1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:04,940 --> 00:00:07,950 Mm . I think the program is about a 3 00:00:07,950 --> 00:00:11,490 relationship between the chairman and 4 00:00:11,500 --> 00:00:14,030 the local residents . The sister 5 00:00:14,030 --> 00:00:16,880 Village Sister Squadron program allows 6 00:00:16,890 --> 00:00:19,370 the local military when were stationed 7 00:00:19,370 --> 00:00:21,630 here and Anderson to truly become part 8 00:00:21,630 --> 00:00:24,030 of the community . It allows us to get 9 00:00:24,030 --> 00:00:27,110 to know all of the local residents and 10 00:00:27,110 --> 00:00:29,420 really understand what it means to live 11 00:00:29,420 --> 00:00:30,960 on the island of Guam . 12 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:35,240 I 13 00:00:35,250 --> 00:00:37,417 love the community involvement of it . 14 00:00:37,417 --> 00:00:40,720 So I'm a really big believer on it . 15 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,890 Takes a village to raise a child . So 16 00:00:42,890 --> 00:00:45,112 coming here and having that opportunity 17 00:00:45,112 --> 00:00:47,223 has been pretty awesome for me and my 18 00:00:47,223 --> 00:00:49,168 kids . So I just really love being 19 00:00:49,168 --> 00:00:51,334 involved , being able to interact with 20 00:00:51,334 --> 00:00:53,334 people and kind of just get to know 21 00:00:53,334 --> 00:00:55,770 what Guam's about . Working with the 22 00:00:55,770 --> 00:00:57,992 Sister of Religious Requirement Program 23 00:00:57,992 --> 00:01:01,200 is probably one of the benefits , uh , 24 00:01:01,210 --> 00:01:04,730 to servicing the community by 25 00:01:04,730 --> 00:01:06,670 squadron really benefits from the 26 00:01:06,670 --> 00:01:08,950 Sister Village Sister Squadron program . 27 00:01:08,960 --> 00:01:11,480 It allows us to build strong and long 28 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,424 lasting connections with the local 29 00:01:13,424 --> 00:01:15,424 community , um , and really develop 30 00:01:15,424 --> 00:01:17,536 those connections over time as well . 31 00:01:17,536 --> 00:01:20,330 We recently went out and painted a park 32 00:01:20,340 --> 00:01:23,050 in our village , and it was so awesome 33 00:01:23,050 --> 00:01:25,272 to see some of my airmen that have been 34 00:01:25,272 --> 00:01:27,494 stationed here for two or three years . 35 00:01:27,494 --> 00:01:29,606 Um , reconnect with some of the local 36 00:01:29,606 --> 00:01:31,661 residents and seeing them catch up . 37 00:01:31,661 --> 00:01:33,994 And we had some of the kids come out to . 38 00:01:33,994 --> 00:01:36,050 And so just seeing those connections 39 00:01:36,050 --> 00:01:38,272 and really , um , really made Guam feel 40 00:01:38,272 --> 00:01:40,383 more like home . This program is much 41 00:01:40,383 --> 00:01:42,217 more than just a maintenance and 42 00:01:42,217 --> 00:01:44,217 beautification program . The airman 43 00:01:44,217 --> 00:01:46,328 volunteers . They're here to build up 44 00:01:46,328 --> 00:01:48,550 right , and they're here to become part 45 00:01:48,550 --> 00:01:50,717 of our community . And so I would like 46 00:01:50,717 --> 00:01:52,828 to see that for not only pity but for 47 00:01:52,828 --> 00:01:55,210 all the villages to embrace the 48 00:01:55,210 --> 00:01:57,920 volunteers as part of our community , 49 00:01:57,920 --> 00:02:00,760 as opposed to being military and local . 50 00:02:01,940 --> 00:02:04,162 I know for military a lot of times when 51 00:02:04,162 --> 00:02:06,329 it comes to volunteer things , we tend 52 00:02:06,329 --> 00:02:08,329 to do things to check a box . So my 53 00:02:08,329 --> 00:02:11,240 hope is that if that is what someone is 54 00:02:11,240 --> 00:02:13,462 doing , they come out , they experience 55 00:02:13,462 --> 00:02:15,684 it and they like it enough that they're 56 00:02:15,684 --> 00:02:17,796 going to come back and it won't be to 57 00:02:17,796 --> 00:02:19,962 check a box . It'll be to interact and 58 00:02:19,962 --> 00:02:21,684 have a good time and enjoy the 59 00:02:21,684 --> 00:02:23,851 hospitality because it's an experience 60 00:02:23,851 --> 00:02:26,018 that you won't get anywhere else . Any 61 00:02:26,018 --> 00:02:28,018 time that I can interact with local 62 00:02:28,018 --> 00:02:30,240 residents is really the most meaningful 63 00:02:30,240 --> 00:02:32,462 part of being stationed anywhere . So I 64 00:02:32,462 --> 00:02:32,310 was so excited to learn about the 65 00:02:32,310 --> 00:02:34,477 sister village Sister Squadron program 66 00:02:34,477 --> 00:02:36,421 and get to be a part of it here at 67 00:02:36,421 --> 00:02:36,550 Anderson .