WEBVTT 00:02.710 --> 00:03.710 Not bad . 00:09.390 --> 00:10.390 Crazy . 00:17.559 --> 00:18.559 Yeah . 00:25.520 --> 00:27.590 Mhm Yes , 00:32.599 --> 00:34.840 good evening . Ladies and gentlemen , 00:34.900 --> 00:37.067 on behalf of the Commanding Officer of 00:37.067 --> 00:39.122 the Marine Innovation Unit , Colonel 00:39.122 --> 00:41.233 Brooks Braden , welcome to the relief 00:41.233 --> 00:43.344 and appointment ceremony . Ladies and 00:43.344 --> 00:45.122 gentlemen , please rise for the 00:45.122 --> 00:46.844 invocation by chaplain Green . 00:54.400 --> 00:56.400 I invite you to join me in prayer . 00:58.290 --> 01:02.150 Let us pray most gracious and loving 01:02.159 --> 01:05.110 God . This evening , we come before you 01:05.120 --> 01:07.550 to thank you for the dedicated and 01:07.559 --> 01:10.330 unparalleled leadership of Sergeant 01:10.339 --> 01:13.330 Major Robert K Lusk 01:14.139 --> 01:16.361 for his dedicated and tenacious service 01:16.361 --> 01:19.029 to God and to country . We give you 01:19.040 --> 01:22.580 thanks as he now moves on to his next 01:22.589 --> 01:25.029 chapter . We humbly ask that your 01:25.040 --> 01:28.550 continued grace be over his life and 01:28.559 --> 01:32.480 over his loving family as master Guri 01:32.750 --> 01:36.319 Sar David Ariano now assumes the 01:36.330 --> 01:39.930 mantle of this new challenge . We ask 01:39.940 --> 01:42.199 that your divine hand would lead him 01:42.589 --> 01:45.720 and guide his every decision . May he 01:45.730 --> 01:49.050 not waver in truth or in sacrifice ? 01:49.419 --> 01:51.879 But may he always yield to your mighty 01:51.889 --> 01:54.889 and powerful hand and like a true 01:54.900 --> 01:57.800 marine ? Indeed . May they both always 01:57.809 --> 02:00.589 be found faithful in your name ? We 02:00.599 --> 02:02.730 pray together America . 02:06.410 --> 02:09.820 Ok , ladies and gentlemen , please be 02:09.830 --> 02:12.970 seated . The comment on commanding 02:12.979 --> 02:15.146 officer will now take his place in the 02:15.146 --> 02:18.740 reviewing area . Since 02:18.750 --> 02:21.220 1875 noncom commission and staff , non 02:21.279 --> 02:23.446 commissioned officers have carried the 02:23.446 --> 02:25.501 non commissioned officers sword as a 02:25.501 --> 02:27.723 symbol of their ability and prestige as 02:27.723 --> 02:29.890 enlisted leaders of the Marine Corps . 02:29.890 --> 02:31.779 The senior illicit advisor is the 02:31.779 --> 02:33.890 keeper of traditions for their unit . 02:33.890 --> 02:36.112 Today's emblematic passing of the sword 02:36.112 --> 02:38.112 of office signifies the transfer of 02:38.112 --> 02:40.001 this sacred trust from one senior 02:40.001 --> 02:42.380 illicit advisor to another . The senior 02:42.389 --> 02:44.556 illicit advisor will now report to the 02:44.556 --> 02:47.610 commanding officer . What ? 02:49.720 --> 02:51.520 Ok . Yeah , 02:54.139 --> 02:55.419 I fix it 02:57.410 --> 03:00.259 from coming out of the Marine Corps to 03:00.309 --> 03:02.789 Sergeant Major Robert K Lusk . 03:02.929 --> 03:05.089 Permanent change of station orders . 03:05.100 --> 03:08.039 Effective 1 March 2024 . You are 03:08.050 --> 03:10.272 relieved of your duties as the Sergeant 03:10.272 --> 03:12.383 Major Marine Innovation Unit , Marine 03:12.383 --> 03:14.494 Forces Reserve and will report to the 03:14.494 --> 03:16.550 commanding officer for Civil Affairs 03:16.550 --> 03:18.606 Group camp . He in California signed 03:18.606 --> 03:20.717 Eric M Smith coming out of the Marine 03:20.717 --> 03:22.679 Corps Sergeant Major Robert Lush 03:22.690 --> 03:24.857 reporting with the old senior list . A 03:26.899 --> 03:27.899 OK . 03:31.059 --> 03:32.059 You are relieved 03:42.740 --> 03:45.839 from coming out of the Marine Corps to 03:45.850 --> 03:48.128 master gunnery sergeant David Arellano . 03:48.479 --> 03:50.919 Effective 1 March 2024 . You are 03:50.929 --> 03:52.762 appointed as the senior enlisted 03:52.762 --> 03:54.707 advisor , Marine Innovation Unit , 03:54.707 --> 03:57.559 Marine Forces Reserve sign Eric M Smith 03:57.880 --> 04:00.940 common up of the Marine Corps sir . 04:01.500 --> 04:03.222 Master gun star David Ariano , 04:03.222 --> 04:05.333 reporting as the new senior advisor . 04:11.080 --> 04:11.949 Take your post 04:17.118 --> 04:19.229 at this time . We will present master 04:19.229 --> 04:21.229 gunner sergeant Ariana's wife Emily 04:21.229 --> 04:23.007 with flowers from the command . 04:27.799 --> 04:28.799 Ok . 04:34.059 --> 04:36.226 Ladies and gentlemen , please rise for 04:36.226 --> 04:38.839 honors to our national colors in detail . 04:41.589 --> 04:42.410 And so 06:03.700 --> 06:06.119 two left face , 06:07.579 --> 06:09.912 ladies and gentlemen , please be seated . 06:12.100 --> 06:14.959 Fix Tamoxifen . 06:20.459 --> 06:24.299 Really ? Ok . 06:27.440 --> 06:29.329 It is such an honor to be able to 06:29.329 --> 06:31.218 preside over this post and relief 06:31.218 --> 06:33.890 ceremony . Uh It is one of those few 06:34.630 --> 06:36.519 honors privileges as a commanding 06:36.519 --> 06:39.010 officer to be able to , to preside over 06:39.019 --> 06:42.950 this first of all . Um Emily , excuse 06:42.959 --> 06:46.010 me , Doctor Emily . All right . 06:47.079 --> 06:49.390 thank you so much for coming out and 06:49.399 --> 06:51.455 participating in this ceremony . And 06:51.455 --> 06:54.230 thank you so much for letting us borrow 06:54.239 --> 06:56.899 him and letting him uh become a member 06:56.910 --> 06:58.929 of our family here at the Marine 06:58.940 --> 07:01.107 Innovation Unit . I know it's not easy 07:01.107 --> 07:03.329 for you . And so thank you very much on 07:03.329 --> 07:06.320 behalf of all the marines here . He is 07:06.570 --> 07:08.792 exactly what the Marine Innovation Unit 07:08.792 --> 07:11.769 needs . Now . Uh We are a 07:11.779 --> 07:15.760 collection of uniquely skilled marines 07:15.769 --> 07:19.420 who have acquired our skills mostly 07:19.429 --> 07:21.959 from the civilian world . And this is a 07:21.970 --> 07:24.839 big collection of uniquely skilled 07:24.850 --> 07:27.709 marines with unique experiences that 07:27.720 --> 07:30.160 are not copied within the Marine Corps 07:30.510 --> 07:34.230 and having his experience here 07:34.239 --> 07:37.010 now is , is the best fit for us right 07:37.019 --> 07:39.420 now . And what we're doing um for those 07:39.429 --> 07:41.651 of the marines who don't know , uh Mago 07:41.829 --> 07:43.551 Sergeant Ariano comes from the 07:43.551 --> 07:45.929 artillery field and he at various 07:45.940 --> 07:49.140 different levels has served as a fires 07:49.149 --> 07:52.950 chief . Um So basically what we here at 07:52.959 --> 07:55.015 the Marine Innovation Unit are doing 07:55.015 --> 07:57.190 are providing strategic fires creating 07:57.200 --> 07:59.466 strategic effects throughout the Marine 07:59.476 --> 08:01.587 Corps and even in the joint community 08:01.587 --> 08:04.936 as well . So that expertise of being 08:04.946 --> 08:07.175 able to understand the readiness about 08:07.186 --> 08:10.515 being able to understand how to keep 08:10.526 --> 08:12.582 the pulse of the unit so that we can 08:12.582 --> 08:15.216 create effects across the Marine Corps 08:15.226 --> 08:18.295 on call , quickly , promptly and also 08:18.305 --> 08:21.055 to keep a pulse on us in the civilian 08:21.066 --> 08:24.502 world . He's a firefighter was promoted 08:24.511 --> 08:26.678 to has been moving up the ranks during 08:26.678 --> 08:29.402 his career . And I can say , I mean , 08:29.411 --> 08:31.633 there's no fires at NYU , but there's a 08:31.633 --> 08:33.689 lot of marines who have been running 08:33.689 --> 08:36.421 pretty hot . So having you here to help 08:36.432 --> 08:39.721 create and partner with me to create a 08:39.932 --> 08:41.901 sustainable pace so that we can 08:41.911 --> 08:44.189 continue to have effects going forward . 08:44.231 --> 08:46.651 It's a real privilege in order to have 08:46.661 --> 08:48.717 you here with us . So thank you very 08:48.717 --> 08:52.280 much S Major Lusk . Um 08:52.289 --> 08:54.809 It's just such an amazing thing that 08:54.820 --> 08:56.709 the Marine Innovation Unit exists 08:56.709 --> 08:58.876 because the right people came together 08:58.876 --> 09:01.042 at the right time in the right place . 09:01.042 --> 09:03.264 Uh Thanks to so many people and S Major 09:03.264 --> 09:05.376 Lusk is certainly one of those people 09:05.376 --> 09:07.542 that was the right person at the right 09:07.542 --> 09:10.130 time and was instrumental in informing 09:10.820 --> 09:12.820 it in forming the Marine Innovation 09:12.820 --> 09:15.090 Unit . If you look at the skills that 09:15.099 --> 09:17.330 he has against a lot of the skills that 09:17.340 --> 09:19.570 we have here , he has a lot of 09:19.580 --> 09:21.570 experience in the commercial world 09:21.580 --> 09:24.520 doing Silicon Valley start ups and 09:24.530 --> 09:26.650 doing large , working at large 09:27.070 --> 09:29.669 enterprise organizations . And I think 09:29.679 --> 09:31.790 there's a lot of people that have had 09:31.790 --> 09:33.846 experience in one or the other , but 09:33.846 --> 09:36.012 not necessarily both . But he also has 09:36.012 --> 09:38.489 a lot of experience transitioning those 09:38.500 --> 09:42.260 personality led start ups to process , 09:42.489 --> 09:46.369 led mature organizations on many levels . 09:46.940 --> 09:49.080 And so he brings that breath and 09:49.090 --> 09:51.809 experience and it's almost that like 09:51.820 --> 09:53.764 psychic when you're talking to him 09:53.764 --> 09:55.709 because he's done it so many times 09:55.709 --> 09:57.820 before in the civilian world , he has 09:57.820 --> 10:00.724 brought that to Miu . Um And even now 10:00.734 --> 10:02.956 in his own organizations , he's done it 10:02.956 --> 10:05.515 at the technical and the process level . 10:05.525 --> 10:07.895 He works in mergers and acquisitions 10:08.755 --> 10:12.755 and now at his company to facilitate 10:12.765 --> 10:14.987 other ways of applying new capabilities 10:14.987 --> 10:17.209 and things for his company there . So , 10:17.209 --> 10:20.820 so for me , in particular , as a 10:20.830 --> 10:23.669 commanding officer coming in here , as 10:23.679 --> 10:25.960 you know , from a lot of units , when 10:25.969 --> 10:27.858 you become a commanding officer , 10:27.858 --> 10:30.025 you've probably done a couple of tours 10:30.025 --> 10:32.247 in that unit . So you're a bit familiar 10:32.247 --> 10:34.413 with what is happening here . And so a 10:34.413 --> 10:36.413 Marine Innovation Unit , none of us 10:36.413 --> 10:38.525 really have the pleasure of that past 10:38.525 --> 10:40.840 experience . So having a , a sergeant 10:40.849 --> 10:44.359 major who has both that , that breadth , 10:44.710 --> 10:46.950 a depth of experience in the commercial 10:46.960 --> 10:49.950 world with technology , with processes , 10:49.960 --> 10:52.229 as well as the depth of that experience 10:52.239 --> 10:54.640 on the Marine Corps side to know how to 10:54.650 --> 10:58.000 navigate all of it was a real blessing 10:58.010 --> 11:00.200 for me and really helped me as I was 11:00.210 --> 11:02.604 getting up to speed and learning about 11:02.614 --> 11:04.503 what everybody here at the Marine 11:04.503 --> 11:07.405 Innovation Unit is doing . So that was 11:07.414 --> 11:09.636 just again , having the right person at 11:09.636 --> 11:12.284 the right place for me was a complete 11:12.294 --> 11:15.015 Godsend . And I think a lot of you 11:15.025 --> 11:17.192 would agree that although , you know , 11:17.192 --> 11:19.025 we , we would have very frequent 11:19.025 --> 11:20.858 conversations and he as a senior 11:21.099 --> 11:23.909 advisor was a sounding board for me on 11:23.919 --> 11:27.539 all of my crazy ideas and things and 11:27.549 --> 11:29.771 ideas that I wanted and help me putting 11:29.771 --> 11:31.771 together what everybody's doing and 11:31.771 --> 11:34.000 having the institutional history , the 11:34.010 --> 11:36.066 problems that you all were trying to 11:36.066 --> 11:38.288 solve early on and how you got to where 11:38.288 --> 11:41.159 you are today was absolutely essential . 11:41.169 --> 11:43.479 And I know that a lot of you have 11:43.489 --> 11:45.433 benefited with those same types of 11:45.433 --> 11:46.933 conversations , late night 11:46.933 --> 11:50.099 conversations for hours of mentoring of 11:50.109 --> 11:53.000 coaching , not only at a Marine Corps 11:53.010 --> 11:55.177 level , but at a professional level as 11:55.177 --> 11:57.260 well . And I think it is fair to say 11:57.270 --> 12:00.020 without a doubt that this unit would 12:00.030 --> 12:03.219 not exist here today . It would not be 12:03.229 --> 12:05.739 where it is today , creating the 12:05.750 --> 12:07.861 effects across the Marine Corps if it 12:07.861 --> 12:10.000 were not for him , and this unit is 12:10.010 --> 12:12.320 stronger and better positioned and 12:12.330 --> 12:15.270 ready to go out and change the Marine 12:15.280 --> 12:17.890 Corps , change the dod . And I don't 12:17.900 --> 12:20.011 know if it sounds too bold , save the 12:20.011 --> 12:23.280 world , but that's how I feel about the 12:23.289 --> 12:25.511 Marine Innovation Unit is that , that's 12:25.511 --> 12:27.511 how important we are and that's how 12:27.511 --> 12:29.733 important the contribution the Sergeant 12:29.733 --> 12:32.429 Major Lusk has made . So at this time , 12:32.440 --> 12:34.662 um we had put it , we put Star Major in 12:34.669 --> 12:37.309 for award there . It hasn't come back 12:37.320 --> 12:40.340 yet . So it is um it is just stuck in 12:40.349 --> 12:42.460 the bureaucracy at the Pentagon right 12:42.460 --> 12:44.627 now . Um So we're just waiting . So in 12:44.627 --> 12:46.793 lieu of that , we have some gifts that 12:46.793 --> 12:48.905 we would like to get Star and Major . 12:48.905 --> 12:51.071 So please start major . Would you come 12:51.071 --> 12:52.960 up ? Yes , sir . 12:56.460 --> 12:56.789 So , 13:12.909 --> 13:16.479 which is very so . And we also have a 13:16.489 --> 13:18.369 special guest . My predecessor , 13:18.380 --> 13:20.213 Colonel Swindle came by and also 13:20.213 --> 13:22.436 brought a gift as well to reflect the , 13:22.436 --> 13:24.491 the support that s major gave to him 13:24.491 --> 13:26.491 when he was a commanding officer as 13:26.491 --> 13:27.491 well . 13:31.859 --> 13:34.409 Marines . How are we doing ? All right . 13:35.469 --> 13:37.747 So , you know , I like to tell stories . 13:37.747 --> 13:40.320 I'm gonna tell you . Um , first time I 13:40.330 --> 13:43.010 met Rob was when I checked in the 13:43.020 --> 13:46.080 Fourth Force having just come off , uh , 13:46.099 --> 13:49.020 uh , a tour with Dia and prior to that 13:49.030 --> 13:51.710 it Tier View and I , I came , walked in 13:51.719 --> 13:53.941 and I was assessing and the first thing 13:53.941 --> 13:55.941 we did was we carried , uh , uh , a 13:55.941 --> 13:58.679 creek , uh , about a half mile down . 13:58.690 --> 14:01.679 We got in , we rode for about , uh , 14:01.690 --> 14:03.801 what was it about a half mile over to 14:03.801 --> 14:05.912 Alameda Island . Then you had to pick 14:05.912 --> 14:08.134 it up and you had to run around about a 14:08.134 --> 14:10.468 1.5 mile . Get back , first person back , 14:10.468 --> 14:12.412 got bragging rights for the entire 14:12.412 --> 14:14.919 drill . Period . So in my boat team was 14:14.929 --> 14:16.873 Discovery Sergeant Ross , the comp 14:16.873 --> 14:19.119 chief and I knew nothing about him . 14:19.380 --> 14:21.547 The first thing that we did is as soon 14:21.547 --> 14:23.713 as we got in , there were , there were 14:23.713 --> 14:25.936 other captains , there were other uh uh 14:25.936 --> 14:28.010 senior listed in my boat team . They 14:28.020 --> 14:31.229 all deferred to him . He gave the 14:31.239 --> 14:33.295 orders . I wanted to lift the boat . 14:33.295 --> 14:35.517 What cadence we were gonna step off off 14:35.517 --> 14:37.683 on our left feet . It's a comp chief , 14:37.683 --> 14:39.906 right ? And I , it , it struck me right 14:39.906 --> 14:42.190 there . Why is everyone deferring to 14:42.200 --> 14:45.280 the , the gunner sergeant here ? We all 14:45.289 --> 14:48.969 know why he did . We became fast 14:48.979 --> 14:52.979 friends and I stuck with him and I , 14:52.989 --> 14:55.229 I was like , this guy is going places 14:55.239 --> 14:57.429 and he did one of the first people to 14:57.440 --> 14:59.551 get promoted to first sergeant , then 14:59.551 --> 15:01.662 sergeant major and then boom , it was 15:01.662 --> 15:05.000 no surprise when the idea for Miu came 15:05.010 --> 15:08.669 around . My first call was to a another 15:08.679 --> 15:11.270 fireman , Dave in Emily named Dave 15:11.280 --> 15:13.391 Whitaker . And I said I got this wild 15:13.391 --> 15:16.070 idea you in , I'm in . And I was like , 15:16.080 --> 15:18.500 what about Rob ? Hell ? Yeah , let's 15:18.510 --> 15:20.900 put the band back together . So we did , 15:21.690 --> 15:24.320 he came in , he was already the already 15:24.330 --> 15:26.700 the sort major of third force . And 15:26.710 --> 15:28.932 while he was doing that job , working a 15:28.932 --> 15:32.049 full time job and parenting two girls , 15:32.059 --> 15:34.340 he said I'm in and he basically became 15:34.349 --> 15:36.627 our unofficial senior enlisted advisor , 15:36.627 --> 15:39.309 working nights and weekends to give us 15:39.320 --> 15:43.044 the capacity we needed to , to work the 15:43.054 --> 15:45.424 way the deal we struck was I was going 15:45.434 --> 15:47.434 to be the up and out crazy idea guy 15:47.434 --> 15:50.085 Dave was gonna be the enforcer and Rob 15:50.094 --> 15:51.983 was going to take care of all the 15:51.983 --> 15:54.094 internal things that needed to happen 15:54.094 --> 15:56.316 by a show of hands in this room who has 15:56.316 --> 15:58.315 benefited from a one on one 15:58.325 --> 16:00.544 conversation with Rob , whether it's 16:00.554 --> 16:02.835 Marine Corps civilian or just the life . 16:04.849 --> 16:07.809 That's my point . You're looking at a 16:07.820 --> 16:10.940 man here who I deeply admire , who has 16:10.950 --> 16:13.280 provided me counsel for over a decade , 16:13.919 --> 16:17.820 who um who is frankly the epitome of 16:17.830 --> 16:20.052 what I think of rank should be . He has 16:20.052 --> 16:22.979 taken lives , he has led from the front . 16:23.229 --> 16:25.451 He has volunteered for every leadership 16:25.451 --> 16:27.562 opportunity that has been afforded to 16:27.562 --> 16:29.673 him . And as he has excelled , and in 16:29.673 --> 16:31.785 exchange for that , he has earned the 16:31.785 --> 16:33.896 trust of hundreds if not thousands of 16:33.896 --> 16:36.118 Marines who had fallen into the darkest 16:36.118 --> 16:38.909 vows of combat , let alone Miu and what 16:38.919 --> 16:41.590 we do . And for that , I'm grateful and 16:41.599 --> 16:44.330 for all that , we are all very lucky . 16:44.950 --> 16:47.289 Um The biggest regret that I have is 16:47.299 --> 16:49.355 that I don't get to serve with him . 16:49.355 --> 16:51.355 The biggest takeaway that I have is 16:51.355 --> 16:53.466 that I continue to call him my friend 16:53.466 --> 16:55.577 and I continue to talk to him for the 16:55.577 --> 16:57.799 decades that we have after we leave the 16:57.799 --> 17:00.479 Marine Corps . So it is with a heavy 17:00.489 --> 17:02.859 heart that we do this ceremony . But it 17:02.869 --> 17:05.660 passes the torch . Uh , Dave Emily 17:05.670 --> 17:07.837 again . Welcome to the family . You've 17:07.837 --> 17:10.170 got enormous shoes to fill . It's gonna . 17:10.310 --> 17:12.890 But I think it's gonna be worth it in 17:12.900 --> 17:15.067 the end and you're two years away from 17:15.067 --> 17:18.010 that . So , a lot of you pitched in and 17:18.050 --> 17:20.800 you know , what do you give a guy who 17:20.849 --> 17:22.849 one has just about everything , who 17:22.849 --> 17:25.650 gives everything to us ? And we came 17:25.660 --> 17:28.089 together with a gift that you give to a 17:28.099 --> 17:30.560 fire and forget weapon . And with that 17:35.880 --> 17:38.158 anyone want to take a guess what it is . 17:38.989 --> 17:42.030 What's that ? The white board , 17:46.109 --> 17:48.670 the fire and forget weapon is a fire 17:48.680 --> 17:52.000 and forget weapon . So , Rob is very 17:52.010 --> 17:55.880 fond of things that shoot and go bang . 17:55.890 --> 17:57.946 He's got every single , what is it ? 17:57.946 --> 18:01.459 Every single service weapon from 1918 18:01.469 --> 18:04.189 to the present day , right ? So I 18:04.199 --> 18:06.255 couldn't get him an M one can't give 18:06.255 --> 18:08.310 him an M 14 . I'm like , what do you 18:08.310 --> 18:10.532 want ? He's like , well , this six hour 18:10.532 --> 18:12.643 uh AR-15 platform seems pretty nice . 18:12.643 --> 18:14.755 So for all of you that help donate to 18:14.755 --> 18:16.643 give to him and there was obvious 18:16.643 --> 18:18.588 reasons why I can't give it to him 18:18.588 --> 18:21.290 right here right now . Here you go from 18:21.300 --> 18:23.479 the Marine Marine Innovation Unit . 18:23.540 --> 18:25.707 Shoot , well , continue to do what you 18:25.707 --> 18:27.569 do . So , Rob , thank you . 18:45.900 --> 18:49.290 Life is about building relationships , 18:50.660 --> 18:53.699 fostering and nurturing interactions 18:53.709 --> 18:57.199 with people that you care about . Each 18:57.209 --> 18:59.098 of those interactions will have a 18:59.098 --> 19:02.939 beginning and the partying . It's 19:02.949 --> 19:05.189 important that you work with each 19:05.199 --> 19:08.410 interaction to ensure you have the best 19:08.420 --> 19:11.739 possible partying because you never 19:11.750 --> 19:13.750 know when you're going to work with 19:13.750 --> 19:17.369 someone . Again . Mie was founded by a 19:17.380 --> 19:20.219 coalition of the willing focused on a 19:20.229 --> 19:23.900 dream of the puzzle that 19:23.910 --> 19:27.900 started three years ago . Colonel Matt 19:27.910 --> 19:30.199 Swindle gave me a call . He said I have 19:30.209 --> 19:32.959 an idea for those of you that know him . 19:33.140 --> 19:36.959 He has many ideas . But this one 19:36.969 --> 19:37.969 intrigued me , 19:43.680 --> 19:45.458 as I mentioned earlier or as he 19:45.458 --> 19:47.458 mentioned earlier , I was a surgeon 19:47.458 --> 19:49.513 major at three for free count at the 19:49.513 --> 19:51.347 time . And he talked to me about 19:51.347 --> 19:53.680 wanting to make change at a macro level . 19:53.859 --> 19:56.500 But doing in a way that the reserves 19:56.510 --> 19:58.979 had never done before , he wanted to 19:58.989 --> 20:02.640 stand up a new reserve unit , they 20:02.650 --> 20:05.630 would impact change differently for the 20:05.640 --> 20:07.307 last 20 years . We've been an 20:07.307 --> 20:09.473 operational reserve and I've spoken to 20:09.473 --> 20:11.584 you about this where we augmented the 20:11.584 --> 20:14.270 active force in like for like M Os s . 20:16.140 --> 20:18.410 What he wanted to do . And his dream 20:19.060 --> 20:20.369 that we bought in on 20:23.359 --> 20:25.640 was how do we take the experience of 20:25.650 --> 20:29.250 marines , their experience , not 20:29.260 --> 20:31.520 just in the in the Marine Corps and in 20:31.530 --> 20:34.599 the joint force , but also in the 20:34.609 --> 20:37.239 civilian sector . And how do we bring 20:37.250 --> 20:40.719 that experience to the active component 20:40.729 --> 20:43.040 to help better inform their decisions 20:43.050 --> 20:45.420 based off our unique perspective that 20:45.430 --> 20:48.349 was not organic to what they had to 20:48.359 --> 20:52.130 deal with . And he sold this , 20:52.540 --> 20:55.500 he promised me long hours , no pay and 20:55.510 --> 20:57.566 lots of friction and he delivered in 20:57.566 --> 20:58.566 Spain . 21:02.819 --> 21:04.986 But I've already talked about Miu this 21:04.986 --> 21:07.208 week and our origins in depth . I'm not 21:07.208 --> 21:09.430 gonna dig any deeper . But I do want to 21:09.430 --> 21:11.597 talk about the similarities of Miu and 21:11.597 --> 21:12.597 start ups . 21:14.589 --> 21:17.739 Success in start ups is often 21:17.750 --> 21:20.839 predicated at first by sheer will and 21:20.849 --> 21:22.571 determination of personality . 21:24.689 --> 21:28.109 That's what got us here . Few people 21:28.119 --> 21:32.099 wearing many hats , but 21:32.109 --> 21:35.109 we are an inflection point . In order 21:35.119 --> 21:37.339 to be successful . In order to scale , 21:37.920 --> 21:41.750 we must mature the attributes that 21:41.760 --> 21:45.420 made us successful . Going from 21:45.430 --> 21:48.010 0 to 1 would not necessarily make us 21:48.020 --> 21:50.131 successful . Going from one to many . 21:52.640 --> 21:55.660 We must move past personality based 21:55.670 --> 21:58.810 success and move into process oriented 21:58.819 --> 22:01.209 solutions so that we can scale , 22:01.680 --> 22:04.140 sustain and remain relevant . 22:08.140 --> 22:11.089 Each of you has a limited time here at 22:11.099 --> 22:15.010 Miu and Miu promises you nothing 22:15.020 --> 22:17.530 more than an opportunity to affect 22:17.540 --> 22:18.369 change . 22:21.979 --> 22:24.090 Think about what you want your legacy 22:24.090 --> 22:27.880 to be when you leave . What 22:27.890 --> 22:30.250 impact do you want to imprint on the 22:30.260 --> 22:34.229 Marine Corps ? What future warfighters 22:34.239 --> 22:37.109 lives do you want to save ? 22:39.680 --> 22:41.458 It ? Could be your sons or your 22:41.458 --> 22:43.689 daughters , your cousins or your 22:43.699 --> 22:44.540 nephews ? 22:48.170 --> 22:50.890 Your actions will dictate the outcome . 22:57.750 --> 22:59.861 Last week , I had a long conversation 22:59.861 --> 23:01.972 with Sergeant Major , Ruiz , Sergeant 23:01.972 --> 23:04.028 major of the Marine Corps . He sends 23:04.028 --> 23:04.020 his condolences . He's currently 23:04.030 --> 23:05.919 filling in for the commandant who 23:05.919 --> 23:08.030 wasn't able to make it here tonight , 23:08.030 --> 23:10.489 but he wanted me to impart to you his 23:10.500 --> 23:13.300 concerns , his wishes and his thoughts 23:13.310 --> 23:16.209 on what made Miu successful up until 23:16.219 --> 23:18.650 this point and what is going to make 23:18.660 --> 23:21.089 Miu successful going into the future ? 23:24.839 --> 23:26.839 If you haven't worked with Sergeant 23:26.839 --> 23:28.617 Major Louise before , he's very 23:28.617 --> 23:30.839 approachable and very down to earth and 23:30.839 --> 23:32.930 very focused when taking care of 23:32.939 --> 23:33.729 marines . 23:37.209 --> 23:40.680 Number one , when he got a white paper 23:40.689 --> 23:42.745 along with Lieutenant General Bellen 23:42.745 --> 23:46.150 from this random Colonel , the first 23:46.160 --> 23:48.382 thing they did is take a look at , ok . 23:48.382 --> 23:50.327 Does he look after and walk like a 23:50.327 --> 23:52.880 marine ? And then they write 23:57.420 --> 23:59.476 whether we want to admit or not , we 23:59.476 --> 24:01.531 all have an unconscious or conscious 24:01.531 --> 24:03.753 bias . When someone walks in the room , 24:03.753 --> 24:05.976 we look at them up and down and we go , 24:05.976 --> 24:07.364 are they a good marine ? 24:11.239 --> 24:14.380 And if we think so , our minds might be 24:14.390 --> 24:17.150 open just a little bit more to what 24:17.160 --> 24:20.489 they have to say . And if not , 24:21.189 --> 24:23.300 it's gonna be that much harder to get 24:23.300 --> 24:24.356 something across . 24:27.550 --> 24:29.494 He talked about building political 24:29.494 --> 24:32.079 capital and we build the political 24:32.089 --> 24:35.900 capital every single time we walk in 24:35.910 --> 24:39.219 there and act like marines and look 24:39.229 --> 24:41.699 like marines and execute and deliver 24:41.709 --> 24:44.099 like marines . And we need that 24:44.109 --> 24:48.010 political capital by the nature of 24:48.020 --> 24:50.239 what we do , we are going to stumble 24:52.369 --> 24:55.520 because when you innovate , that's what 24:55.530 --> 24:58.810 happens , there's friction but we get 24:58.819 --> 25:01.380 back up , we fail fast and then we 25:01.390 --> 25:03.920 pivot and we execute on what we , what 25:03.930 --> 25:06.263 is needed to be needed to be successful . 25:06.263 --> 25:08.263 And if we don't have that political 25:08.263 --> 25:10.430 capital build up , we won't be able to 25:10.430 --> 25:12.597 carry ourselves through that . We have 25:12.597 --> 25:14.500 to have the momentum . So every 25:14.510 --> 25:17.260 interaction that you make across the 25:17.270 --> 25:20.060 board build that political capital . 25:22.729 --> 25:24.869 You are United States Marines , you 25:24.880 --> 25:28.099 earned it , show everyone 25:28.609 --> 25:32.069 what you can be so that we can get 25:32.079 --> 25:33.968 through those friction points and 25:33.968 --> 25:37.859 impact change at a greater level . The 25:37.869 --> 25:40.500 other thing that made us successful is 25:40.510 --> 25:42.510 that we were not on the blotter for 25:42.510 --> 25:45.800 anything . Well , almost nothing . 25:45.810 --> 25:48.989 Don't get to that in a second . We were 25:49.000 --> 25:51.056 not in the water for anything marine 25:51.056 --> 25:54.209 related because make no mistake about 25:54.219 --> 25:56.510 it . There is no Miu standard . There 25:56.520 --> 25:58.631 is only the Marine Corps standard and 25:58.631 --> 26:01.510 that is what we must live by . We're 26:01.520 --> 26:04.380 all proud of this because we earned it . 26:04.670 --> 26:06.781 We're not proud because it has a name 26:06.781 --> 26:08.892 tape on it . We're proud because that 26:08.892 --> 26:11.003 is a bureaucracy . We're proud of the 26:11.003 --> 26:13.003 history and tradition and the honor 26:13.719 --> 26:15.941 that marines that wore this before us , 26:17.750 --> 26:21.589 their actions , their deeds , not just 26:21.599 --> 26:22.589 their words 26:25.459 --> 26:27.292 and that's what's gonna carry us 26:27.292 --> 26:27.170 forward . 26:31.589 --> 26:33.811 He wanted me to tell you the success of 26:33.811 --> 26:36.910 Miu hangs on a knife and if we waiver 26:36.920 --> 26:39.031 just one bit and we fail and we don't 26:39.031 --> 26:41.198 ride the straight and narrow , we will 26:41.198 --> 26:43.579 cease to exist just as quickly as we 26:43.589 --> 26:44.270 became 26:47.839 --> 26:51.800 for 1 June 2021 to March 26:51.810 --> 26:54.469 of 2022 less than nine months . We 26:54.479 --> 26:57.339 became a unit out of nothing from 26:57.349 --> 26:58.819 ideation to execution . 27:01.400 --> 27:03.739 Normally it takes 2 to 4 years or never 27:03.750 --> 27:05.300 to stand up a new unit . 27:07.540 --> 27:10.050 What we have is special because , 27:10.060 --> 27:12.449 because it is finite because it is 27:12.459 --> 27:13.199 fragile . 27:17.469 --> 27:19.750 If something is infinite , there's no 27:19.760 --> 27:23.180 value in it . Just like your 27:23.189 --> 27:25.849 lives . Yeah , 27:31.410 --> 27:34.150 they're valuable because they're finite . 27:35.739 --> 27:38.560 Consider how you want to spend that 27:38.569 --> 27:42.000 time and what you want your legacy to 27:42.010 --> 27:42.420 be 27:48.170 --> 27:50.479 success in business and in life is 27:50.489 --> 27:53.859 about building relationships and it's 27:53.869 --> 27:55.758 more important to have those deep 27:55.758 --> 27:57.813 relationships than it is to have the 27:57.813 --> 28:00.420 quantity of relationships and good 28:00.430 --> 28:02.790 relationships span distance and time 28:03.949 --> 28:05.671 and due to what we do and this 28:05.671 --> 28:07.893 disaggregated nature of everyone here , 28:07.893 --> 28:10.116 we all have friends . It would be their 28:10.116 --> 28:12.227 force in a heartbeat or we have those 28:12.227 --> 28:11.430 that because there's nothing else they 28:11.439 --> 28:13.550 have to do . They're scattered around 28:13.550 --> 28:15.606 the world that doesn't make them any 28:15.606 --> 28:18.589 less loyal or dedicated to us . 28:21.449 --> 28:23.449 I've had , I have many good friends 28:23.449 --> 28:25.560 here today and I may , they could not 28:25.560 --> 28:28.209 be here today but those that are here 28:28.219 --> 28:30.275 today , you , you grace me with your 28:30.275 --> 28:32.829 time in your presence . 28:35.229 --> 28:36.229 Thank you . 28:41.939 --> 28:44.079 Life is about building relationships 28:46.180 --> 28:48.291 and learning from those that interact 28:48.291 --> 28:52.229 with . So all of you 28:54.209 --> 28:56.910 spend your time with your family and 28:56.920 --> 28:58.753 your friends and your colleagues 28:58.753 --> 29:01.729 building those relationships deepening 29:01.739 --> 29:02.829 those interactions 29:07.880 --> 29:10.102 because with every single interaction , 29:10.102 --> 29:12.102 there is a beginning and there is a 29:12.102 --> 29:14.689 parting and you should struggle and 29:14.699 --> 29:18.469 focus and put the effort in to 29:18.479 --> 29:22.040 ensure that every single parting is the 29:22.050 --> 29:25.109 best possible parting . It could be 29:26.010 --> 29:27.954 because you never know when you're 29:27.959 --> 29:31.119 gonna see someone again . Some for else . 29:31.229 --> 29:32.229 Right , 29:48.050 --> 29:50.640 sir , distinguished guests , 29:52.239 --> 29:56.119 my wife , Emily , ladies and 29:56.130 --> 29:59.099 gentlemen , Mars , 30:02.260 --> 30:04.260 I've thought long and hard over the 30:04.260 --> 30:07.910 words that I would uh say today and I 30:07.920 --> 30:10.430 have to be honest here . Um Right now 30:12.099 --> 30:14.321 they're all seeming like it's gonna get 30:14.321 --> 30:17.599 lost um in , in , in an emotion . So 30:17.650 --> 30:20.709 forgive me , if I stumble through this , 30:22.520 --> 30:26.150 I want to communicate what a privilege 30:26.160 --> 30:30.089 this is and how grateful I am 30:30.099 --> 30:33.170 to be standing here to be part of this 30:33.180 --> 30:36.849 unit as this 30:36.859 --> 30:39.270 responsibility has been handed to me . 30:40.040 --> 30:43.880 I consider the hands of the man that I 30:43.890 --> 30:47.790 received from a man that I have a 30:47.800 --> 30:50.540 profound respect for . As do 30:52.089 --> 30:53.540 I expect all of you 30:57.780 --> 31:01.540 a man , there is a 31:01.550 --> 31:04.520 compassionate leader , a superb marine 31:05.489 --> 31:09.229 and a man among men , Sergeant major 31:09.239 --> 31:12.739 list . You have not made this easy for 31:12.750 --> 31:16.390 me . OK . But I 31:16.400 --> 31:19.930 promise , I promise to carry on your 31:19.939 --> 31:23.380 legacy with passion , dedication and 31:23.390 --> 31:27.300 integrity . And it's my 31:27.310 --> 31:30.819 distinct pleasure and privilege 31:31.760 --> 31:34.219 on behalf of a very grateful unit . And 31:34.229 --> 31:38.209 please everyone join me in wishing you 31:39.630 --> 31:42.420 they're very heartfelt b by eyes 31:56.069 --> 31:59.780 Marines . It's an honor to stand 31:59.790 --> 32:03.500 here alongside of you to be a part 32:03.510 --> 32:06.400 of a unit that's so unique 32:08.020 --> 32:11.869 and so young and its inception . I've 32:11.880 --> 32:15.869 been part of this gun club now for , 32:15.880 --> 32:17.550 well , since 1997 32:19.270 --> 32:22.280 and in an artillery scout observer 32:22.479 --> 32:26.109 since the very beginning . II , 32:26.180 --> 32:28.569 I say all that to give you all context 32:28.579 --> 32:32.520 that I've , I've walked the long path 32:33.439 --> 32:36.170 of the Reserves for many years now . 32:36.979 --> 32:40.479 And I'm not , uh I'm not trying to say 32:40.489 --> 32:42.810 that I have all the answers to , to 32:42.819 --> 32:46.109 everything . In fact , I don't , but I 32:46.119 --> 32:49.699 know how to get the answer is to nearly 32:49.709 --> 32:53.579 everything . So I will 32:53.589 --> 32:55.989 use my expertise . Like you said , sir , 32:57.930 --> 33:01.859 as a school trained scout , observer to 33:02.060 --> 33:05.709 navigate the tough terrain of the 33:05.719 --> 33:09.550 Marine Reserves to 33:09.560 --> 33:11.099 help you all be successful 33:13.260 --> 33:14.871 whether you like it or not . 33:17.140 --> 33:20.430 So , but all joking aside , bri , 33:21.579 --> 33:23.690 I want to give you all the confidence 33:24.410 --> 33:27.890 that I'm the most qualified master , 33:27.900 --> 33:31.609 Billy sergeant in the reserves to take 33:31.619 --> 33:35.550 the baton and run this next leg of 33:35.560 --> 33:36.209 the race . 33:41.339 --> 33:42.569 It's a , 33:46.050 --> 33:49.569 it's everyone's responsibility to 33:49.579 --> 33:53.420 manage our own civilian 33:53.430 --> 33:56.709 careers . But what I want to 33:56.719 --> 34:00.209 communicate to you guys is the core 34:00.219 --> 34:03.410 value that I bring to Miu . 34:06.530 --> 34:10.320 It's how to help you both 34:10.330 --> 34:12.750 officer and enlisted , 34:14.658 --> 34:18.079 how to manage your reserve career 34:18.860 --> 34:22.840 and navigate that reserve corps 34:25.719 --> 34:29.389 as a uh sinner saved by grace . 34:31.500 --> 34:35.050 I'm humbled to serve with 34:35.060 --> 34:38.689 humans . I'm eager to get to 34:38.699 --> 34:42.409 know every single one of you and 34:42.419 --> 34:44.260 I'm , I'm uh I'm proud to serve 34:44.270 --> 34:45.826 alongside you . Thank you . 34:58.020 --> 34:59.964 All right , ladies and gentlemen , 34:59.964 --> 35:02.131 please rise for the playing of Anchors 35:02.131 --> 35:04.353 away in the Marines hymn and uh be sure 35:04.353 --> 35:06.353 to sing along to the marines hymn . 36:05.320 --> 36:06.679 If this show goes up 36:13.610 --> 36:14.060 goes , 36:19.239 --> 36:22.870 oh , you don't ? 36:32.229 --> 36:33.969 United States . 36:38.439 --> 36:41.510 All right , ladies and gentlemen , this 36:41.520 --> 36:43.742 concludes today's ceremony on behalf of 36:43.742 --> 36:45.853 the commanding Officer and Marines of 36:45.853 --> 36:48.020 the Marine Innovation Unit . Thank you 36:48.020 --> 36:47.850 for your attendance . 37:03.050 --> 37:03.070 Yeah .