1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:01,140 --> 00:00:04,960 we 3 00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:08,010 need every single Airman from every 4 00:00:08,010 --> 00:00:11,960 Fsc from every component rather . Air 5 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:15,550 National Guard Air Force Reserve active 6 00:00:15,550 --> 00:00:18,950 Duty to understand the role that they 7 00:00:18,950 --> 00:00:22,900 play in delivering Air power on behalf 8 00:00:22,900 --> 00:00:25,610 of our nation and we need every single 9 00:00:25,610 --> 00:00:28,290 airman to have a foundational 10 00:00:28,300 --> 00:00:31,950 understanding of why what they do 11 00:00:31,960 --> 00:00:35,030 matters . The Airman Leadership School 12 00:00:35,040 --> 00:00:37,151 is the first level of P . M . E . R . 13 00:00:37,151 --> 00:00:38,818 Enlisted Airmen and Guardians 14 00:00:38,818 --> 00:00:40,929 experience and it's designed to be an 15 00:00:40,929 --> 00:00:42,873 entry level leadership enhancement 16 00:00:42,873 --> 00:00:44,873 course that prepares our Airmen and 17 00:00:44,873 --> 00:00:46,984 Guardians to be warfighting , Air and 18 00:00:46,984 --> 00:00:49,096 space professionals who can supervise 19 00:00:49,096 --> 00:00:51,318 and lead Air and Space Force work teams 20 00:00:51,318 --> 00:00:53,510 and the support of air and space and 21 00:00:53,510 --> 00:00:55,890 cyberspace power . The Airman 22 00:00:55,890 --> 00:00:58,001 Leadership school curriculum is built 23 00:00:58,001 --> 00:01:00,223 upon for learning outcomes that prepare 24 00:01:00,223 --> 00:01:02,334 our Airmen and Guardians in the areas 25 00:01:02,334 --> 00:01:04,850 of culture , mission leadership and 26 00:01:04,850 --> 00:01:08,150 problem solving . These four outcomes 27 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,271 are able to deliver an airman back to 28 00:01:10,271 --> 00:01:12,327 their unit that can exhibit the core 29 00:01:12,327 --> 00:01:14,570 values and instilled in my others 30 00:01:14,580 --> 00:01:16,510 communicate individual roles and 31 00:01:16,510 --> 00:01:18,677 responsibilities with an understanding 32 00:01:18,677 --> 00:01:20,566 of Air and Space Force missions , 33 00:01:21,240 --> 00:01:23,462 collaborate and connect with members of 34 00:01:23,462 --> 00:01:25,462 the Air and Space Force teams while 35 00:01:25,462 --> 00:01:27,629 also applying the cognitive strategies 36 00:01:27,629 --> 00:01:29,796 necessary to solve Air and Space force 37 00:01:29,796 --> 00:01:32,790 problems . Fundamental to this new 38 00:01:32,790 --> 00:01:35,280 curriculum is the mission lab which 39 00:01:35,280 --> 00:01:37,224 gives our Airmen and Guardians the 40 00:01:37,224 --> 00:01:39,380 opportunity to discover how the 41 00:01:39,380 --> 00:01:41,720 National Defense Strategy and Air Force 42 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:44,310 capabilities are employed as it relates 43 00:01:44,310 --> 00:01:46,140 to one of the four great power 44 00:01:46,140 --> 00:01:48,980 competition themes . By placing the 45 00:01:48,980 --> 00:01:51,290 class into small teams , they are able 46 00:01:51,290 --> 00:01:54,140 to apply the problem solving leadership 47 00:01:54,150 --> 00:01:56,530 and cultural concepts that they have 48 00:01:56,530 --> 00:01:58,530 learned throughout the course while 49 00:01:58,530 --> 00:02:01,070 also gaining the experience necessary 50 00:02:01,080 --> 00:02:04,260 to collaborate and work with teams in 51 00:02:04,260 --> 00:02:07,350 our joint environment . Well as an 52 00:02:07,350 --> 00:02:10,080 instructor I see a lot of changes from 53 00:02:10,090 --> 00:02:13,610 day one to graduation . Um Some other 54 00:02:13,610 --> 00:02:16,670 changes are you know things like they 55 00:02:16,670 --> 00:02:18,892 already have that leadership capability 56 00:02:18,892 --> 00:02:21,510 in them . Um But us in the curriculum 57 00:02:21,520 --> 00:02:23,720 you know we bring that that change out 58 00:02:23,720 --> 00:02:25,831 of them . So you know we go through a 59 00:02:25,831 --> 00:02:27,831 lot of different scenarios that get 60 00:02:27,831 --> 00:02:29,998 help from their airmen , they get help 61 00:02:29,998 --> 00:02:32,109 from the instructors and we also have 62 00:02:32,109 --> 00:02:34,276 you know senior leadership come in and 63 00:02:34,276 --> 00:02:36,498 be able to talk to them to you know get 64 00:02:36,498 --> 00:02:38,720 them thinking a little bit about taking 65 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,831 care of you know their airmen , their 66 00:02:40,831 --> 00:02:42,998 peers and to work on that leadership . 67 00:02:42,998 --> 00:02:46,950 There isn't you know a right way um 68 00:02:47,340 --> 00:02:49,840 to you know teach A . L . S . Or to be 69 00:02:49,840 --> 00:02:52,290 a leader . Um So it's it's great to 70 00:02:52,290 --> 00:02:54,290 have different discussions going on 71 00:02:54,290 --> 00:02:56,401 different opinions because you know I 72 00:02:56,401 --> 00:02:58,512 might learn something a different way 73 00:02:58,512 --> 00:03:00,623 how to how to do this same problem or 74 00:03:00,623 --> 00:03:02,790 you know this student might learn from 75 00:03:02,790 --> 00:03:04,679 you know their peer that's in the 76 00:03:04,679 --> 00:03:06,790 classroom that security forces or you 77 00:03:06,790 --> 00:03:08,957 know firefighter , you know Having all 78 00:03:08,957 --> 00:03:11,179 of those different career fields in one 79 00:03:11,179 --> 00:03:13,346 room and learning off each other based 80 00:03:13,346 --> 00:03:15,512 of bouncing off ideas off each other . 81 00:03:15,512 --> 00:03:17,734 It's it's a great way to learn . It was 82 00:03:17,734 --> 00:03:19,679 definitely brought back those core 83 00:03:19,679 --> 00:03:21,790 values that we learned in B . M . T . 84 00:03:21,790 --> 00:03:24,012 And just remembering what the Air Force 85 00:03:24,012 --> 00:03:26,730 stands for and certain leadership 86 00:03:26,740 --> 00:03:29,490 capabilities . Um I was definitely able 87 00:03:29,490 --> 00:03:31,730 to take back something to my career 88 00:03:31,730 --> 00:03:34,220 field of just being able to work 89 00:03:34,220 --> 00:03:36,280 stronger together bringing back that 90 00:03:36,280 --> 00:03:38,820 aspect of teamwork and really being 91 00:03:38,820 --> 00:03:41,070 able to connect with others um in the 92 00:03:41,070 --> 00:03:43,014 med group that I normally probably 93 00:03:43,014 --> 00:03:45,610 wouldn't have reached out to . Also I 94 00:03:45,610 --> 00:03:47,777 really think that I learned new skills 95 00:03:47,777 --> 00:03:50,140 on how to communicate with others um 96 00:03:50,150 --> 00:03:52,317 with different personalities than mine 97 00:03:52,317 --> 00:03:54,430 and I was able to really incorporate 98 00:03:54,430 --> 00:03:56,980 that in my daily skills through the 99 00:03:56,980 --> 00:03:59,091 airman Leadership school . We build a 100 00:03:59,091 --> 00:04:01,570 more agile and lethal force providing 101 00:04:01,570 --> 00:04:04,050 our airmen and guardians the tools and 102 00:04:04,050 --> 00:04:06,830 experience necessary to be all domain 103 00:04:06,840 --> 00:04:10,730 joint warfighting professionals . No 104 00:04:13,940 --> 00:04:17,750 mm hmm , mm hmm . Mhm 105 00:04:18,540 --> 00:04:20,530 mm hmm .