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A frocking ceremony on board the USS Peleliu. In the United States military, frocking is the practice of a commissioned or non-commissioned officer selected for promotion wearing the insignia of the higher grade before the official date of promotion (the "date of rank").
A wetting-down party is informal and improvisations on the ceremony are the rule, not the exception. The senior officer present may make the final speech, or if present, the commanding officer who made the promotion can make the final speech. Sometimes the final speech is presented by the new officer's father, especially if he has served in a navy.
Officers of the United States Air Force take the following oath: [4]. I, (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, Foreign and domestic, that I bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any ...
To become member of the Mafia or Cosa Nostra (both the original Sicilian Mafia or the Italian-American offshoot often known as the "American Mafia") – to become a "man of honor" or a "made man" – an aspiring member must take part in an initiation ritual or initiation ceremony. The ceremony involves significant ritual, oaths, blood, and an ...
English: VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – Lt. Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Joint Functional Component Command for Space and 14th Air Force commander, kneels as his wife, Mollie (left), and his mother, Barbara Raymond, pin on his third star during his promotion ceremony Jan. 31, 2014. The ceremony was held at the Pacific Coast Club here ...
The trio — Thomas Riches, Joseph Jurgens and Christopher Otten — joined scores of New York’s Bravest as they got their new ranks: 32 firefighters were made lieutenants, and 21 lieutenants ...
Adolf Hitler posing with his field marshals at the ceremony. Hermann Göring is wearing the white uniform. The 1940 field marshal ceremony refers to a promotion ceremony held at the Kroll Opera House in Berlin in which Adolf Hitler promoted twelve generals to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall ("field marshal") on 19 July 1940.
Honor guard members carrying a sword for an Order of the Sword ceremony. The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded within the United States Air Force.It is a special program where noncommisioned officers of a command recognize individuals they hold in high esteem and wish to honor.