WEBVTT 00:00.290 --> 00:02.650 - I am Chief Master Sergeant Christy Peterson, 00:02.650 --> 00:06.460 and I'm serving as the Command Chief here at the 11th Wing. 00:06.460 --> 00:08.900 I'm responsible for the care and feeding, 00:08.900 --> 00:10.400 morale and readiness, 00:10.400 --> 00:13.070 of the Airmen on this installation. 00:13.070 --> 00:15.230 We provide host installation support 00:15.230 --> 00:16.870 to the mini tenant units that we have 00:16.870 --> 00:18.980 across the installation. 00:18.980 --> 00:20.630 I am also a spouse. 00:20.630 --> 00:22.920 I am married to my wonderful husband. 00:22.920 --> 00:25.160 We've been married for about 18 years. 00:25.160 --> 00:26.860 We have two children, 00:26.860 --> 00:30.040 both grown young men, Jaman and Javan, 00:30.040 --> 00:32.180 21 and 17 years old. 00:32.180 --> 00:33.460 And we're happy to be here in the area, 00:33.460 --> 00:35.090 serving on team JBAB. 00:35.960 --> 00:38.930 So I grew up in a middle class family. 00:38.930 --> 00:41.210 Most of my life, my parents had some hard times, 00:41.210 --> 00:43.170 both lost their jobs. 00:43.170 --> 00:45.980 And at that point, I was accustomed to a certain lifestyle, 00:45.980 --> 00:47.520 but it wasn't happening anymore. 00:47.520 --> 00:50.490 And I started to see my parents struggle a lot, 00:50.490 --> 00:53.110 and I knew my parents were trying very hard 00:53.110 --> 00:55.150 to not put us back into a situation 00:55.150 --> 00:56.360 that we were previously in 00:56.360 --> 00:58.719 or a situation I think we've been, 00:58.719 --> 01:00.830 growing up poor. 01:00.830 --> 01:03.520 And so about age 13, I got my first job, 01:03.520 --> 01:05.603 by age 15 I had my second job. 01:06.580 --> 01:08.270 I wanted to go to college, 01:08.270 --> 01:09.800 but of course my family couldn't afford it. 01:09.800 --> 01:11.650 So I was trying to find my way, 01:11.650 --> 01:13.570 and how I was gonna pursue college. 01:13.570 --> 01:15.320 I enrolled in a community college. 01:15.320 --> 01:17.180 I took a couple of college classes 01:17.180 --> 01:18.720 and just working through jobs 01:18.720 --> 01:21.360 and trying to do community college, was not working out. 01:21.360 --> 01:23.780 I decided to go ahead and come into the military 01:23.780 --> 01:25.440 because I thought it would give me some stability 01:25.440 --> 01:27.860 and an opportunity for the school. 01:27.860 --> 01:30.780 And I think the way I've grown up, 01:30.780 --> 01:33.290 has made me that type of individual. 01:33.290 --> 01:36.460 I'm an individual who loves to take care of others, 01:36.460 --> 01:38.400 trying to help provide for my family, 01:38.400 --> 01:43.050 trying to help my parents pay the bills 01:43.050 --> 01:44.520 or put food on the table, 01:44.520 --> 01:46.240 or contribute towards rent 01:46.240 --> 01:48.030 or to just say, I'm okay, 01:48.030 --> 01:49.970 you don't have to worry about taking care of me, 01:49.970 --> 01:51.720 take care of my siblings. 01:51.720 --> 01:54.330 So what do I wanna achieve in this role at JBAB? 01:54.330 --> 01:56.430 Well, it's a lot. 01:56.430 --> 01:58.400 I wanna be effective. 01:58.400 --> 02:00.650 I look forward to empowering the Airmen 02:00.650 --> 02:02.840 across this installation to have a voice, 02:02.840 --> 02:04.450 understand their job, 02:04.450 --> 02:07.180 to understand how they contribute to the mission. 02:07.180 --> 02:09.840 I want them to feel a part of the JBAB family. 02:09.840 --> 02:12.320 I want this installation to be a family. 02:12.320 --> 02:14.960 I want people to be happy to come to work 02:14.960 --> 02:16.870 and drive through the gates every single day, 02:16.870 --> 02:19.397 to be a part of this installation. 02:19.397 --> 02:21.430 Because we're being effective at doing our job, 02:21.430 --> 02:23.690 we're being effective for taking care of people, 02:23.690 --> 02:26.620 we're being effective at taking care of the mission. 02:26.620 --> 02:30.140 So I have a high expectations for myself, 02:30.140 --> 02:31.830 in serving in this position, 02:31.830 --> 02:33.350 and I hope to fulfill it well. 02:33.350 --> 02:35.970 I wanna serve my purpose in this position. 02:35.970 --> 02:40.080 I'm grateful for all the leaders that have poured into me. 02:40.080 --> 02:42.590 I'm really grateful for all the Airmen 02:42.590 --> 02:43.710 who've looked up to me. 02:43.710 --> 02:45.020 I'm grateful for the Airmen 02:45.020 --> 02:46.830 who have allowed me into their lives, 02:46.830 --> 02:49.320 to be able to mentor them. 02:49.320 --> 02:52.160 I'm grateful for those individuals who hold me accountable, 02:52.160 --> 02:53.390 who keep me honest, 02:53.390 --> 02:54.940 who keep me grounded. 02:54.940 --> 02:57.523 And I'm really grateful for the JBAB family, 02:58.460 --> 02:59.720 and what we're getting ready to do 02:59.720 --> 03:02.183 to build this installation for the future.