WEBVTT 00:04.030 --> 00:05.447 - Marines, good morning. 00:05.447 --> 00:06.682 Sergeant Major Ruiz here. 00:06.682 --> 00:08.259 I find myself in 00:08.259 --> 00:10.242 Naval Weapons Station Yorktown. 00:10.242 --> 00:12.024 Right there is Security Forces. 00:12.024 --> 00:15.134 This is a brand new barracks that I came to see. 00:15.134 --> 00:18.562 I wanted to show you bits and pieces of this new barracks, 00:18.562 --> 00:21.348 but I also wanted to speak to you a little bit about 00:21.348 --> 00:24.582 what Barracks 2030 Plan is all about. 00:24.582 --> 00:27.233 You're gonna hear me talk about this quite a bit in the next few months. 00:27.233 --> 00:28.828 Barracks 2030. 00:29.129 --> 00:31.228 This is the Commandant's way 00:31.228 --> 00:33.266 of getting after investing 00:33.266 --> 00:36.167 in all things human beings, like he said he would. 00:36.167 --> 00:38.833 So that means that it requires a plan. 00:38.833 --> 00:41.230 Inside the Barracks 2030 plan, 00:41.230 --> 00:43.571 there are three main objectives here. 00:43.571 --> 00:46.180 One is to modernize the buildings themselves. 00:46.180 --> 00:48.840 Two, to professionalize the management. 00:48.840 --> 00:51.893 And three, to get after what's inside of the barracks. 00:51.893 --> 00:54.653 So, NCOs and staff NCOs 00:54.653 --> 00:57.677 who are acting in the capacity of barracks managers today, 00:57.677 --> 00:59.668 we want you back in your platoons. 00:59.668 --> 01:02.579 We will hire civilians, we will hire contractors 01:02.579 --> 01:05.211 to worry about the upkeep 01:05.211 --> 01:08.375 of these kind of buildings, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 01:08.375 --> 01:11.660 so we can all focus on the mission at hand. 01:12.440 --> 01:14.862 The furniture inside, we want to update it. 01:14.862 --> 01:17.138 The modernization of the building, 01:17.138 --> 01:19.243 I've been to refurbished barracks. 01:19.243 --> 01:20.410 They look nice. 01:20.410 --> 01:22.278 We want more of those. 01:22.278 --> 01:24.864 So we want to knock down the older buildings 01:24.864 --> 01:27.430 in order to take the funding that's going into 01:27.430 --> 01:29.239 upkeep of those older buildings 01:29.239 --> 01:31.022 into buildings like this 01:31.022 --> 01:33.957 and hopefully even building brand new construction, 01:33.957 --> 01:36.115 brand new barracks that look 01:36.115 --> 01:39.137 like this or a version of this. 01:39.330 --> 01:41.157 So follow me inside 01:41.157 --> 01:43.674 and I'll show you what a brand new barracks 01:43.674 --> 01:45.439 of the future looks like. 01:48.300 --> 01:50.559 Ok, so I'm approaching the barracks. 01:50.569 --> 01:53.047 I would take out my ID card, left breast pocket, 01:53.047 --> 01:56.806 and I would pop it onto the key pad right here 01:56.806 --> 01:58.157 and it would unlock my door. 01:58.157 --> 01:59.873 I don't have my ID card loaded. 01:59.873 --> 02:01.801 They gave me a secret code and of course, 02:01.801 --> 02:03.552 you know, it's 8999. 02:05.061 --> 02:06.144 Open it. 02:06.144 --> 02:08.330 I wish you could smell it because it smells clean, 02:08.330 --> 02:10.345 it smells brand new. 02:10.345 --> 02:11.608 Pictures are up. 02:14.470 --> 02:16.740 Come on in. Brand new quarterdeck. 02:18.114 --> 02:20.612 - [Marine] Good morning, Sergeant Major- - Good, you're good. 02:20.612 --> 02:22.231 Duties. 02:22.231 --> 02:23.815 Yes, you still have to stand duties. 02:23.815 --> 02:25.790 And they know what they're doing, oorah. 02:28.139 --> 02:30.712 Over here, we have Marines 02:30.712 --> 02:32.307 with the ability to relax. 02:32.307 --> 02:34.249 Brand new televisions 02:34.249 --> 02:36.038 connected to Wi-Fi. 02:36.038 --> 02:37.738 Just relax. 02:37.738 --> 02:39.300 But in case you don't want to relax, 02:39.300 --> 02:41.430 and inclement weather or whatever, 02:41.430 --> 02:43.670 we put this on the deck. 02:43.670 --> 02:45.630 A little gym that you can get your 02:45.630 --> 02:47.581 PT on 24 hours a day, 02:47.581 --> 02:49.028 seven days a week. 02:49.028 --> 02:51.353 I think this is probably 02:51.353 --> 02:53.626 the best thing that I've seen in quite a bit, 02:53.626 --> 02:55.329 in a long, long time actually. 02:55.329 --> 02:56.861 So, awesome. 02:58.256 --> 03:00.481 Keep at it with the tour. Come this way. 03:01.828 --> 03:04.020 This is the kitchen. 03:05.320 --> 03:06.316 Come on in. 03:07.130 --> 03:09.362 So brand new stoves, 03:09.362 --> 03:11.672 big fridges, big refrigerators, 03:11.672 --> 03:13.304 The cleaning sink. 03:13.304 --> 03:15.986 So Marines are...We like to keep it simple. 03:17.270 --> 03:18.760 Give us a place... 03:19.957 --> 03:22.206 Give us a place where we can wash our clothes, 03:22.206 --> 03:24.075 give us decent furniture, 03:24.075 --> 03:26.575 give us a place that's heated 03:26.575 --> 03:27.972 and can be cooled. 03:27.972 --> 03:30.266 And as you can see, the washers and dryers 03:30.266 --> 03:31.738 are brand new here. 03:32.612 --> 03:35.072 Any time any one of these breaks, 03:35.072 --> 03:37.776 the maintenance team that we want to get to, 03:37.776 --> 03:39.200 right, that we want to hire, 03:39.200 --> 03:41.000 that's responsive, 03:41.000 --> 03:42.896 will get here quickly and fix any 03:42.896 --> 03:45.138 washer that is broken. 03:45.925 --> 03:47.405 And I will show you 03:47.405 --> 03:49.514 what the basic room looks like here. 03:50.586 --> 03:53.300 Now, in places where we have the room, 03:53.300 --> 03:55.777 I want sergeants to have their own room 03:55.777 --> 03:57.991 and I want corporals to have their own room. 03:59.104 --> 04:01.634 In this case here, there's two Marines per room. 04:02.469 --> 04:04.598 This is what a closet will look like. 04:05.295 --> 04:08.085 I will let you get in here and look. 04:11.309 --> 04:13.642 And then come this way to the head. 04:21.179 --> 04:24.160 So, mirrors that are not broken. 04:24.709 --> 04:27.359 There's no extensions being ran from 04:27.369 --> 04:30.079 one bathroom to the other room, right? 04:30.089 --> 04:31.955 Some of you have that today. 04:31.955 --> 04:33.817 It's unsatisfactory. 04:33.817 --> 04:36.897 And this is what we want to get to, right? 04:36.897 --> 04:38.426 A mattress that 04:38.426 --> 04:40.742 200 other Marines have not slept on, 04:40.742 --> 04:42.179 that is yours. 04:42.179 --> 04:45.024 Plenty of room for your things, right? 04:45.024 --> 04:48.426 You have a fan that you can keep yourself cool with. 04:48.426 --> 04:49.914 What is this bag? 04:49.914 --> 04:51.996 This is a kit that comes with you. 04:51.996 --> 04:55.550 When you come to this room, this is brand new linen, right? 04:55.550 --> 04:58.369 So, something that, it's yours, 04:58.369 --> 05:00.166 that is fresh, that hasn't been 05:00.166 --> 05:01.903 touched by another person. 05:01.903 --> 05:03.791 It's hygienic, right? 05:03.791 --> 05:05.099 That's what we want to get to. 05:05.099 --> 05:08.668 Then you got your own desk and you got some storage here. 05:08.668 --> 05:09.926 You got a chair. 05:09.926 --> 05:11.510 This chair is not broken, by the way. 05:11.510 --> 05:13.004 That chair hooks on to 05:13.004 --> 05:15.061 the top of that stool and becomes a chair. 05:15.061 --> 05:17.807 Or becomes a thing that you can relax on. 05:17.807 --> 05:19.369 Let me show you the most 05:19.369 --> 05:21.272 impressive thing about this room. 05:22.703 --> 05:24.683 I'll show you this. 05:24.683 --> 05:26.044 See this right here? 05:26.044 --> 05:27.752 You have the ability 05:27.752 --> 05:30.223 to control your own thermostat. 05:30.223 --> 05:33.368 Your own climate controlled room 05:33.368 --> 05:35.714 that is not dependent on anyone 05:35.714 --> 05:37.132 but how you feel. 05:37.132 --> 05:38.923 So if you were in a hotel, 05:38.923 --> 05:41.080 in a campus where 05:41.080 --> 05:43.859 you control your own A/C because you're your own person, 05:43.859 --> 05:45.641 you have the ability to do that. 05:45.641 --> 05:47.309 That's where we want to get to. 05:47.309 --> 05:49.291 That's where we wanna go, right? 05:50.028 --> 05:51.714 I love it. You deserve it. 05:51.714 --> 05:53.828 You deserve it but you gotta keep it up. 05:53.828 --> 05:55.521 You gotta keep it clean, 05:55.521 --> 05:57.654 you gotta keep it maintained. 05:57.654 --> 05:59.842 And anytime anything breaks, 05:59.842 --> 06:02.054 we will have a dedicated team 06:02.054 --> 06:04.167 to get to it quickly. 06:04.781 --> 06:06.607 So, I think... 06:07.507 --> 06:08.735 I think this is what... 06:08.735 --> 06:10.873 I know this is what you deserve 06:10.873 --> 06:13.655 because you work hard each and every day 06:13.655 --> 06:16.112 and you make us proud every time you wear this uniform. 06:16.112 --> 06:18.118 And so you wanna work hard and you wanna 06:18.118 --> 06:19.903 come to a place that's safe, 06:19.903 --> 06:22.203 that is quiet, that you can get some rest 06:22.203 --> 06:24.478 so you can go do and execute a live-fire range, 06:24.478 --> 06:27.625 so you can go and fix the engine of a F-35. 06:27.625 --> 06:29.526 This is where we wanna get to. 06:29.526 --> 06:32.348 This is where we wanna get to quickly. 06:32.348 --> 06:34.768 But you know it's not gonna be overnight. 06:34.768 --> 06:37.416 But it's a way for us to show you 06:37.416 --> 06:39.497 that we are committing to you 06:39.497 --> 06:41.976 on all aspects of what it means 06:41.976 --> 06:45.359 to have a quality of life that's worth of your service. 06:45.359 --> 06:47.845 So hopefully you'll see 06:47.845 --> 06:49.754 something like this in your AO. 06:49.754 --> 06:51.782 And that's all I have for you 06:51.782 --> 06:53.656 from Yorktown Security Forces. 06:53.656 --> 06:55.270 Say oorah. - [Marines] Oorah. 06:55.270 --> 06:57.689 - That's what I'm talking about. Oorah, Marines.