1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:02,460 Greetings . 5/7 and 5 . 13 personnel . 2 00:00:02,940 --> 00:00:04,910 I am Senior Master Sergeant Jeremy 3 00:00:04,910 --> 00:00:07,280 Skulls , Your wing first Sergeant , I 4 00:00:07,290 --> 00:00:09,370 really appreciate your time . I just 5 00:00:09,370 --> 00:00:11,592 want to take a few minutes to introduce 6 00:00:11,592 --> 00:00:13,814 a couple of our amazing first sergeants 7 00:00:13,814 --> 00:00:16,220 at the 9 . 75 13 . I've got mess 8 00:00:16,220 --> 00:00:18,331 Sergeant Michael Christensen from the 9 00:00:18,331 --> 00:00:20,442 1970 . If he's their first sergeant , 10 00:00:20,442 --> 00:00:22,776 and I wanted to ask him a few questions . 11 00:00:22,776 --> 00:00:24,887 What made you step out of your career 12 00:00:24,887 --> 00:00:26,942 and take on the challenge of first ? 13 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,290 Well , I have been doing aircraft 14 00:00:29,290 --> 00:00:31,290 maintenance for quite a long time . 15 00:00:31,290 --> 00:00:33,590 I've already got my seven level . I 16 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,767 felt like I've accomplished everything 17 00:00:35,767 --> 00:00:37,489 that I needed to have done the 18 00:00:37,489 --> 00:00:39,711 expediter role of supervisor role . And 19 00:00:39,711 --> 00:00:41,711 so I really just want to experience 20 00:00:41,711 --> 00:00:43,656 something different . And when the 21 00:00:43,656 --> 00:00:43,570 opportunity came along , I decided to 22 00:00:43,570 --> 00:00:45,870 step out of my comfort zone and become 23 00:00:45,870 --> 00:00:48,160 a first sergeant . Caroline Less beer 24 00:00:48,170 --> 00:00:50,860 from the 5/13 in excess , and I just 25 00:00:50,860 --> 00:00:53,082 got a couple questions for you . Do you 26 00:00:53,082 --> 00:00:55,082 say to someone that's interested in 27 00:00:55,082 --> 00:00:57,249 becoming a first sergeant or has never 28 00:00:57,249 --> 00:00:56,380 really thought about it ? But maybe 29 00:00:56,380 --> 00:00:58,436 they see this advertisement and they 30 00:00:58,436 --> 00:01:00,713 want to step out of their comfort zone . 31 00:01:00,713 --> 00:01:02,880 Um , number one , I would say Speak to 32 00:01:02,880 --> 00:01:04,936 another first sergeant and have them 33 00:01:04,936 --> 00:01:06,991 tell you some of their experiences . 34 00:01:06,991 --> 00:01:09,158 Their good and bad experiences . We're 35 00:01:09,158 --> 00:01:08,260 always gonna have good and bad 36 00:01:08,260 --> 00:01:10,371 experiences , no matter what we do in 37 00:01:10,371 --> 00:01:12,204 our job , However , this is more 38 00:01:12,204 --> 00:01:14,260 rewarding . Um , in the sense that I 39 00:01:14,260 --> 00:01:17,370 get to see a life change . Um and so 40 00:01:17,380 --> 00:01:19,870 for me , that's very important . But I 41 00:01:19,870 --> 00:01:21,703 would definitely say Go speak to 42 00:01:21,703 --> 00:01:23,703 another first Sergeant . And if you 43 00:01:23,703 --> 00:01:25,870 have , what if you are done ? Whatever 44 00:01:25,870 --> 00:01:27,814 you the most you've done with your 45 00:01:27,814 --> 00:01:29,592 career , Um and but you want to 46 00:01:29,592 --> 00:01:31,703 experience something else and want to 47 00:01:31,703 --> 00:01:33,759 experience what the Air Force , um , 48 00:01:33,759 --> 00:01:35,870 other than your career field with the 49 00:01:35,870 --> 00:01:37,870 Air Force has to give , then I will 50 00:01:37,870 --> 00:01:39,870 definitely do this . Um , it's been 51 00:01:39,870 --> 00:01:39,570 trying , even though I just started . 52 00:01:39,580 --> 00:01:41,770 However , it's been rewarding so far , 53 00:01:41,780 --> 00:01:43,947 and I will definitely tell that person 54 00:01:43,947 --> 00:01:45,836 to go ahead and just submit their 55 00:01:45,836 --> 00:01:47,836 package . Thank you . Thank you for 56 00:01:47,836 --> 00:01:50,058 your time . Welcome . There you have it 57 00:01:50,058 --> 00:01:52,280 Really appreciate the time from our two 58 00:01:52,280 --> 00:01:54,391 outstanding first sergeants that came 59 00:01:54,391 --> 00:01:56,391 and share their stories . If you're 60 00:01:56,391 --> 00:01:58,391 looking to step out of your comfort 61 00:01:58,391 --> 00:02:00,613 zone and to really push your leadership 62 00:02:00,613 --> 00:02:02,836 skills . We're always looking for first 63 00:02:02,836 --> 00:02:04,947 sergeants , and we'd be happy to have 64 00:02:04,947 --> 00:02:04,860 you part of the team . If you have any 65 00:02:04,860 --> 00:02:06,916 questions , please reach out to your 66 00:02:06,916 --> 00:02:09,138 first sergeant or stop by my office and 67 00:02:09,138 --> 00:02:09,950 come see me . Thank you .