Graduation Day from Basic Training

A typical friday for us at the Sheridan Theater here at the post, friends and family are lined up waiting to enter the building for the one hour ceremony. The servicemen are already in place in the center rows and being briefed on how the ceremony is to be conducted. Even though the services take only one hour they cover all the procedures needed to advance and recognize the accomplishments of these new American Soldiers. The Army Creed is repeated in unison by the men and they are sworn into the allegience as new graduates of the Basic training course for their specific Platoon and Battery. A beautiful morning for a Graduation.

Video of Soldier Creed being recited.

Below is a picture of our Sunday meeting with our servicemen's group, the block is over and it is time for dismissal at this point. We usually have about 70 active members and they bring their battle buddies along for the meetings. This is about the only time they get to be unsupervised by their Drill Sargents. On the right you see our wonderful clerks who just graduated this past Friday and are probably home in Gunnison, Utah at this very moment. They are members of the National Guard and just finished basic together. They are cousins and have been very helpful in keeping the records and setting up for us at the meetings. We will miss them both and wish them well and God speed.

Of course all good things must come to an end, the same is true of Graduation Day, here is the footage of the last fairwell.