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Airmen and service members from all

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over the country and allied nations

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attend airman leadership school ,

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otherwise known as A L S A L S provides

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students with numerous skills that will

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strengthen their leadership abilities

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and help them shape the future of our

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force . I've been teaching here at

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mcgee Tyson A L S for right at three

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years now . And this being my last

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class is definitely bittersweet . This

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class is extremely special for me .

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I've got a great group in my class .

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They're constantly stirring up

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conversation and it's definitely made

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me a better individual , not just as a

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tech sergeant , but really as a better

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husband , a better father . And it's

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not just the fact that we're up there

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teaching , but you're also learning at

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the exact same time . If you're

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thinking about becoming an A L S

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instructor or sending your airmen

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through A L S is highly encouraged .

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This is the best job that I've ever had

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in the air force and this is definitely

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one that I'm gonna miss . In addition

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to classroom training , students are

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able to implement the skills they are

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learning by taking on leadership

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positions . Each fly has a designated

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class lead that is tested with

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additional duties to put what they are

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learning to the test on a daily basis .

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If you're thinking about going to this

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course , just do it , put in the time ,

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do the paperwork , submit the form .

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The worst thing you could do to

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yourself is not do anything and you

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just kind of live in that . What if

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scenario in your head ? It's definitely

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been an eye opener for me as a class

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leader , even though this is a very

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small sample of what it would be like

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to be a leader . It's definitely

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teaching me to know how to be hands off

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when it's necessary and just let people

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take control of what they know is the

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best choice I ever made as far as my

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career goes . And yeah , I'm here for

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the long run in just a couple weeks .

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These airmen will be graduating and

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returning to their home stations ,

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bringing a new set of tools with them .

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These airmen will bring the most agile

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innovative and resilient approach to

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tomorrow's fight .