Oath of Office Ceremony Class of 2016
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ADMINISTRATION Superintendent Vice Admiral Michael H. Miller, USN Commandant of Midshipmen Captain Robert E. Clark II, USN UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY FOURTH CLASS REGIMENT STAFF Officer-in-Charge CDR Dave Guluzian, USN Assistant Officer-in-Charge CDR Valerie Overstreet, USN Regimental Senior Enlisted Leader CTMCS Kevin Cooper, USN OATH OF OFFICE Assistant Regimental Senior Enlisted Leader AECS Phillip Burt, USN Port Battalion Officer LT Robert Keller, USN Starboard Battalion Officer LT Jason Copare, USN Regimental Commander M/CDR Christian Heller, USN CEREMONY Regimental Executive Officer M/LCDR Catherine Drake, USN Port Battalion Commander M/LCDR Hunter Harrison, USN Starboard Battalion Commander M/LCDR Stephen Scott, USN COMPANY OFFICERS SENIOR ENLISTED LEADERS A LT Amanda Lorenz, USN A ASC Joseph Mahoney, USN B LT Jujuan Bonner, USN B GMC Clayton Alek-Finkleman, USN C Capt Emily Naslund, USMC C QMC Cindy Ragland, USN D LT Kimberly M. Kostrikin, USN D MMC Jay Holley, USN E LT Patrick Bray, USN E ENC Ronricus Brantley, USN F LT Ekon George, USN F CTTCS Jessee Hess, USN G LT Jonathan Lushenko, USN G EMC Migual Tater, USN H LT Terra Reber, USN H GySgt Marisol Jordan, USMC I LT Christopher S. Turner, USN I OSC Bryan Scott, USN K Capt William C. Woodward, USMC K MAC Brian Hooverson, USN L LT Elizabeth M. Bennett, USN L EMCS Stephen Jolly, USN M Capt Gary S. Darby, USMC M AOC Sarah DeKarske, USN N Capt Michele Perez, USMC N AECS Phillip Burt, USN O LT Bobby Schmidt, USN O LSC Latonya Starks, USN P LT Daniel Byrne, USN P YNC Stephen Hithe, USN COMPANY COMMANDERS A M/LT Zachary Dahlke, USN B M/LT Eric Rintz, USN C M/LT Lisa Worsham, USN D M/LT Caleb Knapp, USN E M/LT Christian Sandroni, USN F M/LT Caroline Lopez, USN G M/LT Kevin Martin, USN CLASS OF 2016 H M/LT Brent Teague, USN I M/LT Kimberly Muirhead, USN K M/LT Joseph Crawford, USN L M/LT Thomas Cleary Jr., USN June 28, 2012 M M/LT Joseph Stark, USN N M/LT Thomas Corbett, USN O M/LT Troy Tauber, USN P M/LT Nicholas Campbell, USN WELCOME LEADERSHIP OATH Guests are requested to stand during the National Anthem, Having been selected a member of the Plebe Summer Detail, do the invocation, and the singing of Navy Blue and Gold. you swear (or affirm) that you will train the candidates who stand Guests in uniform are requested to remain covered during the ceremony. before you to the best of your ability; that you will develop them into basically trained Midshipmen who are smartly disciplined, morally sound, mentally and physically fit, and thoroughly indoctrinated in MISSION OF THE NAVAL ACADEMY love of country and a sense of honor; that you will demand of them, To develop midshipmen morally, mentally and physically and to imbue and demonstrate by your own example, the highest standards of them with the highest ideals of duty, honor and loyalty in order to graduate personal conduct, honor, morality, and professional skill; and that leaders who are dedicated to a career of naval service and have potential you will ensure that they are well-prepared to take their place as for future development in mind and character to assume the highest members of the Brigade at the conclusion of their training? responsibilities of command, citizenship and government. International OATH OF COMPLIANCE PROGRAM Having been admitted as a Midshipman at the United States Naval 5:25 p.m. Academy, do you swear (or affirm) to comply with all the regulations MUSIC BY THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BAND of the Academy, and do you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, so help you God? MIDSHIPMEN CANDIDATES ENTER AND ARE SEATED 6 p.m. ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY OATH OF OFFICE Having been appointed a Midshipman in the United States Navy, NATIONAL ANTHEM do you solemnly swear (or affirm) that you will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and INVOCATION domestic; that you will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that you take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or CAPTAIN MICHAEL J. parISI, CHC, U.S. Navy purpose of evasion; and that you will well and faithfully discharge the COMMAND CHAPLAIN, U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY duties of the office on which you are about to enter, so help you God? ADMINISTERING THE LEADERSHIP OATH COMMANDER DavID GuluZIAN, U.S. Navy OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, FOURTH CLASS REGIMENT NAVY BLUE AND GOLD ADDRESS Now, colleges from sea to sea VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL H. MILLER, U.S. Navy May sing of colors true; SUPERINTENDENT But who has better right than we To hoist a symbol hue? ADMINISTERING THE INTERNATIONAL OATH OF COMPLIANCE For Sailors brave in battle fair, AND THE OATH OF OFFICE Since fighting days of old, CAPTAIN ROBERT E. ClarK II, U.S. Navy Have proved the Sailor’s right to wear COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN The Navy Blue and Gold..