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Air Force NCO Promotion Ceremony Script


C PLEASE STAND FOR THE ENTRANCE OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY AND THE PLAYING OF THE NATIONAL ANTHEM.
  NATIONAL ANTHEM IS PLAYED/SUNG
MC PLEASE BE SEATED
MC CHAPLAIN, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND GIVE THE INVOCATION.
  INVOCATION
   
MC GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, AND ON BEHALF OF THE ##TH WING COMMANDER, <RANK> <NAME>, WE WELCOME YOU TO THE ###TH WING NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER PROMOTION CEREMONY. I’M <RANK> <FNAME> <LNAME>, FIRST SERGEANT FOR THE ???????????? SQUADRON, AND I’LL BE YOUR MC THIS AFTERNOON. WE’LL BEGIN BY INTRODUCING OUR GUEST SPEAKER, CMSGT OLD FELLA.

CHIEF FELLA IS THE MAINTENANCE SUPERINTENDENT FOR THE ?????? SQUADRON AND HAS OVER 22 YEARS OF ENLISTED EXPERIENCE.

 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WELCOMING CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT FELLA.

  (CHIEF SPEAKS)
   
MC WE’LL BEGIN OUR NCO PROMOTIONS BY RECOGNIZING OUR NEWEST NCOs, OUR STAFF SERGEANT INDUCTEES. TODAY YOU ARE SENIOR AIRMEN, TOMMORROW YOU’LL BE NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. YOUR EVERY ACTION MUST BE GOVERNED BY A STRONG SENSE OF PERSONAL MORAL RESPONSIBILITY, LEADERSHIP BY EXAMPLE, EXCELLENCE, AND COMMITMENT TO AIR FORCE STANDARDS. YOU CANNOT AFFORD, NOR CAN YOU ALLOW, DEVIATIONS OF THESE STANDARDS TO OCCUR.
  AIR FORCE DIRECTIVES ARE SPECIFIC IN CHARGING EACH NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICER WITH RESPONSIBILITIES TO WIT:

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH ENSURING THAT PERSONNEL AND RESOURCES UNDER YOUR CONTROL ARE EFFECTIVELY USED.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH REMAINING ALERT TO DETECTING ADVERSE MORAL TRENDS AND INITIATING CORRECTIVE ACTION WITHIN YOUR CONTROL.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH MAINTAINING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF COMMUNICATION AND RAPPORT WITH SUBORDINATES AND REMAINING ATTUNED TO THEIR NEEDS.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH ACTIVELY ENCOURAGING AND MOTIVATING ON AND OFF DUTY INVOLVEMENT IN UNIT AND BASE ACTIVITIES BY LEADING THE WAY.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH ENSURING THAT PEOPLE ARE TREATED FAIRLY BY ALL AGENCIES AND ACTIVITIES BOTH ON AND OFF BASE, AND INITIATING CORRECTIVE ACTION IN ANY INSTANCE THAT VIOLATES THIS PRINCIPLE.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH ALWAYS WEARING THE UNIFORM PROPERLY AND ENSURING COMPLIANCE FROM SUBORDINATES.

YOU ARE CHARGED - WITH A PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ON AND OFF DUTY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS THAT WILL ENHANCE YOUR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

YOU ARE CHARGED - AT ALL TIMES WITH PRESENTING AN  IMAGE OF COMPETENCE, INTEGRITY AND PRIDE - THE IMAGE OF A PROFESSIONAL NCO.
   
MC NCO INDUCTEES, PLEASE STAND

CHIEF FELLA, WILL YOU ADMINISTER THE OATH PLEASE

   
  CHIEF FELLA TAKES HIS PLACE CENTERED IN FRONT OF THE INDUCTEES AND ADMINISTERS THE OATH
 
   
MC <WING CC>, THESE AIRMEN HAVE COMPLETED ALL PREREQUISITES FOR APPOINTMENT AS NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS. SIR, WOULD YOU PRESENT THEIR CERTIFICATES.
  CC MOVES TO CENTER STAGE
   
NOTE AS EACH NAME IS CALLED, THE INDIVIDUAL MARCHES TO THE FRONT, HALTS TWO PACES BEFORE THE COMMANDER AND SALUTES. THE COMMANDER TAKES THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE CCM, PRESENTS IT WITH A HAND SHAKE, PAUSES FOR PICTURE, AND RELEASES HANDSHAKE. THE INDIVIDUAL THEN STEPS FORWARD AND HAS HIS/HER STRIPES TACKED BY TWO INDIVIDUALS OF THEIR CHOICE. IF THEY HAVE NOT SELECTED SOMEONE TO TACK THEIR STRIPES, THEN THE GENERAL AND SEA WILL DO IT.
   
MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, A LONG STANDING ENLISTED TRADITION DICTATES THAT EACH PROMOTEE’S STRIPE WILL BE CEREMONIOUSLY TACKED ON BY FAMILY MEMBERS OR BY MEMBERS WHO HAVE WORN OR ARE WEARING THE RANK. AS STATED THIS IS A CEREMONIAL TACKING, NOT DESIGNED TO INFLICT PAIN OR INJURY. THEREFORE, IN NO WAY SHOULD THIS CEREMONY BE CONSIDERED A FORM OF HAZING, WHICH IS AGAINST AIR FORCE DIRECTIVES.
   
MC OUR NEWEST STAFF SERGEANTS ARE:
NAME                UNIT                        TACKERS

 

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO BEING INDUCTED INTO THE
NCO CORPS, BUT COULD NOT BE WITH US TODAY:

   
MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR NEWEST NCOS!
   
MC TECHNICAL SERGEANT SELECTS, PLEASE RISE. <BASE>’S NEWEST TECHNICAL SERGEANTS ARE:

NAME                UNIT                        TACKERS

 

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO BEING PROMOTED TO TECHNICAL SERGEANT, BUT COULD NOT BE WITH US TODAY:

MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, OUR NEWEST TECHNICAL SERGEANTS!
   
MC MASTER SERGEANT INDUCTEES, PLEASE RISE. <BASE>’S NEWEST MASTER SERGEANTS ARE:

NAME                UNIT                        TACKERS

 

 

 

 

 

THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE ALSO BEING PROMOTED TO MASTERSERGEANT, BUT COULD NOT BE WITH US TODAY:

 

MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, <BASE>'S NEWEST SENIOR NCOs!
MC SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT SELECTS, PLEASE RISE. <BASE>’S NEWEST SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT IS:
 

 

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, <BASE>'S NEWEST SENIOR MASTER SERGEANT!

   
MC TODAY WE HAVE THE HONOR OF PROMOTING TWO INDIVIDUALS TO THE AIR FORCES HIGHEST ENLISTED RANK, CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT. CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT SELECTS, PLEASE RISE. <BASE>’S NEWEST CHIEF MASTER SERGEANTS ARE:
   
MC AT THIS TIME, CMSGT <LNAME>, ### TH WING COMMAND CHIEF, WILL FORMALLY INDUCT CHIEF <LNAME> AND CHIEF <LNAME> INTO THE CHIEFS GROUP.
   
  CCM INDUCTS THE CHIEFS
   
MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, <BASE>'S NEWEST CHIEF MASTER SERGEANTS!
   
MC HOW ABOUT ANOTHER ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR ALL OF OUR PROMOTEES!!
   
MC WING CC, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS?
   
WING CC COMMENTS
   
NOTE PROMOTEES, PLEASE FORM A RECEIVING LINE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE ROOM.
   
MC LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY. WE INVITE YOU TO COME FORWARD AND CONGRATULATE EACH OF OUR PROMOTEES STARTING FROM YOUR RIGHT AND FOLLOWING THE OFFICIAL PARTY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE THIS AFTERNOON.


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