 may be region Southwest lights for the arrival of the official party and remain standing for the playing of the national anthem and main location. The executive officer and guest of honor will then address the graduating class and administer the opening for the presentation of their commission by the executive officer and guest of honor. The guests will rise for the playing of the service song for the service of our fleet. As they prepare for their next evolution in their community of leader and the service of the purpose, let them embody humility and selflessness, remind them to value their 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, and bolden them to have ownership of what they are called to do. 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 at the watch this day. And most importantly, soon to be commissioned officers of OCS class 03-24. Good morning. I am excited to welcome our 85 newest graduates into one of the most challenging and fulfilling careers, that's the new 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 there. Your love, support, and encouragement have produced a remarkable individual seat here today. 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 to this point without the guidance and support of family and friends. On behalf of the Lady and a grateful nation, please accept my most sincere thank you. To the graduates here today, I am proud of each and every one of you. You all have many other options for 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 you great fulfillment. You have completed rigorous military, academic, and physical training. You overcame obstacles. Nothing is handed to you except opportunity. The opportunity to make something more of yourself, to learn, to grow, and to leave. You seized that opportunity, and today you reap its rewards. I congratulate each and every one of you for the significant and memorable achievement. It is now time to embrace a new opportunity, to lead what is truly our nation's most precious resource, sailors, and the fleet. In the years ahead, your knowledge and leadership skills will be tested. You will be standing watch and working alongside fellow officers and sailors around the world and around the clock. Know that you are going to be doing significant and meaningful work for your country. Work hard. Learn the warfare and professional skills of your designator. Strive to be the best and give your country your 100% effort because nothing else will suffice. The Navy expects 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, and commitment. I applaud your accomplishments and perseverance. You are about to embark upon a great adventure, one in which I hope you find no professional success and personal fulfillment. It will be unlike any other job you might have had. Regardless of how long you serve our nation, it will most assuredly 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 winds and following seas. It is now my privilege this morning to introduce to you our guest of honor, dear Admiral Brad Rosen, Commander Navy Region Southwest. Admiral Rosen, a native of Randolph, New Jersey, graduated with honors from the United States Naval Academy in 1995. He received his master's degree in public administration in 2005 from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. As a designated career naval flight officer, he has served in BT-16, BT-30, BT-45, and later returned to the BT-16 War Eagles from his operational command tour. Admiral Rosen commanded Naval Station Norfolk, the largest base in the United States Navy. While in command, the Naval Station Norfolk team earned the Commander in Chief's Award for Installation Excellence. Admiral Rosen assumed command of Navy Region Southwest in May 2022. His leadership is essential to the continued success of the World's Great Navy. We are privileged to have him here with us today to share his thoughts. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in welcoming our guest of honor today, Admiral Brad Rosen. Good morning everyone for that wonderful introduction. It's truly a privilege for me to be here today as we celebrate this truly momentous occasion. On behalf of the United States Navy, I offer my heartfelt congratulations to the 85 soon to be commissioned naval officers. But before going any further, I would also like to recognize the parents, grandparents, families, and friends of today's graduates. I thank you for a life's foundation for these fine young Americans. Choosing a naval career is an admirably unsurpassed decision, the campaign by individuals raised in environments where responsibility, loyalty, and service matter. Service as naval officers demands these qualities, and we have you, parents, and families, to shank and thank for showing them the way. As I worked to pull together my thoughts for today's speech, I began my preparation where all great research begins these days. I went to the Google. I was determined to find a quote from someone much wiser than myself. A quote that I could use to kick off my speech. I was looking for a quote that would be especially profound, and I was looking for a quote that would set the tone for the words of wisdom that I hope to impart to these newly minted instances. I scoured the internet long and hard, and eventually I found exactly what I was looking for. Although the author has been lost to history and no longer gets credit for developing this profound insight, the applicability of this quote, romantic events like today, is truly immortal. The state's wisdom that I have taken to heart is as follows. The best way to make a great speech is to have a good beginning and a good ending and to have them close together. And so, today's UCS graduates, my gift to you will be to keep this speech short and to the point. As you can tell from my uniform, or my wife and daughters, I still often refer to as my outfit, I am a career naval officer. I have spent over 30 years in uniform. I have had the honor and privilege of serving our great country while traveling the world. In my three decades of service, I have been lucky enough to have worked with wonderful people who have taught and spent time to mentor me. And as I reflected on my time in the Navy, I came up with three decisions that I thought likely useful to OCS class III, tact 24, as they graduated here today. And to these instances, I am going to stick with my promise of being brief, so there are only going to be three things that I hope to impart to you. For I have been around long enough to know that you will certainly tune me out if I drill along for much longer than that. And so, here we go with three things that I have learned in my Navy career that I thought might be helpful to a group of young leaders as they finish OCS and are about to embark on their Navy careers. Number one, be curious. In my time in the Navy, I have been fortunate enough to be presented with unbelievable opportunities. I have commanded an aviation squadron and the largest Navy base in the world, while meeting amazing people who have taught me more than I could possibly ever have taught them. I have gone to grad school on the Navy's down and completed a fellowship in corporate America. I worked on the flight deck of one of the nation's 11 aircraft carriers leading patriots and true heroes in what is unofficially known as the most dangerous job in the world. I was aware of these opportunities and was able to pursue them because I was almost curious of what might be off the beaten path of our Naval Flight Officer like myself. For the new ascents of the world's most powerful Navy, I recommend you use the next few years to be curious about what is out there. Try to speak out with people and be curious about their stories. Learn about their backgrounds and what makes them tech. Learn about their experiences. If you hear something of interest to you, be curious about how they made it happen. Throughout my career, I can trace nearly every opportunity that I saw, as well as every achievement that I have accomplished, to a random discussion that I had with someone along the way. Whenever I faced a major life or career decision, I was rarely going into a blank line. My curiosity always suffered to make a decision and my curiosity enriched my life in so many ways. My number two life lesson for the washed up Naval Flight Officer is simply stated, be flexible. While some of you might have no idea what tomorrow will bring, I know that there are many of you who think you know exactly how your Navy career will play out, to include where you will live and how long you will serve. I have a secret for those of you who are thinking like this and believe that you have your entire future mapped out. It probably isn't going to work out exactly as you expect, and that is okay. When I headed off to flight school nearly 30 years ago, I thought I knew exactly what I was going to do with my life. I was going to complete my minimum commitment in the Navy and then go off to business school and earn my MBA. My wife and I never once discussed making the Navy a career while we were dating or even in our first few years of marriage. Then 9-11 happened and we realized that we wanted to continue serving our country in uniform. Our priorities have changed and our life has been that much richer because we were flexible and deviated from our best laid plans. For those of us in uniform, we have a saying that does something like this, whenever you make the best of plans, the Navy likes you. Being flexible will make your life less stressful and allow you the opportunity to see new things, meet new people, and broaden your horizons. I believe that being flexible is the key to having a rewarding life. Please don't mistake what I'm saying to mean that you should not have goals that motivate you and get you out of bed in the morning. Instead, what I'm trying to say despite all of your brilliant planning and all of your best laid plans, you are going to face countless curveballs throughout your life. Embrace these curveballs and always work to be flexible. This brings me to my third and final recommendation for today's OCS graduates, which is simply, bloom where you are climbing. So I've already talked about being curious to learn about the amazing world that is out there and I also talked about being flexible and pursuing opportunities that are not expected. However, despite all of your hard work, you are more certainly going to end up in places and situations that you did not expect. And when this happens, my words and advice are to simply make the best of it and as the old saying goes, bloom where you are climbing. Take advantage of all opportunities and be grateful for your present situation. You can still thrive even in circumstances that are not ideal. Try to appreciate the present and accept changes and setbacks. Look for opportunities where you can. Take risks. Make connections and work your hardest. Make the most of each day and bloom where you are climbing. To the graduates of OCS class 3, class 24, I know that I've lost all of three life lessons and I tried to keep it short and sweet. Be curious, be flexible and bloom where you are climbing. But as you head out into the fleet, I do have one additional piece of advice and this is actually a bit of a request. It is simply this, no matter where you end up in the coming years, no matter what you are doing and no matter where you are living, I ask that you always remember where you are from. And when I say where you are from, I don't mean a city, a town or even a school. When I ask you to remember where you are from, I am talking about your parents, your family, your loved ones, your friends, your teachers, your coaches and everyone else who has helped to shake your lives, including your OCS instructors. Your parents have poured their heart and souls into you along with everyone else that I mentioned. You have already had great success in your lives and you are destined to reach the highest of heights as long as you always keep this in mind and remember where you are from. To the ends of OCS class 3, class 24, I wish you the hardest of congratulations. As we celebrate your commissioning, today there are currently two carrier battle groups and one expeditionary striker operated in the Mediterranean and Red Seas. During the holidays, all of these officers and sailors will be away from their families, forward but below it, in harm's way, just like most of you will be in the coming years. All of you will eventually take your place in the fleet and all of you represent the best our nation has to offer. In closing, I ask all of you to continue to care, care about yourself, your family, your friends, your savers and your world. You are now part of the greatest Navy the world has ever known and while we may not be perfect, our future is in your hands. You will make our nation even better and I know that you will channel your enthusiasm and optimism into greatness. Remember to please be curious, be flexible and bloom where you are going through. And as always, go Navy, beat on me. Please come to the position of attention. Have been being pointed and unincident in the United States Navy. Have been pointed and unincident in the United States Navy. Do hereby accept such appointment. Do hereby accept such appointment. And do solemnly swear, and do solemnly swear, to support and defend the Constitution of the United States. To support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies born in domestic, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, that I take this obligation freely, that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion, and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office I'm about to enter. Of the office I'm about to enter, so help me God. So help me God. Congratulations. The officers are in guest of honor. They're achieving this while undergoing training here at Officer Trinconan's Newport Center, Chilta Model Class, for the peer who most inspired them and personified the highest standards of personal example, sound management practice, and moral responsibility. This award is being presented to Ensign Grimes. Ensign Grimes has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to Supply Corps School in Newport, Florida. Kevin Thomas E.D. Honor Award is presented to the Ensign who has achieved the highest overall average in academics, military training, and physical fitness. This award is being presented to Ensign Kieran. Ensign Kieran has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School's Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Kieran is a Distinguished Naval Graduate. The rear admiral Stephen B. Moose Academic is presented to the Ensign who achieved the highest academic average. This award is being presented to Ensign Traylor. Ensign Traylor has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to LSD, 4A USS Ashland, reported in San Diego, California. Ensign Traylor has a Distinguished Naval Graduate. The Chapel Party United States Marine Corps Physical Fitness Award is presented to the Ensign who achieved the highest overall grade in physical fitness. This award is presented to Ensign Pan. Ensign Pan has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to Supply Corps School in Newport, Florida. We will now recognize the remaining graduates. Ensign Perot has been designated as an Aviation Maintenance Studio Officer and has been assigned to CBN 75 USS Harry S. Truman, reported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Kul has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to LSD 4-6 USS Georgia, reported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Salas has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to LCS 24 USS Oakland, reported in San Diego, California. Ensign Pyro has been designated as a Supply Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Pirate Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Mark has been designated as a Student Naval Flight Officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School Command in Texas, Florida. Ensign Massey has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer nuclear and has been assigned to DDG 89 USS Mustin, reported in San Diego, California. Ensign Delos has been designated as a Student Naval Flight Officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Delos has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to Supply Corps School in Newport, Florida. Ensign Spencer has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer and has been assigned to LSD 46 USS Tortuga, reported in North Pole, Virginia. Ensign Baker has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to Supply Corps School in Newport, Florida. Ensign Bowser has been designated as a Student Naval Flight Officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Bowser is a Distinguished Naval Godfather. Ensign Burns has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer and has been assigned to LSD 49 USS Harper Spray, reported in San Diego, California. Ensign Coburn has been designated as a Cryptologic Worker Officer and has been assigned to Navy Information Operations Command in Augusta, Georgia. Ensign Cook has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Cruz Cordero has been designated as a Civil Engineer Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Facilities Southwest in Camp Hamilton, California. Ensign Cunningham has been designated as an Information Professional Officer and has been assigned to Information Professional Basic Corps in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Davis has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer, nuclear and has been assigned to LHA-6 USS America, home ported in Sausageville, Japan. Ensign Davis is a Distinguished Naval Godfather. Ensign Barrett Day has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Brian Day has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer and has been assigned to DDG-82 USS Plassen, home ported in Mayport, Florida. Ensign Delaney has been designated as an Intelligence Officer and has been assigned to Intelligence Officer Basic Corps in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Delaney is a Distinguished Naval Godfather. Ensign Mr. Pella has been designated as an Oceanography Officer and has been assigned to Stripe Oceanography Team in San Diego, California. Ensign Everton has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Erickson has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Espanos has been designated as a Surface and has been assigned to LSD44 USS Gunston Hall, full-ported in Norfolk, Virginia. Ensign Evanon has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Evanon is a distinguished naval graduate. Ensign Farmer has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Farmer is a distinguished naval graduate. Ensign Ferris has been designated as a supply port officer and has been assigned to supply port school in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Forty has been designated as an intelligence officer and has been assigned to an intelligence officer basic force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Fudge has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Boqui has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Boqui is a distinguished naval graduate. Ensign Green has been designated as an intelligence officer and has been assigned to intelligence officer basic force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Hamilton has been designated as a student naval flight officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Hannah Cronin has been designated as a submarine officer and has been assigned to Naval Heat Clear Power Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina. Ensign Hachini has been designated as a student naval flight officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Hernandez has been designated as a surface worker officer and has been assigned to LCS22, USS Kansas City, Hopeport, and San Diego, California. Ensign Hikiyama has been designated as a surface worker officer and has been assigned to LCS18, USS Charleston, Hopeport, and San Diego, California. Ensign Ilana has been designated as a surface worker officer and has been assigned to DDG-82, USS Lassen, Hopeport, and Mayport, Florida. Ensign Jarke has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Jenkins has been designated as a supply port officer and has been assigned to supply port school in New York, Rhode Island. Ensign Kruger has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Krush has been designated as an intelligence officer and has been assigned to Intelligence Officer Basic Force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Lalla has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Lovito has been designated as an information professional officer and has been assigned to Information Professional Basic Course in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Anson Lee has been designated as a Cryptologic Worker Officer and has been assigned to National Security Agency and Central Security Service in Fort Mead, Maryland. Anson Lensky has been designated as a Civil Engineering Corps Officer and has been assigned to Naval Liberal Construction Battalion 1 in Glockport, Mississippi. Anson Manning has been designated as an Intelligence Officer and has been assigned to Intelligence Officer Basic Course in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Anson Meringue has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Anson Mark has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Anson Martinez has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Anson McBride has been designated as a submarine officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina. Anson McBiden has been designated as a service worker officer nuclear and has been assigned to DVG-69 USS Milius home ported in Nuku's Good, Japan. Anson McPeak has been designated as a human resources officer and has been assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group, Jacksonville, Florida. Anson McNeil has been designated as a supply port officer and has been assigned to supply port school in Newport, Rhode Island. Anson Moore has been designated as a student naval aviary and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Hensokou, Florida. Anson Wayne has been designated as a supply port officer and has been assigned to supply port school in Newport, Rhode Island. Anson O'Brien has been designated as a student naval flight officer and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Hensokou, Florida. has been designated as a Survival Officer and has been assigned to Survival School in Newport, Rhode Island. Ensign Ruiz has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer and has been assigned to LSD42 USS Germantown, home ported in San Diego, California. Ensign Shinwami has been designated as an Aviation Navy Studio Officer and has been assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron 102 in Iwakuni, Japan. Ensign Shinwami is Distinguished Naval Graduate. Ensign Schneider has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School's demand in Pensacola, Florida. Ensign Sidel has been designated as an Information Professional Officer and has been assigned to Information Professional Basic Force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Sellers has been designated as an Intelligence Officer and has been assigned to Intelligence Officer Basic Force in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Ensign Sidman has been designated as a Surface Worker Officer and has been assigned to LST45 USS Comstock, reporting in San Diego, California. Enson Smith has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Enson Street has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation Schools Command in Pensacola, Florida. Enson Atterbury has been designated as a student naval aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation school's command in Pensacola, Florida. Enzin Tamayo has been designated as a Supply Corps Officer and has been assigned to Supply Corps School in Newport, Rhode Island. Enzin, too, has been designated as a Surface Weaver Officer, Engineer and Duty Officer, and has been assigned to DDG-60 USS Paul Hamilton, Co-ordinated in San Diego, California. Enzin Wall has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School's Command in Pensacola, Florida. Enzin Wearing has been designated as a Summary Officer and has been assigned to Naval Nuclear Power School, Training Command in Charleston, South Carolina. Enzin Weedown has been designated as a Student Naval Aviator and has been assigned to Naval Aviation School's Command in Pensacola, Florida. Enzin Isaiah Williams has been designated as an Information Professional Officer and has been assigned to Information Professional Basic Schools in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Enzin Jack Williams has been designated as a Civil Engineer for Officer and has been assigned to Naval Mobile Construction Battalion 4 in Fort Wayne, California. Enzin Humberley has been designated as a Cryptologic Worker Officer and has been assigned to the National Security Agency and Central Security Service in Fort Wayne, Maryland. Please know his name.