1 00:00:00,300 --> 00:00:02,109 So field training is a specific 2 00:00:02,119 --> 00:00:05,789 developmental event in the continuum of 3 00:00:05,800 --> 00:00:08,840 an ROTC cadets time while working 4 00:00:08,850 --> 00:00:10,739 towards their commission that our 5 00:00:10,739 --> 00:00:12,670 secretary requires in order to 6 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:14,590 commission as an Aerospace Force 7 00:00:14,600 --> 00:00:16,860 officer . Field training specifically 8 00:00:16,870 --> 00:00:18,759 is intended to evaluate a cadet's 9 00:00:18,760 --> 00:00:20,427 preparedness to lead at their 10 00:00:20,430 --> 00:00:23,329 detachments . So what we generally do 11 00:00:23,340 --> 00:00:25,549 is we take this opportunity while 12 00:00:25,559 --> 00:00:28,155 cadets are at the same location for a 13 00:00:28,165 --> 00:00:31,094 period of time , evaluate how well 14 00:00:31,104 --> 00:00:33,334 prepared they are to return to their 15 00:00:33,345 --> 00:00:35,595 detachments to serve in the advanced 16 00:00:35,604 --> 00:00:37,694 training program of Air Force ROTC , 17 00:00:37,705 --> 00:00:39,872 which we call the professional Officer 18 00:00:39,872 --> 00:00:42,634 Corps and further build upon what 19 00:00:42,645 --> 00:00:44,812 they've already known and what they've 20 00:00:44,812 --> 00:00:46,645 already learned and what they've 21 00:00:46,645 --> 00:00:48,867 already demonstrated to further develop 22 00:00:48,867 --> 00:00:50,701 them towards ultimately being an 23 00:00:50,701 --> 00:00:52,867 officer of character whom we expect to 24 00:00:52,867 --> 00:00:55,034 fight and win our nation's wars here . 25 00:00:55,034 --> 00:00:57,279 It's , it's every single day , you need 26 00:00:57,290 --> 00:00:59,457 to be an active follower . You need to 27 00:00:59,457 --> 00:01:02,680 be a leader if that's your position and 28 00:01:02,689 --> 00:01:04,911 you need to take charge . When the time 29 00:01:04,911 --> 00:01:06,967 comes , it's definitely made me more 30 00:01:06,967 --> 00:01:09,220 comfortable accepting that position and 31 00:01:09,230 --> 00:01:11,569 making the harder decisions when you 32 00:01:11,580 --> 00:01:13,469 need to , which I think is really 33 00:01:13,469 --> 00:01:15,636 valuable . It's not exactly what I had 34 00:01:15,636 --> 00:01:18,025 in mind they give us way more autonomy . 35 00:01:18,035 --> 00:01:21,705 So we're not having the FTS or the CTS 36 00:01:21,764 --> 00:01:24,095 on our backs every single day . That's 37 00:01:24,105 --> 00:01:25,827 on us to keep our flight mates 38 00:01:25,827 --> 00:01:28,474 accountable and do what we need to do 39 00:01:28,485 --> 00:01:31,620 to be successful . I think that this 40 00:01:31,629 --> 00:01:33,740 year there's a little bit more nerves 41 00:01:33,740 --> 00:01:35,907 because there's so much that changed . 42 00:01:35,907 --> 00:01:37,851 Um , in the past years , it's been 43 00:01:37,851 --> 00:01:40,018 pretty set of , this is how it's gonna 44 00:01:40,018 --> 00:01:42,073 go just about every single day . But 45 00:01:42,073 --> 00:01:41,809 there are a lot of unknowns coming into 46 00:01:41,819 --> 00:01:43,875 this field training , especially for 47 00:01:43,875 --> 00:01:46,041 our first round of cadets at max one . 48 00:01:46,041 --> 00:01:48,097 But overall they , the feedback I've 49 00:01:48,097 --> 00:01:50,263 gotten is that they felt well prepared 50 00:01:50,263 --> 00:01:51,875 based on the training at our 51 00:01:51,875 --> 00:01:54,041 detachments . And they were excited to 52 00:01:54,041 --> 00:01:56,208 be here , excited to go back and train 53 00:01:56,208 --> 00:01:57,550 the new , the next generation of cadets .