 Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Flags. Order Group 20 Command in welcoming the graduating divisions with your applause as they enter Midway Ceremonial Grove Hall and are announced in the following group. Review Commander, Adjutant, and Graduates, you provide support assignments for today's ceremony. Ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. Thank you. Divisions. Right section leaders, follow up, permitted to pass in front of the review stand, and we asses as a courtesy to our review nods. Photography is certainly encouraged, but we ask that you remain seated and off the drill deck. The photographers you will see on deck throughout the review are the official photographers of recruit training command. Thanks. You'll see 12 divisions comprised of the 991 segment participating in the graduation ceremony, and soon to join in those powerful names in the world. Please draw your attention to the unit positioned at center deck. There is the review commander of the staff. The review commander is responsible for conducting the graduation ceremony. To date, the commander is Simeon Trenton McWyrd from Mount Elliot, North Carolina. Let's give him a hand, folks. It's a triple threat on our security training, state flags on our 7th training, and the staff on their 10th and final week of training. These units are comprised entirely of recruits. During their night of arrival, recruits are placed into divisions of 88 personnel. Recruit division commanders form the back of the training, and our key individuals in the life of every recruiter. Division commanders must serve as counselors, disciplinaries, administrators, and military leaders. Above all, they must show themselves without standing examples of military bearing, appearance, attitude, and behavior. Each division also has a recruit chief petty officer. This senior recruit supervises the additional staff positions and leads the division in the absence of their division commander. Now, ladies and gentlemen, it is my pleasure to introduce the graduate divisions, the division commanders, and the recruit chief petty officer. As they introduce this division, they'll raise the competitive flag they have earned throughout their recruit chief petty officer, the flag representing their home state will also be raised. Please hold your applause until I'll be starting from division zero, five, one. Petty officer, first class, Joshua Henderson. Petty officer, second class, unhand profile officer, senior apprentice, Roger Woolard, zero, five, two, chief petty officer, Brandon Potts, Melissa Schulberg, Dan Venevedes, chief petty officer, senior recruit, Nathan Williams, from San Antonio Tech, division zero, five, three, commandant, petty officer, first class, Arrellis Gonzalez, petty officer, first class, Mark Lewis, petty officer, second class, Jonathan Rue, chief petty officer, senior apprentice, Makayla Lopez, from Lafayette, Louisiana, division zero, five, four, first class, Jeanette Rodriguez, second class, Anthony Mullen, second class, Emeridge Piedong, and their recruit chief petty officer, fireman, Michael Kressman, from Olive Branch, Mississippi, division zero, five, five, commanded by senior chief petty officer, Eric Spesak, petty officer, first class, Darius Jarman, petty officer, first class, Jocelyn Quijada, and their recruit chief petty officer, senior recruit, Michael Carmody, from Altoona, Pennsylvania, division zero, five, six, commanded by chief petty officer, Rodriguez Mitchell, petty officer, first class, Keith Richmond, petty officer, first class, Vincent Hanby, and their recruit chief petty officer, senior recruit, Alexander Zelch, from Akron, Ohio, division zero, five, seven, commanded by chief petty officer, Ramon Sikietta, petty officer, first class, Corey Alexander, petty officer, second class, Timothy Adams, and their recruit chief petty officer, fireman, Todd Black, from Temple, Texas, division zero, five, nine, commanded by chief petty officer, Wiki Daman, petty officer, first class, Jessica Majore, petty officer, first class, Deja Jinkin, and their recruit chief petty officer, Seaman Carvina, George, from Alamobordo, New Mexico, division zero, six, zero, commanded by chief petty officer, John Reeder, petty officer, first class, Shayna Decker, petty officer, first class, John Liu, and their recruit chief petty officer, senior apprentice, Andan Hood, from Houston, Texas, division zero, six, one, commanded by petty officer, first class, Jocelyn Downey, petty officer, first class, Paul Perriano, petty officer, second class, Aldrin Zaremba, and their recruit chief petty officer, Seaman Dylan Barden, from Norfolk, Virginia, division zero, six, two, commanded by petty officer, first class, Jamie Maylee, petty officer, first class, David Garcia, petty officer, first class, Randy Parsons, and their recruit chief petty officer, Seaman Prentice Terrence Goshane, from Miami, Florida, division nine, one, one, commanded by chief petty officer, Jonathan Golden, petty officer, first class, Daniel Weber, petty officer, second class, Lindsay Lyles, and their recruit chief petty officer, Seaman Trenton McGuire, from Mount Gilead, North Carolina. On behalf of the commanding officer and staff of the recruit training command, we congratulate these division commanders and the recruit chief petty officers on a job well done, in honor, take their places for rival honors. This time on our tradition is a formal greeting to this morning's viewing officer. When requested by the announcement, please stand for rival honors, marching on other colors, a national anthem, and an invitation. As a reminder, military gas shall remain covered throughout the entire graduation ceremony. And ladies and gentlemen, one final note. As befitting the importance of this occasion, our ceremony is conducted in a formal manner. However, we do encourage you to participate in today's graduation ceremony, by letting your applause show the salutes of just how proud of them you are. Once again, welcome aboard. Please rise and remain standing for the arrival of the official party, recruit training command, Observer's Training Command, Judge, Advocate, General of the Navy, arriving just maybe seated. Our future contribution to the greatest Navy this day and may we all live so faithfully can dishearten us. No frustration can discourage us and no fear can take away from us the joy of our integrity, discipline, and teamwork and what we stand for. I thank you, O Lord, for transforming these men and women into proud members of the United States Navy. They are grateful for seeing a new way to live. Values, honor, courage, it is, to take accountability and trustingly exercise toughness and fidelity in life. I pray that your blessing always be upon them, their families, all sailors, staff, and our great nation, the United States of America. Walk with them, O Lord, each and every day and bless them as they take their steps in service, helping us all to work for your greater glory now and forever. Amen. At this point, the commanding officer would issue orders and instructions to the unit commanders. Then the unit commanders would face about and relay the information to their divisions. Today's events show how orders are passed through the chain of command. To your Navy quarterback. Joining us today is our reviewing officer, Vice Admiral Dell Crennell, Judge Attorney General of the United States Navy, as well as my boss, Reverend Frank Niner, the Commander of Naval Services Training Command. I would first like to start by welcoming our veterans here today. Thank you for your service to our country. Would all our veterans please rise and give you a round of applause. Thank you for your service to our country. I would be remiss if I did not welcome the family and friends attending today's recruit graduation and those watching live from around the world. Thank you for making the journey here to fill this hall and see this special event. It truly is an honor to stand on this deck and see these sailors standing before you here now. We have Division 911 joined in the crew. That's our staff division that we graduated today as well as 11 other graduating divisions. Please join me in giving them outstanding, smartly disciplined sailors such as these sailors standing before you right now. They have completed 10 rigorous weeks and for the future sailor grads out there, a couple more, but they have earned the right to where the uniform recognizes a symbol of freedom around the world. Hurry up! That journey that they have started, I want to take a moment to introduce you, the family and friends to your new Navy family. As you reconnect with the sailors shortly and navigate the new journey together, I invite you to learn about our Navy family, your Navy family, but here in Great Lakes and around the world. If you're looking for a start, search Navy Boot Camp, Navy Family to learn more about your Navy family from our website online. Today's graduate serves the bedrock of our naval forces to join other American sailors around the world to defend freedom and liberty against those who are pregnant. I can say with pride this training group is ready to graduate today. Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you 991 of the newest and strongest sailors in the United States. The most teamwork, attention to detail, divisions performing a plus standard recognition flags in the five mission areas. Academic achievement, military drill, compartment readiness, applications and physical fitness. These flags are carried as a visible symbol of the division's success. Each flag indicates that your sailors individually and as teams met performance standards in one or more mission area events. A division that exceeds basic requirements in these areas during their training qualifies as a battle efficiency division and is awarded the battle league flag and recognition of their performance. Seven divisions have earned this honor today and we congratulate them on a job. It excels in every phase of training and earns all flags, qualifies for the chief of naval operations honor division recognition and is awarded the CNO honor flag for this exemplary achievement. This designation reflects a high degree of teamwork, morale and a spirit core as well as the superb leadership of the division commanders. Five divisions have earned this honor today and we congratulate them on this week's individual awards and he'll be joined on the drill deck by our commanding officer Captain Krober and commander naval service training man Rear Admiral Craig Mattington. For achieving the highest overall academic score during recruit training, construction enterprises show Adams Division 055 from Hampton, Virginia as earned the academic excellence. Construction enterprises Adams received a letter of commendation from the commanding officer. Well done. Exemplate extraordinary qualities best expressing the American spirit of honor, initiative and loyalty. Airman Elizabeth Kobar, Division 911 from Garland, Texas is awarded the Navy League Award which is sponsored by the Navy League of the United States. Airman Kobar is presented with a commemorative plaque and a letter of commendation from the commanding officer. Well done. Airman Jonathan Purdom, Division 911 from Owasa, Oklahoma is the winner of the United Service Organization Award for best exemplifies this spirit and intent of the word shipping. Airman Purdom is given a commemorative plaque from the United Service Organization. Well done, sailor. Seaman Tanner Balinsky, Division 053 from Morgan, Utah is the recipient of the military order of the World Wars Award of Merit. This award is presented for meritorious performance during recruit training. Seaman Balinsky is presented with a commemorative plaque on the military order of the World Wars. Well done, sailor. Officer's Association Leadership Award is presented to Seaman Faith Daubert, Division 911 from Tonica, Illinois for demonstrating exceptional tenacity and professionalism. Seaman Daubert is awarded a letter of commendation from our commanding officer. Well done, sailor. It's your honor to recognize the review commander for today's ceremony. Seaman Training, McGuire, Division 911 from Mount Gile, North Carolina. Throughout his training, Seaman McGuire has exhibited great pride in naval service and has consistently demonstrated his potential as an effective leader. He has maintained a high standard of personal appearance and displayed excellent military bearing and command voice. He is also the recipient of the Navy Club of the United States of America Military Excellence Award for best exemplifying the qualities of enthusiasm, devotion to duty, military bearing and teamwork. This award places him at the pinnacle of today's newest sailor. He is awarded a flag letter of commendation. Seaman McGuire, this staff of Recruit and Training Command salutes you as the finest of this group of graduates. Well done, sailor. This might be sails with a round of three cheers. The adjutant will lead all graduating divisions in three cheers for this morning's award winners. The experience includes staff, joint advocate and a legal partner in the U.S.S. Department of Defense staff, joint advocate for the U.S. Sixth Fleet and U.S. Recruit and Training Command, legal advisor to the Vice Chief of Naval Operations, special counselor to the Chief of Naval Operations and a legal counselor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Currently he is the 45th joint advocate general of the United States in the concerns to the principal military legal counsel to the second to the eighth Chief of Naval Operations. Ladies and gentlemen, unless I get rolled up and sent to jail, please join me in a warm group of training to make a warm group of Vice Chiefs. Here's what I'm gonna say first thing. Wow, what a pleasant crowd. We definitely have the spirit of America in the hall today. Let's give it up for us. And most importantly, those new and old. I'm honored to participate in this graduation ceremony. It's a privilege to be here and celebrating the tremendous accomplishments of these young women and men. Today, these new sailors began journey during the mission of each of them will make their own special mark on the proud history of our Navy. For over a century, Naval Station railings had more than three million civilians into war fighters, including my father-in-law who graduated from a boot camp right here from 80 years ago in December 27th, 1943. Many known for the Americans, bad tested heroes were trained right here at Great Lakes. One of those heroes was Navy cook first class William P. The second African American to ever receive the Navy Cross, the Navy's highest service award. Peddi also picked me and was in the Navy in 1938 during a time of segregation when African Americans were far from general service and limited to serving as stewards or cooks. Peddi also picked me and attended the boot camp here at Great Lakes and was stationed as an officer's cook for the USS Enterprise CV6 during the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands in 1942. While Enterprise was under heavy attack an explosion killed four of the six men at his battle station, the ammunition handler. Struggling through suffocating smoke, flames, and gasoline fumes, Peddi on pain carried the other surviving sailor who'd been not unconscious, off a burning ladder and through a hatch to safety. He received the power part and the Navy Cross were valid. Years later, his wife recounted that he didn't know the man he had saved and never found out his name. That's a ship. USS Pinky, D.D.G. in 1991 now carries Peddi Oscar Pinky's name and the model proud to serve across the world's oceans honoring his memory in the spirit of service he abiding. Looking out at the 12 divisions of this class, my serve of Peddi Oscar Pinky would be extremely proud of the sailors we honor today. A cohesive team drawn from the rich fabric of America each having answered the call to serve our Navy and our nation. You have proven yourselves worthy of where the uniform symbolizes freedom and liberty across the globe. You have taken the same sacred pledge to support and defend the Constitution of the United States that guides my work each day as the judge advocate general of the Navy. Shipments, welcome to the world's greatest Navy. Our Navy power is more than 100 ships around the globe each and every day. Our Navy is flying, sailing, and operating everywhere international law allows safeguarding all nations inherent right to freedom of the seas. And our Navy do not achieve its mission without a dedicated, talented, and exceptional sailors like you. As sailors we answer the call to recognize from our Siena of Appalachia, to preserve the peace, respond in crisis, and win decisively in war. In each of you, I see our Navy's future and it's truly inspiring. You are about to embark on an incredible challenge and rewarding adventure. I can promise you it is a profession unlike any other, a fulfilling career of service to our nation alongside like-minded men and women, your teammates. Your service will demand sacrifice. Some days and some decisions will be difficult. You are joining our armed forces at a critical time in a significant, unwrapping world. But your fellow sailors will always be there, helping one another in our Navy conquer any obstacle in front of us. I want to thank the crew, decision commanders, instructors, and staff at RTC who maintain the Navy's high standards and expertly develop our new sailors. Your contributions and dedication is impactful. I also applaud the men and families and friends of our newest sailors. Your love and support encouraged them to stand up for their country, to embrace the Navy's core values, honor, courage, and commitment. Today, you also join the Navy family in serve by supporting your sailor. Thank you. And most important to all graduating sailors this morning, military service is an immense responsibility that a week's of rigorous training, you are now ready to begin sharing that responsibility. You have earned my respect and the respect of a great nation. I look now at this incredibly impressive group of sailors after serving almost 40 years on active duty and I know that the future of our Navy and our nation is strong. I take great pleasure in being the first to say congratulations and welcome aboard the ship. And he'll be joined on the drill deck fire. Please remain seated until your graduates have been placed. Please join me in one more round of appreciation for our wonderful musicians of Navy band, great section leaders. You can also for tomorrow pick them up. Sailors going on Liberty without a vehicle are to exit gate eight towards the train station parking. Thanks again to each and every one of you for joining us on this most memorable of Navy days. And without further delay.