An Airman reenlists with the help of a virtual meeting allowing service members to adapt the tradition to a telework environment.
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SRA SANTIAGO: FOR EVERYONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW, MAJOR WAS A PIVOTAL POINT IN SPEAKING WITH ME PRIOR WHEN I WAS IN MEDICAL AND HELPING ME FIND MY WAY IN THE MILITARY LT MCNARY: WE ARE RECORDING MAJOR COVINGTON: AWESOME LET US COMMENCE…RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND AND REPEAT AFTER ME I
STATE YOUR NAME
I KEKOA ABRAHAM SANTIAGO DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR (SANTIAGO REPEATS OATH) THAT I WILL SUPPORT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES (REPEATS) AGAINST ALL ENEMIES (REPEATS) FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC (REPEATS) THAT I WILL BEAR TRUE FAITH (REPEATS) AND ALLEGIANCE TO THE SAME (REPEATS) AND THAT I WILL OBEY THE ORDERS (REPEATS) OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (REPEATS) AND THE ORDERS OF THE OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME (REPEATS) ACCORDING TO REGULATIONS (REPEATS) AND THE UNIFORMED CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE (REPEATS) SO HELP ME GOD (REPEATS) CONGRATULATIONS
WELCOME BACK TO THE MILITARY (CLAPPING) AWESOME
THANK YOU, GUYS (CLAPPING CONTINUES) CONGRATULATIONS EVERYBODY YEAAAHHH, WHOOO WHOO (CLAPPING CONTINUES) THANKS FOR BEING HERE TOO GUYS, IT MEANS A LOT CONGRATS.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY? HERE’S TO CROSSING OVER TO THE DARK SIDE, BECOMING AN OFFICER (LAUGHTER) VERY DARK OVER HERE, VERY DARK (LAUGHTER CONTINUES) CONGRATS, K-MAN. THANKS FOR LETTING ME [ADMINISTER THE OATH] I APPRECIATE THAT [AUDIO ECHOS] THAT MEANT A LOT TO ME TOO [AUDIO ECHOES] FOR EVERYONE WHO DOESN’T KNOW, MAJOR WAS A PIVOTAL POINT IN SPEAKING WITH ME PRIOR WHEN I WAS IN MEDICAL AND HELPING ME FIND MY WAY IN THE MILITARY AND EVENTUALLY MAKING IT OVER TO PUBLIC AFFAIRS SO IT DOES MEAN A LOT THAT HE WAS ABLE TO [LEAD THE OATH] AND FOR HIM TO [OVERSEE] THIS REENLISTMENT, EVEN IF I DON’T BECOME AN OFFICER HOPEFULLY ONE DAY, STILL… WORKING ALONG SIDE ALL OF YOU AND MAJOR AS WELL MAJOR C: THANKS, APPRECIATE THAT LT MCNARY: GOOD, CAPT TERRA: RIGHT ON MAJOR C: ALL RIGHT GANG (AUDIO FEEDBACK) ARE WE GOOD SERGEANT CICIORA? MSGT C: I THINK THAT MEANS THAT YOU’RE STUCK WITH US FOR A BIT LONGER SO T
ANK YOU. MAJOR C: “TRICKED YA AGAIN” (LAUGHTER) ♪ (SOUND EFFECTS) ♪=\