1 00:00:01,640 --> 00:00:05,530 Okay , E Chief 2 00:00:05,530 --> 00:00:07,710 Mass . Assorted Bruce Wayne McPherson 3 00:00:07,720 --> 00:00:10,490 Jr . I am the 23rd Mission support 4 00:00:10,500 --> 00:00:12,722 groups superintendent here in Moody Air 5 00:00:12,722 --> 00:00:16,630 Force Base . Being 6 00:00:16,630 --> 00:00:20,060 a young airman in United States Air 7 00:00:20,060 --> 00:00:23,110 Force was a new experience for me . It 8 00:00:23,110 --> 00:00:25,400 was challenging at times because I was 9 00:00:25,400 --> 00:00:28,060 away from my family away from friends 10 00:00:28,070 --> 00:00:30,360 and his first time out assignment . But 11 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,193 I will tell you , out of the air 12 00:00:32,193 --> 00:00:34,360 Metiers , probably the one of the most 13 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:36,416 memorable moments in my career , was 14 00:00:36,416 --> 00:00:38,690 when I was a senior man and I was that 15 00:00:38,700 --> 00:00:40,910 Pope Air Force Base and I happened to 16 00:00:40,910 --> 00:00:43,990 be a Security Forces trainer , and I 17 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:47,290 was sitting up a classroom to be an 18 00:00:47,290 --> 00:00:50,690 instructor for a land navigation course . 19 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:52,969 I was running a little bit behind 20 00:00:52,969 --> 00:00:55,410 instead of me , uh , rocking into the 21 00:00:55,420 --> 00:00:57,700 building . I ended up running across 22 00:00:57,700 --> 00:01:00,470 the grass before I could run into the 23 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:03,830 classroom . My supervisor grabbed me 24 00:01:03,840 --> 00:01:06,860 about shoulders , said every person 25 00:01:07,010 --> 00:01:09,840 come with May and I ended up going into 26 00:01:09,840 --> 00:01:13,550 his office . They said , Well , you 27 00:01:13,550 --> 00:01:16,180 look like you were in a hurry , and , 28 00:01:16,190 --> 00:01:18,750 uh , why didn't you use to sidewalks 29 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:22,540 on ? I said , because I was trying to 30 00:01:22,550 --> 00:01:24,930 get from point a to point B and get 31 00:01:24,930 --> 00:01:26,708 into the office to get my stuff 32 00:01:26,708 --> 00:01:28,597 prepared , he said . Well , those 33 00:01:28,597 --> 00:01:30,860 sidewalks that were out there , they 34 00:01:30,860 --> 00:01:32,638 were made for you . He said the 35 00:01:32,638 --> 00:01:35,230 sidewalks were made by the end CEOs 36 00:01:35,230 --> 00:01:37,230 that came before . You need to make 37 00:01:37,230 --> 00:01:39,452 sure that you follow the past . They're 38 00:01:39,452 --> 00:01:41,619 set for you from the CEOs , and if you 39 00:01:41,619 --> 00:01:43,786 do come off that path , then make sure 40 00:01:43,786 --> 00:01:45,897 it's the right path because other air 41 00:01:45,897 --> 00:01:48,063 motor going immolate you and following 42 00:01:48,063 --> 00:01:50,119 in your past . Let's say years later 43 00:01:50,119 --> 00:01:52,286 I've used that in my heart and infused 44 00:01:52,286 --> 00:01:54,630 in him in me to make sure that the path 45 00:01:54,630 --> 00:01:57,850 of wherever I walk is a good pass it 46 00:01:57,860 --> 00:01:58,650 for every 47 00:02:02,020 --> 00:02:04,250 no , the in Seo , Tier one that was 48 00:02:04,250 --> 00:02:07,340 most impactful was being a A text 49 00:02:07,340 --> 00:02:09,507 origin , I would say , and I wanted to 50 00:02:09,507 --> 00:02:12,850 be the best tech sergeant supervisor , 51 00:02:12,860 --> 00:02:16,740 mentor , coworker to do all that was 52 00:02:16,750 --> 00:02:19,650 there with me at the time . I didn't 53 00:02:19,650 --> 00:02:21,817 want to be a supervisor , just labeled 54 00:02:21,817 --> 00:02:25,630 my chairman as 11 lane . I wanted 55 00:02:25,630 --> 00:02:27,741 them to be able to learn and do a lot 56 00:02:27,741 --> 00:02:30,440 more and more areas and broaden their 57 00:02:30,440 --> 00:02:33,490 horizons for their development , and 58 00:02:33,500 --> 00:02:35,980 that's why is as a tech started , it's 59 00:02:35,980 --> 00:02:38,790 imperative for me at that time when I 60 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:39,967 first time leading , 61 00:02:44,380 --> 00:02:47,060 I never thought I would be a chief . I 62 00:02:47,060 --> 00:02:49,840 never thought I would make it this far 63 00:02:50,610 --> 00:02:52,820 in the Air Force and being a chief 64 00:02:52,820 --> 00:02:55,020 master sergeant . I've been truly 65 00:02:55,020 --> 00:02:57,820 blessed by the Air Force and allow me 66 00:02:57,820 --> 00:02:59,876 the opportunity to be a chief master 67 00:02:59,876 --> 00:03:01,876 sergeant in the United States . Air 68 00:03:01,876 --> 00:03:04,520 Force been in the Air Force now for 20 69 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:06,880 in little over 28 years . And these 70 00:03:06,880 --> 00:03:08,991 cheese stripes are not mine . They're 71 00:03:08,991 --> 00:03:11,530 all airman's . I'm here to help . To 72 00:03:11,540 --> 00:03:14,470 guide people are the mission of a chief 73 00:03:14,480 --> 00:03:18,420 flying planes all day way could do 74 00:03:18,420 --> 00:03:20,642 the training . Do everything else . But 75 00:03:20,642 --> 00:03:22,809 if you do not take care of your airman 76 00:03:22,809 --> 00:03:24,920 as a chief there but are not going to 77 00:03:24,920 --> 00:03:27,670 be successful in the mission , don't be 78 00:03:27,670 --> 00:03:30,190 afraid to be uncomfortable . Don't be 79 00:03:30,190 --> 00:03:33,170 afraid to take that step forward . 80 00:03:33,580 --> 00:03:35,802 Don't be afraid to ask the questions of 81 00:03:35,802 --> 00:03:38,640 why be that airman that pursues 82 00:03:38,640 --> 00:03:41,270 excellence ? It wants to do the best 83 00:03:41,620 --> 00:03:43,787 and only way to develop your growth is 84 00:03:43,787 --> 00:03:46,760 the line and learn from others . And 85 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:49,060 don't necessarily put yourself in a box 86 00:03:49,460 --> 00:03:51,860 get outside of that box , Try to strive 87 00:03:51,860 --> 00:03:54,190 to do other things . Be creative , 88 00:03:54,190 --> 00:03:56,430 learn more stuff . To not only help you 89 00:03:56,430 --> 00:03:58,541 to make you better , but it also will 90 00:03:58,541 --> 00:04:00,250 help you to make your airman better .