1 00:00:00,240 --> 00:00:02,850 mm hmm . History is not whether you 2 00:00:02,850 --> 00:00:04,961 like it or don't like it . It's about 3 00:00:04,961 --> 00:00:07,072 learning from where we came from . We 4 00:00:07,072 --> 00:00:09,294 can look at the past and know there are 5 00:00:09,294 --> 00:00:11,517 things we don't ever want to do again . 6 00:00:11,517 --> 00:00:13,739 And then we also see places where we've 7 00:00:13,739 --> 00:00:15,794 had huge success and that's where we 8 00:00:15,794 --> 00:00:17,850 really need to focus is maybe in the 9 00:00:17,850 --> 00:00:20,390 past as a service and as a nation , we 10 00:00:20,390 --> 00:00:22,530 didn't value women the way that we 11 00:00:22,530 --> 00:00:24,760 needed to . But where are we at today ? 12 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,173 And where are we heading for the future ? 13 00:00:27,173 --> 00:00:29,340 And if we keep that in focus , there's 14 00:00:29,340 --> 00:00:31,562 so much we can learn from the past that 15 00:00:31,562 --> 00:00:33,784 will help us shape where we're headed . 16 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:36,490 It's not about being a woman or being a 17 00:00:36,490 --> 00:00:40,130 man or being a chief or being an 18 00:00:40,140 --> 00:00:43,530 airman . It's all about coming in every 19 00:00:43,530 --> 00:00:45,940 day and knowing what piece of this 20 00:00:45,940 --> 00:00:48,460 mission that we own , giving our best 21 00:00:48,460 --> 00:00:50,627 to it and then being vulnerable enough 22 00:00:50,627 --> 00:00:52,627 to say I'm not perfect . And so the 23 00:00:52,627 --> 00:00:54,627 most important thing I would say to 24 00:00:54,627 --> 00:00:56,849 women , but it also applies to everyone 25 00:00:56,849 --> 00:00:58,793 else is that you've got to be open 26 00:00:58,793 --> 00:01:00,738 about your struggles to help other 27 00:01:00,738 --> 00:01:03,100 people . If I don't talk about the hard 28 00:01:03,100 --> 00:01:05,410 times I've had or the difficulties or 29 00:01:05,410 --> 00:01:07,800 the successes , then I can't set up the 30 00:01:07,800 --> 00:01:09,744 next generation of people that are 31 00:01:09,744 --> 00:01:11,633 going to grow in the military and 32 00:01:11,633 --> 00:01:13,689 there's people that are aspirational 33 00:01:13,689 --> 00:01:15,911 just because of their position and what 34 00:01:15,911 --> 00:01:15,840 they're doing . I mean obviously to 35 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,951 have the first female Chief master of 36 00:01:17,951 --> 00:01:19,673 the Air Force and have such an 37 00:01:19,673 --> 00:01:21,896 incredible first female Chief master of 38 00:01:21,896 --> 00:01:24,118 the Air Force , that's something that I 39 00:01:24,118 --> 00:01:26,396 never thought I might see in my career . 40 00:01:26,396 --> 00:01:28,673 I think we need to celebrate the first . 41 00:01:28,673 --> 00:01:30,618 But I really do hope there's a day 42 00:01:30,618 --> 00:01:32,562 where we don't talk about your the 43 00:01:32,562 --> 00:01:34,618 first to do X , Y and Z because it's 44 00:01:34,618 --> 00:01:36,618 just so common that we're all doing 45 00:01:36,618 --> 00:01:38,784 great things and that's irrelevant and 46 00:01:38,784 --> 00:01:41,062 I don't have daughters . But who knows ? 47 00:01:41,062 --> 00:01:43,340 Maybe someday I'll have granddaughters . 48 00:01:43,340 --> 00:01:45,562 I want them to know what my experiences 49 00:01:45,562 --> 00:01:45,450 were like . But I hope that their 50 00:01:45,450 --> 00:01:47,672 experiences from the very beginning are 51 00:01:47,672 --> 00:01:49,728 different and that they're respected 52 00:01:49,728 --> 00:01:51,672 initially , just for the fact that 53 00:01:51,672 --> 00:01:53,783 they've made the decision to join the 54 00:01:53,783 --> 00:01:55,339 service . I hope the future 55 00:01:55,339 --> 00:01:57,283 acknowledges our differences while 56 00:01:57,283 --> 00:01:59,450 making accommodations that allow us to 57 00:01:59,450 --> 00:02:00,060 serve side by side .