --> 01:11:06,770 I am going to 1716 01:11:09,040 --> 01:11:10,930 go again . It's a 1717 01:11:12,520 --> 01:11:15,290 probably , you know , a global question 1718 01:11:15,290 --> 01:11:17,120 on impact of 1719 01:11:19,330 --> 01:11:23,260 how we sustain that presence forward . 1720 01:11:23,270 --> 01:11:26,840 You know , what it takes to to , 1721 01:11:26,850 --> 01:11:28,990 you know , we had the International 1722 01:11:29,000 --> 01:11:32,240 Navy panel earlier today and they 1723 01:11:32,240 --> 01:11:34,240 talked about some of the challenges 1724 01:11:34,240 --> 01:11:37,320 that they're going through uh how much 1725 01:11:37,320 --> 01:11:39,320 are we integrating ? That's a great 1726 01:11:39,320 --> 01:11:42,820 question and workups and are we tapping 1727 01:11:42,820 --> 01:11:46,210 into our allies to the to the extent 1728 01:11:46,210 --> 01:11:48,430 that we all , I think we are , there's 1729 01:11:48,430 --> 01:11:50,940 two from a from an operational tactical 1730 01:11:50,950 --> 01:11:52,894 um yeah we're doing all the time . 1731 01:11:52,894 --> 01:11:55,117 Matter of fact we're getting right at a 1732 01:11:55,117 --> 01:11:57,228 run a swat out in Okinawa and I think 1733 01:11:57,228 --> 01:11:59,283 we got a japanese ship on Australian 1734 01:11:59,283 --> 01:12:01,450 ship and these guys will correct me if 1735 01:12:01,450 --> 01:12:01,410 I'm wrong , but we're doing that all 1736 01:12:01,410 --> 01:12:03,577 the time . Uh you know , in the in the 1737 01:12:03,577 --> 01:12:05,743 pacific the japanese are there with us 1738 01:12:05,743 --> 01:12:07,799 helping us carry some of that burden 1739 01:12:07,799 --> 01:12:09,910 that we have out there on presence as 1740 01:12:09,910 --> 01:12:12,132 you talk . I think one of the areas and 1741 01:12:12,132 --> 01:12:14,354 this sort of goes back to your industry 1742 01:12:14,354 --> 01:12:16,466 question and I got this question from 1743 01:12:16,466 --> 01:12:18,632 international officer the other day or 1744 01:12:18,632 --> 01:12:18,560 yesterday , I guess it was at the W . T . 1745 01:12:18,560 --> 01:12:20,727 I think we have a bunch of those folks 1746 01:12:20,727 --> 01:12:23,390 with us at and it was you know , how do 1747 01:12:23,390 --> 01:12:26,660 we do more of um you know , how how can 1748 01:12:26,660 --> 01:12:28,549 we help you serve with your parts 1749 01:12:28,549 --> 01:12:30,771 problem ? How can we , you know , there 1750 01:12:30,771 --> 01:12:32,882 are more common things and systems we 1751 01:12:32,882 --> 01:12:34,993 can have so that you know , we have a 1752 01:12:34,993 --> 01:12:37,049 production line here and we can give 1753 01:12:37,049 --> 01:12:39,271 you the widgets we need . Um I do think 1754 01:12:39,271 --> 01:12:41,549 there should be more done in that area . 1755 01:12:41,549 --> 01:12:43,716 Yeah , it's a great question and and I 1756 01:12:43,716 --> 01:12:45,771 took it for action and and the other 1757 01:12:45,771 --> 01:12:47,993 one that we're doing as part of the 504 1758 01:12:47,993 --> 01:12:49,882 stuff for some of my , you know , 1759 01:12:49,882 --> 01:12:51,993 tasking that has given me is is , you 1760 01:12:51,993 --> 01:12:53,882 know , hey how do we do more ship 1761 01:12:53,882 --> 01:12:55,993 repair and other countries and how do 1762 01:12:55,993 --> 01:12:58,300 we do more ships from other countries , 1763 01:12:58,300 --> 01:13:00,760 repair in our ports . Um And so we're 1764 01:13:00,770 --> 01:13:02,492 digging into that and actually 1765 01:13:02,492 --> 01:13:04,548 scheduling and putting it into the , 1766 01:13:04,548 --> 01:13:06,548 you know , the lines , okay , we're 1767 01:13:06,548 --> 01:13:08,659 gonna do this one , this this quarter 1768 01:13:08,659 --> 01:13:10,548 here , this one there and and and 1769 01:13:10,548 --> 01:13:12,714 programming it so that we actually are 1770 01:13:12,714 --> 01:13:14,770 getting it done and and learning and 1771 01:13:14,770 --> 01:13:16,492 some of its again been sort of 1772 01:13:16,492 --> 01:13:18,492 rudimentary , but then , you know , 1773 01:13:18,492 --> 01:13:18,460 we're getting more and more complex as 1774 01:13:18,460 --> 01:13:20,349 we do it . But I do think there's 1775 01:13:20,349 --> 01:13:22,571 something to be said about , you know , 1776 01:13:22,571 --> 01:13:24,793 the common systems and how do we get or 1777 01:13:24,793 --> 01:13:26,682 how much are we cross pollinating 1778 01:13:26,682 --> 01:13:28,904 officers or senior enlisted between our 1779 01:13:28,904 --> 01:13:30,793 ships and still pretty good . I'm 1780 01:13:30,793 --> 01:13:32,849 trying to think . We have a bunch of 1781 01:13:32,849 --> 01:13:34,960 navigators and you know , and and ops 1782 01:13:34,960 --> 01:13:37,182 guys and there may even be some in here 1783 01:13:37,182 --> 01:13:39,480 today . Um but I'm trying to think and 1784 01:13:39,480 --> 01:13:42,000 whenever I , you know , I'd say out of , 1785 01:13:42,010 --> 01:13:44,121 you know , every fourth ship or third 1786 01:13:44,121 --> 01:13:46,232 ship I go to , I usually run into a , 1787 01:13:46,232 --> 01:13:48,121 you know , foreign officer . It's 1788 01:13:48,121 --> 01:13:50,010 pretty good . So we've got pretty 1789 01:13:50,010 --> 01:13:52,232 robust relationships and then I've been 1790 01:13:52,232 --> 01:13:54,399 overseas and run into US officers on , 1791 01:13:54,620 --> 01:13:56,564 you know , foreign ships . So it's 1792 01:13:56,564 --> 01:13:58,453 pretty good . I could probably be 1793 01:13:58,453 --> 01:14:00,398 better , but it's uh I think we're 1794 01:14:00,398 --> 01:14:02,564 getting over the whole um , you know , 1795 01:14:02,564 --> 01:14:04,676 it used to be the clearance stuff was 1796 01:14:04,676 --> 01:14:06,787 really limiting to us , I think we've 1797 01:14:06,787 --> 01:14:08,898 kind of , you know , due to some good 1798 01:14:08,898 --> 01:14:10,898 work , I think by a number of fleet 1799 01:14:10,898 --> 01:14:13,120 commanders and then fleet commanders up 1800 01:14:13,120 --> 01:14:15,176 there , we we've really come up with 1801 01:14:15,176 --> 01:14:17,287 some better policies on how to manage 1802 01:14:17,287 --> 01:14:19,509 that . Another jail training question . 1803 01:14:19,509 --> 01:14:21,564 All right . So this goes to , you've 1804 01:14:21,564 --> 01:14:23,530 been doing a bunch of seminars uh 1805 01:14:23,540 --> 01:14:26,190 interacting with the J . O . That sort 1806 01:14:26,190 --> 01:14:28,270 of thing . Can you comment about how 1807 01:14:28,270 --> 01:14:31,280 those went and what are your key 1808 01:14:31,280 --> 01:14:34,340 learning points from our young leaders ? 1809 01:14:34,350 --> 01:14:37,480 Yeah , I think , you know , one there , 1810 01:14:37,490 --> 01:14:40,050 I think there they should hold us 1811 01:14:40,050 --> 01:14:42,270 accountable , you know , in somebody 1812 01:14:42,270 --> 01:14:44,214 this week , I didn't talk about it 1813 01:14:44,214 --> 01:14:46,326 deliberately , but somebody will talk 1814 01:14:46,326 --> 01:14:48,492 about get real , get better and uh and 1815 01:14:48,492 --> 01:14:50,714 I think that's important . But you know 1816 01:14:50,714 --> 01:14:52,770 what I tell the surface community is 1817 01:14:52,770 --> 01:14:54,992 get real get better is not , you know , 1818 01:14:54,992 --> 01:14:57,159 fixing hard problems . We all ought to 1819 01:14:57,159 --> 01:14:59,270 be doing that anyway . I think that's 1820 01:14:59,270 --> 01:15:01,381 what we get paid to do and uh what it 1821 01:15:01,381 --> 01:15:04,550 is about is transparency and uh and 1822 01:15:04,550 --> 01:15:07,680 trust and , you know , being able to 1823 01:15:07,680 --> 01:15:09,847 talk about the bad things , you know , 1824 01:15:09,847 --> 01:15:12,940 in a group like this and not on some 1825 01:15:12,940 --> 01:15:15,162 blog or somewhere else right out in the 1826 01:15:15,162 --> 01:15:17,740 open . And so one of the things I think 1827 01:15:17,750 --> 01:15:19,861 that um , we sort of learned together 1828 01:15:19,861 --> 01:15:23,570 is one is that uh two is that they 1829 01:15:23,920 --> 01:15:26,240 they do , they're very interested in 1830 01:15:26,240 --> 01:15:28,351 professional development , you know , 1831 01:15:28,351 --> 01:15:30,296 which so that's kind of driven our 1832 01:15:30,296 --> 01:15:32,629 focus on getting better at war fighting , 1833 01:15:32,629 --> 01:15:34,796 giving them more time . I think if you 1834 01:15:34,796 --> 01:15:37,840 asked anybody from E 12 oh 10 , they 1835 01:15:37,840 --> 01:15:40,250 probably say , hey , we need to have 1836 01:15:40,250 --> 01:15:42,250 more time so that we can practice , 1837 01:15:42,250 --> 01:15:44,361 we're fighting or you know , whatever 1838 01:15:44,361 --> 01:15:46,540 it is . Um But so that we spend a lot 1839 01:15:46,540 --> 01:15:48,770 of time trying to think of that . Um 1840 01:15:48,790 --> 01:15:50,957 But you know , and then I think one of 1841 01:15:50,957 --> 01:15:53,290 the things I try to convey back to them , 1842 01:15:53,290 --> 01:15:55,568 and I'm not saying this is uh you know , 1843 01:15:55,568 --> 01:15:58,960 a a blanket exclamation for that whole 1844 01:15:58,960 --> 01:16:01,480 group , but we have to remember , we 1845 01:16:01,480 --> 01:16:03,536 are about building teams , we always 1846 01:16:03,536 --> 01:16:05,647 happen , right ? We're about building 1847 01:16:05,647 --> 01:16:07,758 the winning team and uh and everybody 1848 01:16:07,758 --> 01:16:09,980 has a unique role , just like everybody 1849 01:16:09,980 --> 01:16:12,147 in this audience and that's great that 1850 01:16:12,147 --> 01:16:14,258 you might want to just be a navigator 1851 01:16:14,258 --> 01:16:16,480 for your whole life , but I need you to 1852 01:16:16,480 --> 01:16:18,536 be more than that . I need you to be 1853 01:16:18,536 --> 01:16:17,850 the person that's backing up the 1854 01:16:17,850 --> 01:16:19,961 captain , I need you to be the person 1855 01:16:19,961 --> 01:16:22,183 that's backing up the department that's 1856 01:16:22,183 --> 01:16:24,294 backing up your sailors in the repair 1857 01:16:24,294 --> 01:16:26,350 locker . Um you gotta know all those 1858 01:16:26,350 --> 01:16:28,517 things because that's who we are , and 1859 01:16:28,517 --> 01:16:30,739 we've always been that way . And uh and 1860 01:16:30,739 --> 01:16:32,517 and so and and and that kind of 1861 01:16:32,517 --> 01:16:34,739 resonates with them , but but we've got 1862 01:16:34,739 --> 01:16:36,906 to also , you know , that transparency 1863 01:16:36,906 --> 01:16:39,128 and trust you gotta deliver to write to 1864 01:16:39,128 --> 01:16:41,183 reinforce it . And so I think that's 1865 01:16:41,183 --> 01:16:40,940 what I like about it the most is the 1866 01:16:40,940 --> 01:16:43,273 accountability that's kind of put on us , 1867 01:16:43,273 --> 01:16:45,329 you know , and they'll always ask me 1868 01:16:45,329 --> 01:16:47,273 when I , you know , I return event 1869 01:16:47,273 --> 01:16:49,551 laser . So how's that going ? You know , 1870 01:16:49,551 --> 01:16:51,773 sometimes you just got to be honest and 1871 01:16:51,773 --> 01:16:53,996 say , hey , you know , we're struggling 1872 01:16:53,996 --> 01:16:53,550 with that a little bit , but here's 1873 01:16:53,550 --> 01:16:55,640 what we've done . Um , but you gotta 1874 01:16:55,640 --> 01:16:57,696 keep working towards it . I tell all 1875 01:16:57,696 --> 01:16:59,807 our sailors , you know , keep beating 1876 01:16:59,807 --> 01:17:02,029 us up on social media . It's okay , you 1877 01:17:02,029 --> 01:17:04,362 know ? Yeah , it hurts for a little bit , 1878 01:17:04,362 --> 01:17:06,418 but at the same time they're right . 1879 01:17:06,418 --> 01:17:05,830 Most of the time they're right there 1880 01:17:05,830 --> 01:17:07,941 telling us about the issues we should 1881 01:17:07,941 --> 01:17:10,040 be interested in and shame on us if 1882 01:17:10,040 --> 01:17:12,330 we're not getting ahead of them . So 1883 01:17:12,330 --> 01:17:14,552 I'm gonna close with a question on what 1884 01:17:14,552 --> 01:17:17,320 can we , the larger audience out here 1885 01:17:17,870 --> 01:17:20,037 do to help you across the board . I'll 1886 01:17:20,037 --> 01:17:22,314 say in your man train equip , you know , 1887 01:17:22,314 --> 01:17:24,370 kind of focused in that area . So it 1888 01:17:24,370 --> 01:17:26,930 could be recruiting retention . I think 1889 01:17:26,930 --> 01:17:29,097 I , you know , I , I gave a little bit 1890 01:17:29,097 --> 01:17:30,874 of a pitch this morning on , on 1891 01:17:30,874 --> 01:17:33,097 recruiting , you know , because I think 1892 01:17:33,097 --> 01:17:35,319 it is challenging for us . I think it's 1893 01:17:35,319 --> 01:17:37,374 been overly politicized . I think we 1894 01:17:37,374 --> 01:17:39,597 just , you know , we need to get out to 1895 01:17:39,597 --> 01:17:41,708 the areas that we don't traditionally 1896 01:17:41,708 --> 01:17:43,874 go to and carry our message and that's 1897 01:17:43,874 --> 01:17:45,986 on me . But , this group here most of 1898 01:17:45,986 --> 01:17:48,097 you've been in the navy or around the 1899 01:17:48,097 --> 01:17:50,263 navy , you know what we do , tell them 1900 01:17:50,263 --> 01:17:52,263 what we really are doing . You know 1901 01:17:52,263 --> 01:17:54,430 this this perception that we're not as 1902 01:17:54,430 --> 01:17:56,430 good as we used to be or it's not a 1903 01:17:56,430 --> 01:17:58,652 good place to develop and that couldn't 1904 01:17:58,652 --> 01:18:00,874 be farther from the truth . And somehow 1905 01:18:00,874 --> 01:18:00,460 we've gotta you know get that out of 1906 01:18:00,460 --> 01:18:03,130 the dialogue . Um That's out there 1907 01:18:03,130 --> 01:18:05,186 right now and it'll change because I 1908 01:18:05,186 --> 01:18:07,297 know everybody here will go do that . 1909 01:18:07,297 --> 01:18:09,408 So I think that's one thing the other 1910 01:18:09,408 --> 01:18:09,230 thing I would ask you to do is talk to 1911 01:18:09,230 --> 01:18:11,452 all these sailors in the room , talk to 1912 01:18:11,452 --> 01:18:13,619 these W . T . I . S . I mean they will 1913 01:18:13,619 --> 01:18:15,786 energize you , they'll give you things 1914 01:18:15,786 --> 01:18:17,897 to think about . And you may not have 1915 01:18:17,897 --> 01:18:19,841 the answer right away because many 1916 01:18:19,841 --> 01:18:21,897 times I don't but you have to go off 1917 01:18:21,897 --> 01:18:21,680 and do the research and that makes us 1918 01:18:21,680 --> 01:18:23,990 all better I think . And uh but we've 1919 01:18:23,990 --> 01:18:26,610 got to deliver uh uh and and and I 1920 01:18:26,610 --> 01:18:28,777 promise we'll continue to kind of give 1921 01:18:28,777 --> 01:18:30,999 you some kind of qualitative assessment 1922 01:18:30,999 --> 01:18:32,943 as we look in the rear view mirror 1923 01:18:32,943 --> 01:18:35,166 mirror on how we're doing with our 75 . 1924 01:18:35,166 --> 01:18:37,221 Uh and and give you some focus areas 1925 01:18:37,221 --> 01:18:39,221 that we need to work on right now . 1926 01:18:39,221 --> 01:18:41,332 It's it's you know making sure we can 1927 01:18:41,332 --> 01:18:43,499 build our spares some of you out there 1928 01:18:43,499 --> 01:18:45,940 that are you know have companies that 1929 01:18:45,950 --> 01:18:48,006 build spares that are thinking about 1930 01:18:48,006 --> 01:18:50,117 shutting down lines come talk to me , 1931 01:18:50,117 --> 01:18:52,339 you know , I can't do that , you know , 1932 01:18:52,339 --> 01:18:54,450 we gotta keep it going and it's on us 1933 01:18:54,450 --> 01:18:56,506 to , you know , have that discussion 1934 01:18:56,506 --> 01:18:58,617 like you were talking about earlier , 1935 01:18:58,617 --> 01:19:00,950 where , Alright , what's realistic here ? 1936 01:19:00,950 --> 01:18:59,930 How do we need to do it ? Because some 1937 01:18:59,930 --> 01:19:01,830 of these things are our national 1938 01:19:01,830 --> 01:19:03,886 security imperatives quite frankly . 1939 01:19:03,886 --> 01:19:06,052 And uh if we bring them down then it's 1940 01:19:06,052 --> 01:19:08,620 like , okay , um now my readiness , you 1941 01:19:08,620 --> 01:19:11,350 know , index for that cruiser is gonna 1942 01:19:11,350 --> 01:19:13,572 go down to a point where I'm not sure I 1943 01:19:13,572 --> 01:19:15,610 can safely send that team into the 1944 01:19:15,610 --> 01:19:17,610 fight and we we don't want to be in 1945 01:19:17,610 --> 01:19:19,980 that place . So I think that's that's 1946 01:19:19,980 --> 01:19:22,820 kind of my charge to everybody here . 1947 01:19:23,290 --> 01:19:25,690 Any final comments ? No , really uh you 1948 01:19:25,690 --> 01:19:27,468 know , I'm around for follow up 1949 01:19:27,468 --> 01:19:29,579 questions , I'm here through friday , 1950 01:19:29,579 --> 01:19:31,801 really looking forward to it , thursday 1951 01:19:31,801 --> 01:19:33,968 night . You know , we changed up s and 1952 01:19:33,968 --> 01:19:36,190 a little bit this year , some different 1953 01:19:36,190 --> 01:19:38,190 formats , brought in a lot of fleet 1954 01:19:38,190 --> 01:19:40,246 people and then We're gonna pin some 1955 01:19:40,246 --> 01:19:42,134 young surface warfare officers on 1956 01:19:42,134 --> 01:19:44,301 Thursday evening at around 1700 , make 1957 01:19:44,301 --> 01:19:46,301 sure you're there to celebrate with 1958 01:19:46,301 --> 01:19:48,468 them on that great achievement and and 1959 01:19:48,468 --> 01:19:50,523 celebrate our culture and who we are 1960 01:19:50,523 --> 01:19:52,746 looking forward to talking to everybody 1961 01:19:52,746 --> 01:19:54,634 this week . And uh and thanks for 1962 01:19:54,634 --> 01:19:56,290 listening to me . Thanks