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This episode was made possible by Dustin coal Grove, Colonel
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C McAdams senior and Colonel This episode was made possible
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by Dustin Colgrove, Colonel C McAdams senior, Colonel Phillip Smith,
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and other Patreon members. Support us at patreon dot com
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forward slash State Defense Force.
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What is the main root of this surge that you have?
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I feel every time we communicate with the Texas State Guard,
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you guys are you know, adding hundreds more per year
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to the Texas State Guard and just growing and growing.
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Now you're at seventeen hundred, which I think is the
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highest I've seen in decades from the Texas State Guard.
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What are you doing that other state defense forces aren't?
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You know, it's really the sport from our stakeholders. It's
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really about the service members, the creativity that those folks
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that are are dedicating their time. They they're pretty amazing,
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amazing folks. We got people that you know, are dedicated.
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They may work in a restaurant, uh wait, busting tables uh.
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And you you also have privates that are CEOs of corporations.
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They just want to serve. And I think it's when
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you get those like minded people together. It only breeds
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other people that want to do the same thing, and
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so I don't foresee the US dropping much lower. But
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as we continue to do new and different things, it's
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only going to strengthen our cause and there's gonna be
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more people that want to want to jump on board.
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So I guess moving on to UH funding, I'm kind
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of curious how much does the Texas State Guard receive
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annually and funding for in the state.
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We have around about two point eight million. Wow. Yeah, yeah,
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we have currently I think we're up at twenty full
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time employees and the rest is going to be our
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regular service members.
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Oh so for those twenty full time service members, I
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do the last time we spoke to Major General Woods
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in I think twenty two to twenty three, he mentioned
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that you guys have active duty recruiters, full time recruiters.
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Do you still currently have is that part of the
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twenty active duty staff that you have?
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Absolutely, we do have full time recruiters.
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Do you feel that having these active duty recruiters kind
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of help with the building of the Texas State Guard
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to the level that you're at if? I guess one
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example is if let's say another state Defense Force I'm
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not gonna specify which, but let's say one state defense
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force wants to increase their numbers by you know, twofold
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or threefold, with having one or two active duty recruiters
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drive that initiative and accomplish that.
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Oh, absolutely, anytime you have a full time person that
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can dedicate their time to making sure that you're you know,
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you're scrubbing the list, making sure that people that are
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interested are truly one invest in the system. Uh, You're
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also going to make sure that they're they're capable, and
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so the working on a person being recruited is very
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time consuming. So having having those professional individuals will make
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a difference.
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This episode was made possible by Dustin coal Grove, Colonel
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C McAdams senior and Colonel This episode was made possible
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by Dustin Colgrove, Colonel C McAdams senior, Colonel Phillip Smith,
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and other Patreon members. Support us at patreon dot com
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forward slash State Defense Force.
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What is the main root of this surge that you have?
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I feel every time we communicate with the Texas State Guard,
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you guys are you know, adding hundreds more per year
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to the Texas State Guard and just growing and growing.
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Now you're at seventeen hundred, which I think is the
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highest I've seen in decades from the Texas State Guard.
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What are you doing that other state defense forces aren't?
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You know, it's really the sport from our stakeholders. It's
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really about the service members, the creativity that those folks
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that are are dedicating their time. They they're pretty amazing,
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amazing folks. We got people that you know, are dedicated.
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They may work in a restaurant, uh wait, busting tables uh.
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And you you also have privates that are CEOs of corporations.
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They just want to serve. And I think it's when
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you get those like minded people together. It only breeds
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other people that want to do the same thing, and
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so I don't foresee the US dropping much lower. But
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as we continue to do new and different things, it's
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only going to strengthen our cause and there's gonna be
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more people that want to want to jump on board.
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So I guess moving on to UH funding, I'm kind
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of curious how much does the Texas State Guard receive
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annually and funding for in the state.
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We have around about two point eight million. Wow. Yeah, yeah,
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we have currently I think we're up at twenty full
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time employees and the rest is going to be our
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regular service members.
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Oh so for those twenty full time service members, I
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do the last time we spoke to Major General Woods
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in I think twenty two to twenty three, he mentioned
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that you guys have active duty recruiters, full time recruiters.
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Do you still currently have is that part of the
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twenty active duty staff that you have?
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Absolutely, we do have full time recruiters.
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Do you feel that having these active duty recruiters kind
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of help with the building of the Texas State Guard
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to the level that you're at if? I guess one
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example is if let's say another state Defense Force I'm
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not gonna specify which, but let's say one state defense
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force wants to increase their numbers by you know, twofold
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or threefold, with having one or two active duty recruiters
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drive that initiative and accomplish that.
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Oh, absolutely, anytime you have a full time person that
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can dedicate their time to making sure that you're you know,
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you're scrubbing the list, making sure that people that are
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interested are truly one invest in the system. Uh, You're
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also going to make sure that they're they're capable, and
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so the working on a person being recruited is very
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time consuming. So having having those professional individuals will make
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a difference.
