JoAnne Bass

platforms like yours that really do that.

People, again, by and large, appreciate what their service members do for them.

They just sometimes don't know the how.

And so now as I've transitioned out of uniform in the last 20 months, that's part of some of my how is I know the

the power of our military service members and their families.

But I think it's important that we really do educate America on the value proposition of a strong military.

And Mick, one of those things, I do call our service members America's greatest competitive advantage.

Like if you have, again, if we realize if employers, if industry, if corporate America really realizes the value that they get when they hire or bring on or onboard a service member, their family member, and that is talent.

Yes.

Anyway, I think we have, back to your question, I think we have more of an issue of helping America realize how they might support their military.

Right.

Yeah.

Why are we getting so deep so early in the morning?

That's how we do it.

This is what I've learned.

So I would say that my because, I said it a few minutes ago, my because is because I want a free and prosperous nation for my two girls and your children and our great grandchildren.

That is why.

But I know that the only way for us to have

You know, the freedom of democracy, it's going to take all of us.

So the military piece is one component, having a strong military.