Officer Candidate School (OCS) Class 15-22 Graduation Ceremony held on August 26, 2022
Transcript
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of commanding Officer Officer training Command Newport’s welcome to the graduation ceremony for officer candidate school class 15 to 2 guests are encouraged to take photographs from the seating area at any time during the ceremony except during the playing of the national anthem. The order events for today’s ceremony is as follows. 1300 Captain Alcorn, United States Navy, Commanding Officer of Officer Training Command Newport and Rear Admiral David Goggins, United States Navy. The guest of honor for today’s ceremony will arrive, guest will be asked to rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the playing of the national anthem and invocation. The commanding officer and guest of honor will address the graduating class and administer the oath of office. The graduates will then be recognized for the presentation of their commission by the commanding officer And the guest of honor. Guests will be asked to rise for the playing with service songs in the final dismissal. No ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the national anthem and invocation. Australian Command, Newport arriving, Rear Admiral, United States Navy arriving. Ladies and gentlemen Chaplin, but will now offer the invocation. Let us pray eternal Father, You have fashion and created us as a people and called us as a nation to a place of trust and leadership in the world. We honor this day our newest naval officers and we ask for your special special blessing upon them as they embark on their journey into the fleet. Father Today, our hearts rejoice and the day these graduates have dreamed of has finally arrived. So many are proud of their achievements. However, we are mindful that our achievements are possible only through the life you have given us through the parents who have loved and nourished us. The host of peers and friends along life’s way. Who encouraged us. And those here at Officer Training Command, who guided and molded each life, developing them into our nation’s newest naval leaders. No one person is an island and none are perfect and each is a witness to your watchful care and forgiving grace. With every accomplishment and privilege came added responsibility. And each one of these officers stands here today accepting of the duty that our nation has entrusted to them, plus all who stood by these. We honor and give them an extra portion of your love. Watch over and protect them as they head off to their new commands. Today, they stand on the shoulders of the greatest naval leaders of history who have inspired generations to fight for the freedoms that make our country great. Give them the strength and courage to carry on that legacy. Be with us today and forever. Amen. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. No. Ladies and gentlemen, Captain, every Alcorn, Officer Training Command. Newport. Ladies and gentlemen, Admiral Goggins, Former Assistant Secretary of State Still well. Former Deputy undersecretary of the Navy Cropsey Captain Winner. Captain Kevin. Captain Mandrill, Distinguished guests. Officer Training Command. Newport’s staff Family members and friends and most importantly, soon to be commissioned officers of Class 1522. Good afternoon. I’m excited to welcome our 66 newest graduates into one of the most challenging and rewarding careers that of naval officer to the family and friends joining us. I applaud you for the great work you did preparing these impressive young men and women. These leaders prior to their arrival here, your love support and encouragement have produced the quality individuals seated before us has enabled them to make sound choices and we are grateful to these graduates for their choice to serve. They could have gotten to this point, they could not have gotten to this point without careful guidance and support of family and friends on behalf of the Navy and a grateful nation. Please accept my most sincere thank you for a job well done to the graduates here today as Commanding Officer Officer training Command Support, I am proud of all of you. You’ve had many other options besides volunteering to serve your country yet you chose this path. I thank you for your patriotism and your willingness to serve. I assure you that a life of service holds many rewards and will bring great fulfillment. You have completed rigorous military academic and physical training. You overcame obstacles. Nothing was handed to you except opportunity, opportunity to make something more of yourself to learn to grow and to lead. You seized that opportunity and today you reap its rewards. I congratulate each and every one of you on this significant and memorable achievement. It’s now time to embrace a new opportunity to lead sailors in the fleet in the years ahead, your knowledge and leadership skills will be tested off. You’ll be standing watch, working alongside fellow officers and sailors around the world around the clock. Know that you’re doing significant and meaningful work for our country. Work hard, learn the warfare and professional skills of your designator, strive to be the best and give your country 100% effort. Nothing else will suffice the nation and the Navy expect the best from you the highest standards of personal and professional conduct, excellence in leadership and strict adherence to the Navy’s core values, honor, courage and commitment. I applaud your accomplishments and perseverance. You’re about to embark on a great adventure, an adventure which I hope you find both professional success and personal fulfillment. It will be unlike any job you have ever had or will ever have regard, regardless of how long you serve our nation. It will most assuredly be a time in your life upon which you can look back with much pride and satisfaction. Congratulations to each and every one of you. I wish you fair winds and following seas. It is now my privilege is afternoon to introduce you to our guest of honor. Rear Admiral David Goggins, Special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for research and development for Australia, United Kingdom, United States Partnership. Admiral Goggins is a native of los Angeles California. He graduated from the university of Cal Berkeley in 1989 with degrees in nuclear engineering and material science engineering. His graduate degrees including a master’s degree in Operations research from the Naval postgraduate school. Two master’s degrees from M. I. T. And Mechanical Engineering and Naval architecture and Marine engineering. His career in the navy began as a submariner aboard USs Tecumseh where he served as electrical officer, reactor controls, assistant and assistant operations officer. He was then selected for lateral transfer to the engineering duty officer community and reported to the supervisor, shipbuilding conversion and repair in Groton Connecticut. There he led ship there. He was the lead ship coordinator for pre commission unit Connecticut SSN 22. From the initial haul direct to the initial stages of post shakedown availability planning subsequent short duties include serving as assistant repair officer at naval submarine support facility In New London Connecticut, the Seawolf. Seawolf class project officer and program managers. Representative at sub ship Gratin S. S. G. N. Conversion project officer and program managers Representative subject Gratin is the Virginia Class Assistant program Manager for new construction within P. E. O. Submarines. A staff assignment with the Office of Chief of Naval Operations undersea warfare division and 97. He’s also served as an individual augment E. Participating in operation Iraqi freedom While in Iraq he supported the military’s counter I. D. Effort and responsible for fielding over 3000 mission critical systems to counter the rapidly evolving I. E. D. Threat. He served as a major major program manager of the Virginia class program and the Columbia class program. Under his leadership and guidance, the Virginia program delivered three submarines to the fleet, started the initial design work on the Virginia payload module and acoustic superiority. They won the D. O. D. Value engineering award and the David a Packard Award for acquisition excellence. As the Columbia program manager. The program completed milestone, be awarded the detailed design and construction readiness contract and started prototyping efforts. Previous assignments include program executive officer, attack submarines and program executive officer submarines. In June of 2022 he was assigned to the special assistant to the assistant secretary of the Navy for research development and acquisitions for the Australian United Kingdom United States Partnership. His leadership is essential to the continued success of the world’s greatest Navy. We’re truly fortunate to have him with us here today to share his thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me and welcome our guest of honor today. We’re Admiral David Goggins. Hey, good afternoon. Now we’re gonna do a test for the parents. Good afternoon. I think you guys were louder. The candidates. It’s awesome. Hey good afternoon. It’s great being here and it’s truly an honor and a privilege to do this today. Um And I still remember when I got my commission in 1989 at U. C. Berkeley I still remember my parents being there, my grandmother being there and just that day was a beautiful day you know overlooking the bay and all that. And I remember who my guest speaker was that I do not remember but I do remember that day very vividly for the parents, family and friends. It’s great having you here today. I was actually in your seats one month ago when my daughter graduated from here and she’s now at a but that’s doing the medical medical military program at UC. Davis and now she’s in the United States Navy. So great day enjoy this moment and celebrate this day with your with your son or daughter. I’ve also heard that this is the best O. C. S. Class. Is that true?
Now when my daughter graduated she was told she was the best class to graduate. So but I also heard there was a tug of war a relay race with her class and all the other classes. So we know who won but for today you are the best O. C. S. Class today at this moment. And for class 15 22 it is truly an honor and privilege to talk to you guys today you are joining the greatest navy in the world and it is an awesome opportunity to lead and the opportunities that presented to yourself. You look at my career. I came in I thought I’d do five years and get out. I thought I’d be on the west coast entire career. I’ve been on the east Coast entire career and I’ve had a blast. I’ve had fun. If you talk to my kids and my daughter, they’ll tell you dad’s had fun every day and make the best of this because you never know where you’ll end up in the future in the navigation plan 2022. R. C. N. O. Mike gilded. Right. The seas are the lifeblood of our economy, our national security and our way of life. Today. We are an inflection point. As indicated by the world events. As you read every day, our navy is being tested by nation states, china Russia, north Korea Iran and others. They wish to impede that free trade, restrict the rights and liberties of others and make freedom loving nations bend to their will. And for over 247 years, the United States Navy has been the ultimate protector of our great nation and our allies. Today, we are the only navy, the only navy that routinely operates far from our shore’s. We do that to keep those who wish us harm far from our homeland and to ensure global peace and prosperity today, You not only join the greatest war fighting team on the planet. You’ll become a leader within the best navy in the world. Congratulations on today and your next adventure here in the U. S. Navy Since 21 9. May have been working towards this day. You’ve been instructed, drilled, coached, mentored, canceled and then my daughter went through here. So I know you guys went through the early mornings, late nights and understand you couldn’t really talk at some of your meals initially and I will say it took about a day to get back when she sat down for a meal. She sat down normally. So give you about 24 hours where you’ll sit down normally at your meals. And I said it before you are entering the wardroom at a very critical time in our nation’s history. But most of all the most dynamic time our Navy has ever seen. We are in the middle of a technological and cultural revolution within our navy and we need your leadership to push us into the future. Look at where I come from. I work down in D. C. With fellow program executive officers and our jaws provide capability to the fleet So you guys can fight and win. We deliver the USs forward. We’re delivering the U. S. District of Columbia ballistic missile submarine. We’re working on the constellation class. Forget all these platforms. I’m sure you guys have the best capability to fight and win but we’re doing more than that. We’re also making advancements in our combat in our sensory systems, push them on our existing platforms that will ensure that our current platforms in the fleet today have the best war fighting capabilities, bringing new life into these ships. That’s the technology side. And what you’ll see, we’re also in a fundamental change in how we’re operating. Our ships are summaries, our planes, we are moving away from a operating based on instruction rules and checklists. Moving really towards a dynamic learning and innovation environment driven by desire to improve on how we operate. We are embracing self-assessments to see how we can self-correct and identify issues before they grow into larger, more systematic issues for some of the navy. That is a huge cultural shift that grew up that way. But to you, our newest leaders, hopefully this just makes common sense and we need your leadership to bring on this new technology, this new culture change on how we operate our summaries and our surface ships and planes. It all gets back to the scene and the vecinos comment of get real, get better approach to demonstrate what we do in the future. And this is foundational to our core values of honor, courage and commitment. So as you graduate today, report your first duty station. You are ready. You are ready to lead whether it’s a four deployed worship or short duty. You are ready to take on those responsibilities of leadership that were placed upon you. Report your first duty station, you will report to work force that is more than people who work at the same place at the same time each day when you report your duty station, you’re gonna meet a team sailor. Some case civilians with a group of diverse individuals who enjoy working together and are committed to working cohesively to help that organization achieve its common goals, fulfill its purpose in our United States Navy. So I have three challenges for you and hopefully you remember them first, I’ll tell you this when I look back at my career. Um 30 33 years, three things come my mind why I’ve been successful. First one is the essence of leadership, help your people reach their full potential, mentor them. Train them, help your team maximize their gifts, their talents, make them become the best version of themselves and demonstrating un relentless focus on helping others succeed in their collective efforts. You gotta build your team, grow their team, build their talent and their skill set. If you take care of your people, they will take care of you. Second when I look at my career and I look at others, reminder of the proverb. If you want to go fast, go alone if you want to go far, go together. There is immense power in a group of people who work together towards a shared goal and examine any successful command enterprise team. That organization has key talent 10ants that make it successful teamwork, exceptional people, outstanding leadership and consistently outstanding results. All bound in a sense of purpose. Us leaders need to inspire your team, motivate them, challenge them, provide them that sense of purpose. That is the most important thing you can go do so you can achieve results. We need for our U. S. Navy 3rd. As you take your next step as a Navy officer learn all you can volunteer, push the limits of yourself, take jobs that you feel uncomfortable with. You know that is how you become a better leader and a better candidate for our U. S. Navy needs you to develop your skill sets within your community. Where you go from here is entirely up to you. You stand at the start of your journey in the U. S. Navy whether you make this a career or choose something different today marks the start of an amazing adventure. You will have a blast and have fun. As I said earlier, I thought I’d get out of five years. I’ve been having fun and having a blast, enjoyed every tour. Every job I’ve done, even my year in Iraq was an awesome tour that I did for the U. S. Army when I was out there. So I’ll leave you with this. Do not accept the status quo. Constantly challenge your team to improve at the same time, provider team, the resources, the mentoring and the train they need to be successful And before I yield the podium I do want to thank the parents, family, friends, thank you. Thank you for what you have done. You have raised amazing women and men who have chose service over self, who chose country over self. And you’ll see when do the oath the oath is to the constitution and they are now instance in the United States Navy. So a big round of applause for your parents in the back row for getting you where you are today. You guys can clap captain. Thanks for the opportunity. Allow me to speak today. This is truly an honor and a privilege to speak to this class of O. C. S. Thank you. The graduating class will now receive the oath of office with all military personnel in uniform. Please come to the position of attention. Class 1 5 – 2 to raise your right hand. Hi, state your name have been appointed an instant. The United States Navy. Do hereby accept such appointment. Do solemnly swear but I will support and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. I take this obligation freely and uh without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion. I will well and faithfully discharge the duties to the office on which I’m about to enter. So help me God ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. Yeah, no the distinguished 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 sato, sato has been awarded the lieutenant Thomas E Dewey Award for achieving the highest average in academics, military training and physical fitness while attending officer candidate school and has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek south Carolina and excuse me, Ensign sato is a distinguished naval graduate. Anson Stokes and Stokes has been awarded the Rear Admiral Stephen Be loose Award for obtaining the highest academic average while attending officer candidate school. Additionally, Anson Stokes has been awarded the Commander Jack Levitt Award Leadership Award having been chosen by his peers as candidate who most inspired his class and personifies the highest standards of personal example, sound management practice and moral responsibility. Anson Stokes has been designated an intelligence officer assigned to Naval Intelligence Officer basic course in Virginia beach, Virginia. Anson Stokes is distinguished naval graduate. Hanson Kim and Kim has been awarded the chapel clergy USMC physical fitness award for obtaining the highest overall grade and physical fitness. While attending officer candidate school and ST Kim has been doesn’t. An intelligence officer has been assigned to Naval Intelligence Officer Basic course in Virginia beach, Virginia. Hanson Kim is a distinguished naval graduate. We will now recognize the remaining graduates Vincent dodge and ST dodge. Been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power school in Goose Creek South Carolina. Hansen Tereshkova. Hansen has been designated Supply Corps officer has been assigned a naval Supply Corps school in Newport Rhode island. That’s more gun Morgan has been designated as surface warfare officer has been assigned to the USS Bainbridge in Norfolk Virginia Vincent soda. And since water has been designated intelligence officer has been assigned a Naval Intelligence officer basic course in Virginia beach Virginia. And since Sauder is a distinguished naval graduate, Hansen Cortez Cordes has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USS Pickney in san Diego California Andrew and Andrew has been designated a Supply Corps officer has been assigned to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport Island. And ST drew is a distinguished naval graduate that’s in Raphael Hansen Rafael’s been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to the USS must in, in san Diego California. Hansen region. The region has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to the USS Macon island in san Diego California and somebody and somebody has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power School in Goose Creek. South Carolina Vegas and Vegas was and has been designated intelligence officer has been assigned to Naval Intelligence Officer basic course in Virginia beach Virginia into a drill and Madrid has been designated a cryptologic warfare officer has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii in Pearl Harbor Hawaii Vincent alexander and then alexander has been doesn’t as a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Howard and japan Hansen Anderson Hansen Anderson has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina Henson. Anderson Anderson Anderson has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs lagoon in Norfolk Virginia. Hansen baker, Hansen baker has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USS Prebble in san Diego California and sembene Hansen bean has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina Hansen live in, that’s in Bolivia has been doesn’t. A submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina, handsome and somebody has been designated surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs O’Kane in san Diego California Hansen brink. Hansen brand has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned in Nuclear power School in Goose creek. South Carolina Hansen Brown Hansen Brandon does ended a cryptologic warfare officer has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command in Hawaii in Pearl harbor. Hawaii. Hansen Campanella Hansen Campanella has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USS Pope john Paul jones and every Washington Hansen click Hansen click has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Chancellorsville in Yokosuka, japan Hansen Conlin Hansen conlon has been designated as surface warfare officer. Nuclear has been assigned to USs mason in Mayport Florida Hansen crook, listen. Crook has been done in a submarine warfare officer has been assigned nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina. Benson. Kraus Hansen Krause has been designated a surface warfare officer and has been assigned to USs harpers Ferry in san Diego California and some Dallas Dallas has been designated cryptologic warfare officer has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Georgia and fort Gordon Georgia and ST Daniels and Daniels has been designated Information Professional officer has been assigned to Information Professional professional basic course in Virginia beach Virginia Hansen Danielson, Hansen Danielson has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek south Carolina de Leon and sandy Leon has been designated a cryptologic warfare officer has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command in Texas, san Antonio Texas and I’m done. And ST john has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs pickney in san Diego California and some don’t and has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Gridley in Everett Washington Henson. El Kassem Henson. El Kassem has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs fort Lauderdale in Norfolk Virginia Hansen Evangelista Evangelista has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs must in, in san Diego California, Hansen Fahringer, Fahringer has been doesn’t need a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose creek south Carolina Hansen for Joanie consent for Jonah has been designated a. Surface warfare officer has been assigned to USS Spruance in san Diego California Hansen J. Han. That’s a has been doesn’t Today. Submarine warfare officer has been assigned nuclear power School in Goose Creek, south Carolina Hansen Gibson Gibson Gibson has been designated a surface warfare officer nuclear and has been assigned to USs Russell in san Diego California. Hansen Gibson is a distinguished naval graduate. Benson Gourlay. Gourlay has been designated a Civil Engineer Corps Officer has been assigned to Civil Engineer Corps Officer School in port Hueneme California and some gray ensign. Gray has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Momsen in Everett Washington, Hansen Hayden Hansen had has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose creek. South Carolina, that’s it. Haley. Hansen Haley has been designated a supply corps officer has been assigned to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport Rhode island. Hathaway Hansen Hathaway has been, doesn’t today. Submarine warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina Ensign Hibbard. Hibbard has been doesn’t. A surface warfare officer has been assigned to the USs America and Sasebo Japan Hansen. He has been designated surface warfare officer. Nuclear and has been assigned to USs john McCain in Everett Washington handsome King Hansen King has been designated an intelligence officer has been assigned to the intelligence officer basic course in Dam Neck Virginia and some Kreitzer Hansen Chrysler has been designated a submarine Warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina Vincent Leatherman Leatherman has been designated a surface warfare officer and has been assigned to Uss Ashland in Sasebo, Japan, hence and Lemon. And some lemon has been designated a submarine warfare officer and has been assigned a nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina Hansen Led Hansen has been designated a cryptologic warfare officer has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command Hawaii in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Vincent Lewis and ST louis has been designated an information Professional officer has been assigned an Information Professional basic course in Virginia beach Virginia Lopez Henson Lopez been designated an informational professional officer, has been assigned to Information Professional basic course in Virginia beach Virginia Henson Mackey, Hansen Mackey has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Iwo Jima in Norfolk Virginia. Hansen Mackley. Denson Mac Lisbon doesn’t. A surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Ramage in Norfolk Virginia Hansen medina and so medina has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Tripoli. In san Diego California Hansen Picard. That’s it Picard has been designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power school in Goose Creek. South Carolina had some powers and some powers has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned USs Wasp in Norfolk Virginia Hansen Rankin Hansen Reagan has been designated a Supply Corps officer has been assigned to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport Rhode island. Hansen Riley. Hansen Riley has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs Somerset in san Diego California. Benson Rosenberg. Hansen Rosenberg has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned USs mobile bay in san Diego California. Anson stevens. And since Stephens has been designated intelligence officer has been assigned a Naval Intelligence officer. Basic course in Virginia beach Virginia. And since and since your husband designated a submarine warfare officer has been assigned to nuclear power school in Goose creek south Carolina Vincent Shonda and sent Shonda husband doesn’t. A surface warfare officer has been assigned to USs new York in Norfolk Virginia. Hansen Trujillo, Hansen Trujillo has been designated a surface warfare officer has been assigned to Uss Stockdale in san Diego California. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing the United States Navy’s newest instance. We will now conclude the ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the service songs in the final dismissal. No two please remain in your places until after the graduating class has taken their class photo and remember the only authorized visitor locations are K hall and then P. T. Field. Mhm. Mhm