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The Oath of Office courtesy of Congresswoman Bordallo in front of the Constitution at the National Archives. Couldn't think of a better way to do it, surrounded by some awesome friends and family.
The whole thing is here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-wPtE8F8I
I changed the last line unconsciously during the reading, and ended up deciding that I preferred it.
Her False Oath
Llw Gau
Wanton girl who beamed and lied
With casual oath, and denied
Our dalliance on the Cross,
Spurned my favours – to her loss –
And claimed – peril on her soul –
My naked limb did not steal
Her eager touch! Though she be loth
Enid must take back her oath!
Yes, yes, poet’s hand did grip
That poet’s gift. Yes, the lip!
Yes, breasts, beneath birchy wood,
Yes, arms! Behold – it was good –
Yes, every quaking member,
Yes, wantonness! Remember?
A barefaced liar, beggar you!
God knows! There’s nought we didn’t do!
Source material: Poem by Dafydd ap Gwilym, paraphrased by Giles Watson. One of Dafydd’s shortest poems, and one of a handful which are more or less sexually explicit. Enid is not the girl’s name, but a conventional title for a woman of exceptional beauty.
Stained Glass Museum, Ely Cathedral, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Rachel Mulligan's wonderful and life-affirming sequence Seven Ages of Man (2015-17) in stained glass roundels, using William Shakespeare's seven ages from As You Like It to illustrate the life of her father, Jim Mulligan. These gorgeous depictions are full of intriguing and amusing little details, haunting moments from history for anyone who has shared in at least a part of Jim Mulligan's lifetime.
All the world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely players;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts,
His acts being seven ages. At first, the infant,
Mewling and puking in the nurse's arms.
Then the whining schoolboy, with his satchel
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school. And then the lover,
Sighing like furnace, with a woeful ballad
Made to his mistress' eyebrow. Then a soldier,
Full of strange oaths and bearded like the pard,
Jealous in honour, sudden and quick in quarrel,
Seeking the bubble reputation
Even in the cannon's mouth. And then the justice,
In fair round belly with good capon lined,
With eyes severe and beard of formal cut,
Full of wise saws and modern instances;
And so he plays his part. The sixth age shifts
Into the lean and slippered pantaloon,
With spectacles on nose and pouch on side;
His youthful hose, well saved, a world too wide
For his shrunk shank, and his big manly voice,
Turning again toward childish treble, pipes
And whistles in his sound. Last scene of all,
That ends this strange eventful history,
Is second childishness and mere oblivion,
Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans everything.
WIlliam Shakespeare, from As You Like It, 1599
Hickory Mayor Rudy Wright administering the oath of office for Chief Thurman Whisnant of Hickory Police Department.
A few photos taken June 27 and June 28 at West Point. The photos are from the Oath Ceremony and new cadets as they march to a briefing continuing their in-processing.
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Georgia Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Stephanie Soto takes the oath of office during the commissioning ceremony for the Georgia Military Institute’s OCS Class 59 at the Clay National Guard Center, Marietta, Ga. Sept 30, 2020. Photo by Maj. William Carraway
Chief Constable Ian Hopkins with new Greater Manchester Police special constables at their attestation ceremony.
The ceremony, which took place on 18 February 2015, saw them swear the Police Oath in front of a magistrate and assume their powers as constables.
The Special Constabulary works alongside the regular Force with special constables having the same powers and responsibilities as full time officers.
The role of special constable is part-time and voluntary. The history of the office can be traced back to the Middle Ages.
The Force's Special Constabulary is an integral part of the wider Policing family, providing a flexible, visible, responsive and committed resource which assists us to improve the service we deliver to the people of Greater Manchester.
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The noncommissioned officer holds a sword that the soldiers appear to be touching while reciting a pledge while the band plays, a decorated plaster Kaiser, officers, civilians and two chaplains observe.
Over 1200 new cadet candidates reported to the United States Military Academy at West Point for Reception Day (Rday). Rday marks the beginning of their 47-month experience at West Point which culminates with graduation and commissioning into the United States Army. The final official act of the day was the oath ceremony where the candidates took an oath of allegiance to the government of the United States of America.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant/ USMA Public Affairs)
R-Day 2011 activities began at about 6 a.m. June 27 and will culminate with the Oath Ceremony scheduled at 6:30 p.m. After a day of inprocessing, including getting initial issue of many items, to include the uniforms they wear during the Oath Ceremony, learning to salute, learning to march in squads then platoons and then companies, the new cadets have a full day on their first day at West Point. Photo by Tommy Gilligan/West Point Public Affairs
Over 1200 new cadet candidates reported to the United States Military Academy at West Point for Reception Day (Rday). Rday marks the beginning of their 47-month experience at West Point which culminates with graduation and commissioning into the United States Army. The final official act of the day was the oath ceremony where the candidates took an oath of allegiance to the government of the United States of America.
(Photos by Staff Sgt. Vito T. Bryant/ USMA Public Affairs)
General James C. McConville, 40th Chief of Staff, United States Army addresses the new cadets of the Class of 2026 during the 2022 Reception Day Oath Ceremony on the Plain, West Point, New York on June 27, 2022. (U.S. Army Photo by John Pellino/USMA)
“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty,” the more than 1,200 new cadets pledged allegiance to the Army during Reception Day July 2, 2018. The Class of 2022 is composed of 294 women, 30% minorities, 16 international students and 10 combat veterans. (U.S. Army photo by Eric S. Bartelt)
“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty,” the more than 1,200 new cadets pledged allegiance to the Army during Reception Day July 2, 2018. The Class of 2022 is composed of 294 women, 30% minorities, 16 international students and 10 combat veterans. (U.S. Army photo by Eric S. Bartelt)
“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty,” the more than 1,200 new cadets pledged allegiance to the Army during Reception Day July 2, 2018. The Class of 2022 is composed of 294 women, 30% minorities, 16 international students and 10 combat veterans. (U.S. Army photo by Eric S. Bartelt)
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (July 18, 2020) The United States Naval Academy holds an Oath of Office Ceremony for the members of the Class of 2024, Companies 16-30. This year, Oath Day marks the beginning of a demanding and shortened four-week indoctrination period called Plebe Summer, intended to transition the candidates from civilian to military life. Before interacting with their first set of detailers, the plebes underwent a 14-day restriction of movement (ROM). During this time, training was conducted in the virtual environment; focusing on moral and mental development. For the Class of 2024, their time as plebes will look very different than years prior, and their experience will be marked by the challenges Naval Academy leadership faces to ensure safety while maintaining an effective training environment. As the undergraduate college of our country's naval service, the Naval Academy prepares young men and women to become professional officers of competence, character, and compassion in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Josiah D. Pearce/Released)
“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty,” the more than 1,200 new cadets pledged allegiance to the Army during Reception Day July 2, 2018. The Class of 2022 is composed of 294 women, 30% minorities, 16 international students and 10 combat veterans. (U.S. Army photo by Eric S. Bartelt)