West Point NCO Induction Ceremony

By John Pellino (West Point DOIM-MMB)March 30, 2009

NCO Display
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Candles
2 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Lindsay Koch, right, lights a candle following her recitation of the third paragraph of the NCO Creed during an NCO Induction ceremony March 27. The two NCOs in the background, Sgt. Maurice Coates, left, and Staff Sgt. James Matthews, center, r... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Forward, March
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Charge of the NCO
4 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – First Sgt. Anthony Bayse, right, of Headquarters and Headquarters Co. U.S. Army Garrison, leads the "NCO Charge" to the seven new inductees into the NCO Corps at West Point, N.Y., during an NCO Induction ceremony March 27. The inductees recited the ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Soldier's Request
5 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Spc. Eric Hill, Headquarters and Headquarters Co. U.S. Army Garrison, asks the newest members of the NCO Corps to "train me to be a Sergeant" during the Soldiers Request at an NCO Induction Ceremony March 27. Seven newly promoted sergeants were indu... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Welcome To The Corps
6 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Noah Evans (left) receives congratulations from Command Sgt Maj. Martin Wells, the senior enlisted advisor for West Point and U.S. Military Academy, following his induction into the NCO Corps on March 27 at West Point, NY. Evans, and six other ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
NCOs on Display
7 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Seven new inductees into the NCO Corps display their framed NCO Creed following the West Point NCO Induction ceremony on March 27. Pictured, left-to-right, are Sgts. Nathan Lunsford, Stephanie Denis, Teresa Rivera, Noah Evans, Sameul Vass, Scott Iss... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Guest Speaker
8 / 8 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Staff Sgt. Peter Villa, Warrior Transition Unit - West Point, N.Y., speaks to the audience during an NCO Induction ceremony at West Point March 27. Villa, a squad leader, was the guest speaker athe the ceremony, which inducted seven Non-commissioned ... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL