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But

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please relax everybody , just relax ,

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warm out here . Good morning .

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It is indeed an honor to be here with

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all of you today . Delighted to be

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able to administer the oath of

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enlistment . The newest members of our

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all volunteer force . This is one

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of one of the best parts of my job .

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And so this is really a delight for me

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today . It's great to see so many

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family and friends here today and thank

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you for your support and thank you for

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what you've done to shape such fine men

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and women . This is a big

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day for the young people standing in

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front of me . You arrived here as

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individuals , but you're going to leave

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here as part of a team is also a

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big week for our military and for

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America , not only are we here

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one day after celebrating our

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independence , but 50 years ago , this

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week , the United States stopped

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drafting citizens into service and

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turned instead to an all volunteer

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force . And ever since then , Americans ,

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like you have joined our military out

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of conviction and not out of compulsion .

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Now , shifting over to an all volunteer

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force was a pretty bold step ,

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no other military with such formidable

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capabilities had operated on a

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volunteer basis . But the whole world

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has seen the results . You know , I

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joined the army just two years after

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the draft ended in 1973 . And I've

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watched over the decades as the US

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military has grown into the outstanding

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and incredibly professional fighting

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force that it is today . America's all

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volunteer force is the strongest

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military in human history .

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And the power of today's military is a

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testament to every American patriot who

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freely volunteers to keep our republic

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safe . And that means you ,

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we rely on you . Our

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democracy relies on you

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and your country relies on you .

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And so you're here to become part of

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something bigger than yourselves and to

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defend our values , our freedoms and

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our constitution . But you'll also find

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unparalleled opportunities to grow and

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to lead , you'll work hard ,

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you'll learn new skills and you'll put

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them to use at home and abroad

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and you'll learn that success is a team

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sport . You'll stand proud

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alongside outstanding teammates from

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all walks of life and you'll work

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and train and fight together as

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soldiers and sailors , airmen and

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marines and guardians . And so as

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you raise your hand and take the oath

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today , you are joining an unbroken

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line of patriots that stretches back

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to America's founding

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and you're here to do your part in

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return the Department of Defense has

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your back . The United States has a

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sacred obligation to take care of

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everyone who volunteers to wear the

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cloth of our nation as well as your

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families . And we commit ourselves to

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take care of you just as you are

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committing yourselves to take care of

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all of us .

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Now , you might not know this , but I

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did a brief 41 year tour in the

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military . 41 years ,

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thought about making it a career . Just

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kidding . But I served 41 years in the

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military . So I know firsthand the

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importance of the decision that you're

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making today and whether your journey

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lasts for one term or for a full career .

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I want you to know how proud we are of

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you . And I'm confident that you'll

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rise to the challenges of our time and

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lead with character .

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Thank you for answering the call to

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serve this great country .

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So let's make it official with the oath

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of enlistment . I would ask you all to

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come to the position of attention and

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raise your right hand and repeat after

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me . I state your full name .

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Wow , you solemnly swear

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that I will support and defend the

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Constitution of the United States ,

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the United States against all enemies ,

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foreign and domestic . And I will bear

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true faith and allegiance to the same

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and I will obey the orders of the

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President of the United States

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and the orders of the officers

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appointed over me

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according to the regulations and the

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uniform code of military justice .

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So help me God ,

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you can put your hands down now .

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Congratulations . Let's give these

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welcome to the greatest team in the

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world . We are absolutely thrilled to

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call you our teammates and have you in

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our ranks and I wish all of you good

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luck and I'm sure that there are some

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future sergeants , majors and general

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officers in this crowd . I look forward

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to seeing you climb rapidly to the top .

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Thank you very much .

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Just stay here . Stay good . So .

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Ok . Ok . His name , take a

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picture .

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You back

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air in the event are legit now .

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Congratulations . Yeah .

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Right , right in here .

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The camera that ok .

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Ok .

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Here we go . Ok . All right . I see it

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right now .

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Course .