Navy Officer Candidate School graduation from Officer Training Command, Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 2019.
Transcript
[Announcer] Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. On behalf of the commanding officer, Officer Training Command, Newport, welcome to the graduation ceremony for OCS class 1319 consisting of 58 candidates. Guests are encouraged to take photographs from the viewing area at any time during the ceremony except during the playing of the National Anthem. The order of today’s events for the ceremony is as follows. At 10:30, Captain Nicholson, United States Navy, Commanding Officer, Officer Training Command, Newport and Miss Julia Baylor, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, the guest of honor for today’s ceremony, will arrive. Guests will be asked to rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the playing of the National Anthem and the invocation. The commanding officer and the guest of honor will address the graduating class and the class will receive the Oath of Office by the class officer. The graduates will then be recognized through the presentation of their commission by the commanding officer and the guest of honor. Guests will be asked to rise for the playing of the Service songs and the final dismissal. (officer shouting orders) Again, allow me to emphasize that you are encouraged to take photographs at any time during the ceremony with the exception of the playing of the National Anthem. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the National Anthem and invocation. (bell ringing) Officer Training Command, Newport, arriving. (bell rings) (officer shouting orders) The band will now play the National Anthem. (band playing the National Anthem) (officer shouting orders) Ladies and gentlemen, Chaplain Subsen will now offer the invocation.
Let us pray. Eternal father, we come to you in prayer as our first and highest duty, offering our grateful praise for your abundant goodness. Make us aware of your presence and be known among us as the author of strength, mercy and joy. The character of class 1319 has been established through suffering and toil. They have been tested and found worthy. May this be no transitory state. May they be known while they serve throughout their lives and long after for their consummate integrity. What they have gained in knowledge and physical strength match for them now in spiritual will to accomplish far greater things in service to the fleet, the nation and the world and may they always recall fondly their formative moments on these grounds. Bless each member of this class team by the measure of what they have generously given. Let them be encouraged by the continued success of these new ensigns. Guide us to honor those united in applause today and the many more they represent who were active in the course of events that led to this celebration. Faithfully we offer these prayers to you oh God, our refuge and shield. Bless those who go forth to stand the watch. May all here gathered find ourselves daily restored, confirmed, strengthened and established by your mighty hand. In your holy name, amen. (officer shouting orders)
[Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. (officer shouting orders) Ladies and gentlemen, Captain Mark Nicholson, Commanding Officer, Officer Training Command, Newport.
Miss Baylor, captains, colonels, distinguished guests, family members, friends and most importantly, soon to be commissioned ensigns, class 1319, good morning.
[Group] Morning, sir.
I’d like to start off by formally thanking the members of Navy Band Northeast, your patriotic music inspires us all and I truly thank you all for being here, shipmates. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing Navy Band Northeast. (audience applauding) It’s my sincere honor and privilege to be with all of you this morning, to recognize and celebrate the achievement of these 58 young men and women sitting in front of me, America’s very best and brightest as they are commissioned as the newest ensigns in the United States Navy. For the families, I want to thank you not only for making the long trip to be here this morning, but for the performance of your sons and daughters, husbands and wives, brothers and sisters. Your love and support have helped produce the quality individuals seated here and enabled our outstanding team of recruit division commanders, drill instructors and class officers to further develop them morally, mentally and physically into future leaders of character and confidence. On behalf of the Navy and on behalf of a grateful nation, thank you for your efforts. For class 1319, the profession of Naval Officers, much like the medical and law professions, requires its members to take an oath. In just a few minutes, your parents, spouses and loved ones, along with the OTC staff and myself, will bear witness as you raise your right hand and swear a sacred oath to support and defend the Constitution. This oath carries far more obligations than privileges. It carries the obligation to serve in the most trusted institution in America. According the Gallup polls that stretch back for more than a decade, the American people trust the military more than any other institution, a list that includes the Supreme Court, congress, organized religion, police, public schools, our medical system and our criminal justice system. It is up to you to maintain this trust. As George Washington once stated in an address to the officers of the Virginia Regiment, remember that it is the actions and not the commission that make the officer and that there is more expected from him than the title. As an officer, you will lead and mentor what is truly one of our most valuable national assets, the enlisted men and women of our Navy. The American people are trusting you, trusting you to care for and lead them in defending our Constitution. I challenge you to maintain and build upon the American people’s trust through your actions as a Naval officer. I’m extremely proud of the effort you’ve expended over the last couple of months. It’s my pleasure and honor to welcome you all as Naval officers into the wardroom of the world’s greatest Navy. I have another honor and privilege this morning, that of introducing our guest speaker, Miss Juliet Baylor. Miss Baylor graduated magnum cum laud from the University of Illinois at Urbana Champagne with a degree in economics. She completed her graduate certificate from Georgetown University. After retiring from a 23 year career in the United States Marine Corp, where she commanded three times and served two combat tours, Miss Baylor served as a senior policy advisor for U.S. Senator, Jim Widen of Virginia and after serving several senior executive service positions in the office as the secretary of defense, she held her most recent position as deputy assistant secretary of the Navy, for military manpower and personal. Currently she serves as the assistant deputy chief of Naval operations for Manpower, personnel, training and education and serves as a civilian executive advisor to the chief and Naval personnel. Please join me in welcoming this morning’s guest speaker, Miss Juliet Baylor. (audience applauding)
Thanks for the introduction, Captain Nicholson. So ladies and gentlemen, it’s truly a privilege to be here this morning, excuse me, in beautiful Newport. So please believe me when I say that I’m honored to be part of this day, standing in front of these young officers, each of them, future leaders of our Navy. For the parents and families in the audience, I know that you are proud. I know that your sons, daughters, husbands, wives and loved ones will attempt to explain the enormous impact the last three months have had on their lives. You heard a bit of it last night for those of you who were there. Listen to them, their enthusiasm, their pride and know that while they have changed, their full transformation has only just begun. When you listen to them, what you will hear are the ideals of service before self, honor, courage and commitment and what you see now is an awakening within these men and women, the empowerment that comes from belonging to something larger than oneself and the pride of knowing that it is an organization designed and dedicated to making this world a better place. And so for the ensigns in this graduating class today marks the beginning of the rest of your Naval careers. You will, no matter what happens from this day forward, be a member of a very elite organization with a rich tradition that goes back even beyond the beginning of our great nation. You are more than a citizen now. Today you wear the cloth of the nation as a commissioned officer and because of that, you bear more responsibility. You will be respected for the uniform you wear. You will be credited for the work ethic, the intellect, the warrior spirit and the resourcefulness of those who came before you and even after you leave the Navy, people will have a certain expectation of what you bring to the table because you were a Naval officer. So I know this is the beginning for all of you and it’s hard to imagine what lies forward in each of your careers, but trust me, after 34 years of service to our nation, 23 of that in uniform, time absolutely flies when you’re having fun. And so my time at Marine Corp Officer Candidate School is forever etched in my mind as I was transformed into a different person. Now I went to OCS as a gunnery sergeant, but I came out a newly commissioned officer desperately yearning to get back to the fleet and lead. I have a vague recollection of the guest speaker and like so many graduating speakers, he said something along the lines of, I wish I could trade places with you and I didn’t get it. I was like, why would a general want to trade places with a second lieutenant? But I get it now and watching you and your excitement and pride last night talking with each other and with your families and friends, I do wish I could trade places with you because you have your whole career in front of you. Whether you’re in for only a few years or if you stay for a career, I’m jealous of the opportunity that you have to make the greatest difference at the deck plate level to those who matter the most, as Captain Nicholson said, our sailors and the key to making that difference is leadership and so I wanted to share a few of the nuggets I’ve learned and maybe some of them will resonate with you. So I joined the Marine Corp when I was 17 years old. I knew nothing about the military. I didn’t know anyone. I didn’t really even understand the difference between the services, but join the Marine Corp, I did and I didn’t have a good idea of what to expect, but something just clicked for me. I think I needed the structure, the order made sense and I found I was pretty good at being a Marine. My first lieutenant was a second lieutenant, Robin Goldstein, I will never forget her. She spent time getting to know each of us individually and somehow she must have seen a glimmer of something, some sort of potential in me because she sent me as a relatively junior corporal to non commissioned officer school, one of three women in a class of about 50 men, mostly from the combat arms. Lots of skepticism about women in the Marines back in the 80’s, as you can imagine, but I ran as fast as my peers and my uniforms were meticulous. I could outshoot most of them. My husband’s Army Special Forces and I can still outshoot him today. And so, yeah, I gave him a hard time about that all the time. So when the school leadership tallied the scores, right, they couldn’t believe it. So they tallied and then they tallied again, right? But the numbers didn’t lie and I was the honor graduate and I was married to recently promoted sergeant, but I tell you that story as ensigns because that whole episode, right? That sticks with me, has stuck with me for the rest of my career and that’s that excellence doesn’t always look like excellence. I was tiny. I was Asian. I was much smaller than I am right now. I had a voice that tailed off at the end of my sentences. I was painfully shy and I didn’t look like anybody’s version of what a successful United States Marine looked like, but the reality was is that I was good at it. I was really good at it. And so I would offer to you as young officers that excellence comes in surprising forms and shapes an sizes and you’re off to your schools, but before you know it, you’re gonna be division officers with young sailors looking to you for guidance every single day and they will never ever forget you. They will never forget how you lead and the example that you set. Be that officer that takes the time to really get to know them. Learn their strength and weaknesses and be on lookout for that under-the-radar potential. Great ideas and solutions to our toughest problems often come from the most surprising sources and your sailors will surprise you. So my next piece of advice would be to keep your standards high and to hold people accountable always. As a relatively junior captain, I took command of an engineer maintenance company and it was the very week they failed a major inspection. There were critical deficiencies in every area and so I was charged with turning it around and it was a rough go. I had to make some pretty unpopular actions to hold people accountable for not doing their jobs. I also had to kind of find where things were going well and show them what right looked like. It got pretty lonely as a junior officer trying to balance between wanting to be liked and wanting to be respected and it often felt like I was on an island by myself, but at my farewell dinner, when it came for the staff to present me with the obligatory going away plaque, they turned around this magnificent shadow box that I still have hanging in my office today and it was beautiful. It had a K bar and a flag and all my awards and it looked like something you would give somebody way more senior, like a retirement gift and I was shocked. I was confused. I thought they hated me, right? But what it dawned on me later was that while they may not have liked me, they all appreciated what I was trying to build, right? And they wanted to be held to a higher standard and so your sailors and officers are gonna want to do a good good job and some of them are not gonna live up to your expectation, but you will be judged by how you react and the standards that you keep. You’re gonna have thrilling moments, terrifying moments, you’re gonna be given jobs that you don’t think you’re ready for and I would offer though, walk through every open door, grab every opportunity to learn as a junior officer. Ask for the big tough jobs. It’s where you learn the most. My leaders gave me those big tough jobs. They gave me scissors and they told me to run and they trusted me and in hindsight, I’m actually shocked that they had the courage to do it, but they did it because they knew I would figure it out, I think and so I would offer, be fundamentally good and rock solid at the basics first, competence first. Get to know your chief. Learn from them. Suck his or her brain dry, right? Of every experience they’ve had and how all the things they’ve learned by doing things the hard way. A good junior officer chief team is a sight to behold and so as a leader then, also constantly be on the lookout for opportunities to give your people way too much responsibility, way too early and give them scissors and tell them to run. And so in closing, you’ve probably heard this, you’re getting lots and lots of advice as you get ready to go to your schools and your fleet, right? But this one’s important, make sure that you slow down and actually really enjoy the ride, this fantastic journey that you’re embarking on. Don’t be so focused on the next job, the next school, the next opportunity, the next event, that you actually miss out on the now. When you arrive at a fantastic port or spend time getting to know your peers or your sailors, you know, you’ll never forget that first unit, like I said, or just when a sailor comes to you asking for advice, it’s a pretty precious thing, right? Daily leadership and the small things, the awesome magnitude of driving a warship or the beauty of a quiet flight line on an early morning. Take it all in. Don’t take those moments for granted because those are the things that you’ll tell people about when you’re standing in front of a crowd at an OCS graduation and saying, that I wish I could trade places with you. And so once again, congratulation on your commissioning and welcome to the greatest job and the greatest Navy in the world. (audience applauding)
[Announcer] Thank you, Miss Baylor. The graduating class will now receive the Oath of Office. Would all military personnel in uniform please come to the position of attention. (officer shouting orders)
[Man] Class 1319, raise your right hand and repeat after me. I, state your name.
[Group] I, (stating their names).
[Man] Having been appointed ensign in the United States Navy.
[Group] Having been appointed ensign in the United States Navy.
[Man] Do hereby accept such appointment.
[Group] Do hereby accept such appointment.
[Man] And do solemnly swear.
[Group] And do solemnly swear.
[Man] That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
[Group] That I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States.
[Man] Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
[Group] Against all enemies, foreign and domestic.
[Man] And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the state.
[Group] And I will bear true faith and allegiance to the state.
[Man] That I take this obligation freely.
[Group] That I take this obligation freely.
[Man] Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
[Group] Without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion.
[Man] And that I will well and faithfully.
[Group] And that I will well and faithfully.
[Man] Discharge the duties of the office of which I am about to enter.
[Group] Discharge the duties of the office of which I am about to enter.
[Man] So help me god.
[Group] So help me god. (audience applauding)
[Announcer] Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. (officer shouting orders) The graduates assembled will now be recognized by the commanding officer and guest of honor for their achievements while undergoing training here at Officer Training Command, Newport. Ensign Bolen, Ensign Bolen has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Philippian Sea, CG58 in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Bolen is a graduate of Ithaca College. Ensign Bradfield, Ensign Bradfield has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS McFall, DDG74 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Bradfield is a graduate of Harvard University. Ensign Samuel Brown, Ensign Brown has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Brown is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Ensign Caroza, Ensign Caroza has been designated a Summary and Warfare Officer and will be assigned to Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Caroza is a graduate of New York Institute of Technology. Ensign Castro, Ensign Castro has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Rafael Peralta, DDG115 in San Diego, California. Ensign Castro is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. Ensign Troy, Ensign Troy has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Bunker Hill, CG52 in San Diego, California. Ensign Troy is a graduate of the University of California, Irvine. Ensign Fisk, Ensign Fisk has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Kirsarge, LHD3 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Fisk is a graduate of Maine Maritime Academy. Ensign Flores, Ensign Flores has been designated an Intelligence Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Flores is a graduate of the University of Arizona. Ensign Gonzales, Ensign Gonzales has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Cole DDG67 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Gonzales is a graduate of Florida State University. Ensign Guerrero, Ensign Guerrero has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Guerrero is a graduate of Wilmington University. Ensign Alex Hall, Ensign Hall has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Samson, DDG102 in Everett, Washington. Ensign Hall is a graduate of State University of New York at Genesio. Ensign Ryan Harris, Ensign Harris has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Truckston, DDG103 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Harris is a graduate of College of William and Mary. Ensign Lewis, Ensign Lewis has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS John P. Martha, LPD26 in San Diego, California. Ensign Lewis is a graduate of University of Iowa. Ensign Moss, Ensign Moss has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Moss is a graduate of California State University, Northridge. Ensign Mulvey, Ensign Mulvey has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Mulvey is a graduate of University of Maryland. Ensign Noh, Ensign Noh has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Carny, DDG64 in Roda, Spain. Ensign Noh is a graduate of University of Phoenix. Ensign Nocallahan-Horn, Ensign Nocallahan-Horn has been designated an Information Professional Officer and will be assigned to information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Nocallahan-Horn is a graduate of Rutgers University. Ensign Popoff, Ensign Popoff has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Popoff is a graduate of Liberty University. Ensign Rand, Ensign Rand has been designated an Information Professional Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Rand is a graduate of the University of Maryland, University College. Ensign Reynolds, Ensign Reynolds has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Cole, DDG67 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Reynolds is a graduate of the Citadel, the Military College of South Carolina. Ensign Schwing, Ensign Schwing has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Whidbey Island, LSD41 in Little Creek, Virginia. Ensign Schwing is a graduate of Old Dominion University. Ensign Toliver, Ensign Toliver has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Toliver is a graduate of Thomas Edison State University. Ensign Toogus, Ensign Toogus has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Stockdale, DDG106 in San Diego, California. Ensign Toogus is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Monoa. Ensign Watsak-Meyers, Ensign Watsak-Meyers has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Watsak-Meyers is a graduate of the University of Hawaii at Monoa. Ensign Wang, Ensign Wang has been designated a Supply Corp Officer and will be assigned to Navy Supply Corp School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Wang is a graduate of the Ohio State University. Ensign Westbecker, Ensign Westbecker has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Howard DDG83 in San Diego, California. Ensign Westbecker is a graduate of Columbia University.
[Announcer] Ensign Alabi, Ensign Alabi has been designated an Oceanography Officer and will be assigned to the Stenis Space Center In Gulfport, Mississippi. Ensign Alabi is a graduate of the University of Loneh. Ensign Bao, Ensign Bao has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Chaffy DDG90 in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Ensign Bao is a graduate of the University of Maryland, University College. Ensign Rodriguez Agudelo, Ensign Rodriguez Agudelo has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Whidbey Island, LSD41 in Little Creek, Virginia. Ensign Rodriguez Agudelo is a graduate of Texas Tech University. Ensign Sparks, Ensign Sparks has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Mesa Verde, LBD19 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Sparks is a graduate of the University of California, San Diego. Ensign Shelton, Ensign Shelton has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Musten, DDG89 in Ukuska, Japan. Ensign Shelton is a graduate of American Military University. Ensign Will, Ensign Will has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Will is a graduate of Virginia Military Institute. Ensign Severson, Ensign Severson has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Benfold, DDG65 in Ukuska, Japan. Ensign Severson is a graduate of the University of Washington. Ensign Arno, Ensign Arno has been designated a Criptologic Warfare Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Arno is a graduate of the University of Portland. Ensign Branko, Ensign Branko has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Pearl Harbor, LSD52 in San Diego, California. Ensign Branko is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles. Ensign Erin Brown, Ensign Brown has been designated a Supply Corp Officer and will be assigned to the Navy Supply Corp School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Brown is a graduate of Saint Leo University. Ensign Douglas Brown, Ensign Brown has been designated an Information Professional Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Brown is a graduate of Loyola Marymount University. Ensign Fong, Ensign Fong has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Nitz, DDG94 in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Ensign Fong is a graduate of the University of California, Santa Cruz. Ensign Fowler, Ensign Fowler has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Dunham, DDG109 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Fowler is a graduate of Wester Kentucky University. Ensign Gamroth, Ensign Gamroth has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Gamroth is a graduate of the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Ensign Glotter, Ensign Glotter has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Bonhomie Richard, LHS6 in San Diego, California. Ensign Glotter is a graduate of Rockford University of Illinois. Ensign Gonzalez, Ensign Gonzalez has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Paul Ignacious DDG117 in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Gonzalez is a graduate of Limestone College. Ensign Zachary Hall, Ensign Hall has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Hall is a graduate of Brandmont University. Ensign Walter Harris, Ensign Harris has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Harris is a graduate of the University of Texas of the Permian Basin. Ensign Lottie, Ensign Lottie has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Monterey, CG61 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Lottie is a graduate of Oregon State University. Ensign Laya, Ensign Laya has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Gunston Hall, LSD44 in Little Creek, Virginia. Ensign Laya is a graduate of Marquet University. Ensign Low, Ensign Low has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Low is a graduate of Emery Riddle Aeronautical University. Ensign Newvirth, Ensign Newvirth has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Newvirth is a graduate of Eastern Michigan University. Ensign Sownikov, Ensign Sownikov has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Sownikov is a graduate of State University of New York, Stony Brook. Ensign Sheemer, Ensign Sheemer has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Arlington, LPD24 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Sheemer is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. Ensign Schultz, Ensign Schultz has been designated a Surface Warfare Officer and will be assigned to the USS Mayhen, DDG72 in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Schultz is a graduate of the University of Portland. Ensign Sedu, Ensign Sedu has been designated a Civil Engineer Corp Officer and will be assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Command in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Ensign Sedu is a graduate of City College of New York. Ensign Stickney, Ensign Stickney has been designated a Student Naval Flight Officer and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Stickney is a graduate of San Diego State University. Ensign Tate, Ensign Tate has been designated a Supply Corp Officer and will be assigned to Navy Supply Corp School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Tate is a graduate of Liberty University. Ensign Torbert, Ensign Torbert has been designated a Student Naval Aviator and will be assigned to Aviation Pre-Flight Indoctrination in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Torbert is a graduate of Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Ensign Tricalo, Ensign Tricalo has been designated A Submarine Warfare Officer and will be assigned to Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Tricalo is a graduate of George Mason University. Ensign Trujillo, Ensign Trujillo has been designated an Intelligence Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign Trujillo is a graduate of American Military University. Ensign VanHeuser, Ensign VanHeuser has been designated an Information Professional Officer and will be assigned to Information Warfare School in Damneck, Virginia. Ensign VanHeuser is a graduate of Roger Williams University. (audience applauding) Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the playing of the service songs and the final dismissal. (officer shouting orders) Please remain in your places until after the graduating class has taken their class photo. (band playing patriotic music) (band playing inspirational music)
[Officer] Class 1319, dismissed! (officers shouting response) (cheering)
[Announcer] On behalf of the commanding officer, Office of Training Command, thank you for attending today’s ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes the graduation ceremony. (people applauding) (animated conversations) (animated conversations) For class 1319, if you have not picked up your records in the back with Miss Kempenar, now is the time to do that.