Sergeant Major of the Armies, Army Birthday Town Hall. Today, we'll be taking questions from around the world, social media, and from our studio audience. I'm Sergeant Audrey Santana, and I'll be your host. Joining me in the studio today is Sergeant Major of the Army, Daniel Daly. Sergeant Major, thank you so much for being here, and welcome. Thank you. Sergeant Santana, I just want to say thank you for giving me this great opportunity to be here and talk to soldiers, not just here in the studio, but across the Army. And it's a great venue that I hope to do, often in the future, to be able to reach out, talk to our great soldiers of our great Army, especially that very soon is gonna be our Army birthday. In just a few short days, we're gonna celebrate 240 years of history, and each and every one of you should know that you're part of that.  The other opportunity before we get started, I'd like to talk about is my great new initiative. I know that some soldiers may have heard of it. It's called Not My Squad, and it is a grassroots initiative, and you haven't heard much about it so far, and that's intentional, because we're bringing non-commissioned officers in to advise us and build this from the bottom up. It's a program that needs to be built by non-commissioned officers, be led by non-commissioned officers, who can make a difference. And Not My Squad is just that.  I know that our non-commissioned officers have the ability to do that. They've proven that over the last 12 to 13 years of war, they have led and won on the battlefield on their own, and I have the utmost confidence that they can tackle this challenge as well. Thank you, Sergeant Santana.  We are, so I got a great video. Everybody loves a video, so we got a great video that introduces this, and you're the first ones in the United States Army to see it. So I got the Chief of Staff of the Army, as well as some great soldiers and the Secretary of the Army out just to show you how important it is in this initiative. All right, let's take a look. Not in my team. Not in my squad. Not in my platoon. So what do you think? All right, so who's signing up? Not my squad, right? Not my squad, not in our Army. And I think, like I said, it's putting responsibility where it belongs in our hands, your hands and mine, non-commissioned officers and soldiers that live, build, and win for the United States of America every single day. Sergeant Santana, thanks again. Sergeant Major, can you tell me a little bit about how that initiative got started? Yeah, I sure can. So when I first came on as a Sergeant Major of the Army, the Chief of Staff of the Army and the Secretary of the Army challenged me, said, Sergeant Major, we need you to tackle the hard problems the Army faces. With all the other things going around in the world and readiness being our number one priority as soldiers, we also have some problems within our ranks. So we put together a sharp conference for the United States Army. And at that conference, I saw the cadets of the United States Military Academy talk about how they went after the problems that they had in their own ranks.  It was the cadets that said, this is our problem. We're in the position to fix it and we're in the place that can make a difference. So they took it on themselves. And since they've done that, they made a great change up there at the Military Academy and they have a bright future ahead of them because they've sought responsibility and they're taking responsibility for their own actions. Fantastic. Well, if you're ready, we're ready. I'm ready. We're gonna start with our first question that actually comes from social media, Sergeant Major. And it kinda, I think relates back to the video we just watched. Commence our Major Daily. I'm not sure if you saw a recent video that went viral of a captain who fell but got up and finished a road march at an EFMB event. What would you say first off to the captain that finished something many don't, but also to those who made fun of her because she happened to fall at the end? Well, I did have the opportunity to see that video. And what I would tell that captain is, first and foremost, exactly what she just said is that you finished. Not many people achieved that great honor and that's the EFMB, just like the EIB. That just held sacred by many soldiers. Many soldiers in the past have attempted and many have not achieved and she did. And for soldiers making fun of those soldiers because they fell or they embarrassed themselves or they feeling different, I think that I go back to my original policy is what I used to tell my young soldiers when I was a squad leader is that we don't steal from each other and that's not just physical items. That's everything. We don't take honor from each other. All right, we don't take anybody's wallet. We don't take their bicycle. We don't take their pride. We don't do that because we're your team and we gotta count each other both in Garrison and in the battlefield. So I tell those soldiers that you're trying to steal something from that captain that she earned. She earned the right to wear the EFMB. She earned it proudly and you should support her because that's your fellow teammate. Hello, Sergeant Major. Our next question is a video question from Korea and it's about benefits. Let's take a look at the monitor. Hi, I'm Sergeant Kevin Spence. Under the new tri-care system, will I have to pay if my family has to cancel an appointment? Sergeant Spence, that is a great question. There is currently no initiative to make soldiers or family members pay for missed appointments. What do I tell you though is we need your help because there is a cost to us when that happens and that's you and me and as well as the taxpayers of America. Just like in the civilian world, when you don't make an appointment that doctor loses an opportunity and has the right to charge you for a missed appointment and it's our responsibility. If you ever went to the doctor and realized it's so hard to get an appointment because much of that ladies and gentlemen is because we miss those appointments and we waste that time. So I need your help because in the future that's something that we don't wanna do but we may have to do to help us enforce the standards. Make sure that both you and your family members keep your promise. Your promise not only to that doctor that you're gonna be there on time but to the rest of the soldiers and family members in the Army to make sure you're not wasting their time in the available slot that they could take. All right, well we actually have a video question and then we'll go over to our audience and this one comes from Wiesbaden, Germany, Sergeant Major. Hi, my name is Sergeant First Class, Clifford Martin with HAC-5 Signal Command in Wiesbaden, Germany and my question is are we gonna have to manage our own retirement accounts in the future? Well Sergeant Martin that's another great question. You know in the news today is a big topic about military compensation and reform and we're working very hard right now in the Department of the Army along with the other services and the Chief of Staff of the Army and the other Chiefs as well as the Chairman and the Joint Chief and the Secretary of Defense to make sure that we do what's right for our service members. We're still working on that now and our great civil leadership, I know and I have the confidence in them that we're gonna make the right decisions. And I want you to know first and foremost we're doing this because we need reform and we have an old retirement system that is several years old and it only compensates those who stay 20 years. So what we're trying to do is make sure that we give compensation and a retirement system that can carry over to all soldiers. Whether they stay three years or 30 years they'll be able to put some in but yet take some out when they leave. And I can assure you that it is in first and foremost and myself and the Chief's personal responsibilities to make sure that our soldiers are appropriately compensated. And lastly those soldiers who have sworn to defend the United States of America to ensure that we as a nation uphold our promises to them. So we insist that we grandfather every soldier that is serving today so that you live upon the same promise that you were given by the great people that you've paid to defend, okay? Go ahead Sergeant. Good morning Sergeant Major. I'm Sergeant Marina DeVall with Bravo Company 742nd of my battalion. And my question is will the Affordable Care Act be adopted by the military? Great question and that's another discussion that's going on with our military paying compensation is our healthcare. First if I could I explain the growing concern of why we're talking about this and then I'll get to answer your question Sergeant DeVall. So we are very expensive. 51% of all the dollars we appropriate from Congress goes to not the tanks, not the great equipment we have, but you and I. And you are our most valuable asset but we continue to become more expensive every year. And we have to figure out how to save money and drive down those costs but yet maintain, sustain a very good trained and ready all volunteer force. So again, we're taking a look at how we can find efficiencies in our healthcare for both our soldier members and our families. Now I don't think in the foreseeable future from what I know right now that we'll be doing exactly that. I think that foreseeable future in the best interest of us and our soldiers and our families is to maintain healthcare within our military health system. Again, that's something that we're working very closely with with the chairman and joint chief of staff and the other service chiefs and service senior and listed advisors. And I can assure you that again, we're making sure they're paying very close attention to ensuring first and foremost the needs of our soldiers and our families are met. Okay. Thanks Sergeant Major. Hi Sergeant Major we have one from social media. What can civilians do to help support the brave men and women who volunteer on behalf of the people of the United States? So what can, can you repeat the question for me please? What can civilians do to help support the brave men and women who volunteer on behalf of the people of the United States? And that's a great question. And I tell soldiers, you don't also only have a responsibility to be a soldier inside the army but to the nation because that's what we do. And our great civilians out there have already done a lot and they have shown that dedication for the last 12 years of war. I bet you can't find a single soldier that has been thanked for their service. And what I think I need to tell our great civilians out there and our great civilian population that we are paid to protect is that that's all we asked. Is that when those soldiers come home, when they go off the foreign lands and they fight hard, it's just that's all we need. It's just to greet them, to thank them for their service and to continue to support them both home and abroad in the great fight that they have and that is protecting the people of the United States. So personally I'd like to say thank you to the civilian population for what they've done for my soldiers for the last 13 years. They have done just that. Welcome them home every single time. And I'll tell you, I can't go to a single airport, a bus station, or take a walk down the street without some great civilian, great person in America telling me thank you for your service and we're proud of what you've done. Go ahead Sergeant, we have one from the studio audience now. Good morning Sergeant, sorry Major. I'm Sergeant Woolif from HOC 742nd MI. My question is for new soldiers about to deploy, what advice would you have for them? Yeah, that's a great question, sorry Woolif and I appreciate it. First and foremost is be physically fit. You've heard me say that and that's critical because physical fitness is paramount. As an infantry leader, I've always said that if I have a physically fit, well-disciplined organization, I can fight and win every single war. Every single war that the America sends me out to face. Second is that you gotta do the basics. Now we talk about that, we say that, we use that term very loosely, but it is critical and that is you gotta be able to shoot, you gotta be able to move and you gotta be able to communicate. And then lastly is is you gotta listen to your great non-commissioned officers. Our non-commissioned officers are the most experienced non-commissioned officers that we have in history throughout the United States of America. We have spent 12 to 13 years of war and they have the knowledge, skills and attributes to be able to train and effectively lead you in combat. So that's my message to those young soldiers who have not yet deployed.  Thank you Sergeant Major. You got all that? All right. Our next question Sergeant Major is about the total force concept and it comes from social media. If we insist on the total force concept where the guard reserve and active army are used interchangeably to meet mission requirements, why is it that when it comes to transferring within the components, it becomes such an overwhelming problem? Yeah, and that's a great discussion and that's a great question and that's something that we're talking about now. So over the last 12 years of war and you've heard me say that many times since I've been here today, we have used our great national guard and reserve soldiers to fill those gaps and that's exactly what they're intended to do, to be ready to fight when their nation calls, okay? But we've also made our enlistment and our tenure of service separated. So what we'd like to do is we want to encourage those soldiers who do not stay on active duty to pursue a career in the reserves and national guard. And we're talking now about how we can maybe open it up so you can move in and out of the reserves and national guard more loosely in the future, if I may. So we're not there yet, it's initial discussion. There are some complexities that it's very difficult to manage the number of soldiers we have in the active force and the guard and reserve. There's a lot to do with regards to the duty locations of the national guard and the jobs that they must fulfill. But there is something that we're looking at and hopefully we can do in some measure in the future to give soldiers that option. But you do, as an active duty soldier, always have the option when you decide to separate from the service to join the national guard and reserves who are great organizations who have been by our side in every fight that we've faced for the last 12 years of war. Good morning, sir. I'm Reginald, special response from 742nd in my battalion. My question concerns the NCOER. With the current NCOER, we use phrases such as promote now or promote with peers. With the new NCOER, what are the phrases that the board will be looking for? So many changes have come with the new NCOER. And many of them are driven around the need to make sure that we counsel appropriately and we don't overinflate. So some of the terms you're speaking of are still gonna be just as credible as they were on the old NCOER. And it's always gonna be the chain of commands, responsibility to find the right things to ensure that they accurately depict a soldier's performance and potential for promotion in the future. So what we want non-commissioned officers and leaders to do in the future is counsel their soldiers on a regular basis in accordance with the new program and make sure that they do just that. Accurately depict without overinflation the performance and potential of their non-commissioned officers. Hey Sergeant Major, we have a big question from Graphenvere Germany. Sergeant Major, I'm Staff Sergeant Susan Francis at the Seventh Army NCO Academy in Graphenvere Germany. When can we expect the operational camouflage pattern uniform? So as you see, PFC French right here in the new uniform, okay? And you probably saw a message and hopefully you read your email because I sent a message out to over 900,000 soldiers across all three components on just this. It's the release of the new uniform. I know that many have been waiting anticipation for it to come, all right? But it's here, okay? We will release for distribution starting in July all the way through this year, okay? But one thing I want to make important and let everybody know is, okay? We don't all need to rush out and get the new uniform. This is not the iPhone 5, all right? And we don't have the ability to distribute them as quickly as Apple does, all right? So be patient. And the reason why I tell you why and this was very clear in my message to every soldier in the Army and I will lead from the front on this is that we pay you to replace your uniforms every year with your clothing allowance. Part of that clothing allowance builds up to the amount of uniforms that you have in your clothing bag and that's how we determine the wear out dates. So you have until one October, 2019. Now this year, it's 2015. That's four years to transition into this new uniform, okay? And I expect soldiers to use their clothing allowance to do that over time, okay? So we don't place a significant burden on our young soldiers and their families to have the financial responsibility to run out and grab that new iPhone 5, okay? All right? And we also do not have the stockage upfront to be able to do that. So we're gonna distribute this through commands based upon operational need. So those organizations that are deploying first because it's critical that they have these things because we design this, all right? The needs of the Army because it's a better camouflage pattern to protect you on the battlefield. So those organizations that are up there for deployment next, that's what we're gonna send those clothing and sales the uniforms first. And of course, we will continue to issue soldiers uniforms as they deploy. And in the beginning of next year, we will start issuing soldiers from basic training the new uniforms as well. But again, you don't need to rush out and buy them right away, okay? You're gonna see the Sergeant made in the Army wear this uniform sometime. And then you're gonna see a period where I'm wearing the new uniform sometimes and the old uniform sometimes, and that's okay, okay? Allow your clothing allowance dollars to work for you and allow that natural transition to occur. Now, what I've done to help you is I've also turned your chain of command the same thing, all right? So they're not to force you to go out and buy those things and that's okay.  Cool? Cool. Okay. Thank you. We're actually going to a video question now from Fort Stewart, Georgia, kind of transitioning back to the NCOA. Sergeant Major. My name is Staff Sergeant Christopher Lynn. Alpha Company 27 infantry, third ID, Fort Stewart, Georgia. My question, Sergeant Major is, when are we gonna get training on the new NCOA? The new NCOA, we are training all of our personalities right now.  We're already out there doing that. Now what I can tell you, the original release date, we expected to release the new NCOA on one October. I've asked the team to go back and make some changes based upon some analysis we just recently done. The form is not gonna change. The training that soldiers have already received is still good, but we do have to make some changes to make sure that we get this right.  We're gonna affect every single non-commissioned officer in the Army when we do this and we have to make sure we get it right. So I asked the chief staff of the Army to delay it a few months. So it will go in effect, not this October, but just in the beginning of the new year of 2016. And you will make sure, and that gives us a better time to actually make sure we get everybody trained out in the organizations. So we've already held training for all your personalities down at Fort Knox, down at the HRC, and they are gonna go out and train the trainer throughout our Army. And I'm confident that we're gonna get this right. This is important. Our new NCOA had to be updated. Again, it was way out of date with regards to our doctrine. And it's gonna help us with one problem. That was overinflation. And we have to get at that. Because we have to make sure that our people that we asked to run our promotion boards have the full capability to understand and know who is the best for promotion. And this new NCOA is gonna help us do that. There's a follow-up question for that Sergeant Major via the monitor, and it's from Joint Base Lewis McCord. Okay. Staff Sergeant Ray Plowman, headquarters, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis McCord. Sergeant Major, how is the new NCR system gonna ensure Raider Accountability? Well, thank you, Sergeant. Raider Accountability is important as well. So for years, our officers have what is called a rating profile system. And our new non-commissioned officer reporting system is gonna have the same thing. So our non-commissioned officers are used to just being raided by their non-commissioned officers. And really, everybody in the Army had the potential to get a number one block. And to be completely honest with you, in many cases, in most cases, to be exact, that's what happened. That doesn't do us any justice with regards to being able to select the most qualified for promotion, like I talked earlier on promotion boards. So now, with rating profiles, your Raider is gonna be limited on the total number of one blocks that they can give out. Okay, that means the highest rating, all right? The most qualified. And the reason why we need to do that is because the reality is that's how we need to be able to determine who the best for promotion is.  That's the standard. Those who will only receive the highest marks, who are the highest caliber of non-commissioned officer, and those who are fully qualified will be fully qualified. And we're designing the system that you can get promoted. You will get promoted with a fully qualified rating if the rest of your records are consistent with the good order and discipline of the United States Army and the Army profession. Cool? Cool, okay. Go ahead, Sarin Jones. Good morning, Sergeant Major. I'm Staff Sergeant Jones from Bravo Company, 742nd in my battalion. My question is, what do you think about the congressional proposal to cut back BH for dual military couples and for troops who share housing with other service members? Sergeant Jones, that's a great question. So there's a lot of concerns about BH, and this is a question I get often when I travel around and something that we take very seriously. And it's something that I want you to know that when the chief of staff of the Army and the secretary of the Army make a decision on, they consult me, all right? And your interests are met by my ability to reach out to our senior Sergeant Majors. So BH has been a growing problem for the United States Army in the fact that we continue to grow BH, and even through a time of recession in the United States, we've continued to grow BH. When BH first came out, it was never designed to pay 100% of your full rent, okay? We grew it over time so it would, all right? And we're not saying we're going to cut BH. What we're saying is we're gonna slow the growth, and I'm gonna explain why. So when I raise your BH, what do the people that are renting apartments and homes do outside the installation? They raise the rent, okay? So if we slow the growth of BH, then it shouldn't be hurting the soldier, okay? And that's not our intent. But again, it's what I talked about earlier. We are the most expensive item in the United States Army, and we have a problem is we continue to be more expensive over time, and we can't become so expensive that our employers can no longer afford us. So we have to do things to find efficiencies in our system. So if not, what will happen is we'll become self-consuming, and we can't do that, all right? So what our mindset is, is our nation, they needed us the last 12 years of war. They've called upon us like they have for 240 years of history, all right? They're asking us to do something else. We're in financial dilemma in the United States of America. I hope you know that, and that's serious, because part of our might as a nation is also our financial ability, and it's also our jobs as soldiers to protect that, because without that, we are resource requirements. It means we need resources to survive. I need resources to take care of you, and therefore, it has to be our responsibility to help preserve and maintain those resources. Thanks, Queen. Thanks, our major. We have a question from Facebook. Why are soldiers like myself and others who perform their jobs above and beyond every day and had good PT scores out of the army because of a drawdown? Yet the service continues to recruit and enlist individuals who will cost the army millions more dollars to train. We are on a drawdown, and we are going to get smaller, and this is something we've done throughout history, and almost every post-war era, we draw down our army, because during war, our nation needs us to get bigger, to be able to fulfill our missions, but a large standing army is very expensive, as I explained earlier. So what are we doing to do a responsible drawdown? By managing our sessions, the number of people we bring in, so we can raise and lower that based upon the needs of the army, and it's important that we continue to do that. We have to continue to bring in young soldiers and new soldiers to fill those jobs. We can never stop doing that. The other thing we do is we manage our retention, so we lower bonuses, we raise bonuses, we open categories for retention, and then last, the one we don't want to do is quality management, so QSP or QMP, okay? What I tell soldiers, and what I remind them is, is that there is enough room in the army at 450,000. That's the number the chief of staff said that we're gonna go to by the end of 2019. There's enough room in the army at 450,000 for every soldier that wants to be a steward of the profession. There is, there's enough room. But there's also enough room for the chain of command to select those soldiers who have not, and that's just being truthful to you, because many soldiers have done things that are not in keeping with the army profession, and we have to make sure that we keep the faith of each other as well as the great people who employ us, and that's the American taxpayers, and that's why it's critical that we do this as leaders, is make sure that we keep those soldiers who want to stay and who have earned the right to stay in the United States Army and serve our great nation. Cool? Sergeant Major, we have a video question from Germany, and then we'll get to our studio audience. Hi there, Sergeant Major. I'm Specialist Erlana from Fort Steward, Georgia. I'm currently in Germany participating in Exercise Combined Resolve. I am in school, and for years I've heard the NCUES will be validated towards our degrees. Where are we at in the process? Well, Specialist, that is a great question, and it's something I'm very passionate about myself, having previously been the trade ox, our major before coming here. So hopefully some of you have heard about the initiative called Non-Commissioned Officer 2020. It's an ongoing study that's been going on for about two years, and it has identified just that, is that we need to get better at certifying our non-commissioned officers and our soldiers and credentialing them with regards to those things that translate well to civilian college credit and credentialing opportunities in the civilian sector. And how are we gonna do this? We're gonna adapt our non-commissioned officer education system. We're adding tough, rigorous, demanding, challenging training within it. We're adding levels of non-commissioned officers. So we're getting ready to add another level of NCUES, which is called the Master Leader's Course for our master sergeants. We've rewritten all the curriculum at the United States Army Sergeant Major Academy, and we're currently in the process of accrediting that academy at the master's level. Now, what have we done for our younger soldiers and non-commissioned officers? Again, we're gonna adapt the curriculum. We have worked very hard with our civilian counterparts to get you maximum amount of credit to the state, just the common core curriculum, not your specific MOS. From the time you start your first NCUES course to the time you graduate your last one is worth now 101 college credits. And that's the largest it's ever been throughout our history. But that's not enough. We're gonna continue to do that to make sure that we give you the valuable credit that you have earned. And that's our responsibility because we haven't done that for years, but we are getting better at it every day. And we bring Army University fully online, and that's the concept for the future. The intent is for us to be our own university and for us to accredit ourselves and give you equivalent credit for the things that you do.  And that's important. And that's what we have to recognize. It's our responsibility to train and ready you to be the best soldier you can. But we also have a responsibility to return you back to our great civilian sector because you're a citizen of the United States first and foremost, and we all have to go home someday. And that's how we're gonna take care of soldiers in the future. Good morning, Sergeant Major. I'm Sergeant Harrell from 50th Public Affairs Attachment out of Fort Bragg. And my question is, I've heard about the launch of the Army University. How's this going to benefit soldiers? Sergeant Harrell, that's a great question. I'm excited about the launch of the Army University. And it's one of the things, again, that I was deeply involved in when I was the trade ox, our major, and in great support of today. So some of that I just explained in the previous question, but again, the Army University for Soldiers is going to give opportunities that we have not had before. We have great teams working within the Army University now, as we build it up, that are focused on finding credentialing opportunities for our soldiers and what they do with regards to their military occupational skill in the Army today. The great success that we've had so far is that we've already equated that to 80 credentialing opportunities today that translate directly to civilian sector jobs in the future. But Army University's not gonna stop it just credentialing. It's also gonna start with regards to academic equivalency, to give you college credits, as I explained earlier, for the great work you do throughout your non-communist officer education courses. And Army University will also partner with civilian universities like it does today. So you can capitalize and still maintain use of your tuition assistance and partner with the university outside our gates and use your transcripts from Army University in the future to help build the degree that you personally wanna work on, which is part of the self-development domain. Thanks so much. Sir Major, we have a video question about promotions from Fort Drum. Sir Major, Army Daily. My name is Corporal Justin Wander, I'm stationed here at Fort Drum, part of 10th Mountain Division. I've been promotable for two and a half years. I have been at Corporal for almost two years now. How can we help specialists and corporals get to the rank of sergeant when the points seem to be unreachable? I've completed a number of classes, max PT tests, shot 40 out of 40, max my correspondence courses, have almost 50 college credits, still can't seem to get promoted. I feel like if we had an alternate way of getting promoted, that it might help the system. I understand the point system is the point system and it works, but I feel like if all the NCOs that work with you and around you and above you and to the side of you think that you should be a sergeant or the next level, that that should have some kind of play in whether you reached that level or not. Corporal, this is a very good question. I appreciate your question and climb the glory and thanks for what you do every day. So first I have to start off with explaining how our promotion system works. So our promotion system works based upon the needs and requirements of the United States Army. So the number of MOSs are determined based upon our TO&E, our table of organization and equipment structure. And we promote within MOSs. So if you have a number of MOSs, let's say I'll use one for example, I'll use my previous MOS, 11 Bravo. Let's say for example there's 100,000 11 Bravo's in the Army. And within that, 5,000 can be sergeants. Once we need a new sergeant, let's say there's 4,999, we will lower the promotion points to the lowest available, so whoever has the highest points to promote that individual. So we have to promote based upon need to fill slots. And it's important that we do that because we have to maintain a structure within the Army that's built to fulfill the requirements of defense of the United States. So most soldiers think that they're competing against every soldier in the Army for promotion at the ranks of sergeant and staff sergeant, but they're not. They're actually competing against those individuals within their MOS. And promotion points are lowered and raised based upon the available structure that we have to promote within that MOS. We're gonna go to the audience next. Go ahead, specialists. Good morning, Sergeant Major. I'm Specialist Scarlet from Bravo Company, 741st, ML Battalion. My question has to do with the new uniforms. With the current implementation of a new PT uniform as well as the upcoming change in the ACU. Is there any change slated for ASU or dress-lose? Mr. Scarlet, I know it's a concern of every soldier as it is mine. Because we've made a lot of transition lately, haven't we? And I know that comes at a cost to soldiers. Even when I told you earlier that we give you clothing allowance to compensate that, it is still a cost. And it's a concern of mine. So one of the things I promised the Chief of Staff the moment I first came in, as I said, I'm not going to be the uniform as Sergeant Major. So I'm okay. I think we need an era of stabilization right now for our soldiers and our uniform. I think the uniforms that we have right now were well-designed and they were at a time of need. I like our new dress blue ASU uniform. And I know that our civilian population likes it as well because I get complimented quite often. I love our new physical fitness training uniform. And it is absolutely what we need and then right on time. It is in keeping with the Go Army logo and the spirit of Army strong. So I don't see any new transition on the horizon. However, however, I am not the only person in the Army that makes those decisions or those recommendations. But I do, however, take recommendations from soldiers every day. And just to share with you, the most recent recommendation for uniform changes is that soldiers would like to now have black socks with the new black PT uniform. So can I have a show of hands of soldiers that would prefer black socks over white socks? Okay, oh my goodness gracious. But I already promised the chief I wasn't gonna change the uniform. That's right. All right, so what we will do is, so what I mean my promise is, is I'm not necessarily, I personally will not drive uniform changes but we will always meet the needs of soldiers and that's critical. So, and that has been a request and my senior list of counsel made up of your most senior serge majors in the Army have already been given that and other uniform changes that soldiers would like. And I want you to continue to make those recommendations. Okay, so I don't want to scare you away from uniform changes either because that's how we get better. We share information with each other and we make requests. So if you have a uniform request and change, we will take it very seriously. We will make a recommendation to the chief staff of the Army and the uniform board because ultimately decisions are made from the Army uniform board to the chief staff and the secretary. But thanks for the question special. Thank you specialist. So our major, we're gonna go to social media once again for another question and it's actually about Army single parents. Why does the Army have retreats for married couples and boss which caters to single soldiers without children, nothing for Army single parents? These soldiers have unique challenges that many are not aware of. I think a program for these incredible soldiers would offer support, resources and an understanding of the challenges that they face. Thanks Sergeant Santana. And this is another question that I'd like to use and clear up a misperception. So the boss program and our great married couples programs and all the other great programs that we offer on our installations are open to every soldier. They're actually open to every soldier. Now of course, we develop programs for specific audiences because single soldiers tend to hang around with other single soldiers and we have venues for them and married couples for them as well. But soldiers that are single parents and we have a number of them can take advantage of both utilizing the boss program and our married couples program. And I invite them to do that. And it's important because we have a lot of programs to help support our single parents as well. And one of the greatest ones that we'd like to talk about just briefly is our child development centers. We work very hard to provide world-class child care for all of our soldiers and their children. And it's something that we take near and dear to our heart to make sure that we provide care for the families and most importantly our children and the children of those single families. Thank you Sergeant Major. Turn your attention towards the monitors please. We have a question from Germany. Sorry Major, this is a specialist Mark Moore from Alpha Company 2.7 Infantry, third ID. I was wondering when is the Army going to speed up promotions? Yeah, I know, I want to make E-10. I really do. Actually I'm trying very hard to do that. That's a great question. It's something that soldiers always ask me. So one of the fears that I often hear as I travel around is that the Army gets smaller and there's gonna be less promotions. In some regards the total number that's true but the percentages it's the same. Because as I explained earlier is that the military structure is set. So there's a certain number of MOSs, there's a certain number of skill levels in each one of those MOSs and we will continue to promote to fill the needs and requirements of the Army. So as soldiers transition and as the need arises we will continue to promote in accordance with those needs. What I would tell you is is be persistent. Do your best. When I was a young soldier I had a great squall leader when I first joined the Army. And he said private daily if you wanna be successful.  When you go to school graduate in the top 10%. Don't go out at night, don't go downtown, stay home and study. And I did that throughout my entire career and I benefited from it. And that's something that you can too. We will continue and we have to continue to promote our soldiers who rise to the top. That's what we need to do. That's what we must do and that's what you would expect us to do.  It starts at six o'clock. You can make a difference as early as tomorrow morning. You can add promotion points to your promotion standing just by doing better at physical fitness training. One more pushup is one more point. One more sit up is one more point. Study hard. Do your SSD. I know, you don't like it. It's like going to the field but it's good for you. All right? But it's important, it's important. And the other thing is you take one day out of the month to take care of the most important person that takes care of you and that is you. Make sure you keep your records updated. Make sure you take the time to put those great awards in that your chain of command gives you into your records. Because later on in your career when you get evaluated by a board that's what your representation is, it's your file. And it's critically important that you represent yourself as well as you have done throughout your career. We're going, yes. Go ahead. Good morning, Sergeant Major. Private Rodriguez with Alpha Company, 741st in my battalion. And my question is how do you hope to affect the changes of the Army by the end of your tour, Sergeant Major, for the Army? Private Rodriguez, thanks. That's a great question. So there's lots of things I want to do. And I have hopes and dreams. First and foremost, my number one thing that I want to do is be able to maintain what we already have. And that is the respect of the American people.  And I don't say that lightly. And I don't say that without extreme confidence of know what I'm talking about. You are the most trusted organization in America, the United States Army. And that has been told by us by the people of the United States of America itself. And it's critically important that we maintain that. And first and foremost, that's one thing I want to do. Because that's what we owe our people. And every time a soldier goes outside the profession and you know the things I'm talking about, that erodes that trust, don't think it doesn't. And all those hometowns in America of which you and I are both from, there's an expectation of the American people of what they expect of you. And it's our job to live up to that expectation because it's higher than the average American citizen as it should be. They should have that expectation of us. And we should be able to live above the common expectation of the American people. So that's first and foremost. I want to leave this army better than I found it. And not that it was bad, but I want that trust to always be maintained by the American people. So when you walk outside that gate and you're wearing that uniform, I want that person to walk up to you and say thank you for your service because you are the most trusted person they know and they don't even know your name. That's my goal. Thank you very much, Sir Major. Sir Major, we have a question from Graphenvere about WLC. Sir Major, my name is Staff Sergeant Martin Del Afonte here at 7th Army NCO Academy here on Graphenvere, Germany. My question to you is, when will the new WLC course take effect? So the new WLC course, so we have many changes to coming to non-commissioned officer education. So one thing that we're doing right now is we're going to maintain the course we have, but we are going to change one thing, and that's the name. Yes, so the Warrior Leader course, I know, sounds very cool, okay? One of the things that, and it is, as a matter of fact, and we just recently made drastic changes to the curriculum about 18 to 24 months ago, and we've synchronized it with your structure self-development as we are with every other level of non-commissioned officer education system. But one of the critical changes that's coming in the near future is we're going to change it to BLC, the basic leader course. And the reason why we're doing that is because the thing I talked about earlier, and it relates to soldier for life. So one of the things we did when we did the non-commissioned officer 2020 study was we went out to our civilian sector and we said, how do the things we do for our non-commissioned officers translate to the civilian sector? So now, picture this.  You have no affiliation with the Army or any military service that you never have. And a young man or woman who is a graduate of WOC separates from the service on his or her own in good terms and wants to seek employment. They walk in and they read the resume and say, I am a graduate of the warrior leader course. Does a Walmart manager want a warrior running around the aisles of Walmart? Okay, that doesn't mean the knowledge, skills, and attributes of which we gave you in that course aren't very valuable to that corporation as it is to many corporations in America. But what we have to do is we have to do a better job at making sure it translates appropriately, okay? And that's some of the changes you're gonna see. Now, some of the things you're gonna see is that we're gonna raise academic standards. And that's important too, because we gotta have not just perceived value, but actual value to the things that we train and teach you. So you get that maximum credit at the end. So we find you that maximum equivalency. And the good news is you've already earned it. Historically, we've looked back at your graduation rates. And over 95% of the people that graduate our NCS courses graduate with a 90% or better. So we can raise the academic standards and it should have no effect on the current force because you're already demonstrating your potential to be able to achieve at a very high standard. But by doing so, by raising those academic standards and those academic requirements, we can get you the credit that you deserve.  Good morning, Sergeant Major Staff Sergeant Torberg, U.S. Army Africa. With all the changes that you talked about already with Army University and accreditation for the soldiers, will anything do be available to help our spouses with their education? No, Torberg, first of all, I wanna thank you for your service. We have served together in the past in both garrison and combat. And I just wanna say hello, it's great to see you again. I hope you're doing well in U.S. Army Africa. It's a question I get quite often. And specifically, are we ever gonna have tuition assistance for family members? Are we ever gonna have some type of financial assistance for college or education for our family members? And the tough challenge with that, soldiers, is simply this, is that we have great gifts from the American taxpayer to our soldiers in the form of tuition assistance and your GI bill. That's something that is a greater gift than most employers in America give to their employees. And we've been given that gift by our taxpayers. And it's very difficult for me as your senior enlisted leader to go up on Capitol Hill and ask for more. Because the service that you provide, I honestly believe we are well compensated for. We have a lot of benefits and you have earned every single one of them, if not more. But it's hard to extend those benefits when our same civilian population don't receive them on an on basis. So there are programs that are state assisted that our Army Community Services work in partnerships with their states and private programs to help assist our family members. And we'll continue to support those through our installations and our garrisons. So I would tell them to please consult your Army Education Center because they are aware of those family programs that exist, but our primary focus and the funding and resourcing we have right now is focused on our soldiers. Thanks, Sergeant Major. Thank you, Sergeant. Sergeant Major, we have a question from Graf and Veer about the Army Operating Concept. Sergeant Major, my name is First Lieutenant Eric Obanda with the 4 through 19 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment in Graf and Veer, Germany. The Army Operating Concept uses a lot of strategic level ideas. How does it relate to me and my soldiers and what do I need to know about it? Ma'am, thank you for your question. And I'm glad that you've read our new Army Operating Concept because it is important, because it is new. And it is, in some terms, if you read it, very strategic and complex to soldiers. But what I want to share with you is the most simple form of it and exactly the title of it. And it's called Fight and Win in a Complex World. And what it's designed to do is encompass what we're supposed to do as an Army and bring all the doctrine together and really make it simplistic. We have worked very hard to reduce our doctoral manuals so they are understandable by every soldier in the Army. I challenge you to find one of our new doctrines that we publish, our Army Leadership Manual, our Army Operating Concept, and take a look at it. You'll be surprised, very understandable, and very able for you to be able to tie all the things together. Because it's important that you know that, even down to the lowest level, to take the time to read those manuals. Not just when you're getting ready for a promotion board. Not just to study the highlighted or bolded things, but read it. Because most of them are only 10 pages. So we've taken a lot of those documents and made them smaller because really we took out and only left in the key and essential things. And the reason why we did that is because we thrive on the capability of our commission officers and our great officers out there to be able to adapt on their own on the battlefield. So as long as we can give you the fundamental principles, we know that just like you've demonstrated in the past, that if you understand the fundamental principles only, your ability to be able to adapt to the environment will overcome on the battlefield and overcome any foe that we have. Okay, go ahead. Hi, Sergeant Major. I'm a specialist chaplain from Central 4th MI. And I was wondering, what does it mean to be regionally aligned? Regionally aligned is a concept that we've derived based upon the fact that we're now coming out of Iraq and Afghanistan. And we've realized that we have to spend more time with our great combatant commands, maintaining our presence in areas of potential issue or could become potential issue or to deter potential issues. So we are gonna take organizations that used to traditionally be aligned on the force comm. So you belong the forces command and you will still belong the forces command, but you would just train and read yourselves in the United States or if you were stationed in Germany or Korea, Japan or in Hawaii. But now we're going to align you with a combatant command. And that means an area that is a combatant command like SENTCOM. So when you deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan, you were aligned with SENTCOM. But we only aligned you during time of war or time of conflict or time of deployment. Now we're gonna do it all the time. So those units that are in the West Coast predominantly and down in Texas will align you with the Pacific Command. And you'll continue to do your training operations in the Pacific realm and theater. So you build the knowledge, skills and attributes and the cultural awareness of those areas. And what it does is it helps us maintain partnerships with our alliances. Those people that are gonna fight by our side in the future building those international partnerships, building cultural understanding between you and them.  We'll send you to Japan. We'll send you to the Philippines and in Europe, maybe Croatia, maybe out to another country. And you'll continue your training and your exercise in your regionally aligned area. And your unit will continue to focus on those. So we're ready and trained in a more broader scope. And it gives our soldiers the great ability to be culturally aware of the organizations that they train with. Thank you. Sir Major, now we have a question from Korea. Hi, I'm Sergeant Stephen Dornbus. Does mission command mean I can now make decisions on the battlefield without having to call back to the talk for everything? No, mission command does not mean that. Mission command is the exercise of authority of command at every echelon. But that doesn't mean that somebody shouldn't be watching you or telling you what to do. And this is a common misperception that we hear often as a matter of fact. So mission command is about communicating up and down at all times. So mission command means that you understand the commander's intent. You understand the commander's mission. And he's given you the ability to exercise that authority under his command or her command out on the battlefield. But it's always your responsibility, whether you're on the battlefield or back in garrison to exercise that communication up and down. One of the things I always say is that you gotta talk to your soldiers every single day. If you have soldiers, if you have soldiers on your direct command and you don't take the opportunity, just talk to them every single day and shame on you. I mean, I still do that today as a Sergeant Major of the Army. I have about seven soldiers in my office right now. And they say I talk to them too much. I'm sorry. It's right because I don't have the ability to have thousands of soldiers that I had before. But you gotta do that. And communication up and down the lines, both in garrison and in combat is critically important. And that's part of mission command. Okay, we're gonna go to the audience for a question now Sergeant Major. Hello Sergeant Major. My name is Michael Sharp, specialist. Michael Sharp from 55th Signal Company combat camera. And you talked a little bit about great challenges before, but I was wondering what is one of your greatest challenges? But Sharp, that's a great question. So I've had several challenges throughout my career. I'll tell you that my spouse is here. She would tell you one of my greatest challenges is finding a balance between the United States Army and my family. And I know that many of you probably have that same challenge. And that is a challenge. And that's something that we all have to work on. I think one of my greatest challenges is even growing up as 11 Bravo and being a combat arm soldier, I didn't like conflict. So it was hard for me to overcome that as a leader. And especially as a young leader. So I didn't like personal conflict. So it was very tough for me when I was a young leader to tell people they're doing the wrong thing or you need to do better at this. And I knew I had to work at it. And I knew I identified it as a weakness. And I said to myself, okay, I cannot be a great military leader if I don't have the ability to look somebody in the face and say, there's a better way you can do this.  So I continued to build on it and it wasn't easy. And it's harder as you grow more responsibility and you grow echelons of scope of responsibility over greater numbers of people. You have to be able to remain cool, calm and collective but you still have to be able to get very clear guidance. And sometimes the time is limited and that guidance needs to be very concise. So that's something I had to work on throughout my career. And it's something that I still work on today. The one thing I take pride in the fact is I learned something from everybody every day. I have mentors in the United States Army that I outrank by two grades. Now some of them I don't tell them, they're my mentor. But they are my mentor, okay? And I communicate with soldiers and you can learn from someone every single day. So and you got to continue to remember that is that and you have to find a mentor. You have to find some of that you want to emulate. You have to find say, I like his or her leadership style and you got to emulate it. And that'll help you with your weaknesses and your challenges as well. You know, and like I always said, a 10 mile run will fix everything though. That's right.  So we're your unit, that's right. Thanks, special sharp for the question. Sergeant Major, we have time for one more question. Time has just flown by. This one comes from social media and we have about two minutes for this question. It seems to me we should not be downsizing but increasing our strengths, better weapons, better protective gear, et cetera. So who is ultimately responsible for these changes and how are the changes impacting readiness? What would the Army like to have more of to help it succeed? That's a very good question actually. You have two minutes. Two minutes. I don't know if that might take me longer in two minutes. Why can I, well first and foremost, I can assure you is that we're spending the appropriate amount of time, energy and resource to make sure that we stay at the cutting edge of technology. That's something very difficult to do. Years ago, we had a very big gap. There was a very big gap between the United States and other countries with regards to our capabilities. That's not so much today. There's many countries out there today that have the technology, the resources and the intelligence to be able to maintain pace with the United States of America. So this is not an easy task. And making sure that we put the right resources in the right place for the future is very tough decisions that's made by the Chief Staff, the Secretary, our great staff and our great civil leaders. Well, let me assure you is that we are doing that. We are making sure that we are keeping pace with our adversaries staying in front of them. And we are providing you with the best equipment possible. I can tell you that being a young soldier back when I had just two ammo pouches, two canteens and a rifle. We have so much gear today. We can't even carry it all, right? That's right. And that is because of the great research analysis that we have done and the great, again, support we've had from our civil leaders and our taxpayers to provide you with the best equipment possible on the battlefield. And we will continue to do that. So we always have challenges that we always will, but we will fight through it. And I have the utmost confidence that we will continue to be able to provide you with what you need to fight and win our nation's wars. Thank you. Thank you, Sir Major. Sir Major, this being the Army Birthday Town Hall, could you please let us know what the Army birthday means to you? Absolutely. So you may or may not heard when I took over as your Sergeant of the Army, the most thing I was proud of was the fact that I was a soldier. And I mean that. That's all I ever wanted to be. And on the 240th birthday, I'm proud of the fact that there are so many soldiers that came before me that gave me this opportunity because don't take it for granted. It wasn't easy.  And we can't forget that. That's what we can't forget, especially as recently as it is in our mind in our own history of the number of people who gave their service and their sacrifice and those families that waited at home for them, of which some did not return. It's why this birthday isn't so important. More important than my own birthday as an organization. 240 years of history. One year older than our nation itself. We are the oldest organization in America for which it stands. We will always endure. That's our job. We started before and we'll be there until the end. So 240 years isn't much. We got a long way to go. So your job and my job is to make sure that 240 years from now, when they're doing a broadcast from Saturn, all right, with the Sergeant Major of the Army, they will have the ability to say that someone walked before them, set the path, made the sacrifice, and endured forever. Oh. Oh. On that note, Sergeant Major, let's cut this cake. We're going to wheel it on out. We're going to bring some soldiers up to cut Cape List today. You have this young troop over here that's going to cut the cake. We're going to bring it out so we're going to get a good look at that. All right, so if you come up here, so who is our young soldier helping us today? Right here, this is PFC Gardner. PFC Gardner and where are you from? I'm from Florida. Florida? Just Florida, the whole state? Just, yes. Where? Jacksonville, Florida. Jacksonville, Florida. Who answers from Jacksonville, Florida? Okay. All right. All right. So before we cut cake, before we cut cake, I have this thing. So it's just my thing. But fortunately, you're subject to it now because I'm here today. So I'm not allowed to have sweets unless I earn them. So that's just my thing. So if we're going to have cake, we got to do some PT before we eat some cake. So if you can, we're going to back up a little bit. Go set your sword down.  Pull us, Sergeant Major. So I say we do 24 push-ups for 240 years. We'll multiply them by 10. We'll give a multiplier of 10 for push-up, 24 push-ups for 240 years of the Army birthday. Here we go. All right. And one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, seven, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 42, 43, and 24. Oh!  That's right. OK, so let's do this. All right, ready? Who else is joining us? Sergeant Washington, Sergeant Santana?  All right, you ready? On count of three. Count it out. Three, two, one. Oh! Yeah! Sing our song. That's all for today. Thank you, Sergeant Major, for being here. Thank everyone who came. And thank you for watching. On behalf of the Defense Media Activity, I'm Sergeant Audrey Santana. And we'll see you next time. Thank you so much, Sergeant Major.


Why is electrical safety so important? This is pretty simple. For all homeowners out there, you want to make sure your home is wired properly, not just for electrical shocks that you could get, your kids could get, or your friends and family can get. It's also fire hazard. Too much power drawn off of something that was done wrong can easily cause an arc and start a fire.


Hi, and welcome back to another tutorial video. This time I'm going to show you how to develop a simple files plugin. This tutorial is meant for people who are new to developing apps for Nextcloud. Please make sure that you've watched the previous video in the series about how to set up your development environment for Nextcloud, you're going to need that for this tutorial. The tutorial will guide you through the steps to add an extra action if you click on the three dots icon next to a directory or file. Once again I'm going to be doing this on macOS but the instructions for how to do this on Windows or Linux are very similar. Let's get started. Alright, step one. Download a skeleton app with the name filesplugin and add the skeleton app to the apps-extra folder in your development directory. If you followed the tutorial about how to set up a development environment, you should find that folder in the root directory nextcloud-docker-dev workspace-server. Next step. Open the directory of your skeleton app. The directory you see now is where we're going to do our app development. Alright, step three. Since our filesplugin is written in JavaScript, we're going to create a new folder called JS. In that directory, create a file called filesplugin.js. Open the filesplugin.js file with the text editor of your choice and paste the code that you find in the written tutorial linked down below. For step five, please open the file application.php that you will find under lib-app-info. Then head over to the written tutorial and copy the code and paste it at the end of the construct function. Then navigate to line nine right below the already existing use declarations and add the following three entries. The app is now ready to be used. The last step is to remove the navigation icon in the top bar because for this app we do not need a navigation item. For that, please open the file info.xml that you will find in the folder app-info. For that, you want to remove the entries with the navigation text that you will find from line 22 to line 25. Please make sure that you've saved all your changes and then head over to the app settings to enable your new app. You cannot check if the app is working by opening the context menu for some files in the files app, you should see your freshly added actions. Do you want to develop an app that does something other than displaying information of a file or do you want to develop a similar plugin for another app? This is all possible. There are existing pieces of code that use a similar structure that you can draw inspiration from. You can find all of that info linked down below in the written tutorial. Please let me know what kind of app you're working on at the moment and also let me know what other types of tutorial you would like to see. Thank you very much for watching and I'll see you in the next video. Bye.


Climate change is not just about rainfall, it's not just about droughts, it's about people and that's what we're really trying to focus on. So really we're looking at values and culture and a great example of this is just thinking about how tourists come to New Zealand. They come to look at some of the amazing natural icons of New Zealand and with climate change that could well disappear.  But what we want to do is to take the science to the people and to see how they relate to the science. Because one of the things that is happening is that we lose track of what the values or the interests, the needs of the people are. What we are going to be doing is meeting people, different stakeholders who have come to us, many of them have come to us which has been fantastic. And they want to know how exactly their particular perspectives and their priorities can influence the way in which we can work out adaptation strategies. So for instance we have spoken with Maori communities who have said that because of sea level rise they are no longer able to walk and access their marae because it's going underwater and that's hugely influential. I think one of the things that we have tried to look at is that there is local expertise and knowledge in this country. And one of the people that we interviewed recently, an elderly Maori lady who told us that we are not scientists but we are experts. And that's really the core of our project, that we need to bring science work in conversation with local knowledge as well. And the blending of the two is something that will equip us really well to face the future.


Andrew, gwybod, yna gwybod yn gwneud o'r llwysau, yna? Yn ystod o'r gweithio, oes yn ymwneud? Mae'r llwyddo yn gwneud o'r cyfrif yng Nghymru, ac mae'n mynd i'r ffwrdd ac yn ymddangos. Yn ymddangos, mae'n gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio'r gweithio? Rwy'n dechrau er mododi sicrhau gael gael gael gael gael, ond bydau yn dweud o maarth! Hysun â'r brifhysg Talking"? Felly dweud sy'n dweud dros y saith sydd cerddwydau, yreg ychydig fod yr ysbyt yw ei bod gynyddu. Gweithio am argynnu arallau'r cerddwyd y byddai'r bwyl gael ar y safbillion? Mae amser yw cael ei ddwy o'r dros fel gynghor, ond hefyd yn tynnu. Dylunio, mae'r porffodus wedi bod yn gwneud mae'n gweithio ar gyfer hynny, Ymblwyddwyl yw'r gael am chynghorwch yn cael eich clywed a'r gael am ychydig i gael y lleol, y cyfrifysgol i weld i'n gael ar y cyfrifysgol. Ymddi wrthio. Felly dyna am i gael y cyfrifysgol yn gallu gair i'r gael am gael a'r troi, ond y gallwn i gael mwyaf o'r llwyr, mae'n Qurtyn yr aelod. The goals I've scored at the beginning of the season, I was on a good one and then to go on that drought, but to come here and get that goal was brilliant. We deserved it as well didn't we? Particularly that first hour, the performance we put in terms of attacking and playing on the front foot.  Oh yeah, that's how I felt during the game. Just unfortunate that we went down to 10 men and the game changed a bit. So all the lads at a graft, which they were anyway from minute one. But you have to graft more with 10 men and then unfortunately the goal goes in which give them a little bit of a lift, but we managed to keep the ball out on that and get the win. In terms of reaction as well, we've shown in the past we can bounce back from setbacks, defeat at the weekend and a couple of games now without a victory. To come out here tonight against a side in a similar position in the league, which almost feels a little bit bigger doesn't it? Yeah of course, I mean we want to put that out of the bed because everyone's frustrated with that. And I think we've shown it before, we've come off a bad result and we've proved the point type of it, well not proved the point, but we've come back out and put that game out of the bed. And we've done that here and it's not an easy place to come and do it and like you say we've got the three points and we all go on home at me. 14 for the season now on a personal note that was probably one of your better ones wasn't it? Tockers to it. Yeah obviously I got him down the side. I did look up to see if anyone was in the box, people were in the box but I felt as though the cross wasn't on, I felt as though the players were there to stop the cross so I thought I cut him on me left foot. And then the rest of the series is going in isn't it? And I think I proved before I can do it and cut him on me left foot. And sharing that moment again we mentioned with the supporters behind the goal, 1400 of them, we know you love celebrating goals like that with those but how immense were they tonight? I had to say on a Tuesday night, didn't stop singing on that. They were a different class you know, Tuesday night away, off the back of a performance how we played on Saturday, I think we've sent them home at me. But like I said they always back us and we've repaired them tonight. What can this do when you talk about perhaps a little bit of a stepping stone forward and a little bit of a platform to build on a team like Mansfield in a similar position in the league to as a ground like this to come to which isn't difficult. I guess it's all kicking on from here and all focusing forward. Yeah we've got to go there, we've got to go there and play all we have tonight.  I don't think we'll have many problems. We've got our eyes on Saturday so I'm looking forward to that one now. Can't wait to get back out there.


This is my first time here to have a surf lesson at the Nobby Beach I feel so exciting and really enjoy and so happy to meet some new friends here. This is one of my first time surfing and it was really fun to get a fish from the instructors and just get out there and catch the way. Surfing was an experience that I wanted to do since I knew that I was coming here in Australia so that's very exciting and it's difficult but it's very fun.


Welcome to the channel. This is reliable Rudy in this video. We're gonna do a charting recap on the videos that I've made I'm gonna add the Nasdaq in there. We're gonna talk about that first But we're gonna also talk about Apple Google Disney Netflix PTI and HPK And I'm gonna kind of share some of the stuff that I'd stated in my video or or some stuff that I think could transpire Going into the next couple weeks. Maybe a couple months. Maybe even a year. I don't know I do apologize for the break You know, I was getting a little bit burned out after making a video every single day and I've been pretty busy none to say the least and Another part is the 45 subscribers, you know, I felt I put a lot of a lot of hard work and shared a lot of good information I didn't I didn't think 45 subscribers was justified So I had to put my time to use elsewhere, but I am back. I'm gonna try and get back to that consistent schedule But nonetheless, I do apologize for the break That is why I'm going to spoil you guys with a longer video right here Just a recap of all the charting videos that I've made But before we get into any charting, I'm not a licensed financial advisor Everything in this video contains only my opinion and it's for entertainment purposes only I do not have individual holdings in the stocks I may own some in my index funds and I do play around with the Nasdaq a little bit But nonetheless, I've nothing gained nothing to lose simply stating my opinion with this video. I Will say that I am going to post in the description the time slot that I talk about each individual chart So if you're looking to skip around those time slots will be in the description for you guys to look at So starting with the Nasdaq now, I know I already have a lot of stuff built in right here This is actually my third attempt at the video a lot of information to go over here guys But I think this is going to be The video that I post so been trying just give a brief overall view of some of the stuff right here This I look at as a five-wave structure one two three four Now are we gonna get that true wave five that cracks this support that comes down this trend line? I don't know we're gonna go over a bull case scenario in a bear case scenario for you guys now I I'm gonna talk about this and then we're gonna talk about this day and we're gonna talk about this day in particular Let's start with the January 26th. That is this day they post it They announced the the Federal Reserve announced the rate hike of only three-quarter point on this day and We get a gap up now what transpired leading up into that day. You had a run you have a one two three Four now my fourth wave. We're pretty much back to any tops of this wave one right here, right? And it just so happens that this was the day they announced the rate hike of only three-quarter point You get the gap up and you stay on this uptrend right here, but when this uptrend cracks, right? This is what's transpired since then you have a one two three four now just so happens that on the top of my wave four your back test in the bottom of wave one and CPI numbers came out the next day you get the gap down and the continuation now a lot of people felt like they were blindsided by this Four and a half five percent move in the NASDAQ But we're gonna talk about that real quick and I'm simply just gonna draw my trend line one two three points of contact right here guys Wow, would you look at that one two three points of contact on my wave? You have a one two three on my wave three we try to hold this support ultimately It cracks on my way for that back test the bottom of wave one It just so happens that we're also back testing the bottom of this uptrend. Oh my gosh And now let's say you had no idea about any of the news the CPI what whatever that means Let's say you had no idea about any of that stuff You could assembly just done simple technical analysis is that we're setting a close at the bottom of my uptrend That had already cracked when support cracks you expected the active resistance on the way up We set a close right on it guys right on it If you were expecting a gap up over top of this You know you could have got that but none the less then you add in the five wave structure. That's taking place right now Yet a one two three four back test in the bottom of wave one and this and this uptrend I mean if you were expecting bullish right here, you know, I tip my hat to you for being being aggressive But nonetheless that is asking for a lot right there and nonetheless it gets responded with a five percent move down in the Nasdaq now we are at this tail end of this five wave structure now. What could I see transpire now just so happens? Here is the day Let's look at this July 26 right the day they announced a three-quarter hike Boom you get the gap up that gap got filled on the money right here. Look at that entry How much money you think was put in off that gap fill for this wave four? How much money do you think exited the market at the end of my way for? Guys you see what I'm trying to say Gap filled buyers are going to look to swing trade They're looking to take profits if you thought that this move up in the market was anything meaningful You know, you got a lot you got a lot to learn but that's what I'm here for this I am pointing this out on the Nasdaq now is this the tail end of a five wave structure You know personally I was expecting this gap up, which is my second red line to get filled on Friday But you can see that it doesn't get filled I Think I don't think this way five is over I think that this gap is going to get filled and then we're in a C a shorter term ABC Now this could transpire in the course of a couple days It could transpire in the course of a single day or maybe a couple of weeks, but ultimately I'm looking for this ABC structure to end up meeting in with this downtrend and then I'm looking for a wave five a Five-way pattern so you get the one two three now This represents my double top coming in off the downtrend and from that double top I'm expecting a one two three four five wave structure meeting down to this gap fill or Potentially, this is my IX IC on a week chart. You have this double bottom play that's coming in off the 200 weekly Now if this gets good volume off this 200, you know, I wouldn't be surprised if short term This was going to be a big driver for a bull case scenario in the market But if this 200 cracks and this gap fill down here does not get very good volume I'm expecting a wave five to truly come in where we're gonna see The Nasdaq test set ten thousand flat maybe even this long-term trend line And that will be the full completion of my five-way structure on the Nasdaq So a little bit of a bull case scenario with this support that it's trying to build right here with the gap Fill as well, but ultimately a wave five is in play here So two ways to look at the Nasdaq there. I'm gonna move on because I Feel got my point across on the Nasdaq. We're gonna move over to Apple now the big the big story for Apple is that Let's just let's just recap for the people that haven't see you got a left leg neckline double bottom extended Right leg anytime I get an extended right leg. I'm expecting the price to come back test the neckline Well, what do we get over here? We back test the neckline and we even attempt to back let test this further neckline down here and then Apple gets bullish now. It just so happens You know, I'll mark it out quick right here. If this is my neckline. This is my one-to-one This is my two-to-one. This is my three-to-one. Where does this three-to-one meet up at? Let's go. Look. Oh Look at this gap filled down right here Called it identified it on the money and what's transpired since then you got a one two three four five wave structure I'll be damn guys. Is it it's just like the Nasdaq It's just like the Nasdaq a nice five wave structure Now we all know Apple is in all of the major indexes. It's in the Nasdaq. It's in the S&P It's in the Dow Big driver of it. I called it out in the video that if Apple is very bearish The market is going to be very bearish with it. There's no way around it Now same same scenario. You got this wick bottom that said on Friday I don't think that this is over and in Apple scenario It doesn't have the gap feel like it like the Nasdaq does But I think the Nasdaq can drop a little bit and then if the Nasdaq gets a little bit bullish You know, I'd expect the Apple to kind of trade up with it This is simply stating that you know if Apple falls a little bit more I'm looking for an ABC structure to meet in with this downtrend and then from that downtrend I'm looking for a one two three four five wave structure same scenario and we got the same gap fill right here on Apple but The long story for Apple is that I don't like it right here I like the valuation for Apple around that one that 90 to 120 range I want to see it down there come down and fill some of these gaps And if I'm lucky enough to get a 96 dollar gap on Apple meeting with my long-term uptrend you can see long-term uptrend meeting in off that 96 dollar gap is going to be a big ask but You know, there's there's twenty thirty thousand stocks out there guys If you're wrong about one and you miss out on one You know, it's not the end of the world. There's so much potential out there, but yeah I like Apple at this 96 dollar gap. And if I don't get it, you know Who cares on to the next one right? So moving right along we're gonna go over to Google now Google is getting interesting to me Google is getting very interesting for me Now same story here guys. You got a one two three four fourth wave backtesting bottom of wave one called it out many times and I'm looking for a wave five now what's transpired in Google since then we've gotten a one two three four five wave structure now I'd stated that that Google has some solid support at that 105 area But also at that 100 area right here at 100 flat. I like the valuation of Google there But ultimately we have this gap up at 96 and 95 That would be a completion of a five of a true five wave structure to me Is it justified to start in a position in Google right here, you know, it probably is you probably buy a tracker share and be all right, but Nonetheless if I if I get gap fills in this this is a clear buying window for me and probably maybe a hundred flat would be justified for a tracker and Then anything under 95, you know, you're getting fair value for Google That's my opinion of course, but I think that it's fairly priced at that point You're you're got the a okay to truly start filling your position out if if Google were to come down To these to this gap fill at 82, you know, I think that's a good spot to cost average in You know, there's probably a gap in that that 90 flat as well I think there's a lot of potential in Google and you're getting the tail end of a five wave structure right here but shorter term You know, you do have this one two three four five wave structure meeting and that support Could it turn bullish? Yeah, it could but I like it. I'm being greedy and I want to see this 96 to 95 dollar gap get filled moving right along Disney Think I made this video shortly after the earnings I'd simply stated, you know, if you think that this gap is not getting filled from the earnings today You're out of your mind and sure enough. Let's transpired. You got a one two three four five wave structure This is an ABC now you're getting a one two three four, you know I'd expect this to drop down and truly fill these two gaps get a nice pop where you get your four And then your way five is gonna bring you down to that hundred flat probably what transpires from there probably an ABC Test this downtrend and if it gets rejected, you know, we're coming back down here to the low 90s again Maybe even fill this eighty five dollar gap and maybe even back test the bottom of that 90s support and come down To this long-term trend line at 70 flat, you know, it's possible but I Would I would say that Disney is is not in an area where I'd be comfortable buying it in my opinion I'd want to see it close to this hundred flat I don't want to see some exhaustive moves down into here if I was starting a new position You know, you can probably buy a tracker share right here cost average cost average Okay, start truly fill in the position and if you get that exhaustive move down Okay, let's make this and fill this position out to around that 3% off this long-term trend line That's what I see with with Disney Bear case our bull case scenario is that you know, you you get this one two three four five ABC one two three four five meeting in down here at this hundred flat and Let's actually break this downtrend and go fill some of these gaps up here That would be bull case scenario, but ultimately I would expect the price to eventually get down to this hundred flat Before it gets bullish moving right along. Let's go over the Disney, you know Had someone tell me that you know Disney or not Disney Netflix That someone tell me, you know Netflix is holding up man I think you're wrong about your analysis on Netflix and I try not to let a couple trading days Determine whether I'm right or wrong about a stock and honestly, I'd like to see a couple of years But in the video I actually went back and rewatch in the video I state that you know from this top of the move all the way to the bottom I look at it as a simple wave one Now wave two would be my retrace now This is a 75% move to the downside a retrace up to a 702 is like a 200% move to the upside So I simply just took my retrace from this big gap down right here Now it just so happens that my 702 pretty much and my 786 meets up at this gap fill a Bull case scenario is that this is not done retracing and this is going to extend up here to these 300 the 350 range if I see a double top come in off of this gap fill, you know watch out I'm telling you guys right now that this is not a bottom for for Netflix in my opinion If this is the retrace phase right here I'm looking for a wave three to come down crack this support a wave four to back test that support and a wave five To come down, you know possibly even break a hundred flat, you know You got a gap fill right here at 98 you got a gap fill down here at 986 and you got some big gaps down here at 70 and and 50 bucks And that's kind of where my long-term trend lines meeting in at I would be careful with with Netflix guys If you're a short-term trader, you know, we are probably in a retrace phase You could get the price up to those three hundred again, but long term I'm telling you watch out with this one. That's what I'll say about Netflix BTI BTI is getting pretty interesting I don't know which way this is gonna go But the moral of the story guys if you guys haven't watched my videos is that you have this double top come in in the middle of my 702 and 786 Now anytime I see that I'm focused on this diagram right here anytime. I see that I'm looking at it as a second wave So here's my first wave your second wave you get a wave three that cracks this support You get a wave four that back test the bottom of that support and you get an exhaustive wave five that comes down and fills these gaps over here But from that 702 over here This is what's transpired. So now I'm focused on this diagram. You got another So here's my 702. There is my wave one wave one You get a clear rejection never set the close of my 702, but I wick into my 786 You get a creep clear Rejection right there. There's my wave two my way for back test the bottom of wave one where it sets another double top And then you get a wave five that comes down and fills this gap that I didn't fill before I know I'm talking fast, but follow me or go back and watch my video where I break it down But nonetheless, it is a five-way structure You get a one two three four five wave structure and this is the extension that's gotten Now we got this clear downtrend right here, but at the end of any five-way structure I'm looking for a double bottom higher or low. I state in the video that up here. It looks bearish Let's see it come down and test these gaps. Here's my first gap fill boom gaps up right there Wick wick wick three wicks into it. You get a nice 4% pop meets in with my downtrend though You see this now we come down. Where do we trade to next? Here's my next gap Fill we gap up right here wick wick wick three wicks in a row. There's your buying pressure off that second gap Now I stated that if it does get decent buying pressure. I may think about getting a tracker share into it I have not bought that tracker share, but nonetheless I Got to see more information. This is good volume off this now now that this gap is clearly filled If I think the Nasdaq is gonna be short-term bearish, let's see how let's see how it acts and Let's see it hold this support down here It's got to hold this support before if it if it starts breaking up to the upside Okay, I can start a tracker share and let's see how it acts with this downtrend if it gets rejected off this downtrend I want to see a support crack and I want to see my first theory my first Case scenario that I have already had marked out for a long time come into fruition I want to say I like the valuation down here in these mid 30s, but there is a catalyst with this one The catalyst for this one is BTI pays a seven and a half percent dividend and it pays it at the end of this month If somebody's getting in for this dividend They're probably getting in off this gap fill in these last three days And I'd be interested to see what the price action for BTI holds over the course of this week in particular Because it pays that hefty dividend at the end of the month I Don't see why why anyone else would want to enter in off this gap besides okay they pay this big dividend at the end of the month and You know it actually is has got a decent valuation right here. It's not a bad place So yeah, I'm very interested in BTI and I have been watching it out of the stocks up here I've really only been watching to and that's BTI and Google and of course in Aztec, but Disney I it's kind of in a range in Apple. I just don't like the valuation Apple But moving right along Looking at HPK. I mean nothing's changed with HPK same scenario We got this at the start of the IPO yet this fall you set a double bottom in extended right leg That is a full extension. I mean you guys can see the clear full extension. Here's my neckline down here You get a huge fall back test the neckline and we turn bullish Now as we've turned bullish, we got a wave We got a left leg neckline double bottom extended right leg with any extended right leg I'm looking for a back test of the neckline. Could it transpire. Well, you have this huge fall right here Here's my wave one. Here's my wave two that we're setting a double top lower high This is bearish as it gets right there. Do I think this is gonna extend for a 702. I doubt it but If I'm wrong, okay, but nonetheless, I'm looking at this as a wave one wave two wave three cracks this support and in my way for we back test that support and a wave five Brings me down to my neckline. We can mark it right here. There you guys see it right there I mean we have a theory on how it's gonna get there Do you want to buy it up here or would you rather buy it down here? I'll let you guys decide on that, but yeah, that is gonna complete the video I'll make sure I put a time stamp for each individual one that I talk about But yeah, that's that's how I see it. Just a quick recap before we end, you know Here's the Nasdaq futures. I do not think that this wick bottom is gonna hold I think we're gonna see a price come down and Truly fill this gap right here You can see the wick from Friday come down and get into the middle of this sort of short-term buying window right here But ultimately I'd want to see this gap, you know It is placed a little bit high But I'd want to see this gap up get filled and then I'm looking for some sort of ABC Structure swing trade come into to play and then a five-wave structure coming down to my longer term gap so that's what I'm looking for and Yeah, that's my update on the charts and I hope you guys like this video and we'll see you on the next one


When discussing the concept of chakras, prana, and energy pathways, there's one major thing we have to cover. The coiled snake itself. The divine feminine Shakti force, or as it's best known in the West, the Kundalini serpent. In yogic philosophy, the Kundalini is a manifestation of the cosmic divine feminine known as Shakti, and is often said to be located in or around the root chakra, solar plexus, or at the base of the spine. When cultivated with care, an open heart and disciplined tantric practice, a Kundalini awakening can bring tremendous spiritual power and liberation. It's safe to say that anyone who has delved into yoga or Hindu philosophy at any point has probably come across this idea. The history behind this vital force, though, is not as well known. The phrase Kundalini was originally associated with deities in the Shaktiism sect of Hinduism before the 9th century when it was adopted into the Hatha Yoga system, where it was likened to an energy force that could be awakened with postures and meditation. The word itself is mentioned in the Upanishads and is an adjective that meant circular or annular. But it isn't until the 12th century, Raja Tarangini text, that it's likened to a snake being coiled. In the Mahabharata epic, there is a naga, old school serpent deities, called Kunda, whose name is thought to have meant bowl or container, which probably had a linking effect too. Later on, after being taken in by the Hatha Yogis of the 16th century, Kundalini started to become used as a technical word to describe practices, rather than being an energy or God force itself. Our modern visualization of it as a snake, though, can be attributed to the Indian spiritual teacher Eknaath Iswaran, who translated the word as coiled power, saying that it was a force of energy coiled at the base of the spines like a serpent. Awakening the Kundalini force is said to open the chakras as it climbs the spine towards the crown, giving us great insight, knowledge and psychic power as it moves through our body, and like the chakras themselves, everything from meditation and breath work to yoga can serve to guide it into an awakening. Each chakra is said to contain special characteristics, and with proper training, moving the Kundalini through each chakra can help express or open those aspects of yourself, revealing the inner worlds of the divine forces and consciousness of the soul and spirit. Noting, though, that many Hindu texts caution against waking it up too early or without a guide who can help you through it, as an awakening too soon can cause an imbalanced energy field and disrupt the flow and have some weird side effects, too. Hindu tradition often tells us that in order to integrate the spiritual energy that the Kundalini brings properly, a period of careful purification and strengthening of the body and nervous system is required beforehand. While a guide can be helpful, the mental health need to be prepared by doing things like breath work and meditation, exercise and eating healthy and visualization to ensure a healthy awakening. But above all, like the markabha, the whole thing must be approached with an open and full heart. Many gurus and practitioners who have successfully awakened the Kundalini energy have described the feeling as a distinct electrical or heat current running along the spine or a cool breeze being felt along the tips of the fingers, almost as if you're floating. The Divine Life Society have said that during an awakening, super sensual visions appear before the mental eye of the aspirant. New worlds with indescribable wonders and charms unfold themselves before the yogi. Planes after planes reveal their existence and grandeur to the practitioner and the yogi gets divine knowledge, power and bliss in increasing degrees when Kundalini passes through chakra after chakra, making them to bloom in all their glory. In our world today, many people are starting to awaken this energy within them naturally as our planetary frequency is increasing. But many do so too soon. Funnily enough, mental problems associated with the practice of Kundalini work have become so common that there's even a Kundalini syndrome diagnosis in psychology. People like Turner and Barnhaus outlined a bunch of psychological difficulties appearing in people engaged in the practice in 1995.  Now, we're not saying it's dangerous or anything like that. The Kundalini energy is a part of you and entirely natural. So like the chakras, there's no need to be afraid of it. Many of the psychologists diagnosing mental issues or episodes associated with Kundalini work are simply not familiar with the eastern systems and don't understand what's going on. So they call it a syndrome and misdiagnose it. Like plant medicine, a Kundalini awakening can purge much of the stagnant and negative energy within the nadis and meridians, resulting in a sometimes violent purge. But this should be seen more as a flushing out of the old to make room for the new, more than a syndrome or issue. It's even believed in new age groups that all living things have a Kundalini, as it's a form of dormant spiritual energy that connects us to the universal cosmic flow. Following Drunvala's account, even the Earth has her own Kundalini. Drunvala tells us that every 13,000 years a sacred and secret event takes place that changes everything. Mother Earth's Kundalini energy emerges from its resting place in the planet's core and moves like a snake across the surface of our world to wherever the next spiritual center will be. Once it was at the home in ancient Lemuria and then it moved to Atlantis, then to Chilean mountains of India and Tibet. And with every relocation it changed our understanding of what spirituality means to us as a species, including a masculine or feminine dominance in our overall understanding. Recently, with much difficulty, the world serpent moved from Tibet to the Andes mountains of Chile and Peru. Some people even believe it to be residing along with the sacred chakra of the Earth inside Lake Titicaca. One thing can be certain though, whenever the Kundalini moves, a huge paradigm shift often follows which could be the secret reason or code behind many of the events going on in the world today.