 When you look at aviators as a non aviator Especially generous speaking in the past up until you know it starts to improve recently You know without that lack of of diversity You know if you're not from somewhere where people look like you or from where you're from you just look well That's just not for me or for people who are from where I from but when you see that it's for everybody It really like okay. I can do this and a lot of people don't understand the impact of seeing something to believe in it The aim high flight Academy Was designed as part of the rated diversity initiative to increase Diversity amongst a radio career fields in the Air Force. So the program is designed to remove barriers prepares students or potential Applicants to become rated offices. So they're going to learn about how to fly an airplane Learn weather learn aerodynamics all those things that come along with knowing how to fly They're going to simulate it so they can learn the different procedures associated with Flying airplanes and get to practice them while still in the ground And then the best part is the actual experiential part of it, which is actually getting a fly plane But it's not just they're going to fly plane for fun one time They're gonna spend three weeks to get from I've only flown plane Maybe once or twice before getting here all the way to solo it and what soloing means It's not just they can fly the plane by themselves with instructor It's they're gonna get to the point where they're gonna get the point by themselves take off fly around and be able to land safely in the airplane So you can just imagine like the level of confidence that that brings somebody as well as how much closer It makes being a pilot in the Air Force for them because for a lot of them They haven't they don't know pilots. They haven't been around airports They don't know this lifestyle that we live that also goes with having the different mentors here To kind of really show them, you know really inspire them to want to do what it is that we do And for them to also see the Air Force The diversity in the Air Force it helps them see okay. Well, everybody can do this It's not just for people who got a lot of money or people who are, you know in a certain Social economic class, you know, it's for everybody The aim high flight academy and our diversity program under attachment one in Air Force for Dream Service is all about is about Attracting the best and brightest young men and women from all across America I use an analogy like this. It's not perfect, but if we were a sports team We would want if we held tryouts on a Saturday morning We would want the best athletes from all over To come out to be able to envision themselves wearing our jersey To come out and punt pass kick the ball with us to uh to run the 40 And we want to attract the we want to throw the net as wide as we can Now that's the attraction piece to inspire to get them to think about wearing the jersey of the united states air force When it comes to the selection piece We're going to take the best and brightest We can't do anything less anything else is a failing proposition for national security We've got to maintain the highest quality. We've got to be the best most credible Most capable most lethal air force on the planet hands down Not not negotiable If we cast a wide net, we're able to attract all of america We will get the best and we will be the most capable