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Yeah, look, I think the good thing is for the Navy is there's real bipartisan support behind the Navy and I think people understand what we need to do it. I personally think I've said this many times. We spent the last 10 years teaching people to code. We're going to spend the next 10 teach them how to use their hands. If you look at the economic model of going to college today and what you get getting a job, it doesn't make sense going to a vocational school or technical … (06:01–06:08)

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Asserts a shift in focus from teaching coding to vocational skills over the next decade.

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