1 00:00:02,680 --> 00:00:04,639 Air University forges joint war 2 00:00:04,639 --> 00:00:07,760 fighters by integration , um . 3 00:00:08,340 --> 00:00:10,507 Complete through the course of what we 4 00:00:10,507 --> 00:00:12,699 do . One thing that I really value 5 00:00:12,699 --> 00:00:15,020 about being here at Air University is 6 00:00:15,020 --> 00:00:17,579 having a really wide set of classmates . 7 00:00:17,700 --> 00:00:20,033 I sit next to a guy from Singapore , uh , 8 00:00:20,033 --> 00:00:22,033 on my other side , you know , I sit 9 00:00:22,033 --> 00:00:24,200 next to someone in the army , and then 10 00:00:24,200 --> 00:00:25,978 we've got pilots who've got all 11 00:00:25,978 --> 00:00:28,200 different Air Force specialties sitting 12 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,256 in our classroom . So I really enjoy 13 00:00:30,256 --> 00:00:29,860 hearing those different perspectives . 14 00:00:29,920 --> 00:00:31,864 I'm really learning a lot from how 15 00:00:31,864 --> 00:00:34,087 other countries , other militaries look 16 00:00:34,087 --> 00:00:36,309 at , and how other branches look at how 17 00:00:36,309 --> 00:00:36,009 they get things done . I think what 18 00:00:36,009 --> 00:00:38,950 leads to Decisive action from a senior 19 00:00:38,950 --> 00:00:41,520 NCO perspective is clear intent . 20 00:00:41,750 --> 00:00:43,750 Whenever we bring students into our 21 00:00:43,750 --> 00:00:45,972 classrooms at Air University and senior 22 00:00:45,972 --> 00:00:48,194 NCOA , they want to understand what the 23 00:00:48,194 --> 00:00:50,270 commander wants because they want to 24 00:00:50,270 --> 00:00:52,569 deliver . I've been learning a lot 25 00:00:52,569 --> 00:00:54,902 about the joint planning process for AI , 26 00:00:54,902 --> 00:00:56,958 the Air Force planning process , and 27 00:00:56,958 --> 00:00:59,180 the joint planning process . We haven't 28 00:00:59,180 --> 00:01:01,513 just been learning about that in theory , 29 00:01:01,513 --> 00:01:03,680 but we've been learning about how it's 30 00:01:03,680 --> 00:01:05,847 worked in previous operations , how we 31 00:01:05,847 --> 00:01:07,791 think it's going to work in future 32 00:01:07,791 --> 00:01:07,430 operations , and then running through 33 00:01:07,430 --> 00:01:09,430 reps and sets so we can prepare for 34 00:01:09,430 --> 00:01:11,410 whatever might happen . At Air 35 00:01:11,410 --> 00:01:13,243 University and senior NCAA , our 36 00:01:13,243 --> 00:01:15,299 graduates are prepared to go back to 37 00:01:15,299 --> 00:01:17,354 their units with an understanding of 38 00:01:17,354 --> 00:01:19,243 what's happening in the strategic 39 00:01:19,243 --> 00:01:21,410 environment . The conclusion that I've 40 00:01:21,410 --> 00:01:23,521 come to is that decisive action comes 41 00:01:23,521 --> 00:01:25,650 from proper preparation , uh , and 42 00:01:25,650 --> 00:01:28,569 planning , and so you need to be 43 00:01:28,569 --> 00:01:30,449 prepared as best you can be for 44 00:01:30,449 --> 00:01:32,616 whatever situation you've got coming . 45 00:01:32,616 --> 00:01:34,727 You need to have the best team around 46 00:01:34,727 --> 00:01:36,782 you that you can have . And then you 47 00:01:36,782 --> 00:01:39,005 just need to be ready to know what your 48 00:01:39,005 --> 00:01:41,171 next higher level of decision maker or 49 00:01:41,171 --> 00:01:43,393 commander wants and be ready to execute 50 00:01:43,393 --> 00:01:45,227 your part of that as quickly and 51 00:01:45,227 --> 00:01:45,629 decisively as you can .