Photo By Sgt. 1st Class Taresha Hill | Noncommissioned officer inductees from within the 8th Military Police Brigade step...... read more read more
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JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – It’s a significant time in an enlisted Soldier’s career when he or she earns chevrons and joins the ranks of the noncommissioned officer corps, a symbolic moment worthy of the Army’s time-honored NCO Induction Ceremony.
More than 50 NCOs from within the 8th Military Police Brigade, 8th Theater Sustainment Command, experienced that moment when they were officially inducted into the NCO corps during a ceremony on the USS Missouri Memorial Dec. 11.
The memorial, or Mighty Mo as it's often called, was the last and largest battleship ever built, and on a ceremony aboard its deck Sept. 2, 1945, Gen. Douglas MacArthur accepted Japan's surrender, officially ending World War II.
The induction ceremony reflected the unit’s commitment to honoring the historic venue, while honoring the history of the NCO corps, and guest speaker, Command Sgt. Maj. Finis A. Dobson, the 94th Army Air and Missile Defense Command’s senior enlisted adviser, emphasized the great responsibility associated with being a member of the corps, which now lay upon the shoulders of the day’s inductees.
“Being an NCO is a tough job that requires selfless duty, dedication and commitment,” said Dobson. “It means setting an example and leading from the front at all times.”
The new sergeants recited the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer and each inductee signed his or her name upon the creed and passed through an arch made of two swords, officially marking their entrance into NCO Corps.
Lower enlisted Soldiers then stepped forward for the tradition known as the soldier's request/NCO response.
Sounding off in loud and clear voices, each Soldier made requests upon their respective NCOs, who answered their requests with pledges of leadership.
Inductee Sgt. Tianna Byrne, of the 74th Explosive Ordnance Company, 303rd EOD Battalion, said the ceremony was one she was proud to be a part of and would never forget.
Command Sgt. Maj. Angelia Flournoy, the 8th MP Brigades senior enlisted adviser, said the ceremony was about bringing back traditions and helping the new NCOs realize how significant the role of the noncommissioned officer is.
“I think it’s important that they understand the threshold they cross when they become NCOs,” said Flournoy. “It gives them a sense of pride of who they are and what they represent.”
| Date Taken: | 12.11.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 12.17.2014 21:28 |
| Story ID: | 150591 |
| Location: | JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, HI, US |
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