 Good morning ladies and gentlemen on behalf of the commanding officer of officer training command Newport Welcome to the graduation ceremony for officer candidate school class 1 7 tack 2 3 Over the past 13 weeks the class team has been responsible for developing today's graduates to serve as professional naval officers Worthy of special trust and confidence The class 1 7 tack 2 3 class team includes class officers lieutenant Caracosa and Lieutenant Kondra class recruit division commanders chief petty officer Galarza and Master Chief petty officer Belfay and class drill instructor Staff Sergeant Madrigal Guests are encouraged to take photographs from the seating area at any time during the ceremony except during the playing of the National Anthem The order of events for today's ceremony are as follows at 08 30 Captain Alcorn commanding officer officer training command Newport and rear Admiral Velez Director of programs and policies US Cyber Command will arrive The guests and class will will rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the playing of the National Anthem and the invocation The commanding officer and guest of honor will then address the graduating class and administer the oath of office The graduates will then be recognized through the presentation of their commission by the commanding officer and the guest of honor The guests will rise for the playing of the service songs and the final dismissal Ladies and gentlemen, please rise for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the National Anthem and the invocation Officer training command Newport arriving Rear Admiral United States Navy arriving Ladies and gentlemen Chaplain Everts will now offer the invocation Let us pray Eternal father strong to save We give you our thanks for binding the restless waves within each of these newly trained naval officers So they could stand proud this day for becoming morally mentally and physically developed for the service of our fleet As they prepare for their next evolution in their communities Remind them of what it means to be a leader and to serve with a purpose Let them embody humility and selflessness Remind them to value every sailor and civilian they cross paths with each day Oppress upon them the initiative integrity accountability and toughness needed to do the right thing especially when it's difficult Emboldened them to have ownership of what they are called to do when they are even even when they are called into harms way So as these officers look to the horizon Prepare them for the challenges that lie ahead giving them the physical mental and spiritual readiness to meet each one with confidence And as we continue to celebrate this moment We ask for your spirit to reside with us and all those who stand to watch this day in your name. We pray Amen Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated Ladies and gentlemen captain evera alcorn commanding officer officer training command newport ladies and gentlemen admiral blase captain tape captain burkey captain grunwell captain slents colon distinguished guests veterans service members officer training command staff family members and friends and most importantly Assumed to be commissioned officers of ocs class 17 tack 23. Good morning I'm excited to welcome 64 of our newest graduates into the one of the most challenging and fulfilling careers that of natal officer To the family and friends joining us. I applaud you for the great work You did preparing these impressive young leaders prior to their arrival here Your love support and encouragement have produced the remarkable individuals seated here It has enabled them to make sound choices and we are grateful to these graduates for their choice to serve They could not have gotten this point without the careful guidance and support Family and friends on behalf of the navy and a grateful nation. Please accept my most sincere. Thank you The graduates here today I'm proud of each and every one of you You all had many other options in volunteering to serve your country yet. You chose this path I thank you for your patriotism and your willingness to serve I assure you that a life of service holds many rewards and will bring great fulfillment You've completed rigorous military academic and physical training You've overcome obstacles Nothing was given to you except opportunity Opportunity to make something more of yourself to learn to grow and to lead You seize that opportunity and today you reap its rewards I congratulate each and every one of you for this significant and memorable achievement It's now time to embrace an opportunity to lead what is truly the navy's most precious resource sailors in the fleet In the years ahead your knowledge and leadership skills will be tested often You'll be standing watch and working alongside fellow officers and sailors around the world around the clock Know that you are doing significant and meaningful work for our country Work hard learn the warfare and professional skills of your designator Strive to be the best and give your country a hundred percent effort Nothing else will suffice The nation and the navy expect the best from you The highest standards of personal and professional conduct excellence in leadership And a strict adherence to the navy's core values honor courage commitment I applaud your accomplishments and perseverance You're about to embark on a great adventure one in which I hope you find professional success on personal fulfillment It will be unlike any other job you have ever had and regardless of how long you serve our nation You'll most assured to be a time in your life Upon which you will look back with much pride and satisfaction Congratulations to each and every one of you. I wish you fair wins from following seas It's not my privilege this morning to introduce you to our guests of honor Rear Admiral Dennis Velez director of plans and policy at us cyber command He's a native of Ajuntas, Puerto Rico. He is a 1992 graduate of the naval academy And he also has a degree from toro university At sea he's competed tours aboard uss stout uss car uss gettysburg and uss donald cook He served on a float staffs with commander us second fleet aboard the uss mount whitney lcc 20 and the as a deputy commander for desrom 15 in japan He was the commanding officer of uss fifth gerald and the uss san jacinto Assuring he served as the officer in charge of the western hemisphere group caribbean area coordinator Enable personnel command he served as a surface placement branch man head The head of the junior surface warfare distribution and as the captain detailer and deputy director for surface warfare distribution He served at the joint staff strategic plans and policy directorate As the chief of the northeast asia division an assistant director for political military affairs asia He was the senior military assistant to the 76 secretary of the navy As a flag officer he served as commander for navy recruiting command And most recently as commander of carrier strike group 10 george hw bush carrier strike group Admiral velez has been inducted in the puerto rico military hall of fame in november of 21 And is recipient of the navy league's 2016 john paul jones award for inspirational leadership And today a day that chief petty officers Around the navy are going to get penned later. It is worth noting that he is an honorary chief petty officer In february of this year the president nominated him for a second star an appointment to the grade of rear admiral His leadership is essential to the continued success of the world's greatest navy and your privilege to happen with us here today to share his thoughts Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our guest of honor today Rear admiral danis velez Good morning. I uh every uh again cut back and thank you for those kind remarks. Uh, you know as I sit there I'll listen to uh, uh to ever read uh all those things. Uh, just reminds me that How fast time flies and how how how little time I got left in the navy So for all of you it's gonna be in the blink of an eye if I can ask you all to just relax Smile. This is your day. So no more. Uh, you don't have to be, uh, locked up at attention there So you can relax all good. Uh, you made it You're gonna be insisting here in a minute. Certainly. Uh, it's great to see you all there and it's really good to see the smiles now Definitely, uh, close you with that with joy So good morning and captain alkanot tc staff families. Uh, ocs class 1723 Uh, it is truly an honor to be here and provide some remarks on the occasion of your commission ceremony and graduation mark in the end of your Officer candid school time 13 weeks, right? Was it long? Yeah, all right, all right Let me stand a special warm and welcome and a special. Thank you to families and friends out there here today Thank you for uh, for your love from holding out this fine young men and women into patrons ready to serve our country You have instilled in them the core values that will need to succeed as sailors Uh, and certainly it's life among community leaders I also, uh, I know that there's uh, there's a a few retired folks in the staff If you serve in the military, please stand up and let us recognize you for your service If you're a retire, uh, you're a veteran anytime any of the armed forces coast guard, please stand up Let's give them a round of applause It's good to see uh, julie grommel there. Good to see it's been a few years uh Among the values that you helping still in this uh young men and women are our discipline skill passion and commitment When your son or daughter sister brother or friend takes that oath today, you should feel proud of them But you'll also be proud of yourselves Because we in the navy are very proud of what you do and what you do every day Let me thank also the rising ensigns for your decision to serve our country Soon you will be entrusted with the responsibility To lead sailors in the finest navy ever seen As captain ocher mentioned, it is a great navy. They're here in new port rylan Not only only graduating uh, 64, uh, you know sailors here to become instance the navy We're also appending a few chief pediatrists are early today. So it's only a great day to be here in the in new port New Brats be a navy town since 1881 All right, it has it has been the place that were thousands of naval careers have been lunch from For my part, never in my wildest dreams I would have thought that when I was here in 1987 as an 18 year old from potorico That I will be speaking at a commission ceremony in this same place I remember sitting here getting yelled at by gunnery sergeant ausporn That that name will never have been erased from my memory great great Senior nco and certainly set me in the in the right path to uh To accomplish my my time here in new port and the naval academy While much have changed in the ensigns in terms of the buildings the uh, there used to be some more buildings here There should be an officer of course over there by the water One thing has not changed And that is the The great work that the senior nco's The the officers they're assigned to otc and the school command here do every day This is short duty for some, but I know it's not the real short duty. I know they work long hours probably 18 hour days seven this week to make sure that these young men and women have the preparation needed To to be ready and face the challenges of fleet life So if I could ask all of you to give the senior nco's and staff here not around applause Make no mistakes the challenges that you will face are many No matter what community you'll be joining the pa l aviation surface warfare submarines supply intel cryptology civil engineering special warfare or human resources you will be challenged From the recruiting crisis in our nation to war in europe And back to the great power competition with their rice in china The challenges that you will face in your career will be many You will be called upon to make hard decisions to demonstrate leadership and to think strategically But above all you will become part of something far greater than yourselves The moment that you take your oath you will become a link in that sacred change of service It is the change that has protected this nation and unified our spirits in the earliest days of the republic I took my old 31 years ago And it remains among the best decisions in my life I could not imagine the challenges and opportunities that they will lay in front of me From my earliest days in my very early duty stations. I learned many tools Once that I rely on this you know to this day I learned the importance of listening to my people particularly my chiefs Over the years I also picked up a few key attributes that I saw in those great leaders I was looking up to serve with From my first chief pediocere little guy a hundred pounds from the walk A chief puggershask a gmc gunner spade To bear of a man from my new hansh and senior chief Steve senior chief Engine man peter lavalet To let in my times to mass chief fontana mass chief more rare in my later years Too many and too many others to mention You almost do the same Be humble Positive and inquisitive inquisitive always ready to learn I'm willing to listen Give your people the opportunity and motivation to share their ideas and concerns They'll let you know about problems and solutions long before you discover them for yourself You must leave with empathy look out for your people and their families And always bloom where you're planted Over the years I've learned to pick up good things. I saw in other leaders How they probably used to serve with I ignored the bad ones that I didn't like I never really thought much about it, you know, just there were certain things that I would see good leaders do Then last year when I was in command of the carey straggler former secretary of the navy Dalton came to visit the say the straggler said say hi to sailors and see yourselves in deployment Spend the whole day the secretary of dalton is in the late 70s still very active You know just a just a great leader sub marine officer, so he served the navy on submarines And then before he left, uh, he he chatted with you for a few minutes on the on the flight lines He was getting aboard the helicopter and he handed me a little card. It's a little business card and the front was his name Secretary Dalton, uh, you know 72nd secretary of the navy. I think it says in the back It lists seven key attributes of the great leaders that he's picked up over the years Uh That card still hangs I said I put it in a little on a card and it sits on my desk because it's a good reminder of what's what's important Uh, but I added three more attributes to that list and if you indulge me today I'm going to reach you the those 10 attributes what they mean to me and and why I think it's so important And you start thinking about uh, what are those good things that that you can pick up from from good leaders and good people of service The first one is trusted as a leader you got to earn the trust of your people both up and on the chain of commands work hard To be trusted someone can look up to you and you know Hey, that's someone that I can that I can trust to do the hard things how you do that You do that but do all the little things right so make sure that you're trusted. I want to forget that Take the initiative and you get to your ship your squadron your your office wherever you're going to work Take the initiative don't wait for someone to tell you what to do. All right Do it on your own ask questions look ahead think ahead Use good judgment You've all successful individuals. You all went to college. You graduated. You were here because you competed for a slot in the United States Navy's naval officer So you're successful use that judgment to continue to improve your time in the Navy I speak to you authority How do you do that? Well, you do that by learning by studying by being the best one at everything that you do let the captain say Give it your 100 and you'll be able to speak to the authority Strengthen the others they carry people make sure that they're taking care of that doesn't mean you let them go home at You know 10 o'clock every morning That means that you're giving the right work that you're giving the right opportunity for them to advance To feel that they accomplish a good day's work every day Be optimistic enthusiastic think that's there. You know the number one role of an officer is to be optimistic You're a leader and the way you lead is by being optimistic and to see everything that we do Your sailors folks that work for you will look up to you for cues If you are moping around, you know kind of you or every day everything will be me That's how you or folks are going to be But if you're optimistic, you're enthusiastic, they will be optimistic and enthusiastic too. So please do that every day Never compromise absolutes Whatever those things are for you There are a few in the navy that you need to really understand Don't compromise on those things goes back to that trust Never compromising that your integrity that's one thing that you should never compromise no matter what Don't compromise that integrity Lead by example, how do you lead by example doing the little things right following the rules enforcing the rules Saying the standards You know, that's what we get paid to do as officers We get paid to set the standard and to enforce the standard. So don't forget that Be humble You know, I'm a I've been in the navy 31 years It's still kind of equitable in places and people stand up be humble. Okay Three everybody with dignity and respect three everybody the way you want to be you want to be treated you do that and you know Lots of doors will open and the last thing that all naval officers need to remember and all great leaders need to remember Is that we serve our people Okay, people don't serve us We work for our people So as long as you remember that If you do these things I know that you will have a successful naval career however long that is You will be you will build teams become ambition and even to your purpose Just have you have done here at OTC So you come from you know, I looked at the Locations where you all come from it's pretty much every state To include our territories. There's a couple all overseas Foreign countries are listed as home of records. So you come from all over the place But as of today, you're all naval officers remember that As you embark on this adventure, you will be you will have and have many great leaders to follow and many great examples to emulate But you just don't follow their footsteps Create your own journeys for through your destiny as the best and brightest in navy and our nation needs When I took my oath in 1992 The Cold War was just ending Soviet Union had just collapsed berlin wolves with a breach And we had the honor of having a president uh George H. W. Bush as our as our presiding officer of commissioning that in that was the uh, the marine christianity and he told us Tells the story he talked he talked a lot about about, you know, what this moment meant what the future is going to bring And about the risk, uh, you know that we were facing even though That you know our our beginning of the town of the soviet union Had collapsed and for us not to forget You know how we got here what what was needed in the future and that that we needed to remain a strong navy a strong nation overseas to ensure that You know that the peace that have been, you know Won by about all those that served during the cold war remain for a long time You also talked about, uh, you know a bit about about the world one how Nations in the world kind of forgot about what it took to uh to to win the war And that's why we ended up in world war two again And he he made he finished talking about, uh, you know, if jumble jones, you know, the big the big year of our of our uh Early navy days would have been here today. He would have talked about that Even to today, uh to the measure of a ship is not the guns for his courageous men and women And he said to all of us that your courage your integrity your ability to leave these are the qualities That you know, which our nation's uh security depends and needs today So, you know, I was I was a 22 year old young officer. You know, I was just about to graduate I was really paying attention to the president. So I went back Actually they uh in preparation for this day, uh, and I read what president bush told us So I just read that again for the first time last week To 31 years So I had no clue what he meant Five days as a 22 year old young man But I think now after uh having served 31 years, uh, you know, my days in the navy are a lot less than all of you Uh, I think I know what he meant and I'm going to try to give you my interpretation This is uh, then as well as the interpretation of uh, of what he meant I think that he felt uh immense pride Knowing that he was handing off a sacred legacy to the next generation of navy leaders Because it's how I feel People whose too were you sent to they have gone on to become admirals leaders battle tested veterans The legacy uh, you join includes national leaders to include president bush It was an OCS grad Extraordinary members of the civilian community and many others Every one of them stepped up forward and took the same old Every one of them was in some way or other tested against that old As you will surely be as well tested So remember to always live up to your commitment Remember what brought you here and who brought you here Because that will determine everything about where you go from here So in closing I want to say congratulations to the OCS class 1723 I wish you fair winds, halloween seas And more success in everything that you do Welcome to the force. Welcome to the fleet. Can't wait to see you in action. Thank you The graduating class will now receive the oath of office. Would all military personnel in uniform Please come to the position of attention class Raise your right hand Hi, say your name Having been appointed an ensign In the united states navy Do hereby accept such appointment And do so only swear That I will support and defend The constitution of the united states Against all enemies foreign and domestic That I will bear through faith and allegiance To the same That I take this obligation freely Without any mental reservation or purpose Of evasion And that I will fail correct that I will well and faithfully Discharge the duties of the office of the office of which I am about to enter So help me god Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated the distinguished graduates assembled Will now be recognized by the commanding officer and guest of honor for their achievements while undergoing training here and officer training command newport The commander jack levitt leadership award is presented to the ensign chosen by the class for the peer who most inspired them and personifies the highest standards of personal example sound management practice and moral responsibility This award is being presented to ensign cybel Ensign cybel has been designated as a naval intelligence officer and has been assigned to naval intelligence school in virginia beach virginia Ensign cybel is a distinguished naval graduate Ensign cybel is also being presented with the lieutenant thomas edy honor award for the ensign who achieved the highest overall average in academics military training and physical fitness Ensign cybel is also being presented With the chapel clarity united states marine corps physical fitness award The rear admiral steven b loose academics award is presented to the ensign who achieved the highest academic average This award is being presented to ensign martin Ensign martin has been designated as a naval intelligence officer and has been assigned to naval intelligence school in virginia beach virginia The chapel clarity united states marine corps physical fitness awards are presented to the ensigns who achieved the highest overall grade in physical fitness This award is being presented to ensign lazano Ensign lazano has been designated as a special warfare operator and has been assigned to naval special warfare group one in san diego california Ensign lazano is a distinguished naval graduate Ensign nyan is also being presented at the chapel clarity united states marine corps physical fitness award Ensign nyan has been designated as a surface warfare officer And has been assigned to cg 6 7 the uss shylo home ported in pearl harbor hawai Ensign nyan is a distinguished naval graduate We will now recognize the remaining graduates Ensign adams has been designated as a surface warfare officer and has been assigned to ddg 115 uss rafael peralta home ported in yakuska japan Ensign archer has been designated as a supply officer and has been assigned to the navy supply core school in newport rhod island Ensign tomsen has been designated as a cryptologic warfare officer and has been assigned to cryptologic warfare maritime activity 6 1 in fort mead mariland Ensign hunter has been designated as a nuclear submarine officer and has been assigned to naval nuclear power school in charleston south carolina Ensign grant has been designated as a nuclear submarine officer And has been assigned to naval nuclear power school in charleston, south carolina Ensign burky has been designated as a surface warfare officer and has been assigned to DDG 119 USS Delbert D. Black, home ported in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Characola has been designated as a Naval Flight Officer and has been assigned to Naval Flight School at Naval Air Station in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Robertson has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Robertson is a Distinguished Naval Graduate. Ensign Lambert has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 6-0, USS Paul Hamilton, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign Wallace has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-3 in Port Wainimi, California. Ensign Toddon has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Zayun has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Arrow has been designated as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 6-9, USS Milius, home ported in Yacuzco, Japan. Ensign Baez has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-1-1 in Gulfport, Mississippi. Ensign Batak has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Naval Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Bosser has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to LCS 2-7, USS Nantucket, home ported in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Bully has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Bully is a Distinguished Naval Graduate. Ensign Butler has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Carrillo has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 6-2, USS Fitzgerald, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign Shua has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion-5 in Port Waimimi, California. Ensign Sintrona Ruiz has been designated as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer and has been assigned to Cryptologic Warfare Activity 6-7 at National Security Agency, Central Security Service in Fort Meade, Maryland. Ensign Cogan has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Cole has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 8-7, USS Mason, home ported in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Dick has been designated as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer and has been assigned to Maritime Activity 6-1, Fort Meade, Maryland. Ensign Dominguez has been designated as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer and has been assigned to Navy Information Operational Command in Kunia, Hawaii. Ensign Epling has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Esser has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Eugenio Guerrero has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to LHA 7, USS Tripoli, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign Field has been designated as a Public Affairs Officer and has been assigned to Navy Public Affairs Support Element East in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Hendricks has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 7-1, USS Ross, home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Jackson has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Jacobs has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Chaworsky has been designated as a Nuclear Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 1-1-9, USS Delbert D. Black, home ported in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Jenkins has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Kim has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command, Camp Butler in Okinawa, Japan. Ensign Kulakarni has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Lardner has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Support Facility, Dolgrin in Dolgrin, Virginia. Ensign Lee has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Lee is a Distinguished Naval Graduate. Ensign Lickers has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 1-0-5, USS Dewey, home ported in Yakuza, Japan. Ensign Liu has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Marinus has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to LHD 4, USS Boxer, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign McMunn has been designated as a Nuclear Summarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Monroe has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to DDG 6-6, USS Gonzalez, home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Nguyen has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Patterson has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Perlis has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to LCS 1-8, USS Charleston, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign Richardson has been designated as a Surface Warfare Officer and has been assigned to LHD 7, USS Iwo Jima, home ported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Salvatierra has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Sostian has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Stahl has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Thiel has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Facility Mid-Atlantic in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. Ensign Tran has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to a Marine Corps Air Ground in 29 Palms, California. Ensign Tuhacek has been designated as a Nuclear Submarine Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Turner Jr. has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Twist has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to the Navy Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Twist is a Distinguished Naval Graduate. Ensign Valdivia has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Ensign Vite has been designated as a Human Resources Officer and has been assigned to Transaction Service Center in Yakuska, Japan. Ensign Wilson has been designated as a Public Affairs Officer and has been assigned to Navy Public Affairs Support Element West in San Diego, California. Ensign Woodbury has been designated as a Cryptologic Warfare Officer and has been assigned to National Security Agency, Central Security Service in Fort Mead, Maryland. Ensign Slence has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion III in Port Waimimi, California. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing the United States Navy's newest ensigns. Please rise for the playing of the service songs and the final dismissal. Ladies and gentlemen, we will now conclude the ceremony. Please remain in your places until after the graduating class has taken their photo and remember, the only authorized visitor locations are Kay Hall and Nimitz PT Field. On behalf of the commanding officer, thank you for attending today's ceremony.