1 00:00:00,250 --> 00:00:01,960 (dramatic music) 2 00:00:01,960 --> 00:00:05,530 - We're experiencing challenging and unprecedented times. 3 00:00:05,530 --> 00:00:08,080 Everyone from governments, to companies, 4 00:00:08,080 --> 00:00:10,660 to families has been deeply affected 5 00:00:10,660 --> 00:00:12,143 by this global pandemic. 6 00:00:13,590 --> 00:00:16,490 All across our country, Americans are making prudent 7 00:00:16,490 --> 00:00:19,220 and measured adjustments to protect themselves, 8 00:00:19,220 --> 00:00:21,663 their families, and their fellow citizens. 9 00:00:23,350 --> 00:00:25,350 - Tough decisions are being made. 10 00:00:25,350 --> 00:00:27,833 Often in the context of getting the job done. 11 00:00:28,940 --> 00:00:32,060 There are things we simply must continue to do. 12 00:00:32,060 --> 00:00:34,040 Everyone is doing their part. 13 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:35,930 Among others, first responders, 14 00:00:35,930 --> 00:00:38,730 medical professionals are all working exhaustively 15 00:00:38,730 --> 00:00:40,910 to perform their critical roles. 16 00:00:40,910 --> 00:00:43,490 They represent the best of American spirit 17 00:00:43,490 --> 00:00:45,190 and they deserve our appreciation. 18 00:00:47,986 --> 00:00:49,640 (lively music) 19 00:00:49,640 --> 00:00:52,180 - Your Marine Corps is also an organization that continues 20 00:00:52,180 --> 00:00:54,590 to perform a role of vital importance to the Nation. 21 00:00:54,590 --> 00:00:56,430 - [Soldiers] One give! 22 00:00:56,430 --> 00:00:59,110 - We also can't stop doing what we do. 23 00:00:59,110 --> 00:01:02,700 Especially now, America's Marines are forward deployed, 24 00:01:02,700 --> 00:01:06,180 reassuring friends, and deterring adversaries. 25 00:01:06,180 --> 00:01:08,980 In order to ensure our current and future effectiveness, 26 00:01:08,980 --> 00:01:10,580 we must protect the well-being 27 00:01:10,580 --> 00:01:13,883 and safety our most precious resource, our people. 28 00:01:16,130 --> 00:01:18,470 Right now, nowhere are we more focused 29 00:01:18,470 --> 00:01:20,800 on getting it right than at our recruiting stations 30 00:01:20,800 --> 00:01:24,120 and recruit training depots where young volunteers 31 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:25,970 from across the country are taking 32 00:01:25,970 --> 00:01:27,993 on the challenge of becoming Marines. 33 00:01:31,275 --> 00:01:33,020 - We're an all-volunteer force. 34 00:01:33,020 --> 00:01:35,440 For our Corps to remain ready to do what we do, 35 00:01:35,440 --> 00:01:37,670 we rely on young people of character. 36 00:01:37,670 --> 00:01:40,780 Volunteers who exhibit grit and a fighting spirit, 37 00:01:40,780 --> 00:01:43,550 who want to be part of an elite team. 38 00:01:43,550 --> 00:01:45,470 We are compliant with CDC's guidelines 39 00:01:45,470 --> 00:01:48,480 by social distancing, remaining six feet apart, 40 00:01:48,480 --> 00:01:50,310 in groups less than 10. 41 00:01:50,310 --> 00:01:51,900 We're also doing temperature checks 42 00:01:51,900 --> 00:01:54,300 and additional screening to ensure they have not come 43 00:01:54,300 --> 00:01:56,313 in contact with anyone with COVID-19. 44 00:01:57,240 --> 00:02:00,030 We're being innovative, utilizing social media 45 00:02:00,030 --> 00:02:02,320 through virtual means to keep families 46 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:05,770 and prospects informed before they go to recruit training. 47 00:02:05,770 --> 00:02:07,470 We're also asking them to self-isolate 48 00:02:07,470 --> 00:02:10,253 for 14 days before leaving to recruit training. 49 00:02:11,620 --> 00:02:14,240 - It's imperative to preserve the training pipeline, 50 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:16,510 to make sure that we can get all of these recruits 51 00:02:16,510 --> 00:02:18,360 through without any illness. 52 00:02:18,360 --> 00:02:21,130 We take an abundance of caution upon their arrival 53 00:02:21,130 --> 00:02:24,233 to put them in an area of staging for 14 days. 54 00:02:25,410 --> 00:02:28,740 We have a very robust medical team continually assessing 55 00:02:28,740 --> 00:02:30,410 whether or not symptoms are developing. 56 00:02:30,410 --> 00:02:32,190 They're checking fevers in the mornings 57 00:02:32,190 --> 00:02:33,940 and in the afternoons. 58 00:02:33,940 --> 00:02:36,000 And as those things begin to develop, 59 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:37,590 we would rapidly identify that 60 00:02:37,590 --> 00:02:39,923 and then move them into an isolation status. 61 00:02:41,040 --> 00:02:44,270 We have a medical force that's ready and poised 62 00:02:44,270 --> 00:02:46,750 to ensure that the health and well-being 63 00:02:46,750 --> 00:02:50,160 of these recruits are preserved throughout the entirety 64 00:02:50,160 --> 00:02:51,533 of their time in training. 65 00:02:52,672 --> 00:02:54,380 - [All] One! 66 00:02:54,380 --> 00:02:56,320 - This is not business as usual. 67 00:02:56,320 --> 00:02:59,190 We have to think, act, and operate differently 68 00:02:59,190 --> 00:03:02,810 to protect our Marines, their families, our recruits, 69 00:03:02,810 --> 00:03:04,840 and the communities where we live. 70 00:03:04,840 --> 00:03:07,300 For the time being, shipping numbers have been cut in half 71 00:03:07,300 --> 00:03:10,180 to ensure that we can maintain CDC requirements 72 00:03:10,180 --> 00:03:12,393 and properly care for those entrusted to us. 73 00:03:13,640 --> 00:03:16,630 We make Marines, and it's our promise to this great Nation. 74 00:03:16,630 --> 00:03:17,990 It's a challenging mission, 75 00:03:17,990 --> 00:03:21,350 and it falls directly upon the shoulders of our recruiters, 76 00:03:21,350 --> 00:03:25,230 our drill instructors, our corpsmen, our chaplains. 77 00:03:25,230 --> 00:03:27,520 It has a large impact to everyone associated 78 00:03:27,520 --> 00:03:28,777 with entry-level training. 79 00:03:28,777 --> 00:03:32,310 And it's also a heavy burden upon the families as well. 80 00:03:32,310 --> 00:03:33,950 I'm very proud of their commitment. 81 00:03:33,950 --> 00:03:35,683 I'm proud of their sacrifice. 82 00:03:36,580 --> 00:03:38,650 We're learning, we're adapting quickly, 83 00:03:38,650 --> 00:03:41,880 and we'll continue to do so to ensure that each young man, 84 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:45,410 or woman, that we ship to Parris Island, San Diego, 85 00:03:45,410 --> 00:03:48,160 and Quantico, gets a healthy start in their quest 86 00:03:48,160 --> 00:03:49,810 to become a United States Marine. 87 00:03:50,960 --> 00:03:52,640 - As a drill instructor, we're entrusted 88 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,160 with the overall care of recruits the moment 89 00:03:55,160 --> 00:03:56,780 they step foot on the island. 90 00:03:56,780 --> 00:03:58,770 The situation that we're in with coronavirus, 91 00:03:58,770 --> 00:04:00,900 that's more important than anything else. 92 00:04:00,900 --> 00:04:02,910 We're implementing safety precautions to, 93 00:04:02,910 --> 00:04:04,830 and from, different training events, 94 00:04:04,830 --> 00:04:06,560 implementing social distancing, making sure 95 00:04:06,560 --> 00:04:07,440 that recruits are wearing 96 00:04:07,440 --> 00:04:10,490 their face masks, continue to wash their hands. 97 00:04:10,490 --> 00:04:12,420 We are meeting what we're supposed 98 00:04:12,420 --> 00:04:13,520 to do as drill instructors which is 99 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,730 to basically train Marines but also making sure 100 00:04:15,730 --> 00:04:18,280 that their safety is top priority. 101 00:04:18,280 --> 00:04:20,180 The Marine Corps is known to never give up, 102 00:04:20,180 --> 00:04:23,370 to be resilient, and this is another factor that shows 103 00:04:23,370 --> 00:04:25,040 that we are not only resilient, 104 00:04:25,040 --> 00:04:27,440 but we adjust on the fly, and we make it happen. 105 00:04:28,950 --> 00:04:30,030 (uplifting music) 106 00:04:30,030 --> 00:04:32,480 - Being ready is more than something that we say. 107 00:04:34,110 --> 00:04:35,913 It's the foundation of our purpose. 108 00:04:37,030 --> 00:04:39,033 It's the expectation of every Marine. 109 00:04:40,340 --> 00:04:43,400 In order to stay ready, we will continue to find, make, 110 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,780 and train United States Marines. 111 00:04:45,780 --> 00:04:48,560 Our recruiters, drill instructors, corpsmen, 112 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:50,960 and training teams are doing tremendous work 113 00:04:50,960 --> 00:04:53,303 and safely adapting to meet this threat. 114 00:04:54,260 --> 00:04:57,010 Especially in times of uncertainty, the Nation needs 115 00:04:57,010 --> 00:04:58,840 its Marine Crops on duty. 116 00:04:58,840 --> 00:05:01,920 Across our Corps, Marines are doing what is necessary 117 00:05:01,920 --> 00:05:05,060 to accomplish the mission and take care of each other 118 00:05:05,060 --> 00:05:06,763 in these unprecedented times. 119 00:05:08,210 --> 00:05:11,070 Whether you're a serving Marine, a veteran Marine, 120 00:05:11,070 --> 00:05:13,980 or part of our extended Marine Corps family, thank you 121 00:05:13,980 --> 00:05:15,790 for your courage and commitment 122 00:05:17,470 --> 00:05:18,543 Semper Fidelis.