Episode 164 - Major General Baker

The Cripescast Podcast

Charlie Berens

Comedy Interviews, Comedy

5 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

Major General Baker signed up for the military at just 17 years old after his father, who also served, recommended that he join. Now, after many years, a variety of positions, and numerous awards and decorations, he joins Charlie on the Cripescast to discuss the Army Reserve and what they do. Major General Baker touches on the recruiting issues that the US military is experiencing, and emphasizes the wide range of educational and career based opportunities available within the Army Reserve and National Guard. They also discuss mental health issues that ex-soldiers face and what the military is doing to help lower veteran suicide rates. Since it wouldn’t be an episode of the Cripescast without Charlie mentioning artificial intelligence, the two discuss how the military is using AI to its advantage and how cutting edge technology will change the military jobs of the future.

Visit www.usar.army.mil for more information on the Army Reserve.

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0:00.0	Hey there folks, welcome to the Krebscastis,
0:02.1	the podcast we talked to people for and or from the Midwest.
0:05.5	I'm your host, Charlie Barons, and we are brought to you
0:08.0	by Jolly Goods, SODA.
0:09.5	[♪ OUTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:12.8	Folks, how are we doing today?
0:14.0	We've got a major general Matthew V. Baker on.
0:17.0	He is the commanding general for the 88th Readiness Division,
0:20.1	headquartered at Fort Snowing, Minnesota,
0:22.4	and Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.
0:25.3	We got to really dive into the Army Reserve
0:30.4	and sort of what they do over there,
0:35.0	which is a lot of interesting stuff, you know.
0:38.0	And it's a lot of stuff we don't often think about.
0:40.3	Maybe you think about when you drive by Fort McCoy
0:44.0	or you drive by Fort Snowing.
0:46.2	And then you stop thinking about it as soon as you hit the quick trip.
0:50.6	But they do a lot of great work for our country
0:53.9	and we discuss sort of the service to this country
0:57.0	and, you know, their role.
1:00.6	And really dove into AI technology
1:04.7	and how that is impacting the military today.
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