OCS Graduation, live from Marine Corps Base Quantico. 03/27/2021
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Good morning and welcome to today’s graduation ceremony at Officer Candidate School Training, command, training and Education Command, Quantico, Virginia. Taking the field is the Quantico 34 band under the direction of staff serving Carpenter. The band is lead on the march by the Drum Major Sergeant Candidate established in 1918. Marine Corps Band is one of the oldest professional musical ensembles in the Marine Corps. Band is organized over 415 military and civilian events annually. Has made appearance today in Canada, Scotland, Netherlands and Finland as school and bathrooms of the United States Marine Corps. The biggest. I got a lot of fried Hanson reports that will encourage community relations, enhance troop morale and inspire patriotism in the American people as a reminder. Please turn off all electronic devices. Thank you. Yeah. Mhm. Thomas should be time. Mhm seven. Later. Yeah. Mhm. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mhm. You guys got co photos of bands on the Marine Corps base? Quantico. Okay. I have never It wasn’t mad properties like I was here. Yeah, yeah. Mhm. Yeah, Yeah. Okay. Mm hmm. Uh huh. You do? Mhm. I think that’s good. Okay. All right. What? Well, then right? Without pause. We have to cover it. Got Thank you. Mhm. Mhm. Yeah. And yeah, According tracks. Like up step. Yes, sir. Oh, okay. Mhm. Go back about three. Yeah. Mm. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. There’s ceremony will begin in five minutes. Please take your seats. Thank you. Mm. Work my microphone. Great. Mhm. 85. Yes, sir. Well, yeah. Yeah. What? Uh huh. Mhm. Yeah. Uh huh. Figure out how we have a problem. Okay? Yeah, sure. Mhm, right. Mm. Mhm. Yeah. Coverage. What? Yeah, Yeah. Okay. Okay. Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of the commanding officer Officer Candidate school Colonel Lee M. Rush. Welcome to the Officer Candidate School Graduation Parade for Companies A and D please rise with indication by command Chaplain, Lieutenant Brandy Bennett, Chaplain Corps, United States Navy. Let us pray Almighty and ever loving creator. Though family and friends are unable to gather physically, we join together virtually in heart and in spirit from around the globe. The stillness here at Brown Field reminds us that the world, our nation and our core continued a protracted fight against the unique enemy. We pray that the end of this pandemic is very near and we pray for wisdom for our military and civilian leaders as they continue to fight. Yeah, Despite the circumstances, we are thankful for all that you teach us each day. We’re especially thankful for all that you have taught these graduates in their time of training at Officer Candidate school for the testing of their abilities, the camaraderie for the maturing and transformation they have undergone in such a short time. Today we recognize their hard work and the realization of their dreams. So we give you thanks that you gave them to the strength to endure. Thus far, we give you thanks for their courage to follow their vision, to see it to fruition. We know that today is also a stepping stone to the next stage of the fulfillment of their vision. Give them the strength to persevere, to continue down the path that you have laid before them. Whether they report today to the basic school, return home to await, commissioning or move on to other endeavors. Lord, may they take pride in their accomplishment for completing a mission that relatively few would even have attempted. May your spirit guide the remainder of this ceremony. We ask in your name. I’m in. Thank you. And please be seated. Mm. Today’s ceremony begins with the introduction of staff in support of companies A and D Drill instructors leave an indelible impression on young Americans wherever Marines are born. By fulfilling an essential and demanding role, they transform young men and women into smartly disciplined, physically fit, basically trained Marines who are thoroughly indoctrinated and love of core and country. They demanded their recruits and demonstrate by their own example, the highest standards of personal conduct, morality and professional skills. Mhm drill instructors must use their unique talents, skills and experience to identify and evaluate leadership potential in there, officer candidates. While not creating basic Marines, the discipline and understanding of the ethos of the Marine Corps instilled in the candidates is critical to the future of the court. Equally important is the awesome responsibility, they assume by representing the staff noncommissioned officer corps to a new generation of Marine leaders. The officers, besides them, are the platoon commanders who are leaders chosen from every element of the Marine Corps, chosen because of their moral, mental, physical and leadership qualities. These officers represent our school’s motto doctors, example Oh, which is Latin for lead by example. Through the inspiring leadership and mentorship of their training companies staff, the candidates have successfully completed a challenging program of instruction. Over the past 10 weeks, they have been challenged through physical fitness tests, academic examinations and multiple situational leadership evaluations. The men and women standing in front of you are the journal instructors and platoon commanders who push these candidates passed their perceived limitations to help them accomplish their goal of becoming a United States marine. Ladies and gentlemen, the drill instructors and platoon commanders of companies A and D. Mhm, yeah, Pope, my yeah, mhm, yeah. Each cycle from among a group of highly professional staff noncommissioned officers, one drill instructor distinguishes themselves from their peers. This drill instructor is the one who, in the opinion of their seniors and peers, best, demonstrates the balance between Task master and mentor. Yeah, the hospital. Corman is also a vital part of the staff here at Officer Candidate School, providing quality care for both the staff and the candidates. The first relationship between the Hospital Corps of the United States Marines was established in 18 98 when Hospital Corman were assigned to the Marine Corps Expeditionary Battalion, which landed at Guantanamo Bay during the Spanish American War. The Navy Hospital Corps is the only all enlisted corps in the United States military in one of the oldest ratings in the Navy. It’s also the most decorated. 22 medals of honor have been awarded to Corman. Korman have become an integral part of the rink, or they go everywhere. The Marines go supporting every mission from amongst a skilled group of Corman. One distinguishes themselves from their peers. Additionally, each cycle from amongst the groups of highly professional, academic and physical training instructors. One is identified as the instructor who has distinguished themselves from their peers. Furthermore, every cycle a Marine is selected as the Eagle Award recipient who has selflessly and substantially contributed to the support and training of the officer candidates. These Marines and sailors are the ones who, in the opinion of their seniors, em peers as well as the candidates best demonstrates the passing of knowledge between instructor and student. Oh, what Awesome! Yes, step up left. Thanks. Ladies and gentlemen, the commanding officer of Officer Candidate School Colonel Rush and the Sergeant major of Officer candidate school Sergeant Major Belinsky. Yeah. Absolute. Good morning, sir. Ready to staff Sergeant. Originally, a company A will receive the Marine Corps Association. Outstanding journal. Instructor of the Cycle Award. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Yes. Staff Sergeant de Santiago of Company D will receive the Marine Corps Association Outstanding drill Instructor of the Cycle Award, H M to Salazar of Company A Will receive the Marine Corps Association outstanding Corman of the Cycle Award agency Tarazi of Company D will receive the Marine Corps Association Outstanding torment of the Cycle award. First Lieutenant Murray of the Academic section will receive the Marine Corps Association Academic Instructor of the Cycle Award. Sergeant Prebble of the Physical Training section will receive the physical training instructor of the Cycle Award. Lance Corporal Johnson of the Training Support Platoon will receive the Eagle Award. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in a round of applause for these Marines and sailors. Mhm first. Hey, salute! It’s morning, sir. Ready to right feet homered, Mert. Yeah. Participating in today’s parade are the Quantico Marine Corps Band In the Basic schools Artillery instructor battery. The candidate taking his position on the parade deck is the commander of troops for today’s parade. He is candidate and Dino of Alpha Company. Second platoon. Step for it. Mhm. Mhm. Okay, The adjutant for today’s parade is Candidate Dotson of Delta Company, Fourth Platoon. Mhm protection. Okay, okay, but yeah, Come in. Okay, do. Come on. Oh, you do? Go ahead. Yeah. Yeah, Reason. Oh, before. So the crazy thing. The file. Yeah. Mhm. Order. First look. Report Quantico Marine Corps vet. All present company A all present or accounted for. How many d all present or California words are often original. Attention to order. Headquarters, officer candidate school training, command, training and education Command. Want to go? Virginia 27 March 2021. The officer of the day Today it’s Captain 10. The Officer of the day Tomorrow is Gunnery Sergeant Lion o. Order out! Hell, Hell, Russia. Colonel, United States Marine Corps. Come in. Dead are investors. Yeah, heart. At the command officers center March all unit commanders and guide on bearers march to the front and center separation. Historically, he was at this point that the commanding officer would issue orders and instructions to the unit commanders. Following this unit, commanders would face about return to their units and pass the information on to the Marines staff. All of them. Right part. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Step. All right. Okay. Okay. Oh, ladies and gentlemen, the reviewing and commissioning officer for today’s parade. Lieutenant General David A. Adnan, deputy commandant for manpower and reserve affairs. Mhm. Yeah. Lieutenant General Adnan and attended at Ithaca College. It was commissioned through the N. R T C program in August 1987 and assigned as a combat engineer. He received a masters of business administration from the University of Rochester’s Simon School of Business in June 1997 and a master of arts degree and national security and strategic studies from the Naval War College in June 1998. Lieutenant General Adnan has served in third combat Engineer Battalion, third Marine Division in seventh Engineer Support Battalion, First four Service Support Group as the commanding officer, second Combat Engineer, Battalion, second Marine Division, commanding officer, Marine Wing Support Group 37 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing and, as the commanding general, First Marine Logistics Group, first Marine Expeditionary Force. His staff assignments include serving in the first Recruit Training Battalion, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, San Diego as the Marine officer instructor, University of Rochester, as executive assistant to the Deputy commandant for installations and logistics headquarters. Marine Corps, as the military assistant to the Secretary of the Navy, as the Inspector general of the Marine Corps and as a director, Manpower Management Division. Lieutenant General Adnan Joint assignments include Engineer plans officer and deputy executive assistant to the Commander, U. S Pacific Command and Deputy Operations Director U. S. European Command. He has participated in peacekeeping operations in Somalia. Operation Restore Hope Counter insurgency operations in the Southern Philippines. Operation Enduring Freedom Philippines and Combat operations in Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom Lieutenant General Adnan is a graduate of the Army Advanced Engineer Officers Course Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri Naval Command and Staff College Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island and former commandant of the Marine Corps National Security Affairs Fellow Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, Lieutenant General Alien Mhm, please rise for honors to Lieutenant General Adnan. All right, freeze that, Perhaps? Yeah. Mhm. Mhm! Yeah! Mhm! Mhm! Yeah, yeah! Mhm! Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah! Yes! Mm hmm. Thank you. Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. Step holder. Oh, no. Yeah. You know what personnel to be awarded in all colors. Santa. Mhm, Mark. Yeah, Yeah. Bird Mhm. Yeah, Yeah. Passion as well. Oh, word much. Candidates approaching the reviewing stand are to be honored for their outstanding achievements while undergoing training and evaluation here at officer candidates over the past 10 weeks. Thank you. Yeah. Uh huh. Yeah. Morning, sir. Personnel to receive awards. Colors are present. Yeah, sure. Okay. Yeah. Please act. Oh, step present. Mm. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the playing of the national anthem. Mhm. Yeah. Thank you. And please be seated. Yeah. Uh huh. Mhm. Oh, right. All right. Rich Such Yes. Yeah. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Step your right wrist. Yes. Mhm. Right. The reviewing officer will now be accompanied by Colonel Rush and Sergeant Major Belinsky, the commanding officer and Sergeant major of officer Candidate school. Uh huh. Set up. Good morning, sir. Yeah, Ready to the bill. Yokel Honor Graduate Award is presented to the candidate with the highest overall average. The officer candidates class to 36. Recipient is Candidate Andino from Alpha Company Second Platoon. He attained an overall average of 98.2%. The Colonel I Robert Krendler Leadership Award this award will receive an engraved Mameluke sword, courtesy of the Marine Corps University Foundation. This is presented to the Graduate with the highest leadership average. The officer candidates class to 36 is Candidate Andino from Alpha Company Second Platoon. He attained an overall leadership average of 98.6%. Mhm. The Victory Johnson Leadership Award is a 35 $100 gift card to the Marine Shop, courtesy of the Marine Corps Association. This is presented to the prior enlisted officer candidates class graduate with dependents who achieved the highest leadership average. The officer candidates class to 36. Recipient is candidate Rodriguez from Delta Company Second Platoon. He attained an overall leadership average of 97.3% three. And Federal Credit Union Award is presented to the candidate with the highest total academic average in each class, the officer candidates class to 36. Recipient is candidate Walter from Alpha Company Third Platoon. He attained an overall average of 97.9%. The Ring Core Association Gung Ho Award is presented to the candidate who was voted most gung ho by their peers in the company. The company, a recipient is candidate and Dino from Second Platoon. The company D recipient is candidate pop from First Platoon. The Royal Marine Trophy is a revolving award presented to the platoon that attains the highest total points for physical training. The officer candidates class to 36. Recipient is Alpha Company Third Platoon. Yeah. The Officer Candidate School Physical Fitness Award is presented to the candidates who have achieved the highest physical training average. The officer Candidates class to 36. Recipient is candidate GOP from Alpha Company First Platoon. She attained a physical fitness average of 100%. What? Okay. And candidate Andino from Alpha Company Second Platoon. He attained a physical fitness average of 100%. Yeah, Additional platoon achievements are the battalion, Close Order Drill Award and was awarded to Alpha Company, Third Platoon and Delta Company. Second platoon. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in a round of applause for our award recipients, Huh? Salute! Good morning, sir. Ready to oh, crab first. Harward heart facing. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. Please. Oh, yeah. She policy often, but yeah.,. Post the colors. Step right face, step forward. Heart. Yeah, Step. Thanks. That for work? Yeah, yeah, Mhm. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, so All right. Yeah. Yes. Ladies and gentlemen, the commanding officer of Officer Candidate school. Colonel Rush. Mm. Good morning. How we doing? Okay. Sun shining Chaplin. Where you at? Not everything. Chaplin. Clearly, You know what I wanted for this group? I want to sleep and rain bad weather, like we’ve had most of this cycle. Right? Uh, clearly you and our religious volunteers get a bigger boat than I get. Alright, Chaplain. Thanks for your words this morning. As always, Very fitting. This is, um I’ve got a lot of folks I want to thank this morning as we get started, and I’m gonna start kind of coming right across the line here. Alpha Company Leadership Major. Me first started sensing Thank you to you and your staff. For example. You have set all right to the Delta company staff. Major Davis, first Armstrong, cas. Everybody involved with your teams. Thank you. Thank you for your motivation. The investments that the staff has made all of you that are kind of hiding around in the back here, please scoot around a little bit for me. Yeah. Ladies and gentlemen, everything that is standing behind me right here on this parade deck. As a result of your efforts, the investment that you make the time that you have taken the sacrifices be very proud. I know you are. As am I. Thank you for a job. Very well done, General. I will say thanks for being back here with us today. Thanks for taking the time out of your busy schedule to come out and share a little time with us during their training as well. Uh, I know it’s meaningful. General Morrison, Major East. And I’ve got you here today. I want to say thank you for the support and belief in what we do here. Thanks for advocating for us. Thanks for allowing us to do this when people didn’t think it could be done. The result is here, General. I’m so proud of them. You know that, um, we’re gonna be well served going forward. I promise you that. They’ve earned it. Thank you, sir. Behind me out here, I know I’ve got the King of Battle is with us today from the basic school in Quantico. Marine Band added a special touch. Thank you for coming out every time supporting us in bringing that added, uh, touch of class to our ceremony. Okay, over here on the camera, I truly do hope that family members have joined us. I hope this is stream. And I hope you have a chance to see this, and I’m gonna I’m gonna be very brief. As a parent of a Marine, I want to say thank you for your love and support of your candidate. That’s out here. Uh, this is not an easy task. What they have done, what they have overcome is just incredible. They could not do so without your love and support. Now, our core values of honor, courage and commitment or something we all hold very dear. I tell friends that I learned that from Mom and Dad. The Marine Corps gives me a venue which I can live that or strive to live that Thank you for your continued support. They’re going to need it going forward. I know you’re proud of them, as are we. Congratulations to you. Please excuse me while I turned my back to you one last time to address the candidates. Good morning, Canada. Hey, Thank you for that. You all have inspired me from day one. I have been an amber with you. I have no shame in saying I’m your biggest fan because I’ve seen you grow. I’ve seen you work through the emotions, the physical frustrations, the challenges that were presented to you while you were here. Some of you came here in pursuit of a dream and a goal. Today you stand here, you have achieved it. The jury really starts now. The challenges that lie ahead are great. Step to the plate. Do right and fear. No, man. Ever do it right. We’re all extremely proud yet your many accomplishments. We look forward to working continued growth in the things that you’re going to do for our marines and sailors in the future. Take care of them. Do right by him. Don’t never fail her. I wish you all the best you need me. I’ll always be an Overwatch. God bless Semper Fidelis. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in a warm welcome for today’s reviewing officer. Lieutenant General at midnight. Yeah, well, good morning, all. Good morning, candidates. Good morning, staff. What a wonderful morning here in Quantico. And let me just again, uh, share my appreciation as well to the families that are watching this this morning. I wish you were here. I think, uh, I think your sons and daughters wish you were here, but we’ll make sure that you all together soon to celebrate. But I want to thank you for your support and God. Speed to you all for health, for this country. Yeah, again, my appreciation as well for your entire staff, I did get a chance to come out and walk the tree line a little bit. I did so on purpose just so I could come out and see a little You may not see me, but I saw you. I think that’s the way we’re supposed to be, right? But it really is refreshing to come out and see men and women who are training the future of our core, doing so in a deliberate manner in a professional manner in an exacting manner to deliver that. So I thank you for that, because that is the blood of our core. Thank you very, very much. Candidates? Yeah. What a wonderful day. I don’t remember who spoke at my graduation and you’re not gonna so we’ll make sure we keep this very brief. Your skipper told you the exact truth? Yeah, The easy day was yesterday. Tomorrow it starts. This afternoon. You will report to the basic school and you’ll begin your next chapter of attaining that goal of serving in the finest fighting organization in the world. This is now your core. It’s our core. And what we do for this nation as a Marine Corps is world reknown. It’s your job to keep that standard, to strike fear in our enemies, to make them tremble when they see the amphibious unit off their coast. That will be your challenge. I wish you the very, very best. I would ask you to stay healthy. I would have asked you to focus on mind, body and spirit. It will serve you well in the coming weeks at the basic school. Congratulations. I never did. Okay. Good morning, sir. It’s Conclude. Today’s congratulations, Sarah. Very well. This this is all right, sir. Yeah. Shut. Yeah. Business. Yes, sir. Mhm. Yeah. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Ladies and gentlemen, this concludes today’s graduation ceremony. Please remain seated until the conclusion of the commissioning ceremony. Yeah, Yeah, yeah, yeah. Mhm, Yeah. Mhm. Mhm. Uh, huh? Yeah.. What? What? Ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of Colonel Lee M. Rush, the commanding officer Officer Candidate school, Welcome to the commissioning ceremony for officer candidates class to 36. Those marine officer candidates standing before us are indeed a success story. We now come to the part of the ceremony where the candidates will receive their commission and be administered the oath of office. A commission is the formal written authority issued in the name of the President of United States, which confers on you your rank and authority as a marine officer. It is signed for the President by the Secretary of the Navy and is issued under the seal of the Department of the Navy and countersigned by an officer in the Manpower Department headquarters. United States Marine Corps. Ladies and gentlemen, please rise to all who shall see these prisons greeting know ye that reposing special trust and confidence in the patriotism, valor, fidelity and abilities of officer candidates class to 36. I do appoint these officers as second lieutenants in the United States Marine Corps to rank as such from the 27th day of March 2000 and 21 these officers will therefore carefully and diligently discharge the duties of the office to which appointed, by doing and performing all manner of things there and to belongings. And I do strictly charge and require those officers and other personnel of lesser rank to render such obedience as is do an officer of this grade and position. And these officers are to observe and follow orders and directions from time to time, as may be given by the president of the United States of America or other superior officers acting in accordance with the laws of the United States of America. This commission is to continue enforce during the pleasure of the President of the United States of America under the provisions of those public laws relating to officers of the Armed Forces of the United States of America and the component thereof in which this appointment is made done at the city of Washington this 27th day of March in the year of our Lord 2000 and 21 of the Independence of the United States of America. The 244 by the president signed David H. Berger, commandant of the Marine Corps Thomas W. Harker, Secretary of the Navy. Thank you. Please be seated. Mm hmm. The taking of the oath of office is a pivotal act which changes the status from that of a candidate to that of an officer of Marines. Ladies and gentlemen, Lieutenant General Adnan will now administer the oath of office. Raise your right hand and repeat after me. I do solemnly swear to support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic. And then I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. And I take this obligation freely without mental reservation or purpose of evasion will well, and faithfully discharge the duties office to which I’m about to enter. So help me God. Oh, God. Face down. Congratulations, Ladies and gentlemen, standing before you are the cores. Newest second lieutenants, please join me in a round of applause. Yeah, please rise for the benediction given by Chaplain Lieutenant Brandy Bennett, Chaplain, Corps, United States Navy, and remain standing for the playing of anchors away and singing of the Marines. Him wouldn’t let us pray Almighty God once more. We come before you this morning with pride in our hearts proud of the accomplishments of these men and women, proud of the families and friends who have supported and encouraged them. Proud of the staff who have diligently trained them. As these lieutenants continue their Marine Corps training, I pray that they will understand the significance, the weight of responsibility that they have committed themselves to. May they bear it well, may they honor you their nation, the Marine Corps, their families and themselves throughout their career. Please keep your hand of protection upon them. May your angels camp round about them in times of peril. May they lead their marines with humble authority, being ever mindful of your work in their lives. And if your reminder from Scripture that you have not given us a spirit of fear but of power and of love and of a sound mind we ask these things in your neighborhood I’m in mhm A Yeah, yeah. Oh, Far out door money. Drop it. See? You will find the army. Ever. Yeah. Mhm. Yes, it’s Yeah. Morning, sir. This concludes today’s commission. Senator. Mr Khan, sir. Yeah. How many? Come out there. This match Your company? Oh, yeah, sure. Help for companies. Sisters. Yeah. Oh, God.