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  2. Frocking - Wikipedia

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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").

  3. Wetting-down - Wikipedia

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    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.

  4. File:Army swears in, promotes new inspector general 03.jpg

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    English: The Honorable Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army, administers the reaffirmation oath to Lt. Gen. Leslie C. Smith at his promotion ceremony held Feb. 9 at Fort McNair in Washington. Smith was promoted two days after being sworn in as the Army Inspector General. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)

  5. Biden awards Medal of Honor to 7 US Army soldiers in White ...

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    President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor – the nation’s highest military award for valor – to seven US Army soldiers in a White House ceremony Friday, marking the last time he would ...

  6. United States Uniformed Services Oath of Office - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  7. FDNY promotes 53 firefighters Monday, including 3 who lost ...

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    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 ...

  8. List of active duty United States three-star officers - Wikipedia

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    Thomas J. Plewes (center), following his promotion ceremony, stands with living former chiefs of the Army Reserve on 13 June 2001. Any billet in the armed forces may be designated as a position of importance requiring the holder of the position to be of three-star or four-star rank. [227]

  9. Change of command - Wikipedia

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    An Indonesian Army Change of command ceremony from Lt. Col Tri Sugiyanto to Major Sudrajat of the 14th Medium Air Defense Artillery Battalion, Kodam III/Siliwangi, Cirebon A change of command is a military tradition that represents a formal transfer of authority and responsibility for a unit from one commanding or flag officer to another.