IMCOM Pacific
Youth Leadership Forum
Final Outbrief
COL Faulkner
IMCOM Pacific Deputy Region Director
19 June 2014
IMCOM delivers and integrates base support to enable readiness
for a self-reliant and globally-responsive All Volunteer Army
Child, Youth and School Services
Youth Leadership Forum (YLF)
Tradition in a World of Innovation
Agenda
• Welcome and Introductions
• Pledge of Allegiance/Star Spangled Banner
• Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
• Junior Advisor Component
• Tech Component
• Service-Learning Projects
• YLF Through the Week
• Recognition Ceremony
• Closing Remarks by the Deputy Region Director
• Grand Finale Video Presentation
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Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
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Issue: There are insufficient educational resources and college
preparation opportunities
Issue Description: Youth Centers in the Pacific Region do not have
sufficient textbooks and study materials. Current Youth Center materials
are not synched with the school’s curriculum.
Recommended Solution:
- Require more frequent communication between the school and the CYSS
Services School Liaison Officer in order to match Youth Center textbooks to
the local school’s curriculum.
- Create and issue a textbook request system where students can ask for
specific college preparation materials and school books.
- Offer SAT preparation courses through the school and/or Youth Centers
for students.
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Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
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Issue: One car allowed during PCS
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Issue Description: Families are only allowed to have one car transported to
their next duty station.
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Recommended Solution:
- Allow multiple vehicles to be transported to the new destination.
- Provide transportation options to get from point A to B when in-processing.
- Provide a discount depending on the number of family members.
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Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
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Issue: Separate space for teens
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Issue Description: Teens currently share facilities with the middle school
students creating an environment that produces conflict and prevents
teens from participating in activities that are age appropriate to them.
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Recommended Solution: Separate buildings for teens or add on to the
existing facility. A room in the Youth Center could be transformed into a
teen room. Designated times can be made for when middle schoolers
and teens are allowed. Teen nights or special events can be held for high
school students only.
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Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
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Issue: Lack of Driver Education
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Issue Description: Teens lack the opportunity to receive sufficient
education in driving, which hinders their ability to transition from
overseas installations to life in the United States.
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Recommended Solution:
- Create a standardized driver education curriculum in schools that offer
both classroom learning and road driving experiences.
- Provide all garrisons with driving simulators in order to present
students with hands-on driving experience.
-Create a standardized system or certification that would allow adult
volunteers to mentor students and give them the experience of driving
on the road.
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Pacific Region Top 5 Teen Issues
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Issue: Teen unemployment at overseas installations
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Issue Description: The HIRED! apprenticeship program has not been
running since January 2014.
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Recommended Solution:
- Bring back the HIRED! program as soon as possible.
- Once the program is reinstated, push the garrisons to partner with
more organizations on the installation (i.e. veterinary clinics, hospitals,
etc.)
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Junior Advisors
• Roles and responsibilities
• Activities during the week
• What it has meant to me
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Junior Tech Advisors
• Technical support provided
• Photography
• Videography
• Activities during the week
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Service Learning Projects
• “The Door Teen Shelter”
• Soles4Souls Shoe Project
• Humanitarian support to
Ebeye
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Service Learning Projects
Child, Youth and School Services
Youth Leadership Forum
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Service Learning Projects
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Service Learning Projects
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Theme of the Week
Tradition
Innovation
• Drive on opposite side of
the road
• Traditional buildings
surrounded by skyscrapers
• Steering wheel on the
opposite side of the road
• Tokyo Tower
• Bicycles commonly used
• Ferris Wheel
• Buildings have abstract
shapes
• Sky Tree
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Teambuilding Activities and Games
• Icebreakers
• Name Games
• Cultural Games
• Strangers Become Friends
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Highlights of the Week
• Mount Fuji
• Ropes Course
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Highlights of the Week
• Mirakai Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation
- Futuristic Stations
- Human Anatomy
- Space
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Culture and Tradition
• Senso Ji Temple
• Traditional Attire
• Traditional Customs
• Cultural Night
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Overview of the Week by Pacific Teen Panel Host
• Culture
• Transportation
• Language
• Food
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Recognition Ceremony
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Closing Remarks
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Grand Finale Video Presentation
• USAG Japan Conference Room
• IMCOM Pacific Conference Room
END OF BRIEF
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