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WELL, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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ONCE AGAIN, I'M SENATOR BOB

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ARCHULETA. I'M CHAIR OF THE

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MILITARY AND VETERANS COMMITTEE

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HERE IN OUR STATE CAPITOL IN

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CALIFORNIA. AND WE ARE COMING

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TO YOU FROM OUR STATE CAPITOL.

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AND I'M HONORED TO HAVE SO MANY

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VETERANS AND THOSE WHO LOVE OUR

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GREAT COUNTRY AND OUR STATE OF

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CALIFORNIA. SO FOR THE MEMBERS

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THAT WILL BE COMING IN AND OUT

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BECAUSE THERE'S COMMITTEE

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MEETINGS ALL DAY LONG. SO WE

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MAY RECEIVE 1 OR 2. WE MAY NOT

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RECEIVE ANY BECAUSE OF THE

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PRESSURE THAT WE ARE AT THE

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LAST PART OF THIS SESSION.

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WE'VE GOT EVERYTHING. GOT A LOT

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OF WORK TO DO BEFORE THE END OF

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THE NEXT WEEK OR SO. SO ONCE

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AGAIN, GOOD AFTERNOON AND

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WELCOME TO TODAY'S JOINT

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INFORMATIONAL HEARING ON

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CALIFORNIA'S MILITARY READINESS

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AND VETERANS AFFAIRS. THAT IS

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OUR THEME. I WANT TO THANK OUR

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PANELISTS, OUR MILITARY LEADERS,

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STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS,

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VETERANS, SERVICE PROFESSIONALS,

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WORKFORCE PARTNERS, EMPLOYERS,

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MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR

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JOINING US TODAY TO HONOR OUR

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VETERANS AND THOSE WHO ARE

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SERVING TODAY. CALIFORNIA PLAYS

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A MAJOR ROLE IN OUR NATIONAL

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DEFENSE AND ECONOMY THROUGH ITS

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MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. THE

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CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD,

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VETERANS, MILITARY FAMILIES AND

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DEFENSE WORKFORCE ALL WORKING

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TOGETHER SO CALIFORNIA CAN BE

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RANKED AS ONE OF THE BEST IN

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THE NATION. MILITARY VETERANS

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MILITARY READINESS IS CLOSELY

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TIED TO A QUALITY OF LIFE CHILD

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CARE, SPOUSE, EMPLOYMENT

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INFRASTRUCTURE, AND A STRONG

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STATE OF LOCAL PARTNERSHIPS,

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ALL AFFECTING OUR RETENTION AND

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RECRUITMENT, OUR READINESS AND

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THE ABILITY OF SERVICE MEMBERS

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AND THEIR FAMILIES TO THRIVE IN

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CALIFORNIA. OUR RESPONSIBILITY

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CONTINUES WHEN SERVICE MEMBERS

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LEAVE THE MILITARY, VETERANS

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NEED CLEAR ACCESS TO THE

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BENEFITS, HEALTH CARE, SERVICE

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AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES

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THEY HAVE EARNED, AS WELL AS

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THE PATHWAYS TO TRANSLATE AND

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TRANSFER INTO THE MILITARY

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CIVILIAN EXPERIENCE ONE FROM

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THE OTHER. AND HOPEFULLY WE'LL

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FIND A CAREER HERE IN

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CALIFORNIA IN A CIVILIAN

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OPPORTUNITY. TODAY'S HEARING

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WILL EXAMINE THESE ISSUES FROM

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READINESS THROUGH TRANSITION

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AND EMPLOYMENT, IDENTIFY ITS

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WORKING FORCES AND WHAT WE'RE

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DOING RIGHT IN CALIFORNIA AND

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WHAT WE NEED TO IMPROVE ON.

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WHERE GAPS REMAIN AND WHERE THE

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STATE CAN STRENGTHEN EXISTING

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PROGRAMS AND PARTNERSHIPS. OUR

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GOAL IS TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR

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RECORD AND IDENTIFY PRACTICAL

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OPPORTUNITIES FOR LEGISLATIVE

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OR INTERAGENCY ACTION. SO I

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ENCOURAGE AN OPEN, FACT BASED

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DISCUSSION FOCUSED ON

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MEASURABLE OUTCOMES AND

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SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATIONS. WITH

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THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK

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EVERYONE ONCE AGAIN FOR BEING

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HERE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO

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WORKING WITH YOU IN THE FUTURE.

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AND WE'LL BEGIN OUR PANEL. AND

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WITH OUR FIRST PANELISTS. OUR

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CALIFORNIA FROM OUR CALIFORNIA

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MILITARY DEPARTMENT, THE

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COMMITTEE, BY THE WAY, WELCOMES

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ONE OF OUR OUTSTANDING LEADERS.

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AND I HAVE A PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE

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OF THE GENERAL AND A FRIENDSHIP,

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HIS FAMILY AND MINE. AND

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CERTAINLY I ADMIRE HIS SERVICE.

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BUT, GENERAL, THANK YOU FOR

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BEING HERE. MAJOR GENERAL

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BEAVERS, WHO SERVES AS THE

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ADJUTANT GENERAL OF THE

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CALIFORNIA MILITARY DEPARTMENT,

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OVERSEEING THE CALIFORNIA ARMY

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AND AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND OUR

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STATE'S MILITARY FORCES. SO

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WITH THAT, MAJOR GENERAL

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BEAVERS, THE FLOOR IS YOURS,

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AND YOU MAY BEGIN. THANK YOU,

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MR. CHAIR. I APPRECIATE THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE TODAY.

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WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE ABLE TO

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TELL THE COMMITTEE ALL THE

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GREAT WORK THAT THE 19,700

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SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN OF MY

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ORGANIZATION DO EVERY DAY FOR

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STATE AND NATION. SO I WANT TO

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START OFF BY BRIEFLY OPENING

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PITCH HERE JUST TO KIND OF WALK

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THROUGH THE COMMITTEE, WHAT WE

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DO JUST TODAY, AND THEN BE MORE

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THAN HAPPY TO TAKE WHATEVER

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QUESTIONS THE COMMITTEE MIGHT

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HAVE TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF

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WHAT WE'RE DOING TODAY. I'LL

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START OFF WITH THIS. WE HAVE

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232 SOLDIERS THAT ARE DEPLOYED

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AT CENTCOM AREA OF

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RESPONSIBILITY SUPPORTING

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OPERATION SPARTAN SHIELD.

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OPERATION INHERENT RESOLVE AND

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OPERATION EPIC FURY. 399

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SOLDIERS ARE CURRENTLY DEPLOYED

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ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

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IN THE COUNTER-NARCOTICS FIGHT,

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WE'RE SUPPORTING 133 DIFFERENT

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LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND

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ALLIED TASK FORCES. 100 OF

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THOSE SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN, 100

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OF THOSE SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN

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ARE DEPLOYED FOR DEPLOYED AT

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OUR FOUR PORTS OF ENTRY ALONG

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OUR SOUTHERN BORDER WITH MEXICO,

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WHERE WE'RE SEEING

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EXTRAORDINARILY POSITIVE

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RESULTS ON INTERDICTING

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FENTANYL AS IT COMES NORTH INTO

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OUR COUNTRY, BUT ALSO

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INTERDICTING GUNS AND MONEY AS

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IT HEADS SOUTH INTO MEXICO. WE

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HAVE 368 SOLDIERS ASSIGNED TO

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OUR TASK FORCE RATTLESNAKE. AND

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WHAT THAT IS, IT'S AN

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ORGANIZATION THAT SUPPORTS CAL

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FIRE. AND WHAT WE DO THERE IS

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WE DO FUELS MITIGATION AND

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WILDLAND FIREFIGHTING

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OPERATIONS IN SUPPORT OF CAL

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FIRE. WE HAVE 24 SERVICE

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MEMBERS, SOLDIERS AND AIRMEN

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THAT OPERATE A HIGH END

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SATELLITE CONSTELLATION, WHICH

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ENABLES US TO DETERMINE

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WILDLAND FIRES WHEN THEY ARE AS

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SMALL AS AN ACRE, AND THAT

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INFORMATION IS TRANSITIONED

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DOWN TO THE THE GEOGRAPHIC

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COORDINATION CENTERS SUPPORTING

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CAL FIRE AND THE U.S. FOREST

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SERVICE. AND WE'RE ABLE TO PUT

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FIREMEN ON THOSE FIRES BEFORE

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THEY GET OUT OF HAND. I THINK

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TO DATE, DURING THIS FIRE

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SEASON, ABOUT 348 FIRES THAT

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WE'VE DETECTED. DOWN IN CHANNEL

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ISLANDS AND THE 146 AIR WING,

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WHICH WE CALL THE HOLLYWOOD

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GUARD, THEY'RE MODULAR,

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AIRBORNE FIREFIGHTING SYSTEM

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EQUIPPED C-130JS. BOTH MAFFS

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FOUR AND SIX HAVE FLOWN EVERY

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DAY FOR THE LAST MONTH. AND

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WE'VE FLOWN, I THINK, 77

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SORTIES IN ABOUT 1.7 MILLION

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GALLONS OF RETARDANT DROPPED.

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AND THAT'S ACROSS CALIFORNIA,

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IDAHO, OREGON AND NEVADA. WE'VE

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ALSO. WE'RE ALSO HEAVILY

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INVESTED IN. IN THE STATES

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REALLY FIGHT TO ENSURE THAT WE

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HAVE A STABLE CYBER SECURITY

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APPARATUS. WE HAVE ABOUT 60

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SERVICE MEMBERS THAT ARE

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ARRAYED ACROSS STATE GOVERNMENT

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DOING THAT WORK. WE'RE EMBEDDED

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IN THE CALIFORNIA, THE KALSEC,

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WHICH IS OUT OF OAS. WE'RE

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EMBEDDED IN THE DEPARTMENT OF

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TECHNOLOGY'S SECURITY

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OPERATIONS CENTER, AND WE ALSO

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MAINTAIN WHAT WE CALL THE

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COMPUTER NETWORK DEFENSE TEAM.

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AND THAT'S A TEAM OF ABOUT 20

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FOLKS, AND THEY'VE DONE SO FAR

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THIS YEAR, 56 INDEPENDENT

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SECURITY ASSESSMENTS OF VARIOUS

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STATE GOVERNMENT NETWORKS. SO

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THAT'S BOTH CONSTITUTIONAL

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WITHIN THE GOVERNOR'S PURVIEW

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AND ALSO OUTSIDE THAT OTHER

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CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICES. AND I

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WILL ALSO TAKE A TAKE AN

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OPPORTUNITY REALLY TODAY TO, TO,

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TO TELL THE COMMITTEE THAT WE

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ARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO BE A

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PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S LATEST

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INITIATIVE, TO REALLY TAKE A

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LOOK AT IT. AND, YOU KNOW, HOW

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DO WE DEFENSE AGAINST AI

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ENABLED CYBER ATTACKS ACROSS

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OUR STATE NETWORKS? AND WE'RE

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LOOKING VERY FORWARD, VERY MUCH

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FORWARD TO WORKING WITH CAL OES,

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THE HIGHWAY PATROL AND THE

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DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY. AS WE

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STEP OFF ON THIS. I THINK IN

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TIMES LIKE THIS, WE DON'T NEED

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TO BE AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF

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THIS. WE NEED TO BE OUT IN

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FRONT OF THE BLEEDING EDGE OF

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THIS. AND I THINK WITH THE

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GOVERNOR'S LEADERSHIP AND THE

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LEADERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATURE

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IN THIS MATTER, I THINK WE'RE

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GOING TO BE WELL POSITIONED

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GOING FORWARD TO DO JUST THAT.

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AND FINALLY, I WANT TO TALK A

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LITTLE BIT ABOUT OUR RECRUITING

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AND RETENTION. YOU BROUGHT THAT

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UP, MR. CHAIR, EARLIER. AND IN

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EVERY MEASURE, RECRUITING AND

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RETENTION IN THE DEPARTMENT IS

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EXCEPTIONAL. OUR RETENTION RATE

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IS THE HIGHEST IT'S BEEN IN 13

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YEARS. WE ARE NUMBER TWO IN THE

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NATION BEHIND NUMBER TWO IN

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ENLISTMENTS, ONLY BEHIND NEW

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YORK. WE'VE SEEN A 7% GROWTH IN

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STRENGTH YEAR OVER YEAR, AND WE

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HAVE ONE MONTH LEFT IN THE

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FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR, AND WE ARE

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AT 95% OF OUR RECRUITING

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MISSION, BUT STILL A LITTLE

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OVER A MONTH LEFT TO GO. AND

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OUR STRENGTH RIGHT NOW AS IT

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SITS, IS ABOUT 98.9% OF OUR

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AUTHORIZED. SO WE'RE JUST JUST

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SHORT OF 100%. I THINK WE'RE

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GOING TO GET THERE BEFORE THE

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END OF THE FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR.

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SO THAT'S KIND OF A SENSE OF

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WHAT WE'RE DOING EVERY DAY FOR

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STATE AND NATION, AND A SENSE

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OF WHERE WE'RE AT RELATIVE TO

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RECRUITING AND RETENTION. I'D

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OFFER THAT THE DEPARTMENT IS

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EXTRAORDINARILY GOOD SHAPE, AND

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WE CANNOT DO THAT WITHOUT THE

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LEGISLATURE AND YOUR LEADERSHIP,

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SIR, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT. IT

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IS AN ABSOLUTE TEAM EFFORT. AND

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AND WE THANK YOU FOR THIS

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OPPORTUNITY TO TALK ABOUT THE

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GREAT THINGS THAT MY SOLDIERS

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AND AIRMEN DO EVERY DAY. SO

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THANK YOU. WELL, THANK YOU,

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GENERAL, AND FOR THE THE

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AUDIENCE THAT FACTS AND DATA

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YOU JUST HEARD, IT IS AMAZING

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WHAT THE CALIFORNIA NATIONAL

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GUARD IS DOING. BUT GENERAL,

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WOULD YOU WOULD YOU COMMENT ON

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HOW YOU'VE BEEN ABLE TO OBTAIN

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THOSE NUMBERS ON RETENTION AND

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RECRUITMENT, 95% RECRUITMENT.

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AND NUMBER TWO, IN THE NATION

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IN RETENTION? SURE. WHAT IS

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CALIFORNIA DOING? RIGHT? YEAH,

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I THINK WE'LL TALK ABOUT

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RECRUITING FIRST. SO I THINK WE

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PROBABLY FOUR YEARS AGO, WE

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TOOK A LOOK AT HOW WE WERE

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RECRUITING. AND I BELIEVE THAT

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WE WERE NOT GOING TO WHERE THE

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POPULATION WAS. SO WE KIND OF

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CHANGED UP HOW WE DID IT. WE

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SPENT A LOT MORE TIME ONLINE, A

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LOT MORE TIME ENGAGING IN THOSE

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PLATFORMS THAT THE FOLKS IN OUR

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DEMOGRAPHIC OPERATE ON EVERY

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DAY. AND THEN WE CHANGED OUR

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MESSAGING. WE MADE THE

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MESSAGING, I THINK, MORE

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PALATABLE AND MORE

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UNDERSTANDABLE TO THAT

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DEMOGRAPHIC. WE SPENT A LOT OF

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TIME IN HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS TO

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TRY TO ARTICULATE THAT MESSAGE.

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SO IF YOU SEE LOCAL FOOTBALL

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TEAMS COMING UP IN THIS

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FOOTBALL SEASON, THEY'LL BE

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WEARING CALIFORNIA NATIONAL

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GUARD UNIFORMS ON THE FIELD. WE

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BELIEVE THOSE TECHNIQUES WILL

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HELP DRAMATICALLY. AND ALSO

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MENTIONED RELATIVE TO RETENTION,

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WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME MAKING

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SURE THAT MY JUNIOR OFFICERS

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THAT ARE ECHELONS BELOW ME

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TREAT EACH SOLDIER AND AIRMAN

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WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT, AND I

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THINK WE'VE SPENT AN INORDINATE

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AMOUNT OF TIME DOING THAT TO

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TRY TO ENSURE THAT THAT WHILE

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THIS WORK THAT WE DO IS

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EXCEPTIONALLY HARD, THERE'S NO

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EXCUSE FOR NOT TREATING OUR

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PEOPLE WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.

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AND FRANKLY, YOU KNOW, BEING AN

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EMPATHETIC LEADER, YOU HAVE TO

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BE ABLE TO EMPATHIZE WHERE

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THESE KIDS COME FROM, WHAT

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THEIR NEEDS ARE, WHAT THEIR

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EXPECTATIONS ARE. AND WE'VE

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ALSO SPENT A TON OF TIME MAKING

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SURE THAT OUR JUNIOR OFFICERS,

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FIRST SERGEANTS,

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NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS,

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UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT THEY

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CAN ABOUT THE SOLDIERS THAT

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THEY LEAD, WHAT THEIR WIVES

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NAMES ARE, HOW MANY KIDS DO

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THEY HAVE? WHERE ARE THEY AT?

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WHERE DO THEY WORK? ARE THEY

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UNDEREMPLOYED? ARE THEY

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UNEMPLOYED? YOU KNOW, AND TRY

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TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN WE CAN

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MAKE THEIR LIVES BETTER FOR

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HAVING SERVED. AND ULTIMATELY,

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THAT'S KIND OF THE MANTRA THAT

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WE HAVE. AND I THINK THE

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PRESSURE THAT WE PUT ON THE

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ORGANIZATION TO MAKE SURE THAT

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THAT HAPPENS IS, IS SHOWN

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DIVIDENDS. SO WE'RE VERY PROUD

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OF OF BEING ABLE TO RETAIN THE

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GREAT SONS AND DAUGHTERS OF

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CALIFORNIA THAT ELECTED TO

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SERVE. WELL, GENTLEMEN, MY LAST

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QUESTION WOULD BE EDUCATION,

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BECAUSE NOW WE'RE FINDING THAT

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THE MILITARY IS LOOKING TO

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EDUCATE OUR SOLDIERS, MEN AND

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WOMEN MORE THAN EVER. AND HOW

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ARE WE EMPHASIZING THAT IN THE

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NATIONAL GUARD? YEAH. SO IN A

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COUPLE OF FRONTS. FIRST OFF, WE

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HAVE GIVEN THE THE GRACIOUSNESS

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OF THE STATE. WE OFFER ABOUT

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300 FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS TO

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UC CSU EVERY YEAR. THE

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EQUIVALENT 300 FULL TIME

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EQUIVALENT EQUIVALENTS. AND

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THAT'S ON TOP OF OF THE WHAT WE

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GET FROM THE GI BILL. SO FOR

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JUST HAVING SERVED. SO WE SPENT

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AN INORDINATE AMOUNT OF TIME

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MAKING SURE THAT FOLKS HAVE THE

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OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE THEIR

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DEGREES. AND WE CHANGED THE

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METRICS ON HOW WE GO ABOUT

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OFFERING THOSE SCHOLARSHIPS.

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YEARS AGO, WE KIND OF LEFT IT

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OPEN TO EVERYBODY. AND WHAT WE

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FOUND WAS A LOT OF SENIOR

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OFFICERS, MAJORS, LIEUTENANT

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COLONELS, WERE USING THAT TO

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SECURE A POSTGRADUATE DEGREES.

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SOME FOLKS GOING ON TO, YOU

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KNOW, GETTING PHDS. AND I SAID,

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WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT'S THAT'S

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NOT THE INTENT. THE INTENT HERE

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IS TO LIFT UP OUR YOUNG SERVICE

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MEMBERS, OUR YOUNG SOLDIERS AND

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AIRMEN, TO GET THEM OVER THE

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HUMP AND COMPLETE A COMMUNITY

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COLLEGE DEGREE TO GET INTO CSU

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OR UC CROWN JEWELS OF OUR STATE.

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RIGHT. SO WE'VE WE'VE ADJUSTED

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HOW WE DO THAT TO MORE FOCUS ON

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IMPROVING THE LIVES OF SOLDIERS

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AND AIRMEN. AND IF YOU'RE A

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MAJOR LIEUTENANT COLONEL, YOU

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KNOW, YOU CAN FIGURE OUT HOW TO

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GET THAT DEGREE YOURSELF. SO.

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WELL, THANK YOU GENERAL. OKAY.

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I WANT TO ON BEHALF OF THE

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GOVERNOR AND AND THE THE SENATE

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AND ALL THE COLLEAGUES THAT I

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WORK WITH IN THE ASSEMBLY HERE.

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WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR

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WHAT YOU DO. OUR CITIZEN

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SOLDIERS, THE BACKBONE OF

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CALIFORNIA AND THE MEN AND

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WOMEN THAT ARE OUT THERE

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FIGHTING THE FIRES, ASSISTING

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AND BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, I

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GUESS, MAKING SURE THAT WE ALL

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REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE A PART OF

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OUR COMMUNITIES AND YOU HAVE

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THE ABILITY TO BE CALLED AT ANY

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MOMENT. AND WE APPRECIATE THAT.

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SO, GENERAL, THANK YOU VERY

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MUCH AND GIVE MY REGARDS TO

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YOUR LEADERSHIP AND YOUR TROOPS.

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WILL DO, SIR. CHEERS. THANK YOU.

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AND NOW, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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OUR NEXT PANELIST WILL HEAR

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FROM SOME OF OUR CALIFORNIA

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MILITARY INSTALLATION

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LEADERSHIP TO INCLUDE CAPTAIN

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BRIAN BUNGAY, COMMANDING

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OFFICER, NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO,

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ALONG WITH COLONEL CHUCK DUDEK,

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DEPUTY COMMANDER, MARINE CORPS

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INSTALLATION WEST, AND ERIC

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FIERRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR,

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TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,

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REPRESENTING THE UNITED STATES

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AIR FORCE. SO THEY WILL DISCUSS

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THE INSTALLATION READINESS,

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INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE NEEDS IN

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COORDINATION WITH THE COMMUNITY,

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THE STATE AND FEDERAL PARTNERS.

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SO WE'LL BEGIN WITH CAPTAIN

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BRIAN BUNGAY. YOU MAY BEGIN.

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CAPTAIN. HEY. GOOD AFTERNOON,

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SENATOR. THANK YOU, CHAIRMAN

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ARCHULETA AND MEMBERS OF THE

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COMMITTEE. I'M CAPTAIN BRIAN

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BUNGAY, COMMANDING OFFICER OF

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NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO, THE

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LARGEST WEST COAST WARFIGHTING

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PLATFORM AND PRINCIPAL HOMEPORT

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OF THE PACIFIC FLEET NAVAL BASE

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SAN DIEGO, SUPPORTS MORE THAN

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250 COMMANDS, TENANT COMMANDS,

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NEARLY 60 SHIPS, MORE THAN

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26,000 ACTIVE DUTY SAILORS,

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6000 RESERVISTS, AND THOUSANDS

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OF CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES AND

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FAMILY MEMBERS. 55,000 PEOPLE

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COME THROUGH MY GATES EVERY DAY.

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THE NAVY SHORE ENTERPRISE IS

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COMMITTED TO DELIVERING THE

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HIGHEST STANDARD OF SUPPORT

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THAT ENHANCES THE RESILIENCE,

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OPERATIONAL READINESS AND

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WELL-BEING OF OUR FLEET,

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FIGHTERS AND FAMILIES. KNOWING

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THAT EVERYTHING WE DO TO

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INCREASE READINESS ASSURE

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DIRECTLY TRANSLATES TO

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INCREASED READINESS AT SEA IN

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SUPPORT OF THE FLEET, WE'RE

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DOUBLING DOWN ON INSTALLATION

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RESILIENCE AND OUR MUTUAL

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ENERGY GOALS WHILE BEING GOOD

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STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT.

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WATERFRONT WARFIGHTERS RELY ON

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RESILIENT, RELIABLE ENERGY AND

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WATER INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT

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THEIR MISSION, WHETHER IN THE

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SHIPYARD, DURING THE TRAINING

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CYCLE OR IN PREPARATION FOR

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DEPLOYMENT IN SUPPORT OF OUR

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FIGHTERS. WE ARE WORKING TO

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EASE THE CHALLENGES THAT ADD TO

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THE ALREADY STRESSFUL DEMANDS

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OF REPORTING TO WORK EACH DAY.

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HALF THE BATTLE OF A SAILOR'S

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DAY STARTS BEFORE THEY EVEN

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REPORT TO WORK. ACCESS TO

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AFFORDABLE HOUSING,

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INFRASTRUCTURE ROADBLOCKS AND

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CHALLENGES TO WALKABLE

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INSTALLATIONS ADD STRESS TO AN

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ALREADY HECTIC LIFESTYLE. WE'RE

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MAKING GOOD PROGRESS, THOUGH.

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CASE IN POINT THE NO SAILOR

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LIVES AFLOAT INITIATIVE ENSURES

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SAILORS ASSIGNED TO SHIPS HAVE

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SAFE, CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE

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HOUSING WHILE THEIR SHIPS ARE

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IN PORT, EFFECTIVELY MAKING IT

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SO NO SAILOR MUST LIVE AND WORK

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IN THE SAME PLACE WHILE ASHORE.

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SINCE THE PROGRAM'S LAUNCH IN

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SEPTEMBER 2025, NAVAL BASE SAN

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DIEGO, CORONADO AND POINT LOMA

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HAVE HOUSED NEARLY 12,000

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JUNIOR ENLISTED SAILORS FROM

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THEIR SHIP OR SUBMARINE INTO

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HOUSING. THIS PAST MARCH, WE

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DECLARED VICTORY ON NO SAILORS

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BY REACHING A ZERO WAITLIST FOR

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HOUSING OUR JUNIOR

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UNACCOMPANIED SAILORS, AND HAVE

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MAINTAINED A ZERO WAITLIST

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SINCE. HOWEVER, TOO MANY OF OUR

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SAILORS MUST LIVE AN HOUR AWAY

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FROM THEIR DUTY STATION BECAUSE

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IT'S THE ONLY OPTION THAT WORKS

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FOR THEIR FAMILIES, THEIR

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BUDGETS AND THEIR LIFESTYLE.

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WE'VE GOT TO DO BETTER BY OUR

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SAILORS AT NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO

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ALONE, MY MILITARY FAMILY

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HOUSING IS ROUTINELY AT 98%

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CAPACITY, WITH A WAITLIST OF

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500 TO 600 FAMILIES. IN

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ADDITION TO LIVING FAR FROM

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THEIR ASSIGNED INSTALLATIONS,

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THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE TO

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REDUCE CONGESTION MEANS THAT

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THE LAST QUARTER MILE OF A

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SAILOR'S COMMUTE COULD TAKE UP

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TO 30 TO 45 MINUTES. THE NAVY

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CONTINUES TO COORDINATE WITH

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SANDAG AND CALTRANS ON THE ESTÁ

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STREET BRIDGE PROJECT TO

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CONNECT THE TWO MAJOR PARTS OF

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NAVAL BASE SAN DIEGO. THIS

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BRIDGE WILL REPRESENT THE

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SINGLE BIGGEST QUALITY OF

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SERVICE IMPROVEMENT FOR NAVAL

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BASE SAN DIEGO IN GENERATIONS,

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AND SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE

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BARRIERS TO SAILOR MOVEMENT

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BETWEEN THE BASES. WE GREATLY

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APPRECIATE THE CONTINUED

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SUPPORT WE'VE RECEIVED FROM ALL

00:17:54.940 --> 00:17:56.675
LEVELS OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE

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GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING CALTRANS

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DISTRICT 11, AND IDENTIFYING

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THE NECESSARY BRIDGE AS A TOP

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PRIORITY. WE NOW WAIT FOR

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CONSIDERATION OF SANDAG'S $51

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MILLION GRANT PROPOSAL TO THE

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF

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TRANSPORTATION. IN SUPPORT OF

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OUR FAMILIES, WE NEED TO

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PROVIDE ADEQUATE CHILD CARE

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OPTIONS THAT MEET OUR SAILORS

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AND THEIR SPOUSES FINANCIAL AND

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PROFESSIONAL REALITIES. IF

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YOU'RE NOT RIGHT AT HOME,

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YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE RIGHT AT

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WORK. NAVY REGION SOUTHWEST

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OFFERS A VARIETY OF CHILD CARE

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OPTIONS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES,

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INCLUDING THE FAMILY CHILD CARE

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PROGRAM, THROUGH A HOME BASED

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CARE MODEL CURRENTLY IN

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CALIFORNIA, FCC PROVIDERS WHO

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LIVE OFF BASE MUST BE LICENSED

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BY BOTH THE STATE AND MILITARY.

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THIS PROCESS DISINCENTIVIZES

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PROVIDERS FROM ESTABLISHING

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CHILD CARE HOMES AND LIMITS OUR

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ABILITY TO MEET THE NEEDS OF

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OUR FAMILIES. OUTSIDE THE FENCE

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LINE, OUTSIDE THE FENCE LINES.

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BY EXEMPTING IN-HOME CHILD CARE

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PROVIDERS CERTIFIED BY THE

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MILITARY FROM STATE LICENSURE

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REQUIREMENTS, CALIFORNIA CAN

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HELP INCREASE AVAILABLE CHILD

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CARE OPTIONS FOR OUR MILITARY

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FAMILIES IN CALIFORNIA.

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ADDITIONALLY, AMONG THE MANY

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CHALLENGES TO MILITARY LIFE ARE

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FREQUENT MOVES, AS YOUR SONS

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PROBABLY WILL. NO. BY ALLOWING

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SAILORS WHO ARE MOVING TO

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CALIFORNIA TO ENROLL THEIR

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DEPENDENTS IN SCHOOLS, WE CAN

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EASE THE EMOTIONAL, FINANCIAL,

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AND LOGISTIC DIFFICULTY OF

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TRANSITIONING INTO THE STATE.

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IN CLOSING ON BEHALF OF NAVAL

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BASE SAN DIEGO AND NAVY REGION

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SOUTHWEST, ALONGSIDE THE TENS

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OF THOUSANDS OF SAILORS,

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CIVILIANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS WE

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REPRESENT, THANK YOU FOR YOUR

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SUPPORT. WE ARE COMMITTED TO

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CONTINUING OUR COLLABORATION ON

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MISSION READINESS, INSTALLATION,

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RESILIENCE, AND THE QUALITY OF

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LIFE OF OUR SERVICE MEMBERS AND

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THEIR FAMILIES. THANK YOU FOR

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YOUR ENDURING COMMITMENT TO

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THOSE WHO SERVE WELL. THANK YOU

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CAPTAIN. YOU KNOW, FOR ANY OF

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US THAT HAVE BEEN IN SAN DIEGO

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AND YOU NOTICED THE NAVAL BASE,

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IT'S ENORMOUS, ENORMOUS. THE

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NAVAL BASE, THE SUBMARINE BASE

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TO SEE THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS

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OUT THERE. BUT AS WE DRIVE BY,

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WE HAVE TO THINK OF THE

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CIVILIAN EMPLOYMENT THAT THAT

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SAN DIEGO PROVIDES THROUGH THE

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MILITARY BASES. WHEN YOU

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MENTIONED, IS IT 500,000 PEOPLE

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OR 50, 000 PEOPLE PER DAY IN

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AND OUT OF THE BASE, 55,000

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PEOPLE COME THROUGH MY GATES

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EVERY DAY, EVERY DAY, 55

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MULTIPLY THAT OUT FOR THE YEAR,

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YOU CAN IMAGINE. BUT OF COURSE,

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THE REASON THAT YOU'RE HERE. SO

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WE CAN HEAR ABOUT SOME OF THE

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ISSUES AND YOU MENTIONED

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CALTRANS. WE'VE GOT TO KEEP

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THOSE ROADS OPEN. WE'VE GOT TO

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MAKE SURE THAT THE MEN AND

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WOMEN WHO ARE ON THE BASE

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TRANSITION TO CIVILIAN LIFE,

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THE MINUTE THEY CROSS THE BASE,

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THEY BECOME THEY'RE YOURS WHEN

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YOU'RE ON THE BASE, BUT THEY

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BELONG TO CALIFORNIA WHEN THEY

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COME OFF. BUT THERE'S ONE

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UMBRELLA THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE

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SURE THAT WE ALL UNDERSTAND THE

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EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN THE

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BASE. SCHOOLS HAVE GOT TO

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MAINTAIN THE HOSPITALS ON THE

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BASE, ALL UNDER THE STANDARDS

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OF CALIFORNIA. AND I AND I

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THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT. I'VE

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HAD THE HONOR TO BE THERE

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SEVERAL TIMES, VISITING WITH

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THE MARINES AND AND EVERYONE

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ELSE THERE. AND I WILL TELL YOU

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THIS, THE PRIDE AND JOY, OF

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COURSE, OF SAN DIEGO IS OUR, I

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THINK, OUR SUBMARINE BASE

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BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THOSE

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SUBMARINERS, YOU KNOW, THEY EAT

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WELL, THEY TRAIN WELL, AND SOME

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OF THE BEST OF THE BEST. SO A

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SHOUT OUT TO THEM, BECAUSE I'VE

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HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO DOWN

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BELOW WITH ON THE USS PASADENA.

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AND I WITNESSED FIRSTHAND, YOU

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KNOW, BEING A PARATROOPER WHEN

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THE CAPTAIN SAID, DIVE, DIVE,

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I'M LOOKING FOR A PARACHUTE. SO,

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YOU KNOW, YOU GOT TO GET

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MENTALLY STRAIGHT, BUT I'D LOVE

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TO GET YOU DOWN TO NAVAL BASE

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SAN DIEGO AND TOUR ONE OF THE

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MANY, ONE OF THE 60 SHIPS THAT

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WE'VE GOT DOWN THERE AND SHOW

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YOU HOW, YOU KNOW, NAVAL BASE,

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SAN DIEGO, NAVAL BASE, POINT

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LOMA ANY DAY. BESIDES THE MOVIE

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TOP GUN. TELL ME ABOUT THE

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RECRUITMENT AND RETAINMENT,

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BECAUSE I KNOW YOUR NUMBERS ARE

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HIGH. YEAH. YES, SIR. SO ON THE

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RECRUITMENT SIDE, EVEN THOUGH

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NOT NOT NECESSARILY DIRECTLY

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INVOLVED, I CAN SAY A LOT OF

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THE PROGRAMS THAT THE NAVY IS

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IMPLEMENTING, I'M DIRECTLY

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INVOLVED WITH RECRUITMENT WISE

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HOUSING, LIKE I TALKED ABOUT

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SAILORS HAVING TO LIVE AND WORK

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IN THE SAME PLACE. YOU KNOW, IF

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SIR, IF YOU HAD TO LIVE AND

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WORK HERE AT THE SAME TIME, 24

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OVER SEVEN, I THINK YOU MIGHT

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GO A LITTLE CRAZY. SO WHAT

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WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO IS MOVE

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SAILORS OFF SHIP WHEN THE SHIPS

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ARE IN PORT, AND GIVE THEM A

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PLACE SEPARATE FROM FROM WHERE

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THEY WORK. AND I THINK THAT'S A

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HUGE RECRUITING TOOL, HUGE

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RETENTION TOOL FOR MANY OF OUR

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JUNIOR SAILORS. AND I THINK

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IT'S WORKING BECAUSE WE, YOU

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KNOW, THE NAVY'S FULLY

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INVESTING IN THE UNACCOMPANIED

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HOUSING, THE BARRACKS. IT'S NOT

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YOUR GRANDFATHER'S BARRACKS

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ANYMORE. IF YOU COME DOWN TO

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SAN DIEGO AND TAKE A LOOK AT

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PACIFIC BEACON OR ANY OF OUR

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RENOVATED UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING

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TOWERS, I CAN TELL YOU IT'S

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MARKET STYLE. IT'S LIKE THE THE

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RENTING AN APARTMENT, YOU KNOW,

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IN DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO, THE HUGE

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RESOURCES WE'RE PUTTING IN

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MENTAL HEALTH BECAUSE THAT'S A

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HUGE PROBLEM RIGHT NOW IN THE

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SERVICES. YOU KNOW, WE, WE WANT

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TO FLOOD THE ZONE WITH MENTAL

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HEALTH RESOURCES. AND WE GOT TO

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REDUCE THE STIGMA. I THINK

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WE'RE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB

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OF THAT, REDUCING THE STIGMA OF

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SAILORS REACHING OUT AND

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GETTING HELP. BECAUSE TIMES ARE

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TOUGH RIGHT NOW. PAY

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ADVANCEMENT OPPORTUNITIES, YOU

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KNOW, LOVE, YOU KNOW, SEEING

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ALL THE INCREASES THAT, YOU

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KNOW, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

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AND I THINK ADMIRAL BOONE HERE

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IS GOING TO TALK ABOUT, YOU

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KNOW, KEEPING VETERANS IN

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CALIFORNIA. I THINK ALL THOSE

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ARE ALL RECRUITING TOOLS AND

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RETENTION TOOLS. GOOD. THANK

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YOU. AND OF COURSE, I'LL GET A

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HOLD OF ADMIRAL BOONE AND SET

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UP A TRIP, AND WE'LL INVITE

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SOME OF THE OTHER SENATORS. SO

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PUT THAT ON YOUR CALENDAR.

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ADMIRAL BOONE, I KNOW YOU'RE

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THERE. THERE YOU ARE. SO WE'LL

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TALK ABOUT THAT LATER. BUT

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LET'S GO AHEAD AND TALK ABOUT.

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THANK YOU. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE

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MARINE CORPS NOW. AND WITH US,

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CHUCK DUDEK, DEPUTY COMMANDER,

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MARINE CORPS INSTALLATION WEST.

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TELL US ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING

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IN THE MARINE CORPS THERE IN

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SAN DIEGO. GOOD AFTERNOON,

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SENATOR, AND MEMBERS OF THE

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COMMITTEE, YOU MAY BE WATCHING,

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AS YOU SAY, SIR. THANK YOU VERY

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MUCH. I'M COLONEL CHUCK DUDEK,

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DEPUTY COMMANDER AT MARINE

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CORPS INSTALLATIONS WEST MARINE

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CORPS BASE, CAMP PENDLETON,

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THERE IN OCEANSIDE, CALIFORNIA.

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I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

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JOIN THIS PANEL TODAY AND

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DISCUSS CALIFORNIA MILITARY

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READINESS ALONGSIDE ALL THE

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COLLEAGUES. I THINK IT'S A IT'S

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A GREAT INITIATIVE BY WITH

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WHICH TO ASSEMBLE THE FULL TEAM,

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I'LL QUICKLY OFFER THE. GENERAL

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BROWN SENDS HIS REGARDS AND

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GRATITUDE AS WELL FOR THIS

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OPPORTUNITY. CALIFORNIA IS

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ESSENTIAL TO THE MISSION OF THE

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MARINE CORPS PERIOD DOT THE

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HISTORY IS LONG. THE READINESS

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IMPACTS ARE RIPE FOR DISCUSSION.

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IN EVERY METRIC, ROUGHLY 40% OF

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THE ENTIRE MARINE CORPS

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STATIONED HERE IN THE SOUTHWEST

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PORTION OF THE UNITED STATES,

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WITH THE VAST MAJORITY OF THAT

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BEING IN CALIFORNIA. AND EVEN

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MORE IMPORTANT FACT IS THAT 90%

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OF MARINE CORPS UNITS TRAIN IN

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THIS STATE BEFORE DEPLOYING

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OVERSEAS. IT'S WORTH NOTING

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THAT EVEN RIGHT NOW, THERE'S

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FIVE COMBATANT COMMANDS,

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GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMANDS,

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THAT ARE SUPPORTED BY MARINES

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FROM THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

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AS WELL AS TWO FUNCTIONAL

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COMBATANT COMMANDS. THAT

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CONTRIBUTION IS NOTEWORTHY.

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ABOUT ONE THIRD OF THE ENTIRE

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MARINE CORPS PASSES THROUGH

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CALIFORNIA INSTALLATIONS EVERY

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SINGLE YEAR. BY VIRTUE OF

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ACCESS TO GREAT TRAINING RANGES,

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THE IMPECCABLE WEATHER, AND ALL

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THE VALUE PROPOSITION THAT IT

00:25:08.006 --> 00:25:09.140
PORTENDS, THIS TRAINING CANNOT

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BE REPLICATED ANYWHERE ELSE,

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AND SUSTAINING IT DEPENDS ON A

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STRONG, ONGOING PARTNERSHIP

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BETWEEN THE MARINE CORPS AND

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THE STATE, FOR WHICH WERE

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EXCEPTIONALLY GRATEFUL. SIMPLY

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PUT, WE CANNOT EXECUTE OUR

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NATIONAL SECURITY MISSION

00:25:21.086 --> 00:25:22.787
WITHOUT THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA.

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I'D LIKE TO FOCUS MY REMARKS

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TODAY ON TWO PRIORITIES

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COLLABORATING WITH THE STATE TO

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ENCOUNTER, EXCUSE ME, TO

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COUNTER EMERGING THREATS TO

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CALIFORNIA AND SUSTAINING OUR

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ACCESS TO SEA, AIR AND LAND

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SPACE THAT OUR TRAINING

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REQUIRES. ON THE FIRST PRIORITY,

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SIR, THE MARINE CORPS AND THE

00:25:38.670 --> 00:25:40.038
STATE ARE CONFRONTING NEW AND

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EVOLVING THREAT ENVIRONMENTS,

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INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR

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FOREIGN ADVERSARIES TO CONTEST

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MILITARY OPERATIONS WITHIN THE

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CONTINENTAL UNITED STATES

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THROUGH CYBER AND PHYSICAL

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SECURITY MEANS, AS WELL AS EVEN

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THE MOBILIZATION EFFORTS THAT

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THAT THAT ALL DEPLOYERS HAVE TO

00:25:55.220 --> 00:25:58.490
GO THROUGH THE THE ENEMY

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UNDOUBTEDLY SEES THOSE AS

00:25:59.925 --> 00:26:00.859
OPPORTUNITIES WITH WHICH TO

00:26:00.926 --> 00:26:02.460
DISRUPT OUR DEPLOYMENT OF

00:26:02.527 --> 00:26:04.262
COMBAT POWER, REAL WORLD

00:26:04.329 --> 00:26:05.630
OPERATIONS FROM OUR CALIFORNIA

00:26:05.697 --> 00:26:06.598
INSTALLATIONS MAY INCREASINGLY

00:26:06.665 --> 00:26:08.233
OCCUR IN THE CONTESTED

00:26:08.300 --> 00:26:09.267
ENVIRONMENT, WHICH REQUIRES NEW

00:26:09.334 --> 00:26:10.669
LEVELS OF COORDINATION WITH THE

00:26:10.735 --> 00:26:12.070
STATE AND LOCAL FIRST

00:26:12.137 --> 00:26:13.538
RESPONDERS. ESTABLISH WELL

00:26:13.605 --> 00:26:15.674
AHEAD OF THE CRISIS THAT MAY

00:26:15.740 --> 00:26:17.108
POTENTIALLY BE BEFORE US. WE

00:26:17.175 --> 00:26:18.510
HAVE MADE REAL PROGRESS

00:26:18.576 --> 00:26:19.978
COLLECTIVELY, FOR SURE.

00:26:20.045 --> 00:26:21.079
PARTICIPATING IN CALTRANS LED

00:26:21.146 --> 00:26:22.847
REVIEW OF STATE CRITICAL

00:26:22.914 --> 00:26:23.982
INFRASTRUCTURE BEING JUST ONE

00:26:24.049 --> 00:26:25.016
EXAMPLE, COORDINATING REGULARLY

00:26:25.083 --> 00:26:26.451
WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE OF

00:26:26.518 --> 00:26:29.020
EMERGENCY SERVICES AND THE

00:26:29.087 --> 00:26:30.121
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD. AND

00:26:30.188 --> 00:26:32.223
FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR,

00:26:32.290 --> 00:26:34.025
INTEGRATING STATE PARTICIPATION

00:26:34.092 --> 00:26:36.394
IN OUR ANNUAL EMERGENCY

00:26:36.461 --> 00:26:37.662
RESPONSE EXERCISE KNOWN AS

00:26:37.729 --> 00:26:40.165
SEMPER DURUS. BUILDING ON THAT

00:26:40.231 --> 00:26:41.599
FOUNDATION WOULD WELCOME THE

00:26:41.666 --> 00:26:43.134
LEGISLATURE'S SUPPORT IN 2027

00:26:43.201 --> 00:26:44.636
FOR MEASURES THAT WOULD HELP

00:26:44.703 --> 00:26:46.638
STATE AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT

00:26:46.705 --> 00:26:48.840
RESPOND TO UNAUTHORIZED DRONE

00:26:48.907 --> 00:26:49.774
ACTIVITY, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT

00:26:49.841 --> 00:26:50.976
THREATENS OUR INSTALLATIONS AND

00:26:51.042 --> 00:26:53.111
OUR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE. WE

00:26:53.178 --> 00:26:54.112
APPRECIATE AND KNOW THAT

00:26:54.179 --> 00:26:55.280
THERE'S BEEN EFFORT ON THAT

00:26:55.347 --> 00:26:56.848
ALREADY, AND WE HOPE TO PARTNER

00:26:56.915 --> 00:26:58.550
FOR CONTINUED EFFORTS ON THAT

00:26:58.616 --> 00:27:00.285
FRONT. ON THE SECOND PRIORITY,

00:27:00.352 --> 00:27:01.386
SUSTAINING ACCESS TO TRAINING

00:27:01.453 --> 00:27:03.188
SPACE IS AN URGENT AND GROWING

00:27:03.254 --> 00:27:04.289
CHALLENGE. WE'RE ACTIVELY

00:27:04.356 --> 00:27:05.824
ENGAGED ON SEVERAL FRONTS,

00:27:05.890 --> 00:27:07.792
WORKING WITH THE S, D, G AND E

00:27:07.859 --> 00:27:08.827
AS IT CONSIDERS ROUTES FOR

00:27:08.893 --> 00:27:10.762
MAJOR NEW TRANSMISSION LINE OUT

00:27:10.829 --> 00:27:13.264
TOWARDS IMPERIAL COUNTY

00:27:13.331 --> 00:27:14.399
MONITORING GEOTHERMAL

00:27:14.466 --> 00:27:15.433
DEVELOPMENT PROPOSED NEAR THE

00:27:15.500 --> 00:27:16.201
CHOCOLATE MOUNTAIN AERIAL

00:27:16.267 --> 00:27:17.969
GUNNERY RANGE AND PURSUING

00:27:18.036 --> 00:27:19.237
PERMANENT TRAINING AIR SPACE AT

00:27:19.304 --> 00:27:20.505
THE MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND

00:27:20.572 --> 00:27:22.307
COMBAT CENTER TO SUPPORT

00:27:22.374 --> 00:27:23.742
REALISTIC MODERN TRAINING. AT

00:27:23.808 --> 00:27:24.776
THE SAME TIME, WE'VE ACHIEVED

00:27:24.843 --> 00:27:26.378
REAL SUCCESS THROUGH THE MOJAVE

00:27:26.444 --> 00:27:28.446
DESERT SENTINEL LANDSCAPE, THE

00:27:28.513 --> 00:27:29.714
STATE'S FIRST SUCH DESIGNATION,

00:27:29.781 --> 00:27:31.649
WHICH IS ALREADY HELPING ALIGN

00:27:31.716 --> 00:27:33.118
MILITARY CONSERVATION AND

00:27:33.184 --> 00:27:34.185
AGRICULTURAL LAND USE GOALS

00:27:34.252 --> 00:27:35.954
ACROSS THE REGION. MOST STATES

00:27:36.021 --> 00:27:37.389
WITH THE SENTINEL LANDSCAPE,

00:27:37.455 --> 00:27:38.823
EXCUSE ME, LANDSCAPE, HAVE

00:27:38.890 --> 00:27:40.291
SUPPORTED THEIR PROGRAM IN

00:27:40.358 --> 00:27:41.493
STATUTE AND WOULD AGAIN WELCOME

00:27:41.559 --> 00:27:43.361
THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH

00:27:43.428 --> 00:27:45.697
THE LEGISLATURE OR FOR

00:27:45.764 --> 00:27:47.832
LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT IN 2027 FOR

00:27:47.899 --> 00:27:50.735
SIMILAR ACTIVITY TO SUSTAIN,

00:27:50.802 --> 00:27:52.504
SUSTAIN AND EXPAND THIS SUCCESS

00:27:52.570 --> 00:27:53.905
IN CALIFORNIA AND WORKING

00:27:53.972 --> 00:27:55.440
TOWARDS A CLOSING, HERE ARE TWO

00:27:55.507 --> 00:27:56.374
ADDITIONAL PRIORITIES. MERIT

00:27:56.441 --> 00:27:58.810
BRIEF MENTION ON INFRASTRUCTURE

00:27:58.877 --> 00:27:59.878
RESILIENCY. THE MARINE CORPS

00:27:59.944 --> 00:28:01.112
AND THE STATE ARE PARTNERING ON

00:28:01.179 --> 00:28:02.480
A LANDMARK, LONG DURATION

00:28:02.547 --> 00:28:04.249
ENERGY STORAGE PROJECT AT CAMP

00:28:04.315 --> 00:28:06.418
PENDLETON, SUPPORTED BY

00:28:06.484 --> 00:28:07.485
CALIFORNIA ENERGY COMMISSION

00:28:07.552 --> 00:28:09.320
AWARD, AND WE WELCOME CONTINUED

00:28:09.387 --> 00:28:10.088
COLLABORATION ON GRID

00:28:10.155 --> 00:28:12.190
RESILIENCE AND EMERGING ENERGY

00:28:12.257 --> 00:28:13.625
TECHNOLOGIES ON SUPPORT FOR

00:28:13.691 --> 00:28:15.093
MILITARY FAMILIES. SEVERAL

00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:16.161
MEASURES BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE

00:28:16.227 --> 00:28:17.629
THIS YEAR ADDRESSING

00:28:17.695 --> 00:28:19.097
INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE RESPONSE,

00:28:19.164 --> 00:28:21.966
FAMILY LEAVE, JROTC ACCESS AND

00:28:22.033 --> 00:28:23.401
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT WOULD

00:28:23.468 --> 00:28:24.235
MEANINGFULLY IMPROVE QUALITY OF

00:28:24.302 --> 00:28:25.870
LIFE FOR MILITARY FAMILIES IN

00:28:25.937 --> 00:28:26.871
CALIFORNIA, AND WE APPRECIATE

00:28:26.938 --> 00:28:28.473
THE LEGISLATURE'S CONTINUED

00:28:28.540 --> 00:28:30.208
ATTENTION ON THESE ISSUES VERY

00:28:30.275 --> 00:28:31.876
GRATEFULLY. AND THANK YOU AGAIN,

00:28:31.943 --> 00:28:32.944
SIR, FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO

00:28:33.011 --> 00:28:34.145
TESTIFY TODAY AND FOR THE

00:28:34.212 --> 00:28:35.246
STATE'S SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP

00:28:35.313 --> 00:28:36.347
WITH THE MARINE CORPS. LOOK

00:28:36.414 --> 00:28:37.248
FORWARD TO ANY QUESTIONS YOU

00:28:37.315 --> 00:28:39.250
MIGHT HAVE, SIR. THANK YOU. MY

00:28:39.317 --> 00:28:41.086
REGARDS TO GENERAL BROWN, AND

00:28:41.152 --> 00:28:43.521
I'VE BEEN LUCKY TO BE THERE

00:28:43.588 --> 00:28:45.690
WITH HIM AT GRADUATION AND

00:28:45.757 --> 00:28:47.092
WITNESS WHAT TAKES PLACE THERE

00:28:47.158 --> 00:28:51.262
AT èC MRD IS THAT WHAT IS THAT?

00:28:51.329 --> 00:28:54.032
THE INITIALS MCRD FOR RECRUIT.

00:28:54.099 --> 00:28:56.901
YEAH. AND AND THE FAMILIES IT.

00:28:56.968 --> 00:28:58.870
IF YOU'VE NOT BEEN TO A MARINE

00:28:58.937 --> 00:29:00.805
CORPS GRADUATION, LADIES AND

00:29:00.872 --> 00:29:01.873
GENTLEMEN, THOSE WHO ARE

00:29:01.940 --> 00:29:03.274
LISTENING, YOU'VE GOT TO ATTEND

00:29:03.341 --> 00:29:04.809
ONE. IT'S OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

00:29:04.876 --> 00:29:06.911
AND IT BRINGS PRIDE TO

00:29:06.978 --> 00:29:08.746
CALIFORNIA, BRINGS PRIDE TO OUR

00:29:08.813 --> 00:29:09.781
MILITARY, ESPECIALLY THE

00:29:09.848 --> 00:29:11.950
MARINES. BUT THE MARINES HAVE

00:29:12.016 --> 00:29:13.051
SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL

00:29:13.118 --> 00:29:15.019
ENVIOUS OF IS THE TIME AND

00:29:15.086 --> 00:29:15.553
EFFORT YOU PUT INTO EVERY

00:29:15.620 --> 00:29:17.322
MARINE PERSONALLY, BUT ALSO

00:29:17.388 --> 00:29:19.124
THAT ALSO TRANSCENDS TO

00:29:19.190 --> 00:29:20.892
FAMILIES BECAUSE YOU TAKE CARE

00:29:20.959 --> 00:29:22.026
OF THE FAMILIES, YOU TAKE THE

00:29:22.093 --> 00:29:23.862
MARINES, YOU TAKE CARE OF HIS

00:29:23.928 --> 00:29:25.029
FAMILIES. AND I WITNESS THAT,

00:29:25.096 --> 00:29:26.131
AND I APPRECIATE THAT. SO TELL

00:29:26.197 --> 00:29:29.234
ME ABOUT THE MARINE RESERVES

00:29:29.300 --> 00:29:30.668
THAT WE HAVE HERE IN CALIFORNIA,

00:29:30.735 --> 00:29:31.870
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THEIR

00:29:31.936 --> 00:29:34.439
ACTIVE DUTY, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY

00:29:34.506 --> 00:29:35.707
THEY AUGMENT ONE ANOTHER AND

00:29:35.773 --> 00:29:37.142
AND HOW ACTIVE ARE THEY AND

00:29:37.208 --> 00:29:41.146
WHAT ARE THEY UP TO? YES, SIR.

00:29:41.212 --> 00:29:43.615
SO IT'S WORTH NOTING THAT IN

00:29:43.681 --> 00:29:45.783
THE BROADER PERSPECTIVE, THAT

00:29:45.850 --> 00:29:47.685
RETENTION AND RECRUITING AND

00:29:47.752 --> 00:29:49.754
RETENTION ARE STRONG. AND AS

00:29:49.821 --> 00:29:51.222
HAS BEEN MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY,

00:29:51.289 --> 00:29:53.091
THE RATIONALE FOR THAT AND THE,

00:29:53.158 --> 00:29:56.261
THE THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR

00:29:56.327 --> 00:29:57.996
THAT ESSENTIALLY ROOTS BACK AND

00:29:58.062 --> 00:29:59.197
TAKING CARE OF THE MARINES AS

00:29:59.264 --> 00:30:00.999
YOU AS YOU STATED, SIR, BUT

00:30:01.065 --> 00:30:03.134
ALSO IN READY OPPORTUNITIES TO

00:30:03.201 --> 00:30:04.502
TRANSITION TO THE RESERVE

00:30:04.569 --> 00:30:06.371
COMPONENT THEREIN. THE SUCCESS

00:30:06.437 --> 00:30:07.705
OF OUR DIRECT AFFILIATION

00:30:07.772 --> 00:30:09.274
PROGRAM, CANDIDLY HAS BEEN

00:30:09.340 --> 00:30:11.376
UNMATCHED IN RECENT HISTORY.

00:30:11.442 --> 00:30:13.278
THE VOLUME OF MARINES WHO SEEK

00:30:13.344 --> 00:30:15.747
FOR CONTINUED SERVICE VIA THAT

00:30:15.813 --> 00:30:16.714
DIRECT TRANSITION TO THE

00:30:16.781 --> 00:30:18.583
RESERVE COMPONENT AS STRONG, WE

00:30:18.650 --> 00:30:19.784
CONTINUE TO MEET RETENTION

00:30:19.851 --> 00:30:21.519
GOALS, SPECIFICALLY WITHIN THE

00:30:21.586 --> 00:30:23.588
FORMATION THAT I WORK WITH,

00:30:23.655 --> 00:30:26.124
WITH NO AMBIGUITY AND ARE FULL

00:30:26.191 --> 00:30:28.326
STEAM AHEAD. THE FIRST MARINE

00:30:28.393 --> 00:30:30.061
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE AND THE

00:30:30.128 --> 00:30:31.729
ENTIRE MARINE CORPS, FOR THAT

00:30:31.796 --> 00:30:32.997
MATTER, TAKES GREAT PRIDE IN

00:30:33.064 --> 00:30:33.898
INTEGRATING AND INCORPORATING

00:30:33.965 --> 00:30:35.900
THE RESERVE COMPONENT INTO ALL

00:30:35.967 --> 00:30:37.268
OPERATIONS. IN SOME INSTANCES,

00:30:37.335 --> 00:30:39.871
THOSE ARE THE SPECIALIZED SKILL

00:30:39.938 --> 00:30:41.139
SETS THAT ARE NOT REPLICATED ON

00:30:41.206 --> 00:30:42.307
THE ACTIVE COMPONENT, AND

00:30:42.373 --> 00:30:44.042
OTHERS, THEY'RE AN AUGMENTATION

00:30:44.108 --> 00:30:45.276
AND REDUNDANT FORCE. BUT THE

00:30:45.343 --> 00:30:47.378
VALUE PROPOSITION, AGAIN, RESTS

00:30:47.445 --> 00:30:48.446
PRIMARILY IN THE ETHOS THAT

00:30:48.513 --> 00:30:50.682
EVERY MARINE IS ONCE AND

00:30:50.748 --> 00:30:52.050
FOREVER, ALWAYS A MARINE, THAT

00:30:52.116 --> 00:30:54.185
THE SHARED CORE VALUES AND

00:30:54.252 --> 00:30:55.286
EMPHASIS ON WARFIGHTING

00:30:55.353 --> 00:30:56.688
READINESS ARE THAT WHICH IS THE

00:30:56.754 --> 00:30:58.356
LINKING COMPONENT. AND THEN

00:30:58.423 --> 00:30:59.791
WHEN IT COMES TO PRE-DEPLOYMENT

00:30:59.857 --> 00:31:01.125
TRAINING CYCLES, THERE IS NO

00:31:01.192 --> 00:31:02.594
DELTA. THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY

00:31:02.660 --> 00:31:03.561
BETWEEN THE ACTIVE COMPONENT

00:31:03.628 --> 00:31:05.129
AND THE RESERVE. IT IS TIED AT

00:31:05.196 --> 00:31:07.465
THE HIP. AND WHEN YOU TALK, YOU

00:31:07.532 --> 00:31:08.633
MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT

00:31:08.700 --> 00:31:10.802
THE ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ON

00:31:10.868 --> 00:31:13.638
THE BASE, BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY

00:31:13.705 --> 00:31:16.941
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DRONES AND

00:31:17.008 --> 00:31:18.676
THAT TECHNOLOGY THAT'S OUT

00:31:18.743 --> 00:31:20.478
THERE AND IT'S AFFECTING THE

00:31:20.545 --> 00:31:21.512
NAVY AND IT'S AFFECTING THE AIR

00:31:21.579 --> 00:31:23.514
FORCE, EVERYONE ELSE. SO WHAT

00:31:23.581 --> 00:31:24.849
ARE WE DOING WITH THAT WHEN IT

00:31:24.916 --> 00:31:28.052
COMES TO THAT? THE TECHNICAL

00:31:28.119 --> 00:31:30.555
SIDE OF IT ALL AND COMBATING

00:31:30.622 --> 00:31:32.657
THAT AND THEN TAKING IT TO THE

00:31:32.724 --> 00:31:35.260
NEXT LEVEL AND ENERGY, BECAUSE

00:31:35.326 --> 00:31:36.327
THAT'S IMPORTANT WITH THE

00:31:36.394 --> 00:31:37.428
NUMBER OF PEOPLE YOU HAVE ON

00:31:37.495 --> 00:31:38.830
THE BASE AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

00:31:38.896 --> 00:31:40.632
YES, SIR. THE DEMONSTRATION OF

00:31:40.698 --> 00:31:41.866
COMBAT OPERATIONS DOWNRANGE

00:31:41.933 --> 00:31:44.302
RIGHT NOW UNDOUBTEDLY GIVES

00:31:44.369 --> 00:31:46.037
KEEN INSIGHT INTO THE

00:31:46.104 --> 00:31:47.839
PROLIFERATION OF UNMANNED

00:31:47.905 --> 00:31:49.274
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COUNTER

00:31:49.340 --> 00:31:50.308
TECHNOLOGIES, SO ON AND SO

00:31:50.375 --> 00:31:51.409
FORTH. ADMITTEDLY, MANY OF OUR

00:31:51.476 --> 00:31:53.678
RESOURCES ARE RIGHTFULLY BEING

00:31:53.745 --> 00:31:54.746
POSITIONED AT THE LEADING EDGE

00:31:54.812 --> 00:31:56.681
OF THE FIGHT AS AS THEY OUGHT

00:31:56.748 --> 00:31:58.216
TO BE. TIME NOW, IN

00:31:58.283 --> 00:31:59.751
CONSIDERATION OF ALL THAT IS IN

00:31:59.817 --> 00:32:01.452
OUR CONUS BASE INSTALLATIONS,

00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:02.987
WE ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF AND

00:32:03.054 --> 00:32:04.722
THE BENEFACTORS OF THAT

00:32:04.789 --> 00:32:06.524
IMPROVING TECHNOLOGY, NO DOUBT.

00:32:06.591 --> 00:32:08.259
AND MANY OF OUR INSTALLATIONS

00:32:08.326 --> 00:32:09.394
ARE. MULTIPLE INSTALLATIONS

00:32:09.460 --> 00:32:10.962
THROUGHOUT THE REGION ARE IN

00:32:11.029 --> 00:32:13.064
FACT, IN RECEIPT OF CERTAIN

00:32:13.131 --> 00:32:14.866
TECHNOLOGIES THAT WE EXPECT TO

00:32:14.932 --> 00:32:17.001
IMPROVE OUR POSTURE THROUGHOUT.

00:32:17.068 --> 00:32:18.303
ONE THING I'D LIKE TO EMPHASIZE,

00:32:18.369 --> 00:32:19.904
THOUGH, AS IT RELATES

00:32:19.971 --> 00:32:22.440
SPECIFICALLY TO THE THE

00:32:22.507 --> 00:32:23.875
AUTHORITIES AND THE

00:32:23.941 --> 00:32:26.444
COLLABORATION THAT WE SEE AS

00:32:26.511 --> 00:32:28.279
KEENLY NECESSARY, RELATES TO

00:32:28.346 --> 00:32:30.348
THE FEDERAL ASPECT OF IT, IN

00:32:30.415 --> 00:32:31.749
CONJUNCTION WITH THE LOCAL AND

00:32:31.816 --> 00:32:33.318
THE STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT

00:32:33.384 --> 00:32:34.385
REPRESENTATIVES, TO BE ABLE TO

00:32:34.452 --> 00:32:35.753
MUTUALLY WORK TO COMBAT THIS

00:32:35.820 --> 00:32:37.422
PROBLEM SET. AND WHETHER THAT

00:32:37.488 --> 00:32:38.323
MEANS MODIFICATION OF THAT,

00:32:38.389 --> 00:32:40.058
WHICH IS LABELED AS A CRITICAL

00:32:40.124 --> 00:32:41.893
PIECE OF INFRASTRUCTURE AND

00:32:41.959 --> 00:32:43.261
MILITARY INSTALLATION OR

00:32:43.328 --> 00:32:44.395
OTHERWISE. BUT THE

00:32:44.462 --> 00:32:46.130
COLLABORATION, IN AN EFFORT TO

00:32:46.197 --> 00:32:47.965
RESPOND DIRECTLY TO THAT, WE

00:32:48.032 --> 00:32:49.033
THINK, IS SOMETHING THAT WE

00:32:49.100 --> 00:32:50.568
UNDOUBTEDLY NEED TO BE WORKING

00:32:50.635 --> 00:32:53.037
WITH ALL EQUITY HOLDERS GOING

00:32:53.104 --> 00:32:55.173
FORWARD. AS IT RELATES TO THE

00:32:55.239 --> 00:32:56.541
TECHNOLOGY PIECE, GRID

00:32:56.607 --> 00:32:58.810
INFRASTRUCTURE, GRID RESILIENCY

00:32:58.876 --> 00:33:00.578
AND RELIABILITY IS UNDOUBTEDLY

00:33:00.645 --> 00:33:02.246
IN ALL OF OUR INTEREST. AND SO

00:33:02.313 --> 00:33:04.515
WE'RE WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH THE

00:33:04.582 --> 00:33:05.483
PARTNERSHIPS THAT WE'VE BEEN

00:33:05.550 --> 00:33:06.684
ABLE TO DEVELOP THUS FAR, SOME

00:33:06.751 --> 00:33:08.486
OF THE INITIATIVES THAT ARE IN

00:33:08.553 --> 00:33:09.721
PLACE, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO

00:33:09.787 --> 00:33:10.755
CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE ON

00:33:10.822 --> 00:33:11.823
THOSE GOING FORWARD. WELL,

00:33:11.889 --> 00:33:13.725
THANK YOU, COLONEL, AND LADIES

00:33:13.791 --> 00:33:16.027
AND GENTLEMEN, THERE WAS A TIME

00:33:16.094 --> 00:33:19.263
WHERE THE MILITARY UNITS WERE

00:33:19.330 --> 00:33:21.099
SEPARATE WAY BACK WHEN, BUT NOW

00:33:21.165 --> 00:33:23.034
THEY MELT TOGETHER. THE MARINES

00:33:23.101 --> 00:33:24.402
AND THE NAVY WORKING TOGETHER

00:33:24.469 --> 00:33:26.104
WITH THE AIR FORCE. YOU CANNOT

00:33:26.170 --> 00:33:27.972
CONDUCT AN OPERATION WITHOUT

00:33:28.039 --> 00:33:30.475
EVERYBODY WORKING OUT. SO THAT

00:33:30.541 --> 00:33:32.710
BRINGS MY NEXT. AND I THANK YOU,

00:33:32.777 --> 00:33:34.979
COLONEL. BUT MY NEXT PANELISTS,

00:33:35.046 --> 00:33:36.614
OF COURSE, IS REPRESENTING THE

00:33:36.681 --> 00:33:38.716
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. SO

00:33:38.783 --> 00:33:40.852
ERIC FIERRO, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

00:33:40.918 --> 00:33:42.754
AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, WHICH

00:33:42.820 --> 00:33:44.389
WAS ONE OF OUR BUSIEST BASES

00:33:44.455 --> 00:33:46.290
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. SO BRING US

00:33:46.357 --> 00:33:47.692
UP TO DATE ON WHAT'S HAPPENING

00:33:47.759 --> 00:33:49.527
THERE WITH OUR MEN IN BLUE.

00:33:49.594 --> 00:33:51.095
GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIR, AND

00:33:51.162 --> 00:33:53.231
MEMBERS OF THE BLUE AND MEMBERS

00:33:53.297 --> 00:33:54.932
OF THE COMMITTEE AS THE

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EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AT TRAVIS

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AIR FORCE BASE IN SOLANO COUNTY.

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A VETERAN AND LIFELONG

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CALIFORNIA RESIDENT, AND HAVING

00:34:01.239 --> 00:34:02.673
GROWN UP IN THE SAN FERNANDO

00:34:02.740 --> 00:34:04.308
VALLEY, A PRODUCT OF OUR

00:34:04.375 --> 00:34:05.676
CALIFORNIA PUBLIC EDUCATION

00:34:05.743 --> 00:34:07.178
SYSTEM, I AM BOTH HUMBLED AND

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PROUD TO BE ABLE TO REPRESENT

00:34:08.479 --> 00:34:10.314
THE MEN AND WOMEN OF TRAVIS AIR

00:34:10.381 --> 00:34:12.150
FORCE BASE. I'D LIKE TO START

00:34:12.216 --> 00:34:13.284
BY THANKING YOU FOR INVITING ME

00:34:13.351 --> 00:34:14.352
TO TESTIFY TODAY, AND FOR

00:34:14.419 --> 00:34:16.120
PROVIDING THIS FORUM TO ADDRESS

00:34:16.187 --> 00:34:17.088
THE CRITICAL SUBJECT OF

00:34:17.155 --> 00:34:18.322
MILITARY READINESS IN

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CALIFORNIA, ALONGSIDE MY FELLOW

00:34:20.258 --> 00:34:22.226
SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES.

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CALIFORNIA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE

00:34:23.561 --> 00:34:25.129
AIR FORCE'S GLOBAL MOBILITY

00:34:25.196 --> 00:34:27.064
MISSION, TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE,

00:34:27.131 --> 00:34:28.366
KNOWN AS THE GATEWAY TO THE

00:34:28.433 --> 00:34:29.801
PACIFIC AND WITH THE LARGEST

00:34:29.867 --> 00:34:31.836
AERIAL PORT ON THE WEST COAST,

00:34:31.903 --> 00:34:33.504
HAS QUICKLY EMERGED AS A

00:34:33.571 --> 00:34:35.573
GATEWAY TO THE WORLD. WITH

00:34:35.640 --> 00:34:37.308
PROJECT. WE PROJECT AMERICAN

00:34:37.375 --> 00:34:39.243
POWER AND HUMANITARIAN REACH

00:34:39.310 --> 00:34:41.012
ACROSS THE GLOBE, AND THIS HIGH

00:34:41.078 --> 00:34:42.447
TEMPO, CONTINUOUS OPERATION

00:34:42.513 --> 00:34:44.649
CANNOT BE REPLICATED ELSEWHERE.

00:34:44.715 --> 00:34:46.417
SUSTAINING IT DEPENDS ON THE

00:34:46.484 --> 00:34:47.585
RESILIENCE OF OUR AIRMEN AND

00:34:47.652 --> 00:34:49.020
STRONG ONGOING PARTNERSHIP WITH

00:34:49.086 --> 00:34:51.022
THE STATE. SIMPLY PUT, WE

00:34:51.088 --> 00:34:52.490
CANNOT EXECUTE OUR NATIONAL

00:34:52.557 --> 00:34:54.392
SECURITY MISSION WITHOUT

00:34:54.459 --> 00:34:55.326
CALIFORNIA, AND WE CANNOT

00:34:55.393 --> 00:34:56.794
EXECUTE IT WITHOUT FULLY

00:34:56.861 --> 00:34:57.995
SUPPORTING THE SERVICE MEMBERS

00:34:58.062 --> 00:34:59.397
AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO MAKE IT

00:34:59.464 --> 00:35:01.132
HAPPEN. MY REMARKS TODAY WILL

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FOCUS ON TWO CRITICAL MILITARY

00:35:03.167 --> 00:35:04.769
READINESS PRIORITIES FACING

00:35:04.836 --> 00:35:06.504
MILITARY FAMILIES AT TRAVIS AIR

00:35:06.571 --> 00:35:08.372
FORCE BASE, ADDRESSING

00:35:08.439 --> 00:35:09.807
ACCESSIBLE CHILD CARE AND

00:35:09.874 --> 00:35:10.908
ENSURING OUR ACCESS TO

00:35:10.975 --> 00:35:13.110
AFFORDABLE, QUALITY HOUSING.

00:35:13.177 --> 00:35:14.479
THE LACK OF AVAILABLE CHILD

00:35:14.545 --> 00:35:15.546
CARE IS NO LONGER JUST A

00:35:15.613 --> 00:35:17.415
QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUE. IT IS A

00:35:17.482 --> 00:35:19.183
DIRECT THREAT TO MILITARY

00:35:19.250 --> 00:35:21.352
READINESS. SUSTAINED DEMAND FOR

00:35:21.419 --> 00:35:22.453
INSTALLATION CHILD CARE

00:35:22.520 --> 00:35:23.855
CONTINUES TO EXCEED CURRENT

00:35:23.921 --> 00:35:25.423
CAPACITY. WHEN THE AIRMEN

00:35:25.490 --> 00:35:27.024
CANNOT SECURE RELIABLE AND

00:35:27.091 --> 00:35:28.226
AFFORDABLE CARE FOR THEIR

00:35:28.292 --> 00:35:29.594
CHILDREN, IT IMPACTS THEIR

00:35:29.660 --> 00:35:31.095
ABILITY TO DEPLOY, ATTEND,

00:35:31.162 --> 00:35:32.096
TRAINING, OR FULFILL THEIR

00:35:32.163 --> 00:35:34.298
DAILY DUTY REQUIREMENTS. WHILE

00:35:34.365 --> 00:35:36.400
WE ARE RECENTLY AWARDED A

00:35:36.467 --> 00:35:37.768
MILCON PROJECT TO CONSTRUCT A

00:35:37.835 --> 00:35:39.670
NEW CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER,

00:35:39.737 --> 00:35:40.771
STAFFING THIS FACILITY WILL

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CONTINUE TO PRESENT CHALLENGES.

00:35:42.640 --> 00:35:43.541
WHILE WE ARE EXTENDING OUR

00:35:43.608 --> 00:35:45.443
PHYSICAL FOOTPRINT, WE MUST

00:35:45.510 --> 00:35:46.544
RELY HEAVILY ON THE LOCAL

00:35:46.611 --> 00:35:48.679
COMMUNITY TO BRIDGE THE GAP. AT

00:35:48.746 --> 00:35:50.147
TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, WE ARE

00:35:50.214 --> 00:35:51.282
CONFRONTING SIGNIFICANT

00:35:51.349 --> 00:35:53.317
WAITLISTS AT OUR CDCS. VERY FEW

00:35:53.384 --> 00:35:54.785
STATE RUN PROGRAMS HAVE TAKEN

00:35:54.852 --> 00:35:56.220
THE STEPS TO BECOME AFFILIATED

00:35:56.287 --> 00:35:57.688
WITH OUR INSTALLATION AND OUR

00:35:57.755 --> 00:35:58.489
INSTALLATIONS THROUGHOUT THE

00:35:58.556 --> 00:36:01.392
STATE. ADDITIONALLY, ACCESS TO

00:36:01.459 --> 00:36:03.027
AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN URGENT

00:36:03.094 --> 00:36:04.161
CHALLENGE WHICH DIRECTLY

00:36:04.228 --> 00:36:05.663
IMPACTS OUR OPERATIONAL

00:36:05.730 --> 00:36:07.098
READINESS. THE HIGH COST OF

00:36:07.164 --> 00:36:08.833
LIVING IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA,

00:36:08.900 --> 00:36:09.934
COMBINED WITH FULL ON BASE

00:36:10.001 --> 00:36:12.103
HOUSING OCCUPANCY AND LONG

00:36:12.169 --> 00:36:13.938
WAITLISTS, FORCES MANY OF OUR

00:36:14.005 --> 00:36:15.339
PERSONNEL TO ENDURE LONG

00:36:15.406 --> 00:36:16.774
COMMUTES OR SETTLE FOR LIVING

00:36:16.841 --> 00:36:17.842
CONDITIONS WHICH DO NOT

00:36:17.909 --> 00:36:20.011
NECESSARILY MEET THEIR NEEDS.

00:36:20.077 --> 00:36:21.712
WHILE WE CONTINUOUSLY ADVOCATE

00:36:21.779 --> 00:36:23.047
FOR APPROPRIATE BASE ALLOWANCE

00:36:23.114 --> 00:36:24.348
FOR HOUSING RATES AT THE

00:36:24.415 --> 00:36:26.851
FEDERAL LEVEL, THE LOCAL MARKET

00:36:26.918 --> 00:36:28.553
OFTEN OUTPACES BASIC ALLOWANCE

00:36:28.619 --> 00:36:30.054
FOR HOUSING, AND THESE

00:36:30.121 --> 00:36:31.889
ADJUSTMENTS WE ARE ACTIVELY

00:36:31.956 --> 00:36:32.957
ENGAGING WITH LOCAL

00:36:33.024 --> 00:36:34.058
MUNICIPALITIES TO ENCOURAGE

00:36:34.125 --> 00:36:35.560
MILITARY FRIENDLY HOUSING

00:36:35.626 --> 00:36:37.662
POLICIES. HOWEVER, WE WOULD

00:36:37.728 --> 00:36:39.430
WELCOME THE LEGISLATURE'S

00:36:39.497 --> 00:36:40.464
CONSIDERATION FOR INITIATIVES

00:36:40.531 --> 00:36:42.166
DESIGNED TO INCENTIVIZE RENTING

00:36:42.233 --> 00:36:43.834
OR SELLING TO MILITARY FAMILIES,

00:36:43.901 --> 00:36:45.570
PROVIDING TAX RELIEF OR RENT

00:36:45.636 --> 00:36:46.971
PROTECTION FOR MILITARY

00:36:47.038 --> 00:36:48.105
FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITIES

00:36:48.172 --> 00:36:49.574
SURROUNDING MILITARY

00:36:49.640 --> 00:36:52.443
INSTALLATIONS. AN ADDITIONAL

00:36:52.510 --> 00:36:54.245
CHALLENGE WORTHY OF NOTE OUR

00:36:54.312 --> 00:36:55.613
READINESS RELIES HEAVILY ON A

00:36:55.680 --> 00:36:57.381
ROBUST CIVILIAN WORKFORCE, BUT

00:36:57.448 --> 00:36:58.950
WE ARE FACING SIGNIFICANT

00:36:59.016 --> 00:37:00.351
HURDLES IN FILLING CIVILIAN

00:37:00.418 --> 00:37:01.819
EXECUTIVE POSITIONS AT OUR

00:37:01.886 --> 00:37:03.988
CALIFORNIA INSTALLATIONS. WHILE

00:37:04.055 --> 00:37:05.756
WE OFFER NUMEROUS OPPORTUNITIES

00:37:05.823 --> 00:37:07.258
RECRUITING QUALIFIED LEADERS TO

00:37:07.325 --> 00:37:08.693
FILL THESE CRITICAL

00:37:08.759 --> 00:37:10.194
ADMINISTRATIVE AND STRATEGIC

00:37:10.261 --> 00:37:11.796
ROLES HAS PROVEN INCREASINGLY

00:37:11.862 --> 00:37:14.131
DIFFICULT. RETIRING MILITARY

00:37:14.198 --> 00:37:15.433
LEADERS AND SENIOR ENLISTED

00:37:15.499 --> 00:37:17.268
VETERANS BRING INVALUABLE

00:37:17.335 --> 00:37:18.336
INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, AND AN

00:37:18.402 --> 00:37:19.737
IMMEDIATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE

00:37:19.804 --> 00:37:21.606
MILITARY MISSION REQUIRED FOR

00:37:21.672 --> 00:37:23.841
THESE TOP TIER POSITIONS.

00:37:23.908 --> 00:37:25.176
HOWEVER, BECAUSE CALIFORNIA

00:37:25.242 --> 00:37:26.978
TAXES MILITARY PENSIONS AND HAS

00:37:27.044 --> 00:37:28.779
A HIGH OVERALL COST OF LIVING,

00:37:28.846 --> 00:37:30.615
MANY HIGHLY QUALIFIED

00:37:30.681 --> 00:37:31.682
TRANSITIONING SENIOR SERVICE

00:37:31.749 --> 00:37:33.117
MEMBERS PREFER TO SEEK

00:37:33.184 --> 00:37:34.552
EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT IN OTHER

00:37:34.619 --> 00:37:36.721
STATES. CONSEQUENTLY, THIS

00:37:36.787 --> 00:37:38.089
COSTS MILITARY INSTALLATIONS

00:37:38.155 --> 00:37:39.991
AND OTHER EMPLOYERS ACCESS TO A

00:37:40.057 --> 00:37:41.759
LARGE DEMOGRAPHIC WITH THE

00:37:41.826 --> 00:37:43.661
SKILLS, WORK ETHIC, CHARACTER

00:37:43.728 --> 00:37:45.763
AND RESILIENCE TO IMPROVE ANY

00:37:45.830 --> 00:37:48.232
ORGANIZATION. THE LOSS OF THIS

00:37:48.299 --> 00:37:49.667
EXPERIENCE AT LEADERSHIP LEVELS

00:37:49.734 --> 00:37:51.869
REQUIRE LONGER ONBOARDING TIMES,

00:37:51.936 --> 00:37:53.304
DIRECTLY IMPACTING OUR

00:37:53.371 --> 00:37:54.739
STRATEGIC COMMUNITY AND

00:37:54.805 --> 00:37:56.273
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY. WE

00:37:56.340 --> 00:37:58.743
WOULD WELCOME THE LEGISLATORS

00:37:58.809 --> 00:37:59.777
CONSIDERATION OF MEASURES TO

00:37:59.844 --> 00:38:01.245
MAKE CALIFORNIA A MORE

00:38:01.312 --> 00:38:02.213
FINANCIALLY VIABLE OPTION FOR

00:38:02.279 --> 00:38:04.548
OUR VETERANS. SIR, I CAN TELL

00:38:04.615 --> 00:38:06.984
YOU ENDLESS STORIES OF HAVING

00:38:07.051 --> 00:38:08.419
HIRED EXECUTIVES TO CERTAIN

00:38:08.486 --> 00:38:09.820
POSITIONS AT TRAVIS AIR FORCE

00:38:09.887 --> 00:38:12.523
BASE. THEY ACCEPT THE POSITION,

00:38:12.590 --> 00:38:14.358
AND THEN THEY CALL US BACK A

00:38:14.425 --> 00:38:15.993
FEW DAYS LATER, HAVING AFTER

00:38:16.060 --> 00:38:17.395
HAVING DONE THE CALIFORNIA MATH

00:38:17.461 --> 00:38:19.263
AND THEN BASICALLY SAYING, I

00:38:19.330 --> 00:38:21.098
CAN'T AFFORD TO GO OUT THERE,

00:38:21.165 --> 00:38:22.600
AND THEN WE GO BACK TO THE

00:38:22.667 --> 00:38:24.435
DRAWING BOARD TO TRY AND MAKE

00:38:24.502 --> 00:38:26.003
IT WORK AGAIN. IT'S OFTEN TAKEN

00:38:26.070 --> 00:38:27.838
THREE, FOUR, FIVE PANELS TO

00:38:27.905 --> 00:38:29.206
HIRE ONE INDIVIDUAL. AFTER THEY

00:38:29.273 --> 00:38:32.877
GO BACK AND CRUNCH THE NUMBERS.

00:38:32.943 --> 00:38:34.145
THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY

00:38:34.211 --> 00:38:35.112
TO TESTIFY TODAY AND FOR THE

00:38:35.179 --> 00:38:36.247
STATE SUSTAINED PARTNERSHIP

00:38:36.313 --> 00:38:37.915
WITH TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, THE

00:38:37.982 --> 00:38:39.417
AIR FORCE AND OUR SISTER

00:38:39.483 --> 00:38:40.451
SERVICES. I LOOK FORWARD TO

00:38:40.518 --> 00:38:44.055
YOUR QUESTIONS. WELL, THANK YOU

00:38:44.121 --> 00:38:46.223
FOR BEING SO BLUNT, IF I MIGHT

00:38:46.290 --> 00:38:48.959
SAY, AND IT'S WELCOMED. BE

00:38:49.026 --> 00:38:50.261
QUITE HONEST WITH YOU, BECAUSE

00:38:50.327 --> 00:38:51.662
WHAT AFFECTS THE AIR FORCE

00:38:51.729 --> 00:38:53.030
AFFECTS THE NAVY AND THE MARINE

00:38:53.097 --> 00:38:55.299
CORPS AND OUR NATIONAL GUARD

00:38:55.366 --> 00:38:57.301
ACROSS THE BOARD. AND I KNOW

00:38:57.368 --> 00:38:58.803
THAT ADMIRAL BOONE HAS BEEN

00:38:58.869 --> 00:39:00.271
ADVOCATING FOR THINGS THAT YOU

00:39:00.337 --> 00:39:02.039
JUST SAID, AND WE'LL HEAR LATER

00:39:02.106 --> 00:39:04.208
FROM HIM. BUT IT'S ABSOLUTELY

00:39:04.275 --> 00:39:06.410
TRUE. WE, THE LEGISLATORS HERE

00:39:06.477 --> 00:39:07.845
IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

00:39:07.912 --> 00:39:09.680
HAVE GOT TO RALLY BEHIND OUR

00:39:09.747 --> 00:39:11.415
MILITARY BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT

00:39:11.482 --> 00:39:12.316
CHILD CARE IS ONE OF THE

00:39:12.383 --> 00:39:14.318
BIGGEST THINGS THAT AFFECTS ALL

00:39:14.385 --> 00:39:16.554
OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM.

00:39:16.620 --> 00:39:17.955
AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO WE

00:39:18.022 --> 00:39:20.958
HAVE TO STEP THAT UP, NO DOUBT.

00:39:21.025 --> 00:39:22.526
BUT WE ALSO HAVE TO REALIZE

00:39:22.593 --> 00:39:25.196
THAT IF WE CAN HAVE AFFORDABLE

00:39:25.262 --> 00:39:27.598
HOUSING FOR SOME OF OUR COLLEGE

00:39:27.665 --> 00:39:28.999
STUDENTS, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO

00:39:29.066 --> 00:39:30.267
LOOK TOWARD AFFORDABLE HOUSING

00:39:30.334 --> 00:39:32.970
FOR SOME OF OUR MILITARY OFF

00:39:33.037 --> 00:39:35.606
BASE NEARBY. SO THAT POLICY

00:39:35.673 --> 00:39:38.008
THERE WAS THE PURPOSE OF THIS

00:39:38.075 --> 00:39:40.878
MEETING. SO YOU CAN OPEN IT UP

00:39:40.945 --> 00:39:42.046
BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING IS WINE

00:39:42.113 --> 00:39:44.115
AND ROSES. WE'VE GOT TO TAKE

00:39:44.181 --> 00:39:45.349
CARE OF OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN

00:39:45.416 --> 00:39:47.118
UNIFORM WHO ARE SERVING THIS

00:39:47.184 --> 00:39:49.220
COUNTRY ACTIVELY AND RESERVES.

00:39:49.286 --> 00:39:50.588
AND ONE OF THE ISSUES, OF

00:39:50.654 --> 00:39:54.191
COURSE, IS HOUSING, HEALTH CARE

00:39:54.258 --> 00:39:56.894
AND CHILD CARE. SO THAT WE KNOW

00:39:56.961 --> 00:39:58.929
AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS

00:39:58.996 --> 00:40:00.664
MEETING. SO WE CAN CONVEY THAT

00:40:00.731 --> 00:40:02.933
MESSAGE, BECAUSE THE GENERAL

00:40:03.000 --> 00:40:04.368
POPULATION IN CALIFORNIA HAS

00:40:04.435 --> 00:40:06.070
GOT TO KNOW THAT IF WE'RE GOING

00:40:06.137 --> 00:40:07.138
TO SUPPORT OUR MILITARY AND

00:40:07.204 --> 00:40:08.472
SUPPORT OUR VETERANS, WE HAVE

00:40:08.539 --> 00:40:10.775
TO STEP UP AT THE BALLOT BOX TO

00:40:10.841 --> 00:40:12.343
SUPPORT SOME OF THE ISSUES THAT

00:40:12.409 --> 00:40:14.111
WE'RE ALL TRYING TO PUT ACROSS.

00:40:14.178 --> 00:40:15.980
AND WE HAVE SEVERAL BILLS ON

00:40:16.046 --> 00:40:17.248
THE TABLE RIGHT NOW THAT

00:40:17.314 --> 00:40:19.483
HOPEFULLY WILL MOVE THAT

00:40:19.550 --> 00:40:21.652
PENDULUM TOWARDS US AND WHO

00:40:21.719 --> 00:40:23.420
HAVE SERVED. SO I APPRECIATE

00:40:23.487 --> 00:40:25.956
YOUR CANDOR AND I APPRECIATE IT.

00:40:26.023 --> 00:40:28.826
SO LET'S GO BACK AND TALK ABOUT

00:40:28.893 --> 00:40:31.829
THE RETENTION THAT YOU ARE

00:40:31.896 --> 00:40:33.197
RECEIVING, BECAUSE SOME OF THE

00:40:33.264 --> 00:40:34.598
RESERVES THAT GO INTO THE

00:40:34.665 --> 00:40:37.168
NATIONAL GUARD AIR RESERVES,

00:40:37.234 --> 00:40:39.203
THEY HAVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS

00:40:39.270 --> 00:40:41.071
AND. BUT I THINK THAT A JOINT

00:40:41.138 --> 00:40:43.541
VENTURE WITH ED THIS SAU, YOU

00:40:43.607 --> 00:40:45.743
KNOW, HIT THE AIRWAVES. SO OUR

00:40:45.810 --> 00:40:46.510
EMPLOYMENT DEPARTMENT WILL

00:40:46.577 --> 00:40:48.045
START THINKING ABOUT HIRING

00:40:48.112 --> 00:40:50.381
MORE VETERANS IN OUR MILITARY

00:40:50.447 --> 00:40:52.116
BASES. THAT'S IMPORTANT. SO, I

00:40:52.183 --> 00:40:54.685
MEAN, AT TRAVIS AND REALLY

00:40:54.752 --> 00:40:56.887
THROUGHOUT THE SERVICES, I'LL

00:40:56.954 --> 00:40:59.089
SAY AIR FORCE RELATED, WE ARE

00:40:59.156 --> 00:41:01.525
BIG FANS OF THE POLICY AND THE

00:41:01.592 --> 00:41:03.327
MOTTO THAT WE RECRUIT THE

00:41:03.394 --> 00:41:05.129
AIRMEN, BUT WE RETAIN THE

00:41:05.196 --> 00:41:08.732
FAMILY. SO ANY POLICY, ANY

00:41:08.799 --> 00:41:10.568
PROGRAMS, ANY SITUATIONS WE CAN

00:41:10.634 --> 00:41:12.369
DEVELOP TO MAKE LIFE A LITTLE

00:41:12.436 --> 00:41:14.071
BIT EASIER ON THE FAMILIES

00:41:14.138 --> 00:41:16.240
THEMSELVES OR WHAT'S GOING TO

00:41:16.307 --> 00:41:17.408
IT'S WHAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO

00:41:17.474 --> 00:41:19.610
KEEP OUR AIRMEN IN THE SEATS,

00:41:19.677 --> 00:41:20.477
KEEP THE AIRCRAFT FLYING, KEEP

00:41:20.544 --> 00:41:22.046
THEM MAINTAINED, KEEP THEM

00:41:22.112 --> 00:41:22.780
SUPPORTED, KEEP OUR MEDICS,

00:41:22.847 --> 00:41:24.014
EVERYTHING IT'S GOING TO TAKE

00:41:24.081 --> 00:41:25.482
TO GET THAT MISSION SUSTAIN AND

00:41:25.549 --> 00:41:29.220
KEEP GOING. I THINK AS SOON AS

00:41:29.286 --> 00:41:32.489
THE SPOUSE OR THE KIDS SAY, MOM,

00:41:32.556 --> 00:41:35.159
DAD, I THINK WE'RE DONE, THAT'S

00:41:35.226 --> 00:41:36.460
WHEN WE STRUGGLE AND WE'RE

00:41:36.527 --> 00:41:38.095
GOING TO LOSE THAT AIRMAN OR

00:41:38.162 --> 00:41:39.330
THE SAILOR OR THE SOLDIER OR

00:41:39.396 --> 00:41:41.165
THE MARINE. SO ANYTHING WE CAN

00:41:41.232 --> 00:41:43.500
DO TO CONTINUE TO HELP FAMILIES

00:41:43.567 --> 00:41:45.736
WILL HELP US RETAIN THOSE

00:41:45.803 --> 00:41:47.972
SERVICE MEMBERS, AND WE WILL

00:41:48.038 --> 00:41:49.406
CONTINUE TO LOOK IN THAT

00:41:49.473 --> 00:41:51.976
DIRECTION. YOU KNOW, THE

00:41:52.042 --> 00:41:53.410
RESERVES AND ACTIVE DUTY

00:41:53.477 --> 00:41:54.845
PERSONNEL THAT LEAVE THE

00:41:54.912 --> 00:41:56.714
BRANCHES OF SERVICE. THEY'RE

00:41:56.780 --> 00:41:57.948
ELIGIBLE FOR EDUCATION, THEY'RE

00:41:58.015 --> 00:41:59.550
ELIGIBLE FOR THINGS. AND HERE

00:41:59.617 --> 00:42:02.453
IN CALIFORNIA. SO WE'RE GOING

00:42:02.519 --> 00:42:03.921
TO KEEP WORKING IN THAT

00:42:03.988 --> 00:42:04.989
DIRECTION. SO YOUR MESSAGE IS

00:42:05.055 --> 00:42:06.757
LOUD AND CLEAR AND I APPRECIATE

00:42:06.824 --> 00:42:08.259
IT. THANK YOU SIR. SO SPEAKING

00:42:08.325 --> 00:42:10.394
OF APPRECIATION, I APPRECIATE

00:42:10.461 --> 00:42:12.062
EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO TESTIFIED

00:42:12.129 --> 00:42:15.132
TODAY AND WILL DO THIS AGAIN.

00:42:15.199 --> 00:42:16.433
AND WE WILL KEEP KNOCKING ON

00:42:16.500 --> 00:42:18.535
THE DOOR TO MAKE SURE THAT

00:42:18.602 --> 00:42:19.970
EVERYONE WHO BELIEVES IN ALL OF

00:42:20.037 --> 00:42:21.438
US, GOD, COUNTRY AND OUR

00:42:21.505 --> 00:42:23.674
MILITARY, WILL STAND UP AND GET

00:42:23.741 --> 00:42:26.143
TO THAT BALLOT BOX TO SAY WE'RE

00:42:26.210 --> 00:42:27.511
SUPPORTING THESE INITIATIVES,

00:42:27.578 --> 00:42:29.346
THESE BONDS, WHATEVER IT MIGHT

00:42:29.413 --> 00:42:32.249
BE. I KNOW WE HAVE A BIG

00:42:32.316 --> 00:42:34.084
VETERANS HOUSING BILL COMING

00:42:34.151 --> 00:42:35.486
ACROSS, SO THAT'S GOING TO HELP

00:42:35.552 --> 00:42:37.621
A LOT OF OUR VETERANS, THOSE

00:42:37.688 --> 00:42:39.023
WHO CAN GET THE LOANS AND

00:42:39.089 --> 00:42:40.791
EVERYTHING ELSE. SO WE'RE GOING

00:42:40.858 --> 00:42:41.892
IN THAT DIRECTION. THAT'S BEEN

00:42:41.959 --> 00:42:43.260
MY JOB SINCE I'VE GOTTEN HERE,

00:42:43.327 --> 00:42:45.195
AND GOD WILLING, WE'LL KEEP

00:42:45.262 --> 00:42:46.297
KNOCKING ON THOSE DOORS FOR

00:42:46.363 --> 00:42:47.631
YEARS TO COME AND WE'LL MAKE

00:42:47.698 --> 00:42:49.633
WE'LL MAKE HEADWAY TOGETHER. SO,

00:42:49.700 --> 00:42:51.135
GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU FOR COMING

00:42:51.201 --> 00:42:52.403
BEFORE US. THANK YOU, SENATOR.

00:42:52.469 --> 00:42:57.741
THANK YOU SIR. AND NOW, LADIES

00:42:57.808 --> 00:43:00.010
AND GENTLEMEN, WE WILL HEAR

00:43:00.077 --> 00:43:02.579
FROM OUR NEXT PANELIST, MISS

00:43:02.646 --> 00:43:06.050
KELLY MAY DOUGLAS, WHO

00:43:06.116 --> 00:43:08.252
REPRESENTS THE PACIFIC

00:43:08.319 --> 00:43:10.087
SOUTHWEST REGION FOR THE

00:43:10.154 --> 00:43:12.189
DEFENSE STATE LIAISON OFFICE

00:43:12.256 --> 00:43:13.958
WITHIN THE OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY

00:43:14.024 --> 00:43:15.859
ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR

00:43:15.926 --> 00:43:17.561
MILITARY, COMMUNITY AND FAMILY

00:43:17.628 --> 00:43:19.863
POLICY. AND MISS KELLY HAS BEEN

00:43:19.930 --> 00:43:22.032
AN ADVOCATE FOR VETERANS FOR

00:43:22.099 --> 00:43:23.767
YEARS UPON YEARS. THE NUMBER OF

00:43:23.834 --> 00:43:26.603
YEARS THAT I'VE KNOWN HER AND

00:43:26.670 --> 00:43:28.005
SPEAKING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF

00:43:28.072 --> 00:43:29.873
DEFENSE, BUT ALSO SPEAKING FOR

00:43:29.940 --> 00:43:31.342
CALIFORNIA AND AS OUR LIAISON,

00:43:31.408 --> 00:43:33.811
WE APPRECIATE YOU BECOMING THE

00:43:33.877 --> 00:43:35.245
BRIDGE FOR CALIFORNIA AND THE

00:43:35.312 --> 00:43:37.481
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. SO,

00:43:37.548 --> 00:43:39.883
KELLY DOUGLAS, YOU'VE GOT THE

00:43:39.950 --> 00:43:42.019
FLOOR. SENATOR. GOOD AFTERNOON,

00:43:42.086 --> 00:43:43.620
CHAIR ARCHULETA AND MEMBERS OF

00:43:43.687 --> 00:43:45.356
THE COMMITTEE. MY NAME IS KELLY

00:43:45.422 --> 00:43:46.423
DOUGLAS, REPRESENTING THE

00:43:46.490 --> 00:43:48.192
DEFENSE STATE LIAISON OFFICE. I

00:43:48.258 --> 00:43:50.127
WORK TO ESTABLISH AND LEVERAGE

00:43:50.194 --> 00:43:51.128
MUTUALLY BENEFICIAL

00:43:51.195 --> 00:43:52.129
RELATIONSHIPS WITH STATE AND

00:43:52.196 --> 00:43:53.697
LOCAL LEADERS ACROSS THE

00:43:53.764 --> 00:43:56.133
PACIFIC SOUTHWEST, INCLUDING

00:43:56.200 --> 00:43:58.736
APPROXIMATELY REPRESENTING

00:43:58.802 --> 00:44:01.505
APPROXIMATELY 460,000 SERVICE

00:44:01.572 --> 00:44:02.573
MEMBERS, SPOUSES AND CHILDREN

00:44:02.639 --> 00:44:05.576
LIVING IN CALIFORNIA. OUR

00:44:05.642 --> 00:44:08.078
OFFICE WORKS TO ADDRESS SOME OF

00:44:08.145 --> 00:44:09.813
THE MOST PRESSING ISSUES THAT

00:44:09.880 --> 00:44:11.248
HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE

00:44:11.315 --> 00:44:13.417
MILITARY COMPONENTS, BY THE

00:44:13.484 --> 00:44:14.885
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF

00:44:14.952 --> 00:44:17.788
DEFENSE, AND LOCAL COMMUNITY

00:44:17.855 --> 00:44:19.523
LEADERS WITHIN THE MILITARY

00:44:19.590 --> 00:44:21.425
THAT HAVE IDENTIFIED THESE

00:44:21.492 --> 00:44:24.595
ISSUES THAT HAVE SIGNIFICANT

00:44:24.661 --> 00:44:26.764
IMPACT ON MILITARY, FAMILY

00:44:26.830 --> 00:44:29.633
QUALITY OF LIFE AND RESULTING

00:44:29.700 --> 00:44:33.037
IN CONCERNS ABOUT THE ABILITY

00:44:33.103 --> 00:44:35.439
TO RETAIN, AS YOU'VE HEARD

00:44:35.506 --> 00:44:39.076
EARLIER, OUR OUR FORCE, IF WE

00:44:39.143 --> 00:44:40.677
DON'T TAKE CARE OF THESE FAMILY

00:44:40.744 --> 00:44:41.712
ISSUES, CLOSE COLLABORATION

00:44:41.779 --> 00:44:43.714
WITH STATE POLICYMAKERS,

00:44:43.781 --> 00:44:44.314
MILITARY LEADERSHIP, AND

00:44:44.381 --> 00:44:46.183
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS IS

00:44:46.250 --> 00:44:48.018
ESSENTIAL TO ALL OF OUR SUCCESS.

00:44:48.085 --> 00:44:49.720
I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO

00:44:49.787 --> 00:44:51.388
PROVIDE INFORMATION AND CONTEXT

00:44:51.455 --> 00:44:53.424
ON HOW WE CAN FURTHER PARTNER

00:44:53.490 --> 00:44:55.225
ON ADVANCING MEANINGFUL POLICY

00:44:55.292 --> 00:44:56.627
CHANGES THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESS

00:44:56.693 --> 00:44:57.628
THESE UNIQUE CHALLENGES THAT

00:44:57.694 --> 00:44:59.196
OUR FAMILIES FACE. AND I'LL

00:44:59.263 --> 00:45:00.998
SPEAK ABOUT TWO KEY AREAS IN

00:45:01.065 --> 00:45:03.100
ADDITION TO CHILD CARE, WHICH

00:45:03.167 --> 00:45:04.568
HAS BEEN REITERATED AND FOOT

00:45:04.635 --> 00:45:06.737
STOMPED BY MY SERVICE

00:45:06.804 --> 00:45:08.439
COLLEAGUES. AND I CAN SHARE

00:45:08.505 --> 00:45:10.941
MORE IF IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS

00:45:11.008 --> 00:45:13.210
ABOUT OUR PLANS FOR THE FOR THE

00:45:13.277 --> 00:45:14.611
FUTURE IN TERMS OF POLICY

00:45:14.678 --> 00:45:16.480
SOLUTIONS IN THAT AREA. BUT ONE

00:45:16.547 --> 00:45:19.283
AREA I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT WAS

00:45:19.349 --> 00:45:21.118
EASING EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS FOR

00:45:21.185 --> 00:45:24.121
MILITARY SPOUSES. FIRST, ONE OF

00:45:24.188 --> 00:45:25.789
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT STRAINS ON

00:45:25.856 --> 00:45:27.157
MILITARY FAMILIES IS THE

00:45:27.224 --> 00:45:28.992
ECONOMIC INSECURITY CAUSED BY

00:45:29.059 --> 00:45:30.427
BARRIERS TO MILITARY SPOUSE

00:45:30.494 --> 00:45:31.495
EMPLOYMENT. WHEN A MILITARY

00:45:31.562 --> 00:45:33.163
FAMILY RELOCATES TO CALIFORNIA,

00:45:33.230 --> 00:45:35.099
A SPOUSE WHO IS LICENSED, WHO

00:45:35.165 --> 00:45:36.633
IS A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL CAN

00:45:36.700 --> 00:45:38.702
LOSE MONTHS OF INCOME WHILE

00:45:38.769 --> 00:45:40.904
NAVIGATING STATE SPECIFIC

00:45:40.971 --> 00:45:42.639
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS. THIS

00:45:42.706 --> 00:45:44.441
LOSS OF A SECOND INCOME,

00:45:44.508 --> 00:45:45.542
COMBINED WITH THE HIGH COST OF

00:45:45.609 --> 00:45:46.677
LIVING THAT WE'VE ALREADY

00:45:46.743 --> 00:45:47.644
DISCUSSED, CREATES IMMEDIATE

00:45:47.711 --> 00:45:49.313
AND SEVERE FINANCIAL PRESSURE

00:45:49.379 --> 00:45:51.348
FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.

00:45:51.415 --> 00:45:53.117
CALIFORNIA HAS DEMONSTRATED A

00:45:53.183 --> 00:45:54.151
LONGSTANDING COMMITMENT TO

00:45:54.218 --> 00:45:55.285
REDUCING THESE LICENSURE AND

00:45:55.352 --> 00:45:56.753
EMPLOYMENT BARRIERS FOR

00:45:56.820 --> 00:45:57.754
MILITARY SERVICE MEMBERS AND

00:45:57.821 --> 00:45:59.957
THEIR SPOUSES, MOST RECENTLY

00:46:00.023 --> 00:46:01.792
ENACTING TWO LANDMARK BILLS IN

00:46:01.859 --> 00:46:06.530
2023, SB 114 AND SB 143, WHICH

00:46:06.597 --> 00:46:07.598
SUBSTANTIALLY ADVANCED

00:46:07.664 --> 00:46:08.999
TEMPORARY LICENSING AND

00:46:09.066 --> 00:46:10.734
CREDENTIALING PATHWAYS FOR

00:46:10.801 --> 00:46:12.970
MILITARY SPOUSES TO FACILITATE

00:46:13.036 --> 00:46:15.439
AN EVEN SMOOTHER TRANSITION FOR

00:46:15.506 --> 00:46:16.540
RELOCATING SERVICE MEMBERS AND

00:46:16.607 --> 00:46:17.574
SPOUSES AND IMPROVE THEIR

00:46:17.641 --> 00:46:18.709
ECONOMIC STABILITY. THE STATE

00:46:18.775 --> 00:46:21.178
CAN BUILD UPON THIS MOMENTUM BY

00:46:21.245 --> 00:46:23.347
ADOPTING OCCUPATIONAL LICENSURE

00:46:23.413 --> 00:46:24.815
COMPACTS, EXPANDING STATE

00:46:24.882 --> 00:46:26.950
HIRING PREFERENCES TO MILITARY

00:46:27.017 --> 00:46:28.385
SPOUSES, AND ENHANCING AND

00:46:28.452 --> 00:46:29.853
UPDATING EXISTING LICENSURE

00:46:29.920 --> 00:46:31.522
STATUTES TO ALIGN WITH REVISED

00:46:31.588 --> 00:46:33.490
FEDERAL LAW AND IDENTIFIED

00:46:33.557 --> 00:46:35.259
MODEL POLICIES. THIS IS NOT

00:46:35.325 --> 00:46:37.761
JUST A FAMILY ISSUE, IT IS AN

00:46:37.828 --> 00:46:40.264
OPERATIONAL READINESS ISSUE.

00:46:40.330 --> 00:46:41.798
SECONDLY, CALIFORNIA, I WOULD

00:46:41.865 --> 00:46:43.534
LIKE TO TALK ABOUT HOW

00:46:43.600 --> 00:46:45.335
CALIFORNIA CAN FURTHER SUPPORT

00:46:45.402 --> 00:46:46.470
MILITARY CHILD EDUCATION WHILE

00:46:46.537 --> 00:46:48.205
THEY TRANSITION FROM STATE TO

00:46:48.272 --> 00:46:49.606
STATE, PARTICULARLY AS THEY

00:46:49.673 --> 00:46:51.742
MOVE INTO CALIFORNIA SCHOOL

00:46:51.808 --> 00:46:53.243
DISTRICTS AND OUT OF SCHOOL

00:46:53.310 --> 00:46:54.645
DISTRICTS FOLLOWING THEIR

00:46:54.711 --> 00:46:57.581
FAMILIES WITH ORDERS. FOR OVER

00:46:57.648 --> 00:47:00.417
TWO DECADES, CALIFORNIA HAS HAS

00:47:00.484 --> 00:47:02.286
ENACTED A HOST OF BENEFICIAL

00:47:02.352 --> 00:47:04.354
POLICIES SUPPORTING MILITARY

00:47:04.421 --> 00:47:06.356
CHILDREN'S EDUCATION. HOWEVER,

00:47:06.423 --> 00:47:07.658
WE CONSISTENTLY HEAR FROM

00:47:07.724 --> 00:47:08.992
MILITARY FAMILIES THAT

00:47:09.059 --> 00:47:10.227
INFORMATION ABOUT THESE AND

00:47:10.294 --> 00:47:12.396
OTHER POLICIES IS NOT EASILY

00:47:12.462 --> 00:47:13.730
OBTAINABLE AT THE LOCAL LEVEL,

00:47:13.797 --> 00:47:15.265
AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THESE

00:47:15.332 --> 00:47:16.733
POLICIES CAN BE UNEVEN ACROSS

00:47:16.800 --> 00:47:18.435
SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE BELIEVE

00:47:18.502 --> 00:47:20.437
THE NEXT STEP IN THIS AREA IS

00:47:20.504 --> 00:47:22.072
ENSURING LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS

00:47:22.139 --> 00:47:23.440
IMPLEMENT THESE EXISTING

00:47:23.507 --> 00:47:24.908
POLICIES THAT CALIFORNIA HAS

00:47:24.975 --> 00:47:27.110
ENACTED WITH CONSISTENCY AND

00:47:27.177 --> 00:47:29.179
FIDELITY, BY EMBEDDING STRONGER

00:47:29.246 --> 00:47:30.314
REQUIREMENTS WITHIN EXISTING

00:47:30.380 --> 00:47:32.015
STATE STATUTES, THE STATE CAN

00:47:32.082 --> 00:47:33.617
ASSIST IN IMPROVING FAMILY

00:47:33.684 --> 00:47:34.985
AWARENESS, DISTRICT

00:47:35.052 --> 00:47:36.520
IMPLEMENTATION AND OVERALL

00:47:36.587 --> 00:47:37.955
SUCCESS OF TRANSITIONS FOR

00:47:38.021 --> 00:47:39.690
MILITARY CONNECTED CHILDREN IN

00:47:39.756 --> 00:47:40.857
CALIFORNIA SCHOOLS. AND WITH

00:47:40.924 --> 00:47:42.893
THAT, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME,

00:47:42.960 --> 00:47:44.661
YOUR LEADERSHIP, AND YOUR

00:47:44.728 --> 00:47:46.263
CONTINUED DEDICATION TO THOSE

00:47:46.330 --> 00:47:47.998
WHO SERVE. I LOOK FORWARD TO

00:47:48.065 --> 00:47:49.099
WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD ON

00:47:49.166 --> 00:47:50.801
THIS STRONG FOUNDATION, AND I

00:47:50.867 --> 00:47:52.502
WELCOME ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY

00:47:52.569 --> 00:47:58.108
HAVE, MISS DOUGLAS. YOUR YOUR

00:47:58.175 --> 00:47:59.610
MENTION OF THE CHILD CARE. AND

00:47:59.676 --> 00:48:01.345
IT SEEMS THAT EVERY BRANCH,

00:48:01.411 --> 00:48:02.646
EVERYONE WHO'S BEEN UP HERE

00:48:02.713 --> 00:48:04.448
TALKED ABOUT CHILD CARE AND THE

00:48:04.514 --> 00:48:07.184
COST OF CHILD CARE. AND I SHARE

00:48:07.251 --> 00:48:11.121
IN THAT BECAUSE WHEN MY SON WAS

00:48:11.188 --> 00:48:13.557
SERVING, I THINK AT EITHER FORT

00:48:13.624 --> 00:48:17.060
BRAGG OR ONE OF THE BASES, HE

00:48:17.127 --> 00:48:18.929
HAS TWO, TWO SMALL SONS, AND

00:48:18.996 --> 00:48:24.001
THEY WERE PAYING $3,000 A MONTH,

00:48:24.067 --> 00:48:25.769
$3,000 A MONTH, UNTIL THEY GOT

00:48:25.836 --> 00:48:29.573
ON TO BASE CHILD CARE. THEN IT

00:48:29.640 --> 00:48:32.209
WAS REDUCED TO 1500. BUT FOR

00:48:32.276 --> 00:48:34.711
ANY SOLDIER, ANY AIRMAN, ANYONE

00:48:34.778 --> 00:48:37.047
IN UNIFORM PAYING THAT KIND OF

00:48:37.114 --> 00:48:39.783
MONEY, IT'S REALLY, REALLY

00:48:39.850 --> 00:48:40.884
DIFFICULT. SO WHEN YOU TALK

00:48:40.951 --> 00:48:43.020
ABOUT THE THE OPERATIONAL

00:48:43.086 --> 00:48:45.622
READINESS IS RELATED TO FAMILY.

00:48:45.689 --> 00:48:46.723
AND OF COURSE, CHILDCARE IS ONE

00:48:46.790 --> 00:48:48.592
OF THE ISSUES. WE'RE GOING TO

00:48:48.659 --> 00:48:49.760
BE LOOKING INTO THAT. AND I'M

00:48:49.826 --> 00:48:51.595
GLAD YOU BROUGHT IT UP. BUT

00:48:51.662 --> 00:48:52.796
WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A

00:48:52.863 --> 00:48:54.298
SECOND INCOME AND YOU'RE

00:48:54.364 --> 00:48:55.432
TALKING ABOUT SPOUSES, TELL US

00:48:55.499 --> 00:48:57.167
A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT

00:48:57.234 --> 00:48:59.636
AND HOW THAT AFFECTS THAT YOUNG

00:48:59.703 --> 00:49:05.742
TROOPER. YES. SO FIRST, YOU

00:49:05.809 --> 00:49:08.011
KNOW, WE WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT

00:49:08.078 --> 00:49:10.113
MILITARY FAMILIES ARE

00:49:10.180 --> 00:49:11.548
EXPERIENCE A LOT OF WHAT OUR

00:49:11.615 --> 00:49:13.317
CHALLENGES ARE, OUR CHALLENGES

00:49:13.383 --> 00:49:16.153
THAT EVERYONE IN OUR COMMUNITY

00:49:16.219 --> 00:49:19.756
EXPERIENCES AS WELL. WE JUST I

00:49:19.823 --> 00:49:21.925
FEEL LIKE THE WAY TO DESCRIBE

00:49:21.992 --> 00:49:24.127
IT IS IT'S JUST THAT BECAUSE OF

00:49:24.194 --> 00:49:27.397
OUR, WE PILED ON BURDENS AND

00:49:27.464 --> 00:49:29.166
BARRIERS TO EMPLOYMENT AND

00:49:29.232 --> 00:49:30.834
BEING INTEGRATED WITHIN THE

00:49:30.901 --> 00:49:32.269
COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE MOVE SO

00:49:32.336 --> 00:49:35.605
MUCH. AND SO ALTHOUGH WE

00:49:35.672 --> 00:49:37.341
UNDERSTAND THAT OUR, OUR PEERS

00:49:37.407 --> 00:49:38.909
OUT IN THE CIVILIAN COMMUNITY

00:49:38.975 --> 00:49:40.577
ARE ALSO STRUGGLING. AND I

00:49:40.644 --> 00:49:42.479
THINK WE ARE PART OF THAT, THAT

00:49:42.546 --> 00:49:44.281
LARGER COMMUNITY. WE DO

00:49:44.348 --> 00:49:46.350
APPRECIATE ANY EFFORTS THAT THE

00:49:46.416 --> 00:49:46.917
STATE CAN MAKE TO HELP EASE

00:49:46.983 --> 00:49:48.352
THESE BARRIERS FOR, FOR US AND

00:49:48.418 --> 00:49:49.686
THE MILITARY COMMUNITY, WHICH

00:49:49.753 --> 00:49:52.489
ARE A RESULT OF SERVICE TO THE

00:49:52.556 --> 00:49:54.558
COUNTRY AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO

00:49:54.624 --> 00:49:56.093
HIGH TRANSITION MOBILITY. SO

00:49:56.159 --> 00:49:58.161
THAT HIGH MOBILITY PIECE IS

00:49:58.228 --> 00:50:00.330
REALLY THE THE CRUX OF WHAT

00:50:00.397 --> 00:50:01.932
WE'RE TRYING TO MITIGATE FOR

00:50:01.998 --> 00:50:04.601
MILITARY SPOUSES. AND AGAIN, AS,

00:50:04.668 --> 00:50:07.170
AS I THINK EVERYONE WOULD

00:50:07.237 --> 00:50:08.939
ACKNOWLEDGE IN THIS CURRENT

00:50:09.005 --> 00:50:11.108
ECONOMY, MOST FAMILIES NEED TO

00:50:11.174 --> 00:50:13.310
HAVE TWO. AND SO MILITARY

00:50:13.377 --> 00:50:14.378
FAMILIES ARE NO DIFFERENT THAN

00:50:14.444 --> 00:50:15.712
ANYONE ELSE IN THIS COMMUNITY.

00:50:15.779 --> 00:50:17.614
AND SO MILITARY SPOUSES ARE

00:50:17.681 --> 00:50:24.054
HAVE A HUGE. BREADTH OF

00:50:24.121 --> 00:50:25.522
EXPERIENCE THAT THAT HAS COME

00:50:25.589 --> 00:50:28.024
OVER THE YEARS OF NOT ONLY

00:50:28.091 --> 00:50:29.860
BEING CAREER MINDED AS, AS, AS

00:50:29.926 --> 00:50:32.396
OTHER SPOUSES ARE, BUT ALSO BY

00:50:32.462 --> 00:50:34.564
HAVING THAT GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE,

00:50:34.631 --> 00:50:36.032
HAVING MOVED SO MANY TIMES INTO

00:50:36.099 --> 00:50:37.334
MANY DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND

00:50:37.401 --> 00:50:38.735
BEING ABLE TO INTEGRATE AND

00:50:38.802 --> 00:50:41.037
LEARN FROM THAT EXPERIENCE. SO

00:50:41.104 --> 00:50:42.439
WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS JUST

00:50:42.506 --> 00:50:44.274
REALLY EASE THAT THAT BARRIER

00:50:44.341 --> 00:50:46.443
OF THAT COMES WITH WHEN, WHEN A

00:50:46.510 --> 00:50:47.444
MILITARY SPOUSE MOVES WITH

00:50:47.511 --> 00:50:49.679
THEIR FAMILY TO CALIFORNIA, WE

00:50:49.746 --> 00:50:51.314
HAVE FOUND THAT THEY CAN, IT

00:50:51.381 --> 00:50:53.917
CAN TAKE UP TO A YEAR TO OBTAIN

00:50:53.984 --> 00:50:55.419
EMPLOYMENT FOR A VARIETY OF

00:50:55.485 --> 00:50:57.554
REASONS. ONE OF THOSE REASONS

00:50:57.621 --> 00:50:59.423
WE HAVE IDENTIFIED IS THAT 34%

00:50:59.489 --> 00:51:01.458
OF MILITARY SPOUSES ARE IN

00:51:01.525 --> 00:51:03.126
LICENSED OCCUPATIONS. SO THAT

00:51:03.193 --> 00:51:05.595
THAT IS A KEY PIECE FOR US THAT

00:51:05.662 --> 00:51:08.398
WE HAVE TRIED TO, TO, TO WORK

00:51:08.465 --> 00:51:10.867
WITH STATES TO HELP REDUCE THE

00:51:10.934 --> 00:51:13.904
BARRIERS AROUND VARYING STATE

00:51:13.970 --> 00:51:15.572
TO STATE REQUIREMENTS AS THEY

00:51:15.639 --> 00:51:19.142
MOVE TO, TO MULTIPLE STATES.

00:51:19.209 --> 00:51:21.778
ANOTHER PIECE THAT WE THINK CAN

00:51:21.845 --> 00:51:25.982
REALLY HELP IS LOOKING AT

00:51:26.049 --> 00:51:27.818
CALIFORNIA'S EXISTING

00:51:27.884 --> 00:51:29.252
EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE THAT IS

00:51:29.319 --> 00:51:32.556
PROVIDED TO VETERANS. THERE NOT

00:51:32.622 --> 00:51:34.591
ONLY ARE VETERANS ELIGIBLE FOR

00:51:34.658 --> 00:51:36.059
THIS HIRING PREFERENCE IN

00:51:36.126 --> 00:51:38.228
PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT, BUT SO ARE

00:51:38.295 --> 00:51:40.397
SPOUSES OF 100% DISABLED

00:51:40.464 --> 00:51:41.832
VETERANS. WHAT WE WOULD REALLY

00:51:41.898 --> 00:51:43.300
LIKE TO SEE IS BEING ABLE TO

00:51:43.366 --> 00:51:44.701
ADD MILITARY ACTIVE DUTY,

00:51:44.768 --> 00:51:47.604
SERVING MILITARY SPOUSES TO THE

00:51:47.671 --> 00:51:50.140
EXISTING VETERAN PREFERENCE. WE

00:51:50.207 --> 00:51:51.208
UNDERSTAND THAT THERE ARE SOME

00:51:51.274 --> 00:51:52.576
CHALLENGES WITH THE WAY THAT

00:51:52.642 --> 00:51:53.743
THAT SYSTEM IS SET UP, AND WE

00:51:53.810 --> 00:51:55.912
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE

00:51:55.979 --> 00:51:57.814
NOT DISPLACING THE VETERANS

00:51:57.881 --> 00:52:00.917
THAT ARE CURRENTLY ON THAT

00:52:00.984 --> 00:52:03.153
PREFERENCE. HOWEVER, ADDING

00:52:03.220 --> 00:52:04.521
ANOTHER TIER OF PREFERENCE

00:52:04.588 --> 00:52:05.989
WHERE MILITARY SPOUSES COULD

00:52:06.056 --> 00:52:07.891
POSSIBLY COME IN AFTER THAT. SO

00:52:07.958 --> 00:52:09.793
HAPPY TO WORK WITH YOU, SIR, ON

00:52:09.860 --> 00:52:11.428
THAT IN THE IN THE COMING YEAR.

00:52:11.495 --> 00:52:12.796
THAT'S A MESSAGE WE'LL TAKE

00:52:12.863 --> 00:52:15.699
FORWARD. AND BEFORE WE SIGN OFF,

00:52:15.765 --> 00:52:18.335
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE SPOUSES WHO

00:52:18.401 --> 00:52:19.436
COULD BE STATIONED AT FORT

00:52:19.503 --> 00:52:20.971
BRAGG IN NORTH CAROLINA, COME

00:52:21.037 --> 00:52:22.606
INTO CALIFORNIA, AND THEY WERE

00:52:22.672 --> 00:52:23.940
TEACHING SCHOOL THERE. NOW THEY

00:52:24.007 --> 00:52:26.109
COME TO CALIFORNIA AND THEY'D

00:52:26.176 --> 00:52:27.811
LIKE TO KEEP TEACHING. SO TELL

00:52:27.878 --> 00:52:29.546
US ABOUT THAT AND THE OBSTACLE

00:52:29.613 --> 00:52:31.581
WE'VE OVERCOME. AND WE HAD TO

00:52:31.648 --> 00:52:33.817
OVERCOME. YES, SIR. SO I LOVE

00:52:33.884 --> 00:52:35.452
THAT TOPIC BECAUSE I WAS A

00:52:35.519 --> 00:52:36.520
TEACHER AND I'VE TAUGHT IN

00:52:36.586 --> 00:52:37.654
SEVEN DIFFERENT STATES,

00:52:37.721 --> 00:52:39.489
INCLUDING CALIFORNIA AND

00:52:39.556 --> 00:52:41.291
OVERSEAS. SO I ACTUALLY

00:52:41.358 --> 00:52:42.325
EXPERIENCED EXACTLY WHAT YOU

00:52:42.392 --> 00:52:43.760
JUST DESCRIBED, CAME FROM NORTH

00:52:43.827 --> 00:52:45.595
CAROLINA TO CALIFORNIA AND HAD

00:52:45.662 --> 00:52:48.131
TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO, YOU KNOW,

00:52:48.198 --> 00:52:49.065
GET A JOB AS QUICKLY AS

00:52:49.132 --> 00:52:51.535
POSSIBLE. AS A TEACHER, WE'VE

00:52:51.601 --> 00:52:52.636
COME A LONG WAY SINCE THEN.

00:52:52.702 --> 00:52:54.604
THAT WAS 25 YEARS AGO. AND I'M

00:52:54.671 --> 00:52:56.806
REALLY PROUD TO SHARE THAT,

00:52:56.873 --> 00:52:58.575
THAT CALIFORNIA AND I MENTIONED

00:52:58.642 --> 00:53:00.043
THIS THIS BILL, I BELIEVE IT

00:53:00.110 --> 00:53:03.947
WAS SB 114 OR 143, EITHER

00:53:04.014 --> 00:53:06.449
EITHER ONE OF THOSE TWO, WHICH

00:53:06.516 --> 00:53:10.120
WAS ENACTED IN 2023, WHICH

00:53:10.186 --> 00:53:12.622
IMPLEMENTED A RECENT FEDERAL

00:53:12.689 --> 00:53:14.024
LEGISLATION THAT WAS REQUIRED

00:53:14.090 --> 00:53:15.859
BY THE STATES TO, TO HONOR THE

00:53:15.926 --> 00:53:17.727
LICENSES OF ALL TEACHERS AS

00:53:17.794 --> 00:53:19.095
THEY COME, A MILITARY SPOUSE,

00:53:19.162 --> 00:53:20.330
TEACHERS THAT ARE COMING IN

00:53:20.397 --> 00:53:21.298
FROM ANOTHER STATE. SO

00:53:21.364 --> 00:53:22.499
CALIFORNIA WAS ONE OF THE FIRST

00:53:22.566 --> 00:53:23.867
STATES TO IMPLEMENT THAT PIECE.

00:53:23.934 --> 00:53:25.602
WE DO HAVE SOME IMPROVEMENTS

00:53:25.669 --> 00:53:27.203
THAT WE ARE, SOME ENHANCEMENTS

00:53:27.270 --> 00:53:29.039
THAT WE'RE ASKING FOR IN 2027,

00:53:29.105 --> 00:53:30.407
AND I'D BE HAPPY TO WORK WITH

00:53:30.473 --> 00:53:32.242
THE LEGISLATURE ON THAT AS WELL.

00:53:32.309 --> 00:53:33.343
LET'S KEEP WORKING TOGETHER FOR

00:53:33.410 --> 00:53:34.477
THAT. THANK YOU. SO THERE'S A

00:53:34.544 --> 00:53:36.346
LOT OF COMMON GROUND, YOU KNOW,

00:53:36.413 --> 00:53:37.514
THE DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY AND

00:53:37.581 --> 00:53:38.381
VETERANS COMMITTEE AND OF

00:53:38.448 --> 00:53:39.482
COURSE, THE DEPARTMENT OF

00:53:39.549 --> 00:53:40.383
MILITARY AFFAIRS HERE IN

00:53:40.450 --> 00:53:41.751
CALIFORNIA, CAL VETS. WE'RE ALL

00:53:41.818 --> 00:53:43.253
TRYING TO FIND THAT HAPPY

00:53:43.320 --> 00:53:44.721
MEDIUM THAT WILL KICK OPEN A

00:53:44.788 --> 00:53:46.756
DOOR TO SERVICE OUR MEN AND

00:53:46.823 --> 00:53:47.824
WOMEN IN UNIFORM. SO WE WE

00:53:47.891 --> 00:53:49.759
THANK YOU FOR THAT. SO WITH

00:53:49.826 --> 00:53:50.961
THAT, THANK YOU AGAIN. I'D LIKE

00:53:51.027 --> 00:53:53.296
TO GO AHEAD NOW. BRING UP OUR

00:53:53.363 --> 00:53:55.832
NEXT PANELIST. AND THIS

00:53:55.899 --> 00:53:56.900
PERTAINS TO OUR VETERANS

00:53:56.967 --> 00:53:58.201
TRANSITION AND THE BENEFITS AND

00:53:58.268 --> 00:54:01.871
SERVICE. SO THIS PANEL WILL

00:54:01.938 --> 00:54:04.441
FOCUS ON TRANSITION FROM

00:54:04.507 --> 00:54:06.242
MILITARY, CIVILIAN TO CIVILIAN

00:54:06.309 --> 00:54:09.145
LIFE ACCESS EARNED BENEFITS,

00:54:09.212 --> 00:54:10.981
THE ROLE OF COUNTY VETERAN

00:54:11.047 --> 00:54:12.382
SERVICE OFFICERS, AND THE

00:54:12.449 --> 00:54:14.117
COORDINATION OF STATE, FEDERAL,

00:54:14.184 --> 00:54:17.053
COUNTY AND COMMUNITY SERVICE

00:54:17.120 --> 00:54:20.290
OFFICERS. AND SO WITH THAT, WE

00:54:20.357 --> 00:54:22.459
HAVE A NUMBER OF EXPERTS HERE.

00:54:22.525 --> 00:54:26.329
FIRST OFF, WE HAVE MICHAEL. ELI

00:54:26.396 --> 00:54:30.433
DORA AND CHIEF VETERAN OF AND

00:54:30.500 --> 00:54:32.535
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AT CAL

00:54:32.602 --> 00:54:34.671
VETS, AND PLEASE CORRECT ME ON

00:54:34.738 --> 00:54:37.607
THAT PRONUNCIATION. AND JIM

00:54:37.674 --> 00:54:39.776
ZENNER, DIRECTOR OF LOS ANGELES

00:54:39.843 --> 00:54:40.977
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY

00:54:41.044 --> 00:54:43.313
AND VETERANS AND COUNTY

00:54:43.380 --> 00:54:45.148
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS. AND

00:54:45.215 --> 00:54:47.450
WE'LL BEGIN WITH YOU, MICHAEL,

00:54:47.517 --> 00:54:49.653
WOULD YOU PRONOUNCE THAT LAST

00:54:49.719 --> 00:54:51.488
NAME FOR ME? IT'S PRONOUNCED, I

00:54:51.554 --> 00:54:54.090
DON'T KNOW. TRY IT AGAIN. IT'S

00:54:54.157 --> 00:54:57.427
PRONOUNCED OKAY. ALL RIGHT. SO

00:54:57.494 --> 00:54:59.496
PLEASE BEGIN. MICHAEL. GOOD

00:54:59.562 --> 00:55:00.630
AFTERNOON, CHAIR ARCHULETA,

00:55:00.697 --> 00:55:02.132
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE. MY

00:55:02.198 --> 00:55:03.933
NAME IS MICHAEL. I'M THE CHIEF

00:55:04.000 --> 00:55:05.702
OF VETERAN AND COMMUNITY

00:55:05.769 --> 00:55:07.037
ENGAGEMENT, VETERAN SERVICES

00:55:07.103 --> 00:55:08.405
DIVISION, CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT

00:55:08.471 --> 00:55:10.340
OF VETERAN AFFAIRS. I'M A

00:55:10.407 --> 00:55:11.975
VETERAN MYSELF WITH 20 YEARS OF

00:55:12.042 --> 00:55:13.209
ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE IN THE

00:55:13.276 --> 00:55:15.011
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE. I AM

00:55:15.078 --> 00:55:16.379
HONORED TO BE HERE TODAY. THANK

00:55:16.446 --> 00:55:18.114
YOU FOR TAKING YOUR TIME TO

00:55:18.181 --> 00:55:19.349
ALLOW ME TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT

00:55:19.416 --> 00:55:21.518
ABOUT CALVERT AND OUR OUTREACH

00:55:21.584 --> 00:55:22.952
PROGRAMS, AND HOW WE SUPPORT

00:55:23.019 --> 00:55:24.354
VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES

00:55:24.421 --> 00:55:25.922
THROUGH THEIR TRANSITION FROM

00:55:25.989 --> 00:55:27.524
THE MILITARY AND THROUGH THE

00:55:27.590 --> 00:55:28.725
VARIOUS MOMENTS THAT MATTER

00:55:28.792 --> 00:55:30.493
DURING THEIR LIVES FROM

00:55:30.560 --> 00:55:32.295
EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, HOME

00:55:32.362 --> 00:55:33.863
PURCHASE, ALL THE WAY TO BURIAL

00:55:33.930 --> 00:55:36.666
AND MEMORIALIZATION. AT CALVERT,

00:55:36.733 --> 00:55:37.967
OUR MISSION IS TO SERVE AND

00:55:38.034 --> 00:55:40.236
HONOR ALL CALIFORNIA VETERANS

00:55:40.303 --> 00:55:41.671
BY CONNECTING THEM AND THEIR

00:55:41.738 --> 00:55:42.706
FAMILIES WITH THEIR EARNED

00:55:42.772 --> 00:55:44.808
BENEFITS THROUGH EDUCATION,

00:55:44.874 --> 00:55:46.643
ADVOCACY, AND DIRECT SERVICES.

00:55:46.710 --> 00:55:48.912
FOR EMPHASIS, CALVERT SERVES

00:55:48.978 --> 00:55:50.947
AND HONORS ALL WHO WORE THE

00:55:51.014 --> 00:55:55.051
UNIFORM AND SERVED THIS NATION.

00:55:55.118 --> 00:55:56.753
CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO OVER 1.4

00:55:56.820 --> 00:55:58.755
MILLION VETERANS. OUR VETERANS

00:55:58.822 --> 00:56:00.857
HAVE SERVED IN WORLD WAR TWO,

00:56:00.924 --> 00:56:02.492
KOREA, VIETNAM, THE FIRST GULF

00:56:02.559 --> 00:56:04.828
WAR IN THE 1990S, THE BALKANS,

00:56:04.894 --> 00:56:06.796
AND THE CONFLICTS IN IRAQ AND

00:56:06.863 --> 00:56:08.231
AFGHANISTAN. THE LARGEST

00:56:08.298 --> 00:56:10.366
VETERAN POPULATION IS FROM THE

00:56:10.433 --> 00:56:11.534
VIETNAM ERA, WHICH REPRESENTS

00:56:11.601 --> 00:56:13.369
APPROXIMATELY 30% OF THE

00:56:13.436 --> 00:56:15.138
OVERALL CALIFORNIA VETERAN

00:56:15.205 --> 00:56:16.606
POPULATION, AND THE SECOND

00:56:16.673 --> 00:56:18.341
LARGEST POPULATION IS FROM THE

00:56:18.408 --> 00:56:19.476
MIDDLE EAST. CONFLICTS FROM

00:56:19.542 --> 00:56:21.644
2001 TO THE PRESENT DAY, WHICH

00:56:21.711 --> 00:56:23.546
REPRESENTS APPROXIMATELY 27% OF

00:56:23.613 --> 00:56:25.482
THE OVERALL CALIFORNIA VETERAN

00:56:25.548 --> 00:56:27.383
POPULATION. THE GOLDEN STATE IS

00:56:27.450 --> 00:56:30.587
HOME TO OVER 155,000 WOMEN

00:56:30.653 --> 00:56:32.388
VETERANS. CALIFORNIA'S VETERANS

00:56:32.455 --> 00:56:34.124
ARE DIVERSE AND EXEMPLIFY THE

00:56:34.190 --> 00:56:36.392
DIVERSE NATURE OF CALIFORNIA'S

00:56:36.459 --> 00:56:38.828
OVERALL POPULATION, WITH OVER

00:56:38.895 --> 00:56:40.263
40% OF THE VETERANS BEING FROM

00:56:40.330 --> 00:56:41.765
MINORITY OR NONWHITE

00:56:41.831 --> 00:56:44.267
DEMOGRAPHICS. APPROXIMATELY 64%

00:56:44.334 --> 00:56:45.702
OF CALIFORNIA'S VETERANS ARE

00:56:45.769 --> 00:56:48.571
AGED 55 OR OLDER. CALVERT HAS

00:56:48.638 --> 00:56:49.973
SEVERAL OUTREACH, CONNECTION,

00:56:50.039 --> 00:56:51.875
AND ENGAGEMENT EFFORTS TO

00:56:51.941 --> 00:56:53.243
EDUCATE AND ADVOCATE FOR

00:56:53.309 --> 00:56:55.712
VETERANS. THE CALIFORNIA

00:56:55.779 --> 00:56:56.913
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,

00:56:56.980 --> 00:56:59.382
OR CAL TAP, IS DESIGNED TO

00:56:59.449 --> 00:57:00.817
INFORM AND CONNECT VETERANS OF

00:57:00.884 --> 00:57:02.619
ALL ERAS TO THEIR EARNED

00:57:02.685 --> 00:57:04.454
FEDERAL AND STATE BENEFITS, AS

00:57:04.521 --> 00:57:05.855
WELL AS PROVIDE CONTINUED

00:57:05.922 --> 00:57:07.991
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE AS THEIR

00:57:08.057 --> 00:57:10.193
NEEDS CHANGE OVER TIME. CAL

00:57:10.260 --> 00:57:11.594
TECH PROVIDES INFORMATION ON

00:57:11.661 --> 00:57:13.429
FEDERAL BENEFITS, CALIFORNIA

00:57:13.496 --> 00:57:15.565
SPECIFIC BENEFITS, HIGHER

00:57:15.632 --> 00:57:17.333
EDUCATION, ENTREPRENEURSHIP,

00:57:17.400 --> 00:57:19.235
EMPLOYMENT, HOUSING, LEGAL AID,

00:57:19.302 --> 00:57:21.738
AND CITIZENSHIP. THE PROGRAM

00:57:21.805 --> 00:57:23.139
ASSISTS VETERANS TO

00:57:23.206 --> 00:57:24.140
SUCCESSFULLY TRANSITION FROM

00:57:24.207 --> 00:57:25.775
THE MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE

00:57:25.842 --> 00:57:28.211
IN CALIFORNIA AND TO COMPLEMENT

00:57:28.278 --> 00:57:29.612
THE TRANSITION ASSISTANCE

00:57:29.679 --> 00:57:30.680
PROGRAM OFFERED BY THE UNITED

00:57:30.747 --> 00:57:32.482
STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,

00:57:32.549 --> 00:57:34.617
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

00:57:34.684 --> 00:57:35.785
TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM,

00:57:35.852 --> 00:57:38.087
OR TAP, IS A MANDATORY PROGRAM

00:57:38.154 --> 00:57:39.689
THAT HELPS SEPARATING OR

00:57:39.756 --> 00:57:40.790
RETIRING SERVICE MEMBERS

00:57:40.857 --> 00:57:42.158
PREPARE FOR CIVILIAN LIFE,

00:57:42.225 --> 00:57:43.993
HIGHER EDUCATION, OR NEW

00:57:44.060 --> 00:57:46.563
CAREERS. THE CAL TAP

00:57:46.629 --> 00:57:47.664
PRESENTATIONS PROVIDE

00:57:47.730 --> 00:57:48.998
REINFORCING INFORMATION ON

00:57:49.065 --> 00:57:51.601
FEDERAL BENEFITS. SPECIFIC

00:57:51.668 --> 00:57:52.669
INFORMATION ON CALIFORNIA

00:57:52.735 --> 00:57:54.470
BENEFITS, AND EXPOUND ON THE

00:57:54.537 --> 00:57:55.672
INFRASTRUCTURE OF SUPPORT

00:57:55.738 --> 00:57:57.340
PROVIDED THROUGH THE CALIFORNIA

00:57:57.407 --> 00:57:59.175
COMMUNITY BASED SYSTEMS OF CARE.

00:57:59.242 --> 00:58:01.311
IN OTHER WORDS, CAL TECH

00:58:01.377 --> 00:58:02.478
PROVIDES THE HOW TO MANY

00:58:02.545 --> 00:58:04.881
VETERAN BENEFITS HOW TO FILE A

00:58:04.948 --> 00:58:07.450
VA CLAIM, HOW TO APPLY FOR,

00:58:07.517 --> 00:58:08.852
UTILIZE AND MAXIMIZE THEIR G.I.

00:58:08.918 --> 00:58:11.054
BILL BENEFITS. TO EXPAND ON THE

00:58:11.120 --> 00:58:13.223
G.I. BILL EXAMPLE. DURING THE

00:58:13.289 --> 00:58:14.424
TOP CLASS, A SERVICE MEMBER

00:58:14.490 --> 00:58:16.059
WILL LEARN SPECIFIC INFORMATION

00:58:16.125 --> 00:58:17.493
ABOUT THEIR EARNED EDUCATION

00:58:17.560 --> 00:58:19.629
BENEFITS IN THE CAL TAP

00:58:19.696 --> 00:58:21.064
PRESENTATION. OUR TEAM OFFERS

00:58:21.130 --> 00:58:22.532
VITAL INFORMATION FOR VETERANS

00:58:22.599 --> 00:58:24.834
IN CALIFORNIA TO MAXIMIZE THEIR

00:58:24.901 --> 00:58:27.570
EDUCATION BENEFITS. FOR EXAMPLE,

00:58:27.637 --> 00:58:28.805
THE OPTIMAL ENROLLMENT IN

00:58:28.872 --> 00:58:30.840
CREDIT UNITS TO ACHIEVE THEIR

00:58:30.907 --> 00:58:32.041
DEGREE AND HAVE THE G.I. BILL

00:58:32.108 --> 00:58:34.077
COVER ALL EXPENSES. THE

00:58:34.143 --> 00:58:35.144
CALIFORNIA PROMISE AT

00:58:35.211 --> 00:58:36.212
CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES

00:58:36.279 --> 00:58:37.614
TO HELP MITIGATE EDUCATION

00:58:37.680 --> 00:58:40.583
COSTS. GUARANTEED TRANSFER

00:58:40.650 --> 00:58:41.651
PATHWAYS FROM CALIFORNIA

00:58:41.718 --> 00:58:42.719
COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO

00:58:42.785 --> 00:58:44.020
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITIES

00:58:44.087 --> 00:58:47.423
OR UNIVERSITIES OF CALIFORNIA.

00:58:47.490 --> 00:58:48.391
WORK STUDY PROGRAMS TO HELP

00:58:48.458 --> 00:58:50.994
WITH INCOME, ADVISING BETTER

00:58:51.060 --> 00:58:52.028
VETERANS TO SUBMIT THEIR

00:58:52.095 --> 00:58:53.396
MILITARY TRAINING TRANSCRIPTS

00:58:53.463 --> 00:58:54.631
TO EARN CREDIT FOR PRIOR

00:58:54.697 --> 00:58:56.466
LEARNING FROM THEIR MILITARY

00:58:56.532 --> 00:58:57.567
SERVICE TO HASTEN THE

00:58:57.634 --> 00:58:59.302
ATTAINMENT OF THEIR DEGREE. THE

00:58:59.369 --> 00:59:00.703
WONDERFUL VETERAN RESOURCE

00:59:00.770 --> 00:59:02.138
CENTERS AVAILABLE AT CALIFORNIA

00:59:02.205 --> 00:59:03.606
CAMPUSES THAT OFFER VITAL

00:59:03.673 --> 00:59:04.741
SUPPORT THROUGH VETERAN

00:59:04.807 --> 00:59:07.277
VETERANS EDUCATION JOURNEY. CAL

00:59:07.343 --> 00:59:08.678
TAP IS NOT THE SOLE MECHANISM

00:59:08.745 --> 00:59:10.113
FOR OUTREACH, CONNECTION AND

00:59:10.179 --> 00:59:11.948
ENGAGEMENT AT CALVERT. CALVERT

00:59:12.015 --> 00:59:14.050
HAS EIGHT LOCAL INTERAGENCY

00:59:14.117 --> 00:59:16.185
NETWORK COORDINATORS OR LINKS

00:59:16.252 --> 00:59:17.687
THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR

00:59:17.754 --> 00:59:19.055
SERVING VETERANS IN EIGHT

00:59:19.122 --> 00:59:20.924
DISTINCT GEOGRAPHIC AREAS. IN

00:59:20.990 --> 00:59:22.692
CALIFORNIA, THE LINKS PLAY A

00:59:22.759 --> 00:59:24.527
DYNAMIC ROLE WITHIN LOCAL

00:59:24.594 --> 00:59:25.962
COMMUNITIES, SERVING AS BOTH

00:59:26.029 --> 00:59:27.397
INFORMATIONAL CONDUITS TO THE

00:59:27.463 --> 00:59:28.431
COMMUNITY AND FEEDBACK

00:59:28.498 --> 00:59:30.633
RESOURCES TO CALVERT. I

00:59:30.700 --> 00:59:31.601
MENTIONED A FEW OF THE OUTREACH

00:59:31.668 --> 00:59:33.937
TEAMS CALVERT, CAL, TAP AND THE

00:59:34.003 --> 00:59:35.271
LINKS, BUT ALLOW ME TO EXPAND

00:59:35.338 --> 00:59:36.539
ON WHAT BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE

00:59:36.606 --> 00:59:38.975
TO VETERANS. THIS IS A

00:59:39.042 --> 00:59:40.643
HIGHLIGHT OF SOME OF THE MOST

00:59:40.710 --> 00:59:41.611
UTILIZED AND SOUGHT AFTER

00:59:41.678 --> 00:59:42.578
BENEFITS. FIRST FROM THE

00:59:42.645 --> 00:59:43.980
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, VA

00:59:44.047 --> 00:59:45.815
DISABILITY COMPENSATION OR VA

00:59:45.882 --> 00:59:48.318
CLAIM, VA HEALTH CARE,

00:59:48.384 --> 00:59:51.220
EDUCATION, GI BILL, EMPLOYMENT,

00:59:51.287 --> 00:59:52.288
EDUCATION AND TRAINING THROUGH

00:59:52.355 --> 00:59:54.023
SCHOOL OR VOCATIONAL TRAINING.

00:59:54.090 --> 00:59:56.659
VA HOME LOAN GUARANTEE, VETERAN

00:59:56.726 --> 00:59:58.428
PENSION BURIAL AND MEMORIAL IN

00:59:58.494 --> 01:00:00.530
A VA CEMETERY OR ALLOWANCE.

01:00:00.596 --> 01:00:01.931
NEXT FROM THE STATE OF

01:00:01.998 --> 01:00:03.333
CALIFORNIA. COLLEGE TUITION FEE

01:00:03.399 --> 01:00:05.601
WAIVER FOR VETERAN DEPENDENTS.

01:00:05.668 --> 01:00:08.071
MILITARY RETIREMENT INCOME TAX

01:00:08.137 --> 01:00:09.839
EXCLUSION. PROPERTY TAX

01:00:09.906 --> 01:00:12.408
EXEMPTION THREE STATE VETERAN

01:00:12.475 --> 01:00:14.210
CEMETERIES EIGHT STATE VETERANS

01:00:14.277 --> 01:00:16.412
HOMES, VETERAN HOME LOAN

01:00:16.479 --> 01:00:17.814
PROGRAM. CALVERT HOME LOAN

01:00:17.880 --> 01:00:18.915
DIVISION IS THE LARGEST

01:00:18.982 --> 01:00:21.117
MORTGAGE LENDER IN THE STATE.

01:00:21.184 --> 01:00:22.485
DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS

01:00:22.552 --> 01:00:23.519
ENTERPRISE INCREASED

01:00:23.586 --> 01:00:24.620
OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC

01:00:24.687 --> 01:00:26.055
CONTRACTS FOR VETERAN OWNED

01:00:26.122 --> 01:00:28.958
BUSINESSES TO ASSIST VETERANS

01:00:29.025 --> 01:00:30.059
OR FAMILY MEMBERS. THAT MAY

01:00:30.126 --> 01:00:31.928
HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING A

01:00:31.995 --> 01:00:33.696
BENEFIT OR TO REQUEST

01:00:33.763 --> 01:00:35.465
ASSISTANCE IN SOME WAY. CALVERT

01:00:35.531 --> 01:00:36.799
OPERATES A PUBLIC PHONE LINE

01:00:36.866 --> 01:00:38.401
DURING BUSINESS HOURS AND

01:00:38.468 --> 01:00:40.136
MAINTAINS AN ONLINE LIBRARY OF

01:00:40.203 --> 01:00:41.671
MATERIALS ON THE CALVERT

01:00:41.738 --> 01:00:43.272
WEBSITE, AVAILABLE FOR VETERANS

01:00:43.339 --> 01:00:45.174
TO ACCESS 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN

01:00:45.241 --> 01:00:47.643
DAYS A WEEK. THE OUTREACH,

01:00:47.710 --> 01:00:49.078
CONNECTION AND ENGAGEMENT TO

01:00:49.145 --> 01:00:49.846
CALIFORNIA'S VETERANS IS

01:00:49.912 --> 01:00:51.614
VITALLY IMPORTANT. CALVERT IS

01:00:51.681 --> 01:00:52.749
SUCCESSFUL BECAUSE THE

01:00:52.815 --> 01:00:54.217
COMMUNITY BASED SYSTEMS OF CARE

01:00:54.283 --> 01:00:55.918
AND THE RELATIONSHIPS WE HAVE

01:00:55.985 --> 01:00:57.453
CULTIVATED WITH OUR COMMUNITY

01:00:57.520 --> 01:00:59.188
PARTNERS. CALVERT ACCOMPLISHES

01:00:59.255 --> 01:01:00.723
OUR MISSION BY, WITH, AND

01:01:00.790 --> 01:01:02.825
THROUGH OUR COMMUNITY PARTNERS.

01:01:02.892 --> 01:01:04.227
THERE IS ONE PARTNERSHIP THAT

01:01:04.293 --> 01:01:05.361
DISTINGUISHES ITSELF FROM THE

01:01:05.428 --> 01:01:06.729
OTHERS. THE RELATIONSHIP

01:01:06.796 --> 01:01:07.864
BETWEEN CALVERT AND THE COUNTY

01:01:07.930 --> 01:01:09.632
VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS, OR

01:01:09.699 --> 01:01:12.502
CBS, OWES VSOS ARE THE CLOSEST,

01:01:12.568 --> 01:01:13.936
MOST PERSONAL SUPPORT. VETERANS

01:01:14.003 --> 01:01:16.205
AND THEIR FAMILIES RECEIVE VSOS

01:01:16.272 --> 01:01:18.274
MEET VETERANS AT IMPORTANT AND

01:01:18.341 --> 01:01:19.108
SOMETIMES CHALLENGING MOMENTS

01:01:19.175 --> 01:01:21.144
IN THEIR LIVES, AND HELP THEM

01:01:21.210 --> 01:01:22.578
NAVIGATE A SYSTEM THAT CAN BE

01:01:22.645 --> 01:01:25.581
UNCLEAR AND OVERWHELMING. WE

01:01:25.648 --> 01:01:26.883
KNOW THAT FOR MANY VETERANS,

01:01:26.949 --> 01:01:28.818
THE CBS OFFICE IS THEIR FIRST

01:01:28.885 --> 01:01:30.186
STOP WHEN LOOKING FOR HELP OR

01:01:30.253 --> 01:01:31.254
SIMPLY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND

01:01:31.320 --> 01:01:33.756
WHAT SUPPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE

01:01:33.823 --> 01:01:35.224
SHARED PURPOSE AND COMMITMENT

01:01:35.291 --> 01:01:36.592
WITH OUR PARTNERS ARE WHAT MAKE

01:01:36.659 --> 01:01:38.428
CALVERT EFFECTIVE AND

01:01:38.494 --> 01:01:39.529
SUCCESSFUL IN ACCOMPLISHING OUR

01:01:39.595 --> 01:01:40.963
MISSIONS. I'D LIKE TO SHARE A

01:01:41.030 --> 01:01:44.233
FEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2025. CBS

01:01:44.300 --> 01:01:46.569
HAD OVER 460,000 INTERACTIONS

01:01:46.636 --> 01:01:47.837
WITH VETERANS AND FAMILY

01:01:47.904 --> 01:01:50.673
MEMBERS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2425,

01:01:50.740 --> 01:01:53.976
CBS FILED MORE THAN 316,000

01:01:54.043 --> 01:01:56.879
CLAIMS AND SECURED OVER $680

01:01:56.946 --> 01:01:58.014
MILLION IN NEW OR INCREASED

01:01:58.081 --> 01:01:59.182
FEDERAL BENEFITS FOR VETERANS

01:01:59.248 --> 01:02:01.818
AND THEIR FAMILIES. THE CBS AND

01:02:01.884 --> 01:02:04.687
CALVERT PROCESSED OVER 27,000

01:02:04.754 --> 01:02:05.822
COLLEGE TUITION FEE WAIVERS

01:02:05.888 --> 01:02:07.590
LAST YEAR FOR VETERANS

01:02:07.657 --> 01:02:09.692
DEPENDENTS, RESULTING IN OVER

01:02:09.759 --> 01:02:10.760
$200 MILLION IN HIGHER

01:02:10.827 --> 01:02:12.995
EDUCATION COST SAVINGS. SINCE

01:02:13.062 --> 01:02:15.531
ITS INCEPTION IN 2017, THE

01:02:15.598 --> 01:02:17.667
PROGRAM HAS CONDUCTED OVER 1200

01:02:17.733 --> 01:02:19.502
EVENTS, INFORMING AND

01:02:19.569 --> 01:02:21.104
CONNECTING OVER 40,000 VETERANS

01:02:21.170 --> 01:02:22.305
AND FAMILY MEMBERS TO THEIR

01:02:22.371 --> 01:02:24.607
EARNED BENEFITS. SINCE 2017,

01:02:24.674 --> 01:02:27.410
THE LINKS HAVE CONDUCTED OVER

01:02:27.477 --> 01:02:29.879
3300 EVENTS, CONNECTING WITH

01:02:29.946 --> 01:02:32.048
56,000 VETERANS, PROVIDING

01:02:32.115 --> 01:02:33.249
INFORMATION, SERVICES AND

01:02:33.316 --> 01:02:35.651
RESOURCE REFERRALS. CALVERT

01:02:35.718 --> 01:02:36.686
HEADQUARTERS RECEIVES ON

01:02:36.752 --> 01:02:37.887
AVERAGE, OVER 700 PHONE CALLS

01:02:37.954 --> 01:02:39.489
PER MONTH FROM VETERANS AND

01:02:39.555 --> 01:02:41.023
FAMILIES MEMBERS. THAT AVERAGES

01:02:41.090 --> 01:02:43.126
OUT TO ABOUT 8500 PHONE CALLS A

01:02:43.192 --> 01:02:45.361
YEAR. THE THREE STATE VETERANS

01:02:45.428 --> 01:02:46.429
CEMETERIES PRESERVE AND HONOR

01:02:46.496 --> 01:02:49.332
THE MEMORY OF OVER 21,000

01:02:49.398 --> 01:02:50.800
VETERANS AND ELIGIBLE

01:02:50.867 --> 01:02:54.370
DEPENDENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2526,

01:02:54.437 --> 01:02:56.772
CALVERT AWARDED $1.27 MILLION

01:02:56.839 --> 01:02:58.741
TO 14 COUNTIES THROUGH THE

01:02:58.808 --> 01:03:00.476
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES ACT

01:03:00.543 --> 01:03:02.645
GRANT, WHICH RESULTED IN OVER

01:03:02.712 --> 01:03:03.713
7000 VETERANS AND FAMILY

01:03:03.779 --> 01:03:06.249
MEMBERS RECEIVING SERVICES, 600

01:03:06.315 --> 01:03:08.050
STUDENT VETERANS RECEIVING

01:03:08.117 --> 01:03:09.919
SERVICES, 1100 HOMELESS

01:03:09.986 --> 01:03:12.021
VETERANS RECEIVING SERVICES,

01:03:12.088 --> 01:03:13.856
OVER 500 JUSTICE INVOLVED.

01:03:13.923 --> 01:03:15.958
VETERANS RECEIVING ASSISTANCE,

01:03:16.025 --> 01:03:17.426
OVER 400 VETERANS AND FAMILY

01:03:17.493 --> 01:03:19.295
MEMBERS RECEIVING LEGAL AID.

01:03:19.362 --> 01:03:21.731
AND FINALLY, OVER 1800 SENIOR

01:03:21.797 --> 01:03:23.132
VETERANS RECEIVING SUPPORT AND

01:03:23.199 --> 01:03:25.268
ASSISTANCE. SINCE 2019, THE

01:03:25.334 --> 01:03:27.870
STATE HAS AWARDED OVER $4

01:03:27.937 --> 01:03:29.238
BILLION IN CONTRACTS TO

01:03:29.305 --> 01:03:30.406
DISABLED VETERAN BUSINESS

01:03:30.473 --> 01:03:33.976
ENTERPRISES OR. CALVERT

01:03:34.043 --> 01:03:35.077
OUTREACH. CONNECTION AND

01:03:35.144 --> 01:03:36.879
ENGAGEMENT IS A TEAM EFFORT

01:03:36.946 --> 01:03:38.281
WITH COLLABORATION OF PARTNERS

01:03:38.347 --> 01:03:40.149
BOTH INTERNALLY ACROSS OUR

01:03:40.216 --> 01:03:41.851
DIVISIONS AND EXTERNALLY WITH

01:03:41.918 --> 01:03:43.786
CBS NEWS, VETERANS, SERVICE

01:03:43.853 --> 01:03:45.054
ORGANIZATIONS, NONPROFITS AND

01:03:45.121 --> 01:03:47.323
FEDERAL PARTNERS. WE STRIVE TO

01:03:47.390 --> 01:03:49.125
SUPPORT VETERANS FAMILIES

01:03:49.192 --> 01:03:49.959
THROUGH THEIR TRANSITION FROM

01:03:50.026 --> 01:03:51.260
THE MILITARY AND THROUGH THE

01:03:51.327 --> 01:03:52.528
VARIOUS MOMENTS THAT MATTERED

01:03:52.595 --> 01:03:54.230
DURING THEIR LIVES, AND RESPOND

01:03:54.297 --> 01:03:55.932
TO THE EVER EVOLVING STATE OF

01:03:55.998 --> 01:03:57.733
VETERAN SERVICES. WITH THE

01:03:57.800 --> 01:03:59.168
CONTINUED SUPPORT FROM THE

01:03:59.235 --> 01:04:00.970
ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATURE,

01:04:01.037 --> 01:04:02.405
CALVERT HAS BEEN ABLE TO REACH,

01:04:02.471 --> 01:04:03.873
CONNECT, AND ENGAGE VETERANS

01:04:03.940 --> 01:04:05.975
ACROSS CALIFORNIA AND ENSURE WE

01:04:06.042 --> 01:04:07.476
ADAPT AND STAY VIGILANT,

01:04:07.543 --> 01:04:09.612
REFLECT COMPASSION AND

01:04:09.679 --> 01:04:10.713
ACCEPTANCE OF ALL THOSE WHO

01:04:10.780 --> 01:04:12.148
WORE OUR NATION'S UNIFORM.

01:04:12.215 --> 01:04:13.816
THANK YOU, AND I LOOK FORWARD

01:04:13.883 --> 01:04:16.152
TO YOUR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

01:04:16.219 --> 01:04:18.988
MR. LARA, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST

01:04:19.055 --> 01:04:22.925
POINT OUT THAT YOUR

01:04:22.992 --> 01:04:25.127
PRESENTATION ON CALVERT IS

01:04:25.194 --> 01:04:26.495
ENLIGHTENING. I DON'T THINK

01:04:26.562 --> 01:04:29.432
THAT MANY VETERANS UNDERSTAND

01:04:29.498 --> 01:04:32.268
THE WORK THAT CALVERT DOES AND

01:04:32.335 --> 01:04:34.170
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. SO I'D

01:04:34.237 --> 01:04:35.905
LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT A COUPLE OF

01:04:35.972 --> 01:04:36.973
THINGS THAT I'D LIKE YOU TO

01:04:37.039 --> 01:04:38.908
JOIN WITH ME ON. AND THAT IS

01:04:38.975 --> 01:04:40.977
THE THE VETERANS HOMES. WOULD

01:04:41.043 --> 01:04:42.445
YOU JUST SPEAK A LITTLE BIT

01:04:42.511 --> 01:04:43.546
AGAIN, YOU HAD MENTIONED THERE

01:04:43.613 --> 01:04:46.048
WAS EIGHT, EIGHT HOMES. YES.

01:04:46.115 --> 01:04:47.183
THANK YOU. SENATOR. WE HAVE

01:04:47.250 --> 01:04:49.185
EIGHT VETERANS HOMES, ONE IN

01:04:49.252 --> 01:04:50.586
REDDING, ONE IN YOUNTVILLE,

01:04:50.653 --> 01:04:52.054
WHICH IS THE LARGEST AND OLDEST

01:04:52.121 --> 01:04:54.290
VETERAN HOME IN THE NATION, ONE

01:04:54.357 --> 01:05:05.134
IN FRESNO, LANCASTER. WEST, LA.

01:05:05.201 --> 01:05:06.802
CHULA VISTA. AND THERE'S ONE

01:05:06.869 --> 01:05:09.071
MORE MISSING. BARSTOW. THANK

01:05:09.138 --> 01:05:12.275
YOU. IT'S QUITE A LIST. THOSE

01:05:12.341 --> 01:05:15.144
VETERAN HOMES OFFER A VERY

01:05:15.211 --> 01:05:19.115
UNIQUE AND FANTASTIC EXPERIENCE.

01:05:19.181 --> 01:05:20.616
I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS WHO ARE

01:05:20.683 --> 01:05:22.818
SENIOR VETERANS THAT ARE, SINCE

01:05:22.885 --> 01:05:24.320
I BECAME EMPLOYED AT CALVERT,

01:05:24.387 --> 01:05:25.688
ARE SAYING, MIKE, CAN YOU GET

01:05:25.755 --> 01:05:27.757
ME IN TO THE HOME? AND I SAY,

01:05:27.823 --> 01:05:28.891
PLEASE APPLY. IT'S A GREAT

01:05:28.958 --> 01:05:30.593
PLACE TO BE. THEY OFFER

01:05:30.660 --> 01:05:32.862
EVERYTHING FROM DORMITORY STYLE,

01:05:32.928 --> 01:05:34.263
DORMITORY STYLE LIVING WHERE

01:05:34.330 --> 01:05:37.867
IT'S. THE VETERAN IS FREE TO

01:05:37.933 --> 01:05:39.769
COME AND GO ALL THE WAY TO

01:05:39.835 --> 01:05:41.470
SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES, TO

01:05:41.537 --> 01:05:43.639
MEMORY CARE. IT IS A WONDERFUL

01:05:43.706 --> 01:05:46.642
PLACE TO LIVE AND BE COMMUNAL

01:05:46.709 --> 01:05:47.877
WITH OTHER VETERANS WHO HAVE

01:05:47.943 --> 01:05:49.979
SERVED. THEY ARE FANTASTIC

01:05:50.046 --> 01:05:51.047
FACILITIES. THEY ARE OPERATED

01:05:51.113 --> 01:05:53.316
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE VA ON

01:05:53.382 --> 01:05:55.451
CERTAIN ASPECTS, BUT THEY ARE

01:05:55.518 --> 01:05:56.852
WONDERFUL, GREAT FACILITIES FOR.

01:05:56.919 --> 01:05:58.321
SO IT'S LIKE IT SOUNDS LIKE

01:05:58.387 --> 01:06:01.257
THEY'RE FULL SERVICE HOMES, NOT

01:06:01.324 --> 01:06:03.025
NECESSARILY TO SENIOR VETERANS,

01:06:03.092 --> 01:06:04.427
BUT TO ANY VETERAN THAT WOULD

01:06:04.493 --> 01:06:06.962
QUALIFY THAT WOULD NEED THAT

01:06:07.029 --> 01:06:09.165
CARE. BUT I UNDERSTAND THEIR

01:06:09.231 --> 01:06:11.434
SPOUSE CAN ALSO LIVE WITH THEM

01:06:11.500 --> 01:06:13.135
AT THE FACILITY. CORRECT.

01:06:13.202 --> 01:06:14.537
VETERANS. THAT'S THE OTHER

01:06:14.603 --> 01:06:16.672
THING. SO LET'S ALSO TALK FOR

01:06:16.739 --> 01:06:19.241
JUST A MINUTE ABOUT VA HOME

01:06:19.308 --> 01:06:23.579
LOANS. AND WHAT IS THE DOWN

01:06:23.646 --> 01:06:25.715
PAYMENT ON THAT AND THE

01:06:25.781 --> 01:06:28.617
AVAILABILITY OF FUNDING. SO

01:06:28.684 --> 01:06:31.153
THERE'S TWO VA HOME LOAN

01:06:31.220 --> 01:06:32.188
PROGRAMS. THERE'S THE FEDERAL

01:06:32.254 --> 01:06:33.689
VA SIDE, WHICH IS ACTUALLY NOT

01:06:33.756 --> 01:06:36.525
ALONE AT ALL. IT IS A GUARANTEE

01:06:36.592 --> 01:06:38.661
THE CALVERT HOME LOAN PROGRAM

01:06:38.728 --> 01:06:41.564
IS TRULY, TRULY A HOME LOAN.

01:06:41.630 --> 01:06:42.965
AND THE CALVERT HOME LOAN

01:06:43.032 --> 01:06:44.767
PROGRAM IS SPECIFIC FOR

01:06:44.834 --> 01:06:46.936
VETERANS AND OUR HOME LOAN

01:06:47.002 --> 01:06:48.304
PROGRAM. WE ARE NOT A TYPICAL

01:06:48.371 --> 01:06:52.308
BANK OR MONETARY FINANCIAL

01:06:52.375 --> 01:06:54.477
SOURCE THAT YOU WOULD FIND FOR

01:06:54.543 --> 01:07:00.950
ANY. BORROWER TO TAKE FROM.

01:07:01.016 --> 01:07:03.152
CALVERT HOME LOANS RECEIVES ITS

01:07:03.219 --> 01:07:04.220
FUNDING THROUGH THE STATE

01:07:04.286 --> 01:07:05.654
LEGISLATURE, THROUGH OUR BOND

01:07:05.721 --> 01:07:07.423
PROGRAM. AND SO WE CAN OFFER

01:07:07.490 --> 01:07:08.958
EXTREMELY COMPETITIVE RATES.

01:07:09.024 --> 01:07:11.093
OUR HOME LOAN DIVISION CAN WORK

01:07:11.160 --> 01:07:13.929
WITH SPECIFIC VETERANS TO BUY

01:07:13.996 --> 01:07:15.364
AND FINANCE THE HOME THEY

01:07:15.431 --> 01:07:18.968
DESIRE, AND COUPLED WITH THE

01:07:19.034 --> 01:07:21.871
HOME LOAN IS INSURANCE. SO HOME

01:07:21.937 --> 01:07:23.139
INSURANCE HAS BEEN A, I THINK,

01:07:23.205 --> 01:07:24.373
A HIGHLIGHTED TOPIC IN THE

01:07:24.440 --> 01:07:26.275
STATE. AND IF YOU CHOOSE TO GO

01:07:26.342 --> 01:07:27.610
WITH A HOME LOAN THROUGH

01:07:27.676 --> 01:07:29.111
CALVERT AND YOU'RE A VETERAN,

01:07:29.178 --> 01:07:31.247
YOU CAN BUNDLE YOUR HOME

01:07:31.313 --> 01:07:33.015
INSURANCE THROUGH CALVERT WHEN

01:07:33.082 --> 01:07:34.450
YOU PURCHASE YOUR HOME AND. AND

01:07:34.517 --> 01:07:35.885
ALSO, THE VETERANS ARE ELIGIBLE

01:07:35.951 --> 01:07:38.053
TO REFINANCE THEIR HOMES IF

01:07:38.120 --> 01:07:39.922
THEY DIDN'T PURCHASE UNDER THE

01:07:39.989 --> 01:07:42.591
VA OR CALVERT PRIOR. CORRECT?

01:07:42.658 --> 01:07:45.261
THAT IS CORRECT, YES. GOOD. AND

01:07:45.327 --> 01:07:47.062
LAST THING IS, OF COURSE, THE

01:07:47.129 --> 01:07:48.531
EDUCATIONAL SIDE OF IT ALL.

01:07:48.597 --> 01:07:50.599
DOES A VETERAN NEED TO BE AT A

01:07:50.666 --> 01:07:54.637
30% OR HIGHER DISABILITY RATING

01:07:54.703 --> 01:07:56.872
FOR BENEFITS OR. EXPLAIN THAT

01:07:56.939 --> 01:08:01.043
TO ME. SO FOR THE TRADITIONAL

01:08:01.110 --> 01:08:02.645
VETERAN BENEFITS COMING OUT OF

01:08:02.711 --> 01:08:04.747
THE MILITARY, THE GI BILL,

01:08:04.814 --> 01:08:06.882
THERE IS A CERTAIN SERVICE

01:08:06.949 --> 01:08:08.250
REQUIREMENT TO EARN THAT

01:08:08.317 --> 01:08:09.718
BENEFITS. I DON'T HAVE THE

01:08:09.785 --> 01:08:10.753
SPECIFIC NUMBERS IN FRONT OF ME,

01:08:10.820 --> 01:08:12.755
BUT A VETERAN DOES NOT NEED TO

01:08:12.822 --> 01:08:15.791
BE RATED AT ALL TO UTILIZE THAT

01:08:15.858 --> 01:08:16.959
BENEFIT. IT IS EARNED THROUGH

01:08:17.026 --> 01:08:19.462
THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF

01:08:19.528 --> 01:08:20.496
THEIR FIRST TOUR, TYPICALLY

01:08:20.563 --> 01:08:23.432
FOUR YEARS, AND THAT BENEFIT

01:08:23.499 --> 01:08:25.634
THEY CAN USE AT ANY STATE

01:08:25.701 --> 01:08:28.070
SCHOOL, ANY PRIVATE INSTITUTION.

01:08:28.137 --> 01:08:30.906
IT IS SIMPLY WORK IS SIMPLY

01:08:30.973 --> 01:08:32.741
REQUESTED THROUGH THE VA AND

01:08:32.808 --> 01:08:34.910
EXECUTED THROUGH THE SCHOOL. IT

01:08:34.977 --> 01:08:38.147
COVERS MULTIPLE ASPECTS OF AN

01:08:38.214 --> 01:08:40.015
EDUCATIONAL JOURNEY. VETERANS

01:08:40.082 --> 01:08:41.784
ALSO RECEIVE A HOUSING

01:08:41.851 --> 01:08:44.720
ALLOWANCE WITH THAT GI BILL

01:08:44.787 --> 01:08:47.122
BENEFIT. GOOD. THANK YOU. WELL,

01:08:47.189 --> 01:08:48.691
LET'S GO AHEAD AND SWITCH OVER

01:08:48.757 --> 01:08:51.494
TO JIM ZENNER. JIM ZENNER IS

01:08:51.560 --> 01:08:52.828
ONCE AGAIN FROM LOS ANGELES

01:08:52.895 --> 01:08:54.330
COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY

01:08:54.396 --> 01:08:56.932
AND VETERANS AFFAIRS. L.A.

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COUNTY, WHICH HAS 10 MILLION

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RESIDENTS AND A GOOD NUMBER OF

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VETERANS. AND I KNOW, JIM, YOUR

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STAFF WORKS WITH VETERANS IN

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ALL SORTS OF ASPECTS, WHETHER

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IT BE MENTAL HEALTH, HOUSING,

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EVEN CHILD CARE, WHATEVER IT

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MIGHT BE, UNDER THAT UMBRELLA

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BY THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES.

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TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE

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PROGRAM. THANK YOU, SENATOR

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ARCHULETA. AND MEMBERS OF THE

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COMMITTEE THAT ARE JOINING

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VIRTUALLY. I AM JIM ZENNER,

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DIRECTOR OF L.A. COUNTY

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DEPARTMENT OF MILITARY VETERAN

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AFFAIRS AND COUNTY VETERANS

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SERVICE OFFICER FOR THAT COUNTY.

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I ALSO SERVE AS A LEGISLATIVE

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CHAIR FOR THE CALIFORNIA

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ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VSOS, AS

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WELL AS THE NATIONAL POLICY

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DIRECTOR FOR THE NATIONAL

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ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY VSOS.

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SUCCESSFUL MILITARY TRANSITION

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DEPENDS ON TWO THINGS WORKING

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TOGETHER STRONG COUNTY VETERAN

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SERVICE OFFICERS AND TRUSTED

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PEER SUPPORT. LOS ANGELES

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COUNTY HAS BUILT A MODEL THAT

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WORKS. TODAY, I URGE THIS

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COMMITTEE TO SCALE IT STATEWIDE.

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OUR RECOMMENDATIONS ARE

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STRAIGHTFORWARD. FIRST, CREATE

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A STATEWIDE TASK FORCE LED BY

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CALVERT TO CREATE A FRAMEWORK

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FOR CALIFORNIA VETERAN PURE

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ACCESS NETWORK, INCLUDING

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APPROPRIATE STATE DEPARTMENTS,

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FEDERAL PARTNERS, CÁC, VSO,

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CASA, ONWARD OPS AND OTHER

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RELEVANT AGENCIES AND

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ASSOCIATIONS. THE TASK FORCE

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SHOULD CONVENE AND EXAMINE

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OTHER STATE PEER MODELS TO

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INFORM THE FRAMEWORK THAT

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SHOULD SERVE AS AN ACTION PLAN

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FOR IMPLEMENTATION. THE STATE

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OF CALIFORNIA. SECOND, PROVIDE

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TARGETED STATE INVESTMENT,

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PERHAPS THROUGH BEHAVIORAL

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HEALTH SERVICE ACT DOLLARS,

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WITH A CARVE OUT SPECIFIC. FOR

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VETERANS TO LAUNCH THE

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STATEWIDE CALIFORNIA VETERAN

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PEER ACCESS NETWORK. THIRD,

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DIRECT CALVERT TO COORDINATE

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WITH CAL MESA TO DEVELOP A

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VETERAN SPECIFIC PEER

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CERTIFICATION THAT WOULD

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INCLUDE TRAINING ON ALL CALVERT

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SERVICES. FOURTH, CREATE A

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SEPARATE WORKLOAD. AND THIS IS

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VERY IMPORTANT THAT RECOGNIZES

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INCENTIVIZES US COUNTY VETERAN

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SERVICE OFFICERS TO OUTREACH TO

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TRANSITIONING SERVICE MEMBERS

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AND THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS,

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RESERVISTS, NATIONAL GUARD

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MEMBERS. THIS IS KEY TO GETTING

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UPSTREAM, PREVENTING

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HOMELESSNESS, JUSTICE

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INVOLVEMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT OR

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UNDEREMPLOYMENT LATER. THESE

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ARE PRACTICAL YET VERY

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ACHIEVABLE STEPS. CALIFORNIA IS

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HOME TO NEARLY 1.43 MILLION

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VETERANS, CLOSE TO ABOUT

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200,000 LIVE IN LOS ANGELES

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COUNTY. TRANSITION IS NOT A

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SINGLE BRIEFING. IT'S A YEAR

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LONG PROCESS OF REBUILDING

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IDENTITY, PURPOSE AND STABILITY.

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AFTER THE STRUCTURE OF MILITARY

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LIFE IS NO LONGER PRESENT, IT

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IS CRITICAL TO HAVE A

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RELATIONSHIP WITH A TRUSTED

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GUIDE IN YOUR COMMUNITY WHEN

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TRANSITIONING OUT OF THE

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MILITARY. CURRENT STATE AND

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FEDERAL PROGRAMS PROVIDE A

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GREAT STARTING POINT, BUT

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VETERANS REINTEGRATE INTO

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COMMUNITIES, NOT INTO VA

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HOSPITALS OR STATE HOMES. AND

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NEED MORE THAN A BRIEFING. THAT

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IS WHY STATE AND LOCAL

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GOVERNMENT MATTER. COUNTY

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VETERANS SERVICE OFFICERS ARE

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THE FRONT LINE. WE SIT AT THE

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TABLE. WE OPEN THE DOOR TO

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BENEFITS AND CONNECT VETERANS

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TO REAL COMMUNITY RESOURCES. WE

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ALREADY PARTNER WITH

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INSTALLATIONS IN CALTECH, YET

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STATE FUNDING HAS NOT KEPT PACE

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WITH THE WORKLOAD. ÁP 2219 IS A

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POSITIVE STEP ON ACCREDITATION

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AND ACCOUNTABILITY FOR COUNTY

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VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS.

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SUSTAINED INVESTMENT IN CVS

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WILL CONTINUE TO DELIVER STRONG

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RETURNS FOR VETERANS AND FOR

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CALIFORNIA'S ECONOMY. IN LOS

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ANGELES COUNTY, WE BUILT THE

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VETERAN PEER ACCESS NETWORK,

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THE FIRST COMMUNITY DRIVEN,

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PEER LED NETWORK OF ITS KIND

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FUNDED, LOCALLY TRAINED VETERAN

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PEERS WORKING THROUGH COMMUNITY

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BASED ORGANIZATIONS MEET

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VETERANS WHERE THEY ARE, THEY

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REDUCE STIGMA, NAVIGATE SYSTEMS

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AND WALK ALONGSIDE PEOPLE, WALK

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ALONGSIDE VETERANS AND THEIR

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FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING,

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EMPLOYMENT CRISIS AND OTHER

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NEEDS. PEERS AND CSOS WORK AS A

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TEAM. COMBINED WITH PARTNERS

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LIKE THE VA ONE TEAM, WE HOUSE

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MORE THAN 2100 VETERANS IN

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GREATER LOS ANGELES LAST YEAR

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ALONE. VETERANS TELL US THE

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NETWORK GAVE THEM PURPOSE AND A

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PATH FORWARD. WHAT WORKS IS IN

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THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLEX

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COUNTY IN THE NATION CAN WORK

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ACROSS CALIFORNIA. PEER SUPPORT

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INTEGRATED WITH PROFESSIONAL

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ACCREDITED VSO CAPACITY CREATES

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A TRUE NO WRONG DOOR SYSTEM. I

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URGE THIS COMMITTEE TO CHAMPION

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THE CREATION OF A CALIFORNIA

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VETERAN PEER ACCESS NETWORK.

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CONTINUE STRENGTHENING VSOS

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SCALE. PROVEN PEER MODELS GET

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UPSTREAM OF TRANSITIONING

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SERVICE MEMBERS. WHEN WE DO, WE

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HONOR SERVICE, REDUCE LONG TERM

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COSTS, AND KEEP VETERANS FROM

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FALLING THROUGH THE CRACKS.

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THANK YOU. AND I'M READY TO

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ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND TO

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WORK WITH YOU ON THESE

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PRIORITIES. WELL, THANK YOU,

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JIM. I'VE HAD THE HONOR TO WORK

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WITH JIM IN THE COUNTY OF LOS

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ANGELES. I'VE BEEN THE

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COMMISSIONER OF MILITARY AND

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VETERANS AFFAIRS AFFAIRS FOR

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THE COUNTY OF LA FOR 24 YEARS.

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SO I KNOW YOUR WORK, YOUR

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WORKLOAD, AND THE PROGRESS

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YOU'VE MADE OVER THE YEARS. AND

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OUR COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE

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OFFICERS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,

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ARE ACROSS THE STATE OF

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CALIFORNIA, NOT JUST IN L.A.

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COUNTY, SAN DIEGO, SACRAMENTO,

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YOU NAME A COUNTY. WE'VE GOT A

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COUNTY VETERAN SERVICE OFFICER

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THERE TO SERVE AND REPRESENT

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THESE VETERANS, AND THEY'RE

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ABLE TO TOUCH ON HOUSING, ON

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BENEFITS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

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JIM, CAN YOU GIVE US A SUCCESS

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STORY THAT JUST JUST, YOU KNOW,

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IT'S RIGHT THERE SO FOCUSED

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THAT IT CHANGED THE LIFE OF

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THAT VETERAN. YOU'VE GOT ONE

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FOR US. YEAH, YEAH, PROBABLY

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PROBABLY THE BIGGEST ONE. I

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CREATED A PEER PROGRAM THROUGH

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PHILANTHROPY BACK IN 2014. AND

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ONE OF THE YOUNG MARINES, SHE

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WAS LOST. SHE WAS DOING WORK,

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STUDY, WORK, STUDY PROGRAMS

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THROUGH LOCAL VETERAN RESOURCE

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CENTERS THAT WERE MENTIONED

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EARLIER, DIDN'T REALLY KNOW

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WHAT SHE WAS GOING TO DO,

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RECRUITED HER TO BE ONE OF THE

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LEADERS IN THE INITIAL BATTLE

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BRIDGE PROGRAM. AND SHE TOLD ME

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EARLY ON IN THE PROGRAM, SHE

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SAID, YOU KNOW WHAT? I THIS

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REALLY KIND OF HELPED ME FIGURE

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OUT WHAT I WANT TO DO. I HAVE

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THE SUPPORT OF MY FELLOW

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VETERANS PROVIDING AND BEING OF

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SERVICE TO OTHER VETERANS. SO

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IT'S KIND OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S AN

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OPPORTUNITY TO TRANSITION AND

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BE AROUND OTHER VETERANS AND

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KIND OF LEARN FROM THEM. AND SO

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SHE'S A LITTLE BIT LATER, SHE

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TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, I'M GOING TO

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GO BACK AND GET MY DEGREE IN

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HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT AND I'M

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GOING TO RUN THE VA, RUN A VA.

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LAST I HEARD, SHE'S WORKING ON

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THE SIXTH FLOOR AT WEST LA, VA

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IN THE LEADERSHIP SUITE,

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WORKING TOWARDS THAT GOAL BY

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GIVING US OPPORTUNITIES AS

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PEERS AND NETWORKING AND

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WORKING ALONGSIDE EACH OTHER.

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IT HELPS US. IT NOT ONLY IS IT

01:15:04.500 --> 01:15:06.268
IS IT PROVIDING A SERVICE TO

01:15:06.335 --> 01:15:07.269
THE COMMUNITY, IT'S ALSO

01:15:07.336 --> 01:15:08.470
HELPING VETERANS FIGURE OUT

01:15:08.537 --> 01:15:09.805
WHAT THEIR NEXT STEP IS, WHICH

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IS CRITICAL TO THE TRANSITION.

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BEFORE YOU GO, JIM, I'D JUST

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LIKE TO POINT OUT THAT IN LOS

01:15:15.978 --> 01:15:19.181
ANGELES, WE HAVE PATRIOTIC HALL

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WHERE JIM AND HIS STAFF ARE AND

01:15:21.016 --> 01:15:22.718
A GOOD NUMBER OF COUNSELORS AND

01:15:22.784 --> 01:15:24.586
VETERAN SERVICE OFFICERS. BUT

01:15:24.653 --> 01:15:26.588
SERVICE FOR PEOPLE IN LA COUNTY.

01:15:26.655 --> 01:15:29.658
THAT BUILDING IS NOW CALLED BOB

01:15:29.725 --> 01:15:32.094
HOPE PATRIOTIC HALL, AND IT WAS

01:15:32.160 --> 01:15:34.429
BUILT BACK IN 1917, I BELIEVE

01:15:34.496 --> 01:15:36.164
IT WAS. AND IT'S BEEN THE HOME

01:15:36.231 --> 01:15:37.866
TO VETERANS ALL THESE YEARS.

01:15:37.933 --> 01:15:39.368
THERE WAS A POINT IN TIME THEY

01:15:39.434 --> 01:15:41.103
WERE GOING TO THINK ABOUT

01:15:41.169 --> 01:15:42.170
DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING. BUT I

01:15:42.237 --> 01:15:44.239
WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THE

01:15:44.306 --> 01:15:46.174
LA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

01:15:46.241 --> 01:15:47.943
THAT POURED IN MILLIONS UPON

01:15:48.010 --> 01:15:49.177
MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, I BELIEVE,

01:15:49.244 --> 01:15:51.780
ABOUT $40 MILLION TO REHAB THE

01:15:51.847 --> 01:15:53.348
BUILDING. AND NOW IT'S THEIR

01:15:53.415 --> 01:15:55.183
MODERN SERVICE FOR ALL OUR

01:15:55.250 --> 01:15:56.919
VETERANS IN LA COUNTY. SO WHAT

01:15:56.985 --> 01:15:58.620
WE'VE HEARD TODAY IS THAT ALL

01:15:58.687 --> 01:16:00.522
OF US COMING TOGETHER TO HELP

01:16:00.589 --> 01:16:01.723
OUR VETERANS, AND I'M JUST SO

01:16:01.790 --> 01:16:03.592
PROUD OF EVERY ONE OF YOU, THE

01:16:03.659 --> 01:16:04.826
WORK YOU DO. SO, GENTLEMEN,

01:16:04.893 --> 01:16:06.528
THANK YOU FOR COMING BEFORE US.

01:16:06.595 --> 01:16:07.696
I APPRECIATE THAT. AND NOW

01:16:07.763 --> 01:16:08.797
LET'S GO AHEAD AND FINISH UP

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WITH OUR LAST PANELISTS. AND IF

01:16:11.433 --> 01:16:14.937
I MAY, THIS PANEL WILL FOCUS ON

01:16:15.003 --> 01:16:16.705
CONNECTING SERVICE MEMBERS,

01:16:16.772 --> 01:16:18.874
VETERANS AND MILITARY FAMILIES

01:16:18.941 --> 01:16:21.376
WITH CIVILIAN CAREERS,

01:16:21.443 --> 01:16:25.314
TRANSLATING MILITARY SKILLS,

01:16:25.380 --> 01:16:27.516
MEETING EMPLOYER WORKFORCE

01:16:27.582 --> 01:16:30.352
NEEDS. BECAUSE, AS WE'VE HEARD,

01:16:30.419 --> 01:16:33.455
TO HAVE WELL-TRAINED VETERANS

01:16:33.522 --> 01:16:35.824
IN THE WORKFORCE IS VITAL TO

01:16:35.891 --> 01:16:37.993
THE ECONOMY OF CALIFORNIA,

01:16:38.060 --> 01:16:39.461
STRENGTHENING CONDITIONS AND

01:16:39.528 --> 01:16:41.530
ENCOURAGE VETERANS TO REMAIN IN

01:16:41.596 --> 01:16:43.398
CALIFORNIA. THAT IS A POINT

01:16:43.465 --> 01:16:45.233
THAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO TODAY,

01:16:45.300 --> 01:16:47.302
IS GET VETERANS TO UNDERSTAND

01:16:47.369 --> 01:16:50.238
THAT CALIFORNIA CAN BE HOME,

01:16:50.305 --> 01:16:52.874
CAN BE A VITAL PLACE TO BEGIN

01:16:52.941 --> 01:16:55.677
THEIR CAREERS AND AND TO PLACE

01:16:55.744 --> 01:16:57.412
WHERE WE CAN WELCOME OUR

01:16:57.479 --> 01:17:00.248
VETERANS. BECAUSE ACROSS OUR

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NATION, CALIFORNIA IS REGARDED

01:17:01.950 --> 01:17:03.652
AS ONE OF THE BEST STATES IN

01:17:03.719 --> 01:17:07.422
THE UNION HOUSE TO WORK, TO

01:17:07.489 --> 01:17:10.392
LIVE. AND WE'VE GOT SOME

01:17:10.459 --> 01:17:12.227
ADJUSTMENTS TO MAKE, NO DOUBT.

01:17:12.294 --> 01:17:14.029
SO WITH US TODAY, RIGHT NOW, WE

01:17:14.096 --> 01:17:18.300
HAVE REAR ADMIRAL VETERAN DAVID

01:17:18.367 --> 01:17:21.970
BOONE AND ADMIRAL BOONE, THANK

01:17:22.037 --> 01:17:25.540
YOU FOR COMING. AND U.S. NAVY

01:17:25.607 --> 01:17:28.343
RETIRED AND WHO'S NOW A PROUD

01:17:28.410 --> 01:17:29.811
VETERAN REPRESENTING THE SAN

01:17:29.878 --> 01:17:31.713
DIEGO MILITARY ADVISORY COUNCIL

01:17:31.780 --> 01:17:33.749
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEFENSE

01:17:33.815 --> 01:17:35.684
COMMUNITIES ALLIANCE. AND WITH

01:17:35.751 --> 01:17:37.686
HIM, HE HAS LIEUTENANT COLONEL

01:17:37.753 --> 01:17:40.222
PETER LEWIS, DIRECTOR OF WORK

01:17:40.288 --> 01:17:42.891
FOR WARRIORS THAT. WORKING WITH

01:17:42.958 --> 01:17:45.594
OUR VETERANS, AND MARK COLE,

01:17:45.660 --> 01:17:48.130
DIRECTOR OF ENDURING PROGRAMS

01:17:48.196 --> 01:17:50.332
PORTFOLIO FOR YOU TWO AND Â

01:17:50.399 --> 01:17:53.468
THREE AT LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK

01:17:53.535 --> 01:17:56.071
WORKS AND AIR FORCE VETERAN

01:17:56.138 --> 01:17:58.306
HIMSELF. SO LET'S BEGIN WITH

01:17:58.373 --> 01:18:00.108
YOU, ADMIRAL BOONE. YOU'VE GOT

01:18:00.175 --> 01:18:03.578
THE FLOOR. THANK YOU, CHAIR

01:18:03.645 --> 01:18:04.713
ARCHULETA, I REALLY APPRECIATE

01:18:04.780 --> 01:18:07.215
THE OPPORTUNITY TO BE HERE. YOU

01:18:07.282 --> 01:18:08.650
KNOW, WE'VE HEARD FROM OUR

01:18:08.717 --> 01:18:10.519
ACTIVE DUTY COUNTERPARTS. I

01:18:10.585 --> 01:18:12.654
REALLY APPRECIATE THEM BEING

01:18:12.721 --> 01:18:14.456
HERE, ARTICULATING THEIR

01:18:14.523 --> 01:18:16.224
STORIES FROM THEIR RESPECTIVE

01:18:16.291 --> 01:18:17.993
SERVICES. AND WHAT WE ASK OF

01:18:18.060 --> 01:18:19.795
OUR SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN ARE,

01:18:19.861 --> 01:18:22.764
IS EYE WATERING WHAT WE, THE

01:18:22.831 --> 01:18:24.699
COUNTRY AND THE STATE ASK OF

01:18:24.766 --> 01:18:27.402
OUR SERVICE MEMBERS. AND WE

01:18:27.469 --> 01:18:29.037
COULD TALK ABOUT A LOT OF

01:18:29.104 --> 01:18:31.273
THINGS. THERE'S A COMMON COMMON

01:18:31.339 --> 01:18:33.575
ISSUES BETWEEN BOTH ACTIVE AND

01:18:33.642 --> 01:18:36.678
VETERANS AFFORDABILITY, CHILD

01:18:36.745 --> 01:18:38.947
CARE COSTS OF HOUSING. ET

01:18:39.014 --> 01:18:41.049
CETERA. WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS

01:18:41.116 --> 01:18:46.121
IN ON IS TAXATION ON MILITARY

01:18:46.188 --> 01:18:50.092
RETIREMENT PAY. AND WHY. WHY IS

01:18:50.158 --> 01:18:52.928
THAT IMPORTANT? WE ARE LOSING

01:18:52.994 --> 01:18:55.163
VETERANS TO OTHER STATES. AND

01:18:55.230 --> 01:18:57.232
AND THERE'S A NUMBER OF DATA

01:18:57.299 --> 01:18:59.468
STATISTICS I COULD CITE FROM

01:18:59.534 --> 01:19:01.670
DIFFERENT DEMOGRAPHICS, BOTH

01:19:01.736 --> 01:19:04.439
THE RETIREE POPULATION, THE

01:19:04.506 --> 01:19:07.275
OVERALL VETERAN POPULATION. BUT

01:19:07.342 --> 01:19:10.212
I'LL JUST CITE ONE. AND THAT IS

01:19:10.278 --> 01:19:12.114
VETERANS IN THE WORKFORCE OVER

01:19:12.180 --> 01:19:14.583
THE LAST 20 YEARS HAS DECLINED

01:19:14.649 --> 01:19:17.419
IN CALIFORNIA BY 53%. AND

01:19:17.486 --> 01:19:19.187
THEY'VE MOVED TO OTHER STATES.

01:19:19.254 --> 01:19:21.723
AND SO IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO

01:19:21.790 --> 01:19:23.558
FIGURE OUT WHY IS THIS

01:19:23.625 --> 01:19:25.694
HAPPENING AND HOW DO WE STEM

01:19:25.760 --> 01:19:28.263
THE TIDE OF THIS MOVEMENT. AND

01:19:28.330 --> 01:19:31.133
AND IT'S NOT JUST THEIR SECOND

01:19:31.199 --> 01:19:34.336
CAREER TAX REVENUES THAT WE'RE

01:19:34.402 --> 01:19:40.108
MISSING OUT ON IN FY 24, THE

01:19:40.175 --> 01:19:43.678
DIRECT AND INDIRECT FEDERAL VA

01:19:43.745 --> 01:19:45.814
EXPENDITURES INTO CALIFORNIA

01:19:45.881 --> 01:19:50.185
TOTALED NEARLY $26 BILLION. SO

01:19:50.252 --> 01:19:52.354
FOR EVERY VETERAN THAT LEAVES,

01:19:52.420 --> 01:19:54.890
WE LOSE A PIECE OF THAT. AND SO

01:19:54.956 --> 01:19:56.992
IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE

01:19:57.058 --> 01:20:00.996
FIGURE THIS OUT. NOW, UNTIL

01:20:01.062 --> 01:20:03.131
GOVERNOR NEWSOM INCLUDED A

01:20:03.198 --> 01:20:05.333
PARTIAL TAX EXEMPTION IN THE

01:20:05.400 --> 01:20:07.068
2025 BUDGET, WHICH WAS APPROVED

01:20:07.135 --> 01:20:10.005
BY THE LEGISLATURE, CALIFORNIA

01:20:10.071 --> 01:20:11.673
WAS THE ONLY STATE IN THE UNION

01:20:11.740 --> 01:20:13.542
THAT FULLY TAX MILITARY

01:20:13.608 --> 01:20:16.411
RETIREMENT PAY. NOW, THE

01:20:16.478 --> 01:20:18.079
RESULTING EXCEPTION EXEMPTION

01:20:18.146 --> 01:20:22.551
OF $20,000 WAS A WELCOME START.

01:20:22.617 --> 01:20:25.287
BUT 20,000 IS LESS THAN TWO

01:20:25.353 --> 01:20:27.022
THIRDS OF THE AVERAGE PENSION

01:20:27.088 --> 01:20:30.859
OF ROUGHLY $34,000 RECEIVED BY

01:20:30.926 --> 01:20:34.863
OUR RETIREES IN CALIFORNIA IN

01:20:34.930 --> 01:20:37.699
2023. AND AS A MODEST INCENTIVE

01:20:37.766 --> 01:20:40.936
TO KEEP THEM HERE, 38 OTHER

01:20:41.002 --> 01:20:42.737
STATES IN THE UNION PROVIDE A

01:20:42.804 --> 01:20:46.341
FULL TAX EXEMPTION ON MILITARY

01:20:46.408 --> 01:20:47.742
RETIREMENT PAY. AND JUST TO BE

01:20:47.809 --> 01:20:50.645
CLEAR, WE ARE TARGETING NOT THE

01:20:50.712 --> 01:20:52.113
OFFICER COMMUNITY, BUT THE

01:20:52.180 --> 01:20:55.016
SENIOR ENLISTED COMMUNITY. Â

01:20:55.083 --> 01:20:56.818
639, WHICH MAKE UP THE BULK OF

01:20:56.885 --> 01:20:59.387
THE NUMBERS OF ELIGIBLE

01:20:59.454 --> 01:21:03.592
RETIREES. SO THIS IS A

01:21:03.658 --> 01:21:04.659
CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE DEALING

01:21:04.726 --> 01:21:07.596
WITH. IN ADDITION, CAPPING THE

01:21:07.662 --> 01:21:09.764
EXEMPTION TO INCLUDE SINGLE

01:21:09.831 --> 01:21:13.034
FILERS AT 125,000 AND JOINT

01:21:13.101 --> 01:21:17.305
FILERS OF 250,000 DISMISSES

01:21:17.372 --> 01:21:19.407
THOSE HIGHER EARNERS WHO

01:21:19.474 --> 01:21:21.610
ARGUABLY ARE MOST LIKELY TO

01:21:21.676 --> 01:21:23.478
BRING IN EITHER EVEN GREATER

01:21:23.545 --> 01:21:27.015
SECOND CAREER INCOMES AND TAX

01:21:27.082 --> 01:21:29.184
REVENUES TO THE STATE. NOW, SIR,

01:21:29.251 --> 01:21:30.986
YOU'RE YOU'RE THE AUTHOR OF

01:21:31.052 --> 01:21:36.057
SENATE BILL 1407. AND AND WE'RE

01:21:36.124 --> 01:21:38.526
IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO ELEVATE

01:21:38.593 --> 01:21:41.429
THE CURRENT TAX SITUATION. AND

01:21:41.496 --> 01:21:43.999
WE WELCOME THAT OPPORTUNITY. WE

01:21:44.065 --> 01:21:46.801
IN CALIFORNIA HAVE AN ECONOMY

01:21:46.868 --> 01:21:49.604
THAT ENABLES OUR VETERANS TO

01:21:49.671 --> 01:21:51.606
INTEGRATE SEAMLESSLY. IF THEY

01:21:51.673 --> 01:21:55.076
HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO OPERATE

01:21:55.143 --> 01:21:58.380
IN A IN A PROFITABLE WAY. WE

01:21:58.446 --> 01:22:01.950
HAVE TECHNOLOGIES, WE HAVE

01:22:02.017 --> 01:22:05.153
SKILLED WORKFORCE THAT THE

01:22:05.220 --> 01:22:07.689
MILITARY COMMUNITY WOULD FIT

01:22:07.756 --> 01:22:09.691
SEAMLESSLY IN. SO SUBJECT TO

01:22:09.758 --> 01:22:11.026
YOUR QUESTION, SIR, I'M HAPPY

01:22:11.092 --> 01:22:12.827
TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. WELL,

01:22:12.894 --> 01:22:15.997
AS I SAID EARLIER THIS

01:22:16.064 --> 01:22:17.399
AFTERNOON, WHEN THE AIR FORCE

01:22:17.465 --> 01:22:19.334
HAD THE FLOOR AND I SAID, THANK

01:22:19.401 --> 01:22:21.236
YOU FOR BEING SO BLUNT. AND I

01:22:21.303 --> 01:22:23.138
THANK YOU ALSO, ADMIRAL, FOR

01:22:23.204 --> 01:22:25.340
BEING BLUNT, TO ADVOCATE FOR

01:22:25.407 --> 01:22:28.576
OUR VETERANS WHO HAVE OBTAINED

01:22:28.643 --> 01:22:30.779
A CAREER OF KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL

01:22:30.845 --> 01:22:32.547
THAT CAN BE USED HERE IN

01:22:32.614 --> 01:22:34.783
CALIFORNIA. NO DOUBT. WE TALKED

01:22:34.849 --> 01:22:36.017
ABOUT, YOU KNOW, I TALKED ABOUT

01:22:36.084 --> 01:22:37.986
THE SUBMARINERS WHO HAVE THAT

01:22:38.053 --> 01:22:39.421
TECHNICAL SKILL THAT NO ONE

01:22:39.487 --> 01:22:42.223
ELSE HAS. THE TECHNOLOGY IN

01:22:42.290 --> 01:22:44.092
HYDROGEN ENERGY, NUCLEAR

01:22:44.159 --> 01:22:46.194
SCIENCE, YOU NAME IT. THESE

01:22:46.261 --> 01:22:49.030
ENGINEERS, THESE Â SIX TO Â

01:22:49.097 --> 01:22:51.299
NINE, RIGHT. THEY'RE READY AND

01:22:51.366 --> 01:22:53.034
THEY'RE READY TO GO SOMEWHERE.

01:22:53.101 --> 01:22:54.502
AND TO KEEP THEM HERE IN

01:22:54.569 --> 01:22:55.937
CALIFORNIA IS VITAL, NO DOUBT.

01:22:56.004 --> 01:22:57.839
BUT WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT $26

01:22:57.906 --> 01:23:00.208
BILLION OVERALL ON VA BENEFITS

01:23:00.275 --> 01:23:02.077
AND WE LOSE A PORTION OF THAT,

01:23:02.143 --> 01:23:03.478
A LARGE PORTION OF THAT. SO

01:23:03.545 --> 01:23:06.014
YOU'RE RIGHT, SENATE BILL 1407

01:23:06.081 --> 01:23:07.716
IS ADDRESSING THAT, AND WE'RE

01:23:07.782 --> 01:23:08.850
HOPING THAT THE VETERANS

01:23:08.917 --> 01:23:10.285
COMMUNITY AND EVERYONE HERE IN

01:23:10.352 --> 01:23:12.120
CALIFORNIA UNDERSTAND THAT

01:23:12.187 --> 01:23:13.555
THROUGH THE BALLOT BOX, WE'RE

01:23:13.621 --> 01:23:14.989
GOING TO CHANGE AND HONOR OUR

01:23:15.056 --> 01:23:16.424
VETERANS. BUT I'D LIKE TO ASK

01:23:16.491 --> 01:23:19.361
YOU, ADMIRAL, WITH THE TAX ON

01:23:19.427 --> 01:23:22.897
THE RETIREMENT PAY, IT IS

01:23:22.964 --> 01:23:24.332
IMPERATIVE THAT WE SEND A

01:23:24.399 --> 01:23:26.134
MESSAGE THAT THOSE WHO ARE

01:23:26.201 --> 01:23:28.336
SERVING RIGHT NOW, THE

01:23:28.403 --> 01:23:30.138
TRANSITION, DON'T GIVE UP ON

01:23:30.205 --> 01:23:31.206
CALIFORNIA. GIVE US AN

01:23:31.272 --> 01:23:32.374
OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SOME

01:23:32.440 --> 01:23:34.409
CHANGES. WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT.

01:23:34.476 --> 01:23:35.910
IT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN

01:23:35.977 --> 01:23:37.512
OVERNIGHT, BUT IN THE INTERIM,

01:23:37.579 --> 01:23:39.114
THEY CAN BE EDUCATED, THEY CAN

01:23:39.180 --> 01:23:40.548
FIND WORK. THEY CAN GO AHEAD

01:23:40.615 --> 01:23:44.519
AND DEVELOP HOME BASE. SO WITH

01:23:44.586 --> 01:23:46.988
THAT, THE QUESTION IS HOW DO WE

01:23:47.055 --> 01:23:49.924
KEEP THEM HERE IN THE INTERIM?

01:23:49.991 --> 01:23:52.127
IT'S A GREAT QUESTION. AND I

01:23:52.193 --> 01:23:53.828
THINK THERE ARE. AND WE JUST

01:23:53.895 --> 01:23:56.097
HEARD FROM THE LAST PANEL ALL

01:23:56.164 --> 01:23:58.533
THE BENEFITS THAT CALVERT

01:23:58.600 --> 01:23:59.968
PROVIDES. I DON'T THINK WE DO A

01:24:00.034 --> 01:24:02.103
GOOD ENOUGH JOB OF

01:24:02.170 --> 01:24:03.972
COMMUNICATING ALL OF THOSE

01:24:04.038 --> 01:24:06.408
BENEFITS. SO THEY UNDERSTAND

01:24:06.474 --> 01:24:09.411
THE BALANCE SHEET. IF IF YOU'RE

01:24:09.477 --> 01:24:12.580
A FAMILY OF 3 OR 4 KIDS AND AND

01:24:12.647 --> 01:24:15.550
MANY PEOPLE I TALKED TO DON'T

01:24:15.617 --> 01:24:16.618
REALIZE THAT THEY COULD SEND

01:24:16.684 --> 01:24:19.421
THOSE KIDS TO CALIFORNIA

01:24:19.487 --> 01:24:22.357
UNIVERSITIES FOR FREE, THAT WE

01:24:22.424 --> 01:24:24.159
HAVE GOT TO COMMUNICATE THE

01:24:24.225 --> 01:24:27.729
BROAD RANGE OF, OF

01:24:27.796 --> 01:24:30.231
OPPORTUNITIES HERE THAT WOULD

01:24:30.298 --> 01:24:33.134
MITIGATE THE COST OF TAXATION.

01:24:33.201 --> 01:24:35.670
SO THE BALANCE SHEET LOOKS MORE

01:24:35.737 --> 01:24:37.038
EQUITABLE WHEN THEY ARE TRYING

01:24:37.105 --> 01:24:38.840
TO MAKE A DECISION ON WHERE TO

01:24:38.907 --> 01:24:40.942
LIVE. WELL, NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE

01:24:41.009 --> 01:24:42.610
TO POINT THE FINGER AT WHAT

01:24:42.677 --> 01:24:44.245
WE'RE DOING WRONG, WE ALSO HAVE

01:24:44.312 --> 01:24:46.080
TO POINT THE FINGER, THE THREE

01:24:46.147 --> 01:24:47.482
REMAINING BACK AT OURSELVES.

01:24:47.549 --> 01:24:48.983
BECAUSE IF WE DON'T PROMOTE,

01:24:49.050 --> 01:24:51.820
HOW ARE WE GOING TO RETAIN? SO

01:24:51.886 --> 01:24:54.322
FOR THOSE WHO ARE HERE AND THAT

01:24:54.389 --> 01:24:56.157
EMPLOYERS AND SO ON, YOU KNOW,

01:24:56.224 --> 01:24:58.026
WE'VE GOT TO GET CALVERT AND

01:24:58.092 --> 01:24:59.661
I'M GOING TO TALK TO THE

01:24:59.727 --> 01:25:02.630
SECRETARY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE

01:25:02.697 --> 01:25:04.466
PUSH THAT WHEEL JUST A LITTLE

01:25:04.532 --> 01:25:06.968
BIT FURTHER ALONG, BECAUSE,

01:25:07.035 --> 01:25:09.204
CALVERT. YOU'RE RIGHT, ADMIRAL,

01:25:09.270 --> 01:25:10.271
WITH ALL THE BENEFITS THAT ARE

01:25:10.338 --> 01:25:12.040
HERE FOR CALIFORNIANS, IF WE

01:25:12.106 --> 01:25:13.875
CAN KEEP THEM HERE FOR A COUPLE,

01:25:13.942 --> 01:25:15.977
2 OR 3 YEARS UNTIL EACH CYCLE

01:25:16.044 --> 01:25:17.312
GOES THROUGH AND WE MOVE THOSE

01:25:17.378 --> 01:25:19.581
NUMBERS UP FROM 20 TO 40 TO 60

01:25:19.647 --> 01:25:22.016
AND WORK OUR WORK OUR WAY UP TO

01:25:22.083 --> 01:25:24.652
HAVE NO RETIREMENT FOR NO

01:25:24.719 --> 01:25:26.621
RETIREMENT TAX FOR OUR VETERANS,

01:25:26.688 --> 01:25:27.856
I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING

01:25:27.922 --> 01:25:30.425
TO DO. SO I APPRECIATE WHAT

01:25:30.492 --> 01:25:32.160
YOU'VE DONE AND THE DRIVE. AND

01:25:32.227 --> 01:25:33.561
AGAIN, I LOOK FORWARD TO

01:25:33.628 --> 01:25:35.430
MEETING WITH YOU AND BRINGING

01:25:35.497 --> 01:25:36.564
THE NUMBER OF ASSEMBLY MEMBERS

01:25:36.631 --> 01:25:39.033
AND SENATORS OVER TO HOME BASE

01:25:39.100 --> 01:25:41.536
SAN DIEGO AND AND DEAL WITH OUR

01:25:41.603 --> 01:25:43.638
NAVY AND MARINE CORPS AND OUR

01:25:43.705 --> 01:25:45.440
AIRMEN, BECAUSE IT MADE A

01:25:45.507 --> 01:25:48.042
DIFFERENCE, BECAUSE SINCE I'VE

01:25:48.109 --> 01:25:49.744
BEEN HERE, WE'VE NEVER HAD A

01:25:49.811 --> 01:25:51.579
SESSION LIKE THIS. DO YOU EVER

01:25:51.646 --> 01:25:53.515
REMEMBER ONE? NO, SIR. WE MADE

01:25:53.581 --> 01:25:56.751
A DIFFERENCE. WE WENT FROM 0 TO

01:25:56.818 --> 01:25:58.653
20. NOW WE'RE GOING TO KEEP

01:25:58.720 --> 01:25:59.787
MOVING. SO WE'RE GOING TO KEEP

01:25:59.854 --> 01:26:00.855
WORKING TOGETHER. WE'VE GOT TO

01:26:00.922 --> 01:26:02.657
SUPPORT OUR VETERANS. AND AND

01:26:02.724 --> 01:26:04.526
THAT TAX RELIEF IS SO IMPORTANT.

01:26:04.592 --> 01:26:06.728
SO PLEASE CONTINUE WHAT YOU'RE

01:26:06.794 --> 01:26:08.863
DOING AND GOD LOVE YOU FOR IT.

01:26:08.930 --> 01:26:11.366
SO WITH THAT LIEUTENANT COLONEL

01:26:11.432 --> 01:26:13.635
PETER LEWIS YOU'VE GOT THE

01:26:13.701 --> 01:26:15.303
FLOOR. TELL US ABOUT YOUR WORK

01:26:15.370 --> 01:26:17.171
FOR WARRIORS PROGRAM. WELL,

01:26:17.238 --> 01:26:18.940
FIRST, SIR, CHAIRMAN ARCHULETA,

01:26:19.007 --> 01:26:20.408
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR HAVING

01:26:20.475 --> 01:26:22.277
ME. AND ALSO EVERYONE HERE. AND

01:26:22.343 --> 01:26:23.278
OF COURSE, THE CALIFORNIA

01:26:23.344 --> 01:26:25.079
NATIONAL GUARD, MY BOSS,

01:26:25.146 --> 01:26:27.949
GENERAL BEAVERS. I'M COLONEL

01:26:28.016 --> 01:26:28.983
PETER LEWIS. I'M ACTUALLY

01:26:29.050 --> 01:26:30.184
RECENTLY RETIRED. I'M NOW PART

01:26:30.251 --> 01:26:31.886
OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE GUARD,

01:26:31.953 --> 01:26:33.354
DIRECTOR OF CALIFORNIA'S WORK

01:26:33.421 --> 01:26:35.590
FOR WARRIORS PROGRAM. WORK FOR

01:26:35.657 --> 01:26:37.725
WARRIORS HAS BEEN AROUND SINCE

01:26:37.792 --> 01:26:40.228
2012 WHEN IT WAS FOUNDED OR

01:26:40.295 --> 01:26:42.363
WHEN WE CREATED IT.

01:26:42.430 --> 01:26:43.765
UNEMPLOYMENT AMONG THE

01:26:43.831 --> 01:26:45.934
CALIFORNIA NATIONAL GUARD, ARMY

01:26:46.000 --> 01:26:48.903
AND AIR WAS RUNNING AT ABOUT

01:26:48.970 --> 01:26:50.805
25%. AND AS YOU KNOW, IN 2012,

01:26:50.872 --> 01:26:52.073
WE WERE KIND OF COMING OUT OF A

01:26:52.140 --> 01:26:54.275
REALLY BAD RECESSION. IT WAS

01:26:54.342 --> 01:26:55.977
HAVING AN EFFECT ON READINESS.

01:26:56.044 --> 01:26:57.545
IF YOU IF YOU DON'T HAVE A JOB,

01:26:57.612 --> 01:26:58.680
YOU DON'T HAVE FINANCIAL

01:26:58.746 --> 01:27:01.049
STABILITY, STABILITY. THOSE

01:27:01.115 --> 01:27:02.116
INSECURITIES DON'T STOP WHEN

01:27:02.183 --> 01:27:04.652
YOU SHOW UP TO DRILL IN UNIFORM.

01:27:04.719 --> 01:27:07.822
SO WITH THAT, WE DID, WE DID

01:27:07.889 --> 01:27:10.558
MANAGE TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE

01:27:10.625 --> 01:27:12.560
OUR UNEMPLOYMENT RATE TO WELL

01:27:12.627 --> 01:27:15.897
BELOW ABOUT 6% WITHIN ABOUT TWO

01:27:15.964 --> 01:27:17.999
YEARS AS A RESULT OF OUR

01:27:18.066 --> 01:27:20.868
PROGRAM. AS A WHAT MAKES THE

01:27:20.935 --> 01:27:22.804
PROGRAM REALLY WORK IS WE HAVE

01:27:22.870 --> 01:27:24.806
A SMALL TEAM OF ABOUT 16. WE

01:27:24.872 --> 01:27:26.975
HAVE 16 PEOPLE. THEY'RE

01:27:27.041 --> 01:27:27.709
PROFESSIONALS. THEY'RE

01:27:27.775 --> 01:27:28.710
INCLUDING STATE ACTIVE DUTY

01:27:28.776 --> 01:27:30.912
GUYS LIKE MYSELF AND VETERAN

01:27:30.979 --> 01:27:32.447
STAFF AND CONSULTANTS LOCATED

01:27:32.513 --> 01:27:33.514
THROUGHOUT CALIFORNIA. THESE

01:27:33.581 --> 01:27:35.249
VETERAN STAFF AND CONSULTANTS,

01:27:35.316 --> 01:27:38.519
THEY ARE ALL. EVERYONE TO A MAN,

01:27:38.586 --> 01:27:41.089
EX NCOS OUT OF ALL BRANCHES OF

01:27:41.155 --> 01:27:43.157
SERVICE, WE HAVE A RETIRED

01:27:43.224 --> 01:27:44.759
MARINE COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR.

01:27:44.826 --> 01:27:46.494
WE'VE GOT AN ARMY SERGEANT

01:27:46.561 --> 01:27:49.097
MAJOR. WE'VE GOT Â 76 NAVY,

01:27:49.163 --> 01:27:53.368
AIR FORCE AND MARINES AND AND A

01:27:53.434 --> 01:27:55.103
COAST GUARD AS WELL, ALL ON

01:27:55.169 --> 01:27:56.270
STAFF RIGHT NOW THAT GO OUT AND

01:27:56.337 --> 01:27:59.407
HELP THESE VETERANS, THESE

01:27:59.474 --> 01:28:01.209
GUARDSMEN, RESERVISTS AND THEIR

01:28:01.275 --> 01:28:03.011
FAMILY MEMBERS ASSIST THEM IN

01:28:03.077 --> 01:28:06.147
GETTING JOBS. SO HOW DOES IT

01:28:06.214 --> 01:28:07.682
WORK? WELL, WE WORK WE WORK

01:28:07.749 --> 01:28:09.484
WITH THESE WITH OUR CUSTOMERS,

01:28:09.550 --> 01:28:10.885
WHICH ARE THE SERVICE MEMBER OR

01:28:10.952 --> 01:28:12.687
THE VETERAN. BY THE WAY, WE'VE

01:28:12.754 --> 01:28:14.889
EXPANDED FROM JUST CALIFORNIA

01:28:14.956 --> 01:28:17.358
NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO ANY

01:28:17.425 --> 01:28:20.328
VETERAN, ANY RESERVIST. DOESN'T

01:28:20.395 --> 01:28:22.063
MATTER WHETHER YOU'RE NAVY,

01:28:22.130 --> 01:28:24.599
NAVY, MARINES, ANYTHING AND ANY

01:28:24.666 --> 01:28:26.034
FAMILY MEMBER OF AN ACTIVE DUTY

01:28:26.100 --> 01:28:27.802
SERVICE MEMBER. HECK, WE EVEN

01:28:27.869 --> 01:28:28.970
GOT AN ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE

01:28:29.037 --> 01:28:30.872
MEMBER, A PART TIME JOB BECAUSE

01:28:30.938 --> 01:28:32.874
THEY WANTED ONE. SO WE WILL WE

01:28:32.940 --> 01:28:34.342
WILL TAKE CARE OF ANYBODY WHO

01:28:34.409 --> 01:28:37.178
COMES TO US. SO HOW IT WORKS IS

01:28:37.245 --> 01:28:39.213
IT'S A ONE. IT'S A ONE ON ONE

01:28:39.280 --> 01:28:41.149
SERVICE. WE HELP THEM BUILD AND

01:28:41.215 --> 01:28:42.283
IMPROVE THEIR RESUMES. WE

01:28:42.350 --> 01:28:43.351
PREPARE THEM FOR INTERVIEWS.

01:28:43.418 --> 01:28:45.119
I'M ACTUALLY NEW TO THIS

01:28:45.186 --> 01:28:46.554
POSITION, AND IN THE LAST TWO

01:28:46.621 --> 01:28:48.723
MONTHS, I'VE SAT IN ON RESUME

01:28:48.790 --> 01:28:50.525
PREP. I COME IN IN CIVILIAN

01:28:50.591 --> 01:28:51.993
CLOTHES. I DON'T WANT THEM TO

01:28:52.060 --> 01:28:53.428
BE NERVOUS BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU

01:28:53.494 --> 01:28:55.063
KNOW HOW IT IS WHEN YOU'RE

01:28:55.129 --> 01:28:56.097
LOWER ENLISTED. YOU SEE A

01:28:56.164 --> 01:28:57.131
LIEUTENANT COLONEL AND YOU

01:28:57.198 --> 01:28:58.533
THINK THAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW,

01:28:58.599 --> 01:29:01.035
THEY THEY IMMEDIATELY FREEZE UP.

01:29:01.102 --> 01:29:02.704
WE SIT IN THERE AND I'VE JUST

01:29:02.770 --> 01:29:05.973
WATCHED EXCELLENT WORK IN

01:29:06.040 --> 01:29:07.542
PREPPING THESE SERVICE MEMBERS

01:29:07.608 --> 01:29:09.243
AND VETERANS FOR THEIR

01:29:09.310 --> 01:29:10.712
INTERVIEW. AND I MEAN, WE'LL DO

01:29:10.778 --> 01:29:12.146
TWO, THREE SESSIONS WITH THEM

01:29:12.213 --> 01:29:13.915
THAT IMPORTANT TO COACH THEM ON

01:29:13.981 --> 01:29:16.451
BEGINNING, MIDDLE END, FOCUS ON

01:29:16.517 --> 01:29:18.586
WHAT THE EMPLOYERS ARE LOOKING

01:29:18.653 --> 01:29:20.722
FOR, THE SKILLS AND HOW YOU

01:29:20.788 --> 01:29:22.557
BRING THOSE SKILLS TO THE

01:29:22.623 --> 01:29:24.692
EMPLOYMENT. IT'S AND THE, THE

01:29:24.759 --> 01:29:27.228
RESUME WORK HAS BEEN FANTASTIC.

01:29:27.295 --> 01:29:28.663
TRANSLATING THOSE MILITARY

01:29:28.730 --> 01:29:31.899
SKILLS INTO ENGLISH FOR

01:29:31.966 --> 01:29:33.101
CIVILIAN IS SO IMPORTANT. SO IF

01:29:33.167 --> 01:29:35.169
YOU HAVE AN ARTILLERYMAN AND

01:29:35.236 --> 01:29:37.438
HE'S AN. E-4 JUST GOT OUT OF

01:29:37.505 --> 01:29:39.941
THE ARMY, MARINES, WHATEVER, WE

01:29:40.007 --> 01:29:41.843
CAN PUT THAT DOWN AND WE CAN

01:29:41.909 --> 01:29:42.944
HELP THEM TRANSLATE THAT INTO

01:29:43.010 --> 01:29:44.512
SKILLS. WORKING IN A HIGH

01:29:44.579 --> 01:29:46.647
PRESSURE TEAM, INSPECTING

01:29:46.714 --> 01:29:49.584
EQUIPMENT, INTENSE ENVIRONMENT,

01:29:49.650 --> 01:29:51.052
MEETING TIGHT DEADLINES. THESE

01:29:51.119 --> 01:29:52.820
ARE THE KIND OF THINGS THAT WE

01:29:52.887 --> 01:29:54.655
CAN SAY OR CHANGE THEIR RESUME

01:29:54.722 --> 01:29:56.157
OR HELP THEM DRAFT IT. THE ONLY

01:29:56.224 --> 01:29:58.593
THING WE ASK IS, IS THAT THAT

01:29:58.659 --> 01:30:00.495
PERSON HAS TO PUT SOME SKIN IN

01:30:00.561 --> 01:30:03.197
THE GAME. WE WANT THEM TO DRAFT

01:30:03.264 --> 01:30:06.434
SOMETHING. IT COULD BE ON A

01:30:06.501 --> 01:30:07.668
NAPKIN, BUT YOU GOT TO GIVE US

01:30:07.735 --> 01:30:09.370
THE INFORMATION. EVERYTHING YOU

01:30:09.437 --> 01:30:11.172
HAVE. AND WHAT THAT SHOWS IS,

01:30:11.239 --> 01:30:12.607
IS THAT YOU ARE MOTIVATED TO

01:30:12.673 --> 01:30:14.108
GET A JOB, AND WE WILL TAKE

01:30:14.175 --> 01:30:15.843
THAT AND TURN IT INTO A

01:30:15.910 --> 01:30:17.345
BEAUTIFUL RESUME AND UPDATE IT

01:30:17.411 --> 01:30:19.881
FOR EVERY JOB THAT YOU APPLY TO.

01:30:19.947 --> 01:30:21.549
SO WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL TAKE

01:30:21.616 --> 01:30:23.751
THAT RESUME. IT'S NOT THE END

01:30:23.818 --> 01:30:24.952
AT THAT POINT. WE WILL TAKE

01:30:25.019 --> 01:30:26.721
THAT RESUME AND MODIFY IT FOR

01:30:26.788 --> 01:30:28.256
THE JOB YOU'RE IN EVERY SINGLE

01:30:28.322 --> 01:30:29.924
TIME THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR.

01:30:29.991 --> 01:30:32.026
SO WHO ARE THE WHERE ARE THESE

01:30:32.093 --> 01:30:34.162
JOBS COMING FROM? WELL, WE HAVE

01:30:34.228 --> 01:30:37.198
ROUGHLY 2700 PARTNERS ACROSS

01:30:37.265 --> 01:30:39.667
THE STATE. THEY RANGE FROM

01:30:39.734 --> 01:30:42.804
SECURITY GUARD COMPANIES TO

01:30:42.870 --> 01:30:44.272
MECHANIC AND TIRE SHOPS. WE

01:30:44.338 --> 01:30:47.508
HAVE ALSO PLACED LESS, LESS SO.

01:30:47.575 --> 01:30:49.377
BUT WE'VE ALSO PLACED ATTORNEYS

01:30:49.443 --> 01:30:50.778
AND SOME HIGHER LEVEL POSITIONS

01:30:50.845 --> 01:30:52.580
AS WELL. MOST OF OUR CUSTOMERS

01:30:52.647 --> 01:30:53.815
ARE ENTRY LEVEL. THEY'RE COMING

01:30:53.881 --> 01:30:56.117
RIGHT OUT OF THE MILITARY OR

01:30:56.184 --> 01:30:57.985
THEY ARE THEY'RE VETERANS

01:30:58.052 --> 01:31:00.087
LOOKING FOR FOR MID TIER

01:31:00.154 --> 01:31:01.622
MANAGEMENT OR LOWER TIER

01:31:01.689 --> 01:31:03.224
MANAGEMENT. THAT'S OUR MOST OF

01:31:03.291 --> 01:31:05.226
OUR CUSTOMERS. WHICH BRINGS ME

01:31:05.293 --> 01:31:06.994
TO WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING HERE

01:31:07.061 --> 01:31:09.463
SINCE WE STARTED. AND THAT IS

01:31:09.530 --> 01:31:11.265
ESPECIALLY FOR MR. FIERRO, IS

01:31:11.332 --> 01:31:13.067
THAT THEY'RE HAVING A HARD TIME

01:31:13.134 --> 01:31:15.636
BRINGING CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OUT

01:31:15.703 --> 01:31:18.172
TO THE STATE. WELL, OUR

01:31:18.239 --> 01:31:19.207
CUSTOMERS ARE ROOTED IN

01:31:19.273 --> 01:31:20.541
CALIFORNIA. THEY CAME BACK TO

01:31:20.608 --> 01:31:21.375
CALIFORNIA BECAUSE THEIR

01:31:21.442 --> 01:31:22.777
FAMILIES LIVE HERE. THEY GREW

01:31:22.844 --> 01:31:26.047
UP HERE. SO IT MIGHT I'M SURE

01:31:26.113 --> 01:31:27.481
THAT WE CAN HELP SOME OF OUR

01:31:27.548 --> 01:31:28.316
PARTNERS, OUR BROTHERS AND

01:31:28.382 --> 01:31:30.051
SISTERS BACK HERE THAT HAVE

01:31:30.117 --> 01:31:31.052
BEEN STRUGGLING WITH FINDING

01:31:31.118 --> 01:31:32.153
THE RIGHT PEOPLE. I'M SURE WE

01:31:32.220 --> 01:31:34.689
CAN FIND THEM SOME SOME

01:31:34.755 --> 01:31:36.123
QUALIFIED APPLICANTS. WE HAVE

01:31:36.190 --> 01:31:37.291
MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE ACTIVE

01:31:37.358 --> 01:31:39.026
SECURITY CLEARANCES, THAT HAVE

01:31:39.093 --> 01:31:40.461
SKILLS THAT RELATE TO SOME OF

01:31:40.528 --> 01:31:41.662
THESE CIVILIAN JOBS. I DON'T

01:31:41.729 --> 01:31:42.930
KNOW ABOUT IT. THE STRATEGIC

01:31:42.997 --> 01:31:45.566
LEVEL, MAYBE 1 OR 2, BUT

01:31:45.633 --> 01:31:46.868
DEFINITELY ENTRY TO MID MID

01:31:46.934 --> 01:31:49.203
LEVEL MANAGEMENT. HEY, IF

01:31:49.270 --> 01:31:50.571
THEY'RE LOOKING FOR THE PEOPLE,

01:31:50.638 --> 01:31:53.407
WE'RE NOT THE END AND ALL TO

01:31:53.474 --> 01:31:55.610
THEIR PROBLEM. BUT I AM CERTAIN

01:31:55.676 --> 01:31:57.044
THAT WE CAN SIGNIFICANTLY HELP

01:31:57.111 --> 01:31:58.846
THEM FIND SOME OF THESE PEOPLE.

01:31:58.913 --> 01:32:00.248
SO AGAIN, WHAT I WANT TO SAY

01:32:00.314 --> 01:32:02.016
ABOUT THE PROGRAM IS, IS THAT

01:32:02.083 --> 01:32:03.484
WE'RE OPEN TO ALL. WE STARTED

01:32:03.551 --> 01:32:05.987
OUT JUST GUARD, BUT NOW WE ARE

01:32:06.053 --> 01:32:08.189
OPEN TO ALL VETERANS, ALL

01:32:08.256 --> 01:32:10.758
FAMILY MEMBERS, ALL RESERVISTS,

01:32:10.825 --> 01:32:12.193
AND HECK, IF A IF AN ACTIVE

01:32:12.260 --> 01:32:13.461
DUTY SERVICE MEMBER IS LOOKING

01:32:13.527 --> 01:32:15.162
FOR A PART TIME JOB WILL HELP

01:32:15.229 --> 01:32:16.964
THEM TOO. SO WITH THAT SAID,

01:32:17.031 --> 01:32:18.332
I'M OPEN TO YOUR QUESTIONS, SIR.

01:32:18.399 --> 01:32:19.667
WELL, THANK YOU, COLONEL. I

01:32:19.734 --> 01:32:21.502
APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION. I

01:32:21.569 --> 01:32:23.304
THINK IN CONJUNCTION WITH

01:32:23.371 --> 01:32:25.473
ADMIRAL BOONE IN A DIFFERENT

01:32:25.539 --> 01:32:27.308
LIGHT. BUT IT'S SO IMPORTANT

01:32:27.375 --> 01:32:28.509
THAT WE HAVE TO EDUCATE. AND

01:32:28.576 --> 01:32:29.744
THIS IS WHAT WE LEARNED FROM

01:32:29.810 --> 01:32:31.879
CALVERT. BUT WE HAVE TO EMPLOY

01:32:31.946 --> 01:32:34.015
THEM WHEN WE CAN. NOW, THIS IS

01:32:34.081 --> 01:32:36.951
THE CALIFORNIA GUARD PROGRAM.

01:32:37.018 --> 01:32:38.419
THAT'S RIGHT OUT OF LOS

01:32:38.486 --> 01:32:39.887
ALAMITOS. NO, IT'S ACTUALLY

01:32:39.954 --> 01:32:41.722
WELL, IT'S BASED IN SACRAMENTO,

01:32:41.789 --> 01:32:43.824
BUT WE HAVE REPS IN SAN DIEGO.

01:32:43.891 --> 01:32:44.926
THAT'S ACTUALLY WHERE OUR

01:32:44.992 --> 01:32:46.661
FORMER COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR

01:32:46.727 --> 01:32:49.931
MARINE IS, LOS ANGELES

01:32:49.997 --> 01:32:51.732
RIVERSIDE. WE HAVE 16 WE HAVE

01:32:51.799 --> 01:32:53.501
16 PEOPLE STRETCHING FROM

01:32:53.567 --> 01:32:54.936
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ALL THE WAY

01:32:55.002 --> 01:32:56.804
TO THE SOUTH. HENCE THE

01:32:56.871 --> 01:32:59.307
WORKFORCE WARRIORS. GOT IT.

01:32:59.373 --> 01:33:00.875
OKAY. DO YOU HAVE A WEBSITE YOU

01:33:00.942 --> 01:33:02.877
CAN RECITE? WORK FOR

01:33:02.944 --> 01:33:05.346
WARRIORS.ORG? YES. THANK YOU. I

01:33:05.413 --> 01:33:07.214
APPRECIATE THAT BECAUSE IT'S

01:33:07.281 --> 01:33:09.684
THOSE F-4S AND Â THREES THAT

01:33:09.750 --> 01:33:11.519
POSSIBLY FIVES THAT COME OUT.

01:33:11.585 --> 01:33:15.089
BUT ASKING FOR THEIR DD 214 AND

01:33:15.156 --> 01:33:16.223
HELPING WITH THAT RESUME THAT

01:33:16.290 --> 01:33:18.359
WILL HELP. AND THE MOS IN

01:33:18.426 --> 01:33:19.460
CONJUNCTION WITH THE CIVILIAN

01:33:19.527 --> 01:33:20.728
JOB PARTNERING. THOSE THINGS

01:33:20.795 --> 01:33:22.697
ARE IMPORTANT. SO GOOD LUCK

01:33:22.763 --> 01:33:24.532
WITH THAT AND PLEASE KEEP US

01:33:24.598 --> 01:33:25.766
INFORMED. AND I THINK WE SHOULD

01:33:25.833 --> 01:33:27.635
GET SOME EDD PEOPLE OVER TO YOU.

01:33:27.702 --> 01:33:29.737
SO YOU CAN WORK WITH IN

01:33:29.804 --> 01:33:31.305
CONJUNCTION WITH EDD AS WELL.

01:33:31.372 --> 01:33:32.606
THEY'RE GREAT. THEY'RE GREAT

01:33:32.673 --> 01:33:33.975
PARTNERS AND WE HAVE WORKED

01:33:34.041 --> 01:33:35.209
WITH THEM IN THE PAST. THEY'RE

01:33:35.276 --> 01:33:38.512
FANTASTIC. THANK YOU. AND PETER

01:33:38.579 --> 01:33:40.514
LEWIS AGAIN, THANK YOU. SO NOW

01:33:40.581 --> 01:33:42.750
MARK COLE, WHO IS DIRECTOR OF

01:33:42.817 --> 01:33:45.219
THE ENDURING PROGRAM PORTFOLIO

01:33:45.286 --> 01:33:47.822
FOR YOU TWO AND E THREE AT

01:33:47.888 --> 01:33:51.025
LOCKHEED MARTIN SKUNK WORKS AND

01:33:51.092 --> 01:33:53.194
AN AIR FORCE VETERAN HIMSELF.

01:33:53.260 --> 01:33:54.328
WELCOME HOME AND GOD BLESS YOU

01:33:54.395 --> 01:33:55.997
FOR YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU,

01:33:56.063 --> 01:33:57.264
CHAIRMAN ARCHULETA, AND THANK

01:33:57.331 --> 01:33:59.066
YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO

01:33:59.133 --> 01:34:00.334
PROVIDE TESTIMONY TODAY. I'D

01:34:00.401 --> 01:34:01.369
ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE

01:34:01.435 --> 01:34:03.204
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURERS AND

01:34:03.270 --> 01:34:04.305
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION FOR

01:34:04.372 --> 01:34:06.073
ASKING LOCKHEED MARTIN TO

01:34:06.140 --> 01:34:07.575
REPRESENT THE MANUFACTURING

01:34:07.641 --> 01:34:10.144
INDUSTRY TODAY. I SAID AS A AS

01:34:10.211 --> 01:34:12.580
AN AIR FORCE VETERAN AND A

01:34:12.646 --> 01:34:14.215
PROFESSIONAL WITH 40 YEARS OF

01:34:14.281 --> 01:34:15.383
EXPERIENCE IN THE IN THE PUBLIC

01:34:15.449 --> 01:34:17.451
AND PRIVATE SECTOR, AND AS THE

01:34:17.518 --> 01:34:18.686
FATHER OF TWO VETERANS, A

01:34:18.753 --> 01:34:20.855
MARINE AND A SOLDIER, I'M

01:34:20.921 --> 01:34:22.723
HONORED TO SPEAK ABOUT THE

01:34:22.790 --> 01:34:23.724
MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY TODAY.

01:34:23.791 --> 01:34:26.293
AND BOTH OF MY SONS NOW WORK

01:34:26.360 --> 01:34:27.395
FOR FOR LOCKHEED MARTIN HAVE

01:34:27.461 --> 01:34:30.231
MADE THAT TRANSITION. THE

01:34:30.297 --> 01:34:32.066
CALIFORNIA MANUFACTURING AND

01:34:32.133 --> 01:34:33.200
TECHNOLOGY ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN

01:34:33.267 --> 01:34:34.935
A PIVOTAL ORGANIZATION SINCE

01:34:35.002 --> 01:34:37.471
ITS FOUNDING IN 1918. IT

01:34:37.538 --> 01:34:38.506
REPRESENTS A DIVERSE COMMUNITY

01:34:38.572 --> 01:34:39.940
OF MANUFACTURERS, PROCESSING

01:34:40.007 --> 01:34:41.375
AND TECHNOLOGY BASED COMPANIES

01:34:41.442 --> 01:34:42.943
HERE IN CALIFORNIA. AND OVER

01:34:43.010 --> 01:34:44.345
THE YEARS, IT'S EVOLVED TO

01:34:44.412 --> 01:34:46.047
ADDRESS CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF

01:34:46.113 --> 01:34:47.882
THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY,

01:34:47.948 --> 01:34:49.350
ADAPTING TO CHALLENGES AND

01:34:49.417 --> 01:34:51.452
OPPORTUNITIES FOR 45,000

01:34:51.519 --> 01:34:53.621
MANUFACTURERS IN THE STATE. THE

01:34:53.687 --> 01:34:55.056
MANUFACTURING CENTER. OUR

01:34:55.122 --> 01:34:56.924
SECTOR CURRENTLY EMPLOYS 1.2

01:34:56.991 --> 01:34:58.626
MILLION PEOPLE IN THE STATE,

01:34:58.692 --> 01:35:00.795
AND AEROSPACE INDUSTRY MAKES UP

01:35:00.861 --> 01:35:02.463
ONE THIRD OF THAT. NATIONALLY,

01:35:02.530 --> 01:35:05.933
THE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY HAS

01:35:06.000 --> 01:35:08.035
980,000 VETERANS, EMPLOYS

01:35:08.102 --> 01:35:09.503
980,000 VETERANS, AND THE

01:35:09.570 --> 01:35:11.005
LARGEST PRIVATE SECTOR EMPLOYER

01:35:11.072 --> 01:35:12.373
OF VETERANS, SURPASSING ALL

01:35:12.440 --> 01:35:15.609
OTHER PRIVATE INDUSTRIES. THE

01:35:15.676 --> 01:35:17.745
SAME YEAR, THE CALIFORNIA

01:35:17.812 --> 01:35:18.813
MANUFACTURERS TECHNOLOGY

01:35:18.879 --> 01:35:19.947
ASSOCIATION WAS FORMED.

01:35:20.014 --> 01:35:21.115
LOCKHEED MARTIN WAS ALSO FORMED

01:35:21.182 --> 01:35:23.851
IN 1918 AS A CALIFORNIA COMPANY

01:35:23.918 --> 01:35:26.821
AS WELL. AND TODAY, OUT OF

01:35:26.887 --> 01:35:29.256
123,000 EMPLOYEES, 1 IN 5 IS A

01:35:29.323 --> 01:35:31.459
VETERAN, A RESERVIST OR

01:35:31.525 --> 01:35:32.660
MILITARY SPOUSE. AND WE STRIVE

01:35:32.726 --> 01:35:33.961
TO HIRE, DEVELOP AND TRAIN,

01:35:34.028 --> 01:35:36.130
RETAIN THE TOP TALENT IN THE

01:35:36.197 --> 01:35:37.965
NATION. AND EARLIER TODAY, I

01:35:38.032 --> 01:35:39.333
HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT MY

01:35:39.400 --> 01:35:41.068
TEAM UP AT BEALE AIR FORCE BASE,

01:35:41.135 --> 01:35:42.937
JUST HERE NORTH OF SACRAMENTO,

01:35:43.003 --> 01:35:44.338
AND SEE MANY OF OUR TEAM

01:35:44.405 --> 01:35:46.207
MEMBERS THAT ARE FORMER

01:35:46.273 --> 01:35:48.375
VETERANS, INCLUDING RECENT

01:35:48.442 --> 01:35:49.777
TRANSITIONS FROM ACTIVE DUTY TO

01:35:49.844 --> 01:35:52.713
VETERAN STATUS. 2025, WE

01:35:52.780 --> 01:35:54.849
WELCOME NEARLY 10,800 NEW

01:35:54.915 --> 01:35:55.916
EMPLOYEES TO LOCKHEED MARTIN,

01:35:55.983 --> 01:35:58.786
INCLUDING 1500 COLLEGE HIRES.

01:35:58.853 --> 01:36:00.287
AND BEYOND THOSE FULL TIME

01:36:00.354 --> 01:36:01.655
HIRES, WE ALSO CREATE AN

01:36:01.722 --> 01:36:03.124
INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES FOR AN

01:36:03.190 --> 01:36:05.559
ADDITIONAL 2000 STUDENTS. AS A

01:36:05.626 --> 01:36:07.027
HIRING MANAGER AT LOCKHEED

01:36:07.094 --> 01:36:09.230
MARTIN, I HAVE HAD THE

01:36:09.296 --> 01:36:10.297
OPPORTUNITY AND THE PLEASURE TO

01:36:10.364 --> 01:36:11.732
INTERVIEW AND HIRE MANY

01:36:11.799 --> 01:36:14.235
VETERANS FROM THE SERVICE, FROM

01:36:14.301 --> 01:36:15.436
ACROSS ALL THE SERVICES, AS

01:36:15.503 --> 01:36:17.171
WELL AS MILITARY SPOUSES AND

01:36:17.238 --> 01:36:18.639
OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS, AND I'M

01:36:18.706 --> 01:36:19.740
HAPPY TO ENTERTAIN ANY

01:36:19.807 --> 01:36:21.142
QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE, SIR.

01:36:21.208 --> 01:36:22.276
WELL, THANK YOU SO MUCH. I

01:36:22.343 --> 01:36:24.078
DIDN'T REALIZE THAT YOU HAD

01:36:24.145 --> 01:36:27.281
SUCH A LARGE WORKFORCE, 123,000,

01:36:27.348 --> 01:36:30.117
BUT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THAT 1

01:36:30.184 --> 01:36:32.987
IN 5 BEING VETERANS AND 2 IN 5,

01:36:33.053 --> 01:36:35.523
3 IN 5. BUT IF ADMIRAL BOONE

01:36:35.589 --> 01:36:38.025
HAS IT HIS WAY, WE CAN DO THAT.

01:36:38.092 --> 01:36:39.827
AND IF YOU CAN TRAIN THEM,

01:36:39.894 --> 01:36:41.262
COLONEL, WE'LL HAVE THAT AND

01:36:41.328 --> 01:36:42.897
THEY CAN SWITCH OVER AND GET

01:36:42.963 --> 01:36:44.198
THAT ENTRY LEVEL, AND THEN WE

01:36:44.265 --> 01:36:45.966
CAN GET CALVERT TO GET THEM TO

01:36:46.033 --> 01:36:47.434
SCHOOL AND THEIR FAMILIES AND

01:36:47.501 --> 01:36:49.236
GET THE COUNTY VETERANS SERVICE

01:36:49.303 --> 01:36:50.304
OFFICERS TO GET THEM THE

01:36:50.371 --> 01:36:51.672
MEDICAL CARE. YOU CAN SEE HOW

01:36:51.739 --> 01:36:53.908
THIS WEB ALL COMES TOGETHER

01:36:53.974 --> 01:36:55.843
BECAUSE GOD AND COUNTRY IS IN

01:36:55.910 --> 01:36:57.845
THE CENTER. OUR VETERANS, OUR

01:36:57.912 --> 01:37:00.014
RECOGNITION, OUR BEAUTIFUL FLAG.

01:37:00.080 --> 01:37:01.482
AND WE SHOULD NOT HONOR OUR

01:37:01.549 --> 01:37:04.118
VETERANS ONLY ONLY ON VETERANS

01:37:04.185 --> 01:37:05.653
DAY, BUT EVERY DAY THROUGH WHAT

01:37:05.719 --> 01:37:07.555
WE'VE JUST LEARNED TODAY. AND

01:37:07.621 --> 01:37:09.690
IT'S SO VERY IMPORTANT. BUT I

01:37:09.757 --> 01:37:11.825
THANK YOU FOR YOUR

01:37:11.892 --> 01:37:12.927
PARTICIPATION. AND I'D LIKE TO

01:37:12.993 --> 01:37:14.094
THANK ALL THE PANELISTS THAT

01:37:14.161 --> 01:37:15.429
WERE HERE TODAY. AND, AND

01:37:15.496 --> 01:37:17.298
TODAY'S DISCUSSION UNDERSCORES

01:37:17.364 --> 01:37:19.800
A FEW THINGS. AND SOME OF THEM

01:37:19.867 --> 01:37:21.602
WERE PRETTY TOUGH. SOME WERE

01:37:21.669 --> 01:37:23.237
RIGHT TO THE SHOULDER AND SOME

01:37:23.304 --> 01:37:25.172
OF THEM WE LEARNED A LITTLE BIT

01:37:25.239 --> 01:37:26.607
ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR

01:37:26.674 --> 01:37:27.808
MILITARY BASES. BUT WE LEARNED

01:37:27.875 --> 01:37:29.977
ONE THING THAT IF WE DON'T BACK

01:37:30.044 --> 01:37:31.412
OUR VETERANS, THEY'RE NOT GOING

01:37:31.478 --> 01:37:33.847
TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA. THAT'S

01:37:33.914 --> 01:37:35.182
ESSENTIAL. IF WE DON'T GIVE

01:37:35.249 --> 01:37:36.684
THEM THE BENEFITS, THEY'RE NOT

01:37:36.750 --> 01:37:38.852
GOING TO STAY IN CALIFORNIA.

01:37:38.919 --> 01:37:41.055
AND WITH OVER 100 AND WHAT WAS

01:37:41.121 --> 01:37:43.591
IT, $26 BILLION OF BENEFITS? WE

01:37:43.657 --> 01:37:45.392
GOT TO GRAB SOME OF THAT

01:37:45.459 --> 01:37:46.694
BECAUSE THAT'S AMAZING WHAT WE

01:37:46.760 --> 01:37:48.929
CAN DO WITH THAT. SO CALIFORNIA

01:37:48.996 --> 01:37:50.097
IS THE FOURTH LARGEST ECONOMY

01:37:50.164 --> 01:37:51.498
IN THE WORLD. WELL, LET'S GO

01:37:51.565 --> 01:37:53.167
AHEAD AND MAKE THAT PART OF OUR

01:37:53.234 --> 01:37:55.035
VETERANS WORLD AS WELL. SO

01:37:55.102 --> 01:37:56.437
TODAY'S DISCUSSION, AS I

01:37:56.503 --> 01:37:58.272
MENTIONED, UNDERSCORES MILITARY

01:37:58.339 --> 01:38:00.474
READINESS, VETERANS TRANSITION,

01:38:00.541 --> 01:38:02.409
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY. AND THESE

01:38:02.476 --> 01:38:04.111
ARE ALL CLOSELY CONNECTED, AS

01:38:04.178 --> 01:38:06.146
WE FOUND OUT. BUT STATE

01:38:06.213 --> 01:38:08.015
POLICIES AFFECTING THE

01:38:08.082 --> 01:38:09.817
INFRASTRUCTURE, THE TRANSITION

01:38:09.883 --> 01:38:12.386
AND THE LIFE BENEFITS FOR THESE

01:38:12.453 --> 01:38:14.555
VETERANS IS ESSENTIAL. SO,

01:38:14.622 --> 01:38:16.357
CALVERT, YOU GOT WORK TO DO,

01:38:16.423 --> 01:38:17.758
BUT WE'VE GOT TO SUPPORT YOU,

01:38:17.825 --> 01:38:19.927
OUR ASSEMBLY, OUR SENATE, OUR

01:38:19.994 --> 01:38:21.395
GOVERNOR ACROSS THE BOARD.

01:38:21.462 --> 01:38:22.896
WE'VE GOT TO BE THERE FOR YOU.

01:38:22.963 --> 01:38:24.565
WE'VE LEARNED THAT TODAY AND

01:38:24.632 --> 01:38:26.100
FOR OUR VETERANS. AND WE NEED

01:38:26.166 --> 01:38:28.068
THE CHILD CARE. WE HAVE TO TAKE

01:38:28.135 --> 01:38:29.603
A GOOD LOOK AT THAT FOR

01:38:29.670 --> 01:38:30.738
EDUCATION. AND THOSE YOUNG MEN

01:38:30.804 --> 01:38:32.339
AND WOMEN THAT ARE BEING

01:38:32.406 --> 01:38:34.308
TRAINED AND TAUGHT INSIDE THE

01:38:34.375 --> 01:38:36.143
MILITARY BASES, WE GOT TO MAKE

01:38:36.210 --> 01:38:37.911
SURE THEY RECEIVE EVERY

01:38:37.978 --> 01:38:39.346
OPPORTUNITY THERE SO THEY CAN

01:38:39.413 --> 01:38:41.515
TRANSITION INTO OUR COMMUNITY

01:38:41.582 --> 01:38:42.916
COLLEGES AND ONTO OUR

01:38:42.983 --> 01:38:44.685
UNIVERSITIES. SO YOUR TESTIMONY

01:38:44.752 --> 01:38:46.153
TODAY, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF

01:38:46.220 --> 01:38:47.988
YOU HAS BEEN ESSENTIAL. THE

01:38:48.055 --> 01:38:49.490
LEADERSHIP YOU'VE GIVEN US OVER

01:38:49.556 --> 01:38:53.027
THE YEARS HAS IMPRESSED US ALL

01:38:53.093 --> 01:38:54.862
BECAUSE WHEN YOU'RE ABLE TO

01:38:54.928 --> 01:38:57.031
COMMUNICATE TO US THE NEEDS OF

01:38:57.097 --> 01:38:58.766
THE MILITARY, THE NEEDS OF OUR

01:38:58.832 --> 01:39:00.234
VETERANS, THEN WE'RE DOING

01:39:00.301 --> 01:39:01.702
SOMETHING. SO LET'S WORK

01:39:01.769 --> 01:39:03.470
TOGETHER TO GET SOME MEASURABLE

01:39:03.537 --> 01:39:05.606
RESULTS, BECAUSE THE FUTURE OF

01:39:05.673 --> 01:39:07.041
CALIFORNIA IS ON THE SHOULDERS

01:39:07.107 --> 01:39:09.243
OF OUR VETERANS, AND WE TAKE ON

01:39:09.310 --> 01:39:10.711
THAT MISSION. VETERANS WILL

01:39:10.778 --> 01:39:12.446
TAKE ON ANY MISSION THAT WILL

01:39:12.513 --> 01:39:14.381
HELP ONE ANOTHER. AND SO TODAY,

01:39:14.448 --> 01:39:16.116
I WOULD JUST LIKE TO, AGAIN,

01:39:16.183 --> 01:39:17.418
PUBLICLY THANK EACH AND EVERY

01:39:17.484 --> 01:39:18.619
ONE OF YOU. GOD BLESS YOU.

01:39:18.686 --> 01:39:20.821
WELCOME HOME. AND I'M HONORED

01:39:20.888 --> 01:39:22.489
TO BE YOUR SENATOR. AND I'VE

01:39:22.556 --> 01:39:25.492
GOT ONE COMMENT. WHAT IS IT? OH,

01:39:25.559 --> 01:39:26.827
YES. I'M SORRY. WE HAVE TO

01:39:26.894 --> 01:39:28.495
MAINTAIN PROTOCOL. THIS WILL

01:39:28.562 --> 01:39:30.564
GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY

01:39:30.631 --> 01:39:32.599
A FEW WORDS. SO FOR OUR PUBLIC

01:39:32.666 --> 01:39:34.168
COMMENTS, THE FLOOR IS OPEN,

01:39:34.234 --> 01:39:37.004
THE MICROPHONE IS THERE. AND

01:39:37.071 --> 01:39:38.439
I'LL GIVE YOU EACH A MINUTE TO

01:39:38.505 --> 01:39:40.908
GO AHEAD OR SO TO ACKNOWLEDGE

01:39:40.974 --> 01:39:44.445
OR PRESENT AN IDEA, YOUR CASE

01:39:44.511 --> 01:39:45.913
OR WHAT YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD

01:39:45.979 --> 01:39:47.748
TODAY THAT'S INSPIRED YOU TO

01:39:47.815 --> 01:39:50.217
GET AT THAT MICROPHONE. SO

01:39:50.284 --> 01:39:51.652
STATE YOUR NAME AND

01:39:51.719 --> 01:39:53.887
ORGANIZATION AND WHAT'S ON YOUR

01:39:53.954 --> 01:39:55.356
MIND. MY NAME IS STEVE SPRIGGS.

01:39:55.422 --> 01:39:57.091
I'M WITH THE NATIONAL VETERANS

01:39:57.157 --> 01:39:58.592
TRANSITION SERVICES INC. OUT OF

01:39:58.659 --> 01:40:01.428
SAN DIEGO. WE'VE BEEN HELPING

01:40:01.495 --> 01:40:02.863
VETERANS TRANSITION FROM

01:40:02.930 --> 01:40:05.332
MILITARY TO CIVILIAN LIFE FOR

01:40:05.399 --> 01:40:08.001
OVER TEN YEARS. A FEW YEARS AGO,

01:40:08.068 --> 01:40:09.603
WE ESTABLISHED WHAT IS CALLED

01:40:09.670 --> 01:40:10.738
THE CALIFORNIA VETERANS CHAMBER

01:40:10.804 --> 01:40:13.273
OF COMMERCE BECAUSE, AS THE

01:40:13.340 --> 01:40:15.442
MOST RECENT ARTICLES HAVE COME

01:40:15.509 --> 01:40:18.679
OUT, CALLING A SILVER TSUNAMI,

01:40:18.746 --> 01:40:21.014
IT SAYS NEARLY HALF OF U.S.

01:40:21.081 --> 01:40:23.050
SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS ARE 55 OR

01:40:23.117 --> 01:40:26.220
OLDER, YET JUST 54% HAVE A

01:40:26.286 --> 01:40:27.755
SUCCESSION PLAN. AND THAT IS

01:40:27.821 --> 01:40:31.058
THE SAME IN CALIFORNIA. THERE'S

01:40:31.125 --> 01:40:32.025
250,000 VETERAN OWNED

01:40:32.092 --> 01:40:33.193
BUSINESSES IN CALIFORNIA, MANY

01:40:33.260 --> 01:40:34.728
OF THEM BY VIETNAM VETERANS

01:40:34.795 --> 01:40:37.564
LIKE MYSELF, ANOTHER 130,000 OF

01:40:37.631 --> 01:40:40.100
THOSE BUSINESSES ARE 50% OWNED.

01:40:40.167 --> 01:40:43.137
SO IT'S A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO

01:40:43.203 --> 01:40:45.672
HAVE TRANSITIONING MILITARY AND

01:40:45.739 --> 01:40:47.508
NATIONAL GUARD RESERVISTS TO

01:40:47.574 --> 01:40:48.909
PURCHASE MANY OF THESE

01:40:48.976 --> 01:40:50.010
BUSINESSES. AND IT'S A GREAT

01:40:50.077 --> 01:40:51.412
OPPORTUNITY THAT WE SHOULD NOT

01:40:51.478 --> 01:40:56.884
PASS UP. THANK YOU. GOOD

01:40:56.950 --> 01:40:58.318
AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS DEBORAH

01:40:58.385 --> 01:40:59.353
JOHNSON. I'M THE STATE

01:40:59.420 --> 01:41:00.354
QUARTERMASTER FOR THE VETERANS

01:41:00.421 --> 01:41:02.289
OF FOREIGN WARS. ON BEHALF OF

01:41:02.356 --> 01:41:04.458
THE 80,000 MEMBERS OF THE VFW

01:41:04.525 --> 01:41:05.826
AND OUR AUXILIARY, IT'S MY

01:41:05.893 --> 01:41:08.028
HONOR TO SAY A FEW WORDS TODAY,

01:41:08.095 --> 01:41:09.997
THE VFW IS UNIQUELY POSITIONED

01:41:10.063 --> 01:41:11.598
TO PROVIDE A STATEWIDE

01:41:11.665 --> 01:41:12.633
PERSPECTIVE ON THE CHALLENGES

01:41:12.699 --> 01:41:14.902
VETERANS FACE AFTER LEAVING

01:41:14.968 --> 01:41:16.270
MILITARY SERVICE. THROUGH OUR

01:41:16.336 --> 01:41:17.771
NETWORK OF POSTS AND MEMBERS

01:41:17.838 --> 01:41:19.907
ACROSS CALIFORNIA, WE HEAR

01:41:19.973 --> 01:41:22.409
DIRECTLY FROM VETERANS OF ALL

01:41:22.476 --> 01:41:23.844
GENERATIONS, BACKGROUNDS AND

01:41:23.911 --> 01:41:26.013
SERVICE AREAS. THEIR

01:41:26.079 --> 01:41:27.448
EXPERIENCES PROVIDE VALUABLE

01:41:27.514 --> 01:41:28.982
INSIGHT INTO WHAT WORKS, WHAT

01:41:29.049 --> 01:41:31.051
DOES NOT, AND WHAT CALIFORNIA

01:41:31.118 --> 01:41:33.220
CAN DO TO REMAIN A DESTINATION

01:41:33.287 --> 01:41:34.421
WHERE VETERANS CHOOSE TO BUILD

01:41:34.488 --> 01:41:37.491
THEIR LIVES AND FUTURES. THE

01:41:37.558 --> 01:41:39.660
VFW ALSO SEES GROWING NEEDS

01:41:39.726 --> 01:41:41.094
AMONG OLDER VETERANS AND THOSE

01:41:41.161 --> 01:41:43.263
LIVING WITH SERVICE CONNECTED

01:41:43.330 --> 01:41:44.364
DISABILITIES, ACCESS TO HEALTH

01:41:44.431 --> 01:41:46.900
CARE, TRANSPORTATION, LONG TERM

01:41:46.967 --> 01:41:49.403
CARE SERVICES, CAREGIVER

01:41:49.470 --> 01:41:50.838
SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.

01:41:50.904 --> 01:41:52.272
NAVIGATING BENEFIT SYSTEMS

01:41:52.339 --> 01:41:54.074
BECOMES INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT

01:41:54.141 --> 01:41:56.276
AS VETERANS AGE, ENSURING THAT

01:41:56.343 --> 01:41:57.711
THESE VETERANS CAN REMAIN

01:41:57.778 --> 01:41:59.179
ACTIVE, INDEPENDENT, AND

01:41:59.246 --> 01:42:00.948
CONNECTED TO THEIR COMMUNITIES

01:42:01.014 --> 01:42:02.749
SHOULD REMAIN A STATEWIDE

01:42:02.816 --> 01:42:04.618
PRIORITY. THE VFW STANDS READY

01:42:04.685 --> 01:42:06.320
TO PARTNER WITH STATE LEADERS,

01:42:06.386 --> 01:42:08.489
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COMMUNITY

01:42:08.555 --> 01:42:09.923
ORGANIZATIONS TO IDENTIFY

01:42:09.990 --> 01:42:11.024
SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE THE

01:42:11.091 --> 01:42:13.160
LIVES OF VETERANS AND TO

01:42:13.227 --> 01:42:14.228
STRENGTHEN CALIFORNIA'S

01:42:14.294 --> 01:42:15.662
VETERANS COMMUNITY. BY

01:42:15.729 --> 01:42:18.565
ADDRESSING THESE CHALLENGES AND

01:42:18.632 --> 01:42:20.400
INVESTING IN VETERAN SUCCESS,

01:42:20.467 --> 01:42:22.569
CALIFORNIA CAN, CAN, CAN, CAN,

01:42:22.636 --> 01:42:24.705
CAN CAN CONTINUE TO HONOR THE

01:42:24.771 --> 01:42:26.073
SERVICE OF THOSE WHO HAVE WORN

01:42:26.139 --> 01:42:27.674
THE NATION'S UNIFORM AND REMAIN

01:42:27.741 --> 01:42:29.343
A STATE WHERE VETERANS NOT ONLY

01:42:29.409 --> 01:42:31.144
CHOOSE TO SERVE, BUT TO STAY.

01:42:31.211 --> 01:42:34.081
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. IF THERE

01:42:34.147 --> 01:42:35.616
ISN'T ANYONE ELSE, LET ME GO

01:42:35.682 --> 01:42:37.651
AHEAD AND MAKE MY CLOSING

01:42:37.718 --> 01:42:39.820
COMMENTS. I'D LIKE TO AGAIN

01:42:39.887 --> 01:42:42.322
ACKNOWLEDGE OUR VFW MEMBERS,

01:42:42.389 --> 01:42:45.259
AMERICAN LEGION MEMBERS,

01:42:45.325 --> 01:42:47.027
SPECIFIC ORGANIZATIONS THAT

01:42:47.094 --> 01:42:48.762
BELONG TO THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR

01:42:48.829 --> 01:42:50.631
FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND OF

01:42:50.697 --> 01:42:52.432
COURSE, COAST GUARD. AND NEVER

01:42:52.499 --> 01:42:53.934
FORGETTING OUR SPACE FORCE, OUR

01:42:54.001 --> 01:42:56.370
NEW BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE

01:42:56.436 --> 01:42:57.504
FAMILY. BUT I WILL TELL YOU

01:42:57.571 --> 01:42:58.939
THIS, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF

01:42:59.006 --> 01:43:01.008
WE DON'T DO THIS, IF WE DON'T

01:43:01.074 --> 01:43:02.609
GET THE WORD OUT, WHERE ARE WE

01:43:02.676 --> 01:43:05.746
GOING TO BE? CALVERT, I THINK

01:43:05.812 --> 01:43:07.514
YOU NOW KNOW YOUR MARCHING

01:43:07.581 --> 01:43:08.949
ORDERS. GET THE WORD OUT.

01:43:09.016 --> 01:43:10.517
PUBLIC RELATIONS HAS GOT TO BE

01:43:10.584 --> 01:43:12.553
A KEY ELEMENT TO THE SUCCESS OF

01:43:12.619 --> 01:43:14.354
SO MANY VETERANS THAT ARE OUT

01:43:14.421 --> 01:43:15.489
THERE THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S

01:43:15.556 --> 01:43:17.257
GOING ON. OUR COUNTY VETERANS

01:43:17.324 --> 01:43:18.258
SERVICE OFFICERS THROUGHOUT THE

01:43:18.325 --> 01:43:20.460
STATE OF CALIFORNIA, THEY AWAIT

01:43:20.527 --> 01:43:21.862
YOU. THEY AWAIT YOU BECAUSE

01:43:21.929 --> 01:43:24.064
THEY WILL SIT WITH YOU, COUNSEL

01:43:24.131 --> 01:43:25.832
YOU, AND GET YOU INTO THE VA

01:43:25.899 --> 01:43:28.035
SYSTEM. HENCEFORTH, THE

01:43:28.101 --> 01:43:29.836
BENEFITS. AND THEN, OF COURSE,

01:43:29.903 --> 01:43:31.338
WE AS SENATORS AND ASSEMBLY

01:43:31.405 --> 01:43:32.339
MEMBERS, ALONG WITH THE

01:43:32.406 --> 01:43:33.807
GOVERNOR, WE'VE GOT TO LOOK AT

01:43:33.874 --> 01:43:36.310
SOME OF THE BILLS THAT WE HAVE

01:43:36.376 --> 01:43:38.178
TODAY AND IN THE FUTURE TO GO

01:43:38.245 --> 01:43:41.014
AHEAD AND RETAIN OUR CALIFORNIA

01:43:41.081 --> 01:43:42.849
VETERANS IN CALIFORNIA. WE'VE

01:43:42.916 --> 01:43:44.618
GOT TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK AT THAT.

01:43:44.685 --> 01:43:47.321
WE'VE GOT TO DESIGN BENEFITS

01:43:47.387 --> 01:43:49.189
FOR OUR 100% DISABLED, THOSE

01:43:49.256 --> 01:43:51.058
WHO ARE PROPERTY OWNERS,

01:43:51.124 --> 01:43:52.159
HOMEOWNERS, AND THOSE WHO WANT

01:43:52.225 --> 01:43:53.594
TO BE A HOMEOWNER THROUGH THE

01:43:53.660 --> 01:43:56.129
CALVERT SYSTEM OR EVEN THE VA,

01:43:56.196 --> 01:43:58.632
AND TO THE EMPLOYERS LIKE

01:43:58.699 --> 01:44:00.067
LOCKHEED AND OTHERS. THANK YOU

01:44:00.133 --> 01:44:01.535
FOR OPENING YOUR DOORS TO

01:44:01.602 --> 01:44:03.604
VETERANS, BECAUSE A VETERAN WHO

01:44:03.670 --> 01:44:05.038
WAS A SNIPER OR VETERAN, WHO

01:44:05.105 --> 01:44:06.907
WAS AN ARTILLERY OFFICER, OR A

01:44:06.974 --> 01:44:08.709
VETERAN WHO WAS A MEDIC, THEY

01:44:08.775 --> 01:44:11.612
ARE VITAL TO YOUR ORGANIZATIONS

01:44:11.678 --> 01:44:15.182
AND TO OUR UNIVERSITIES ACROSS

01:44:15.248 --> 01:44:17.384
CALIFORNIA. WE OPEN YOUR DOORS.

01:44:17.451 --> 01:44:18.819
PLEASE OPEN THE DOORS FOR

01:44:18.885 --> 01:44:20.621
VETERANS. WE PROVIDE FUNDING.

01:44:20.687 --> 01:44:22.389
LET'S PROVIDE THE RESOURCES FOR

01:44:22.456 --> 01:44:24.191
THEM AS WELL. THE VETERANS

01:44:24.257 --> 01:44:25.292
SERVICE CENTERS AT THE

01:44:25.359 --> 01:44:27.094
COMMUNITY COLLEGES, WE SHOULD

01:44:27.160 --> 01:44:28.495
HAVE THEM AT EVERY COMMUNITY

01:44:28.562 --> 01:44:30.330
COLLEGE ACROSS CALIFORNIA, AND

01:44:30.397 --> 01:44:32.466
WE DO A LOT OF THEM. I HAD THE

01:44:32.532 --> 01:44:33.967
OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT THEM, AND

01:44:34.034 --> 01:44:37.170
I KNOW THE TRANSITION FROM FROM

01:44:37.237 --> 01:44:40.440
TROOPER TO STUDENT TO A

01:44:40.507 --> 01:44:41.875
GRADUATE, IT'S THERE. THE

01:44:41.942 --> 01:44:43.343
OPPORTUNITIES ARE THERE. SO I'D

01:44:43.410 --> 01:44:45.078
LIKE TO THANK OUR EDUCATIONAL

01:44:45.145 --> 01:44:46.613
LEVEL. AND TO THE MEN AND WOMEN

01:44:46.680 --> 01:44:49.816
WHO ARE THINKING ABOUT

01:44:49.883 --> 01:44:50.851
RE-ENLISTMENT, HEY, WE'LL TAKE

01:44:50.917 --> 01:44:53.053
THAT TOO. THAT'S PART OF

01:44:53.120 --> 01:44:54.054
RETAINMENT. BUT MORE

01:44:54.121 --> 01:44:55.188
IMPORTANTLY, WE THANK YOU ALL

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FOR YOUR SERVICE. AND I'M

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HONORED TO BE THE CHAIR OF THE

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MILITARY AND VETERANS SERVICE.

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AND I LOVE SAYING THIS. I AM

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YOUR SENATOR, BOB ARCHULETA.

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THANK YOU EVERYONE. MEETING

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ADJOURNED.