1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:05,360 E 3 00:00:05,370 --> 00:00:07,480 mentoring is really important to try 4 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:10,330 give , particularly our younger and are 5 00:00:10,330 --> 00:00:12,274 developing airman throughout their 6 00:00:12,274 --> 00:00:14,274 careers , an opportunity to talk to 7 00:00:14,274 --> 00:00:16,386 someone . He's probably experienced a 8 00:00:16,386 --> 00:00:18,441 few more things in them and let them 9 00:00:18,441 --> 00:00:20,608 know some of the things that are going 10 00:00:20,608 --> 00:00:22,830 on and let him know , talk to him about 11 00:00:22,830 --> 00:00:24,941 career and family and how you balance 12 00:00:24,941 --> 00:00:27,108 all these things out in situations . I 13 00:00:27,108 --> 00:00:29,330 just think it's a great opportunity for 14 00:00:29,330 --> 00:00:31,274 our airman to get another person's 15 00:00:31,274 --> 00:00:33,386 perspective . Someone that has been a 16 00:00:33,386 --> 00:00:33,270 lot of case has been there , done that 17 00:00:33,740 --> 00:00:35,851 so that they can get that perspective 18 00:00:35,851 --> 00:00:37,962 as they shape how they want to go and 19 00:00:37,962 --> 00:00:41,120 do their service . Me 20 00:00:43,050 --> 00:00:45,161 a lot of times , being a great mentor 21 00:00:45,161 --> 00:00:47,328 isn't immediately coming up on the Net 22 00:00:47,328 --> 00:00:49,661 with an answer to what ought to be done . 23 00:00:49,661 --> 00:00:52,030 It's listening and understanding what 24 00:00:52,030 --> 00:00:54,680 the airman is wants to do for their 25 00:00:54,680 --> 00:00:58,150 development and sharing , then in a 26 00:00:58,160 --> 00:01:01,970 non threatening manner and having a 27 00:01:01,970 --> 00:01:04,790 conversation and just educating a 28 00:01:04,790 --> 00:01:07,290 little bit . Sometimes some of us who 29 00:01:07,290 --> 00:01:10,500 are more seasoned have a few more scars 30 00:01:10,500 --> 00:01:13,540 from a few things along the way , and 31 00:01:13,550 --> 00:01:15,606 we have to share some of those every 32 00:01:15,606 --> 00:01:17,828 now and then , But the first part about 33 00:01:17,828 --> 00:01:19,772 being a good mentor is really just 34 00:01:19,772 --> 00:01:21,883 listening and being willing to listen 35 00:01:21,883 --> 00:01:25,780 to Airman where they're at Oh , take 36 00:01:25,780 --> 00:01:29,260 the chance , um , and reach out . 37 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:32,400 And one of the things that I would say 38 00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:34,622 is it doesn't have to be someone that's 39 00:01:34,622 --> 00:01:37,190 just like you , you know , I had when I 40 00:01:37,190 --> 00:01:40,520 was the director on the commander of 41 00:01:40,520 --> 00:01:42,560 the Munitions Directorate down in 42 00:01:42,560 --> 00:01:44,810 England . I had a young second 43 00:01:44,810 --> 00:01:46,977 lieutenant . When I'm the colonel boss 44 00:01:46,977 --> 00:01:49,143 who came and said , You're a pilot , I 45 00:01:49,143 --> 00:01:51,199 wanna be a pilot . You have to be my 46 00:01:51,199 --> 00:01:53,366 mentor back . I believe you can have a 47 00:01:53,366 --> 00:01:55,477 lot of different mentors and probably 48 00:01:55,477 --> 00:01:57,477 Second Lieutenant Colonel , maybe a 49 00:01:57,477 --> 00:01:59,588 little bit . That's pretty big jump . 50 00:01:59,588 --> 00:02:01,810 Eso I would just say , Reach out , talk 51 00:02:01,810 --> 00:02:03,977 to someone , find someone that you can 52 00:02:03,977 --> 00:02:06,032 link up with and you can talk with . 53 00:02:06,032 --> 00:02:08,254 And it doesn't happy someone that looks 54 00:02:08,254 --> 00:02:10,199 and sounds like you . I mean , not 55 00:02:10,199 --> 00:02:12,670 every female confined a female mentor 56 00:02:12,670 --> 00:02:15,830 that's exactly in their job jar . But 57 00:02:15,830 --> 00:02:19,150 as seniors , seniors and leaders , we 58 00:02:19,150 --> 00:02:22,720 need to be able to mentor across the 59 00:02:22,720 --> 00:02:24,920 spectrum and guide because we want 60 00:02:24,920 --> 00:02:27,040 everybody to have that opportunity to 61 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:29,970 perform to their full potential . 62 00:02:32,240 --> 00:02:34,407 Our job is leaders is prepare the next 63 00:02:34,407 --> 00:02:36,950 generation to take our place . Part of 64 00:02:36,950 --> 00:02:39,420 being a mentor is sharing some of that 65 00:02:39,420 --> 00:02:43,070 lessons so that when we leave the 66 00:02:43,080 --> 00:02:45,840 blue when I'm sitting on a porch in 67 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:48,040 Tennessee drinking a glass of iced tea 68 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:50,270 in a rocking chair , I wanna make sure 69 00:02:50,270 --> 00:02:52,492 that I've got the next generation ready 70 00:02:52,492 --> 00:02:54,492 and they're stepping in and the Air 71 00:02:54,492 --> 00:02:56,603 Force isn't gonna miss a beat . So we 72 00:02:56,603 --> 00:02:58,603 have to do that as leaders . That's 73 00:02:58,603 --> 00:03:00,714 part of our responsibility as leaders 74 00:03:00,714 --> 00:03:02,826 is to develop that next generation so 75 00:03:02,826 --> 00:03:04,881 they can take our place , so I would 76 00:03:04,881 --> 00:03:06,937 just encourage them to take a chance 77 00:03:06,937 --> 00:03:08,881 and share your time and share your 78 00:03:08,881 --> 00:03:09,460 experiences .