Every 4 or 5 years, an enlisted member of a US armed force such as the Air Force has to re-enlist. This means that they are committing to stay in the armed forces for another 4 or 5 years. Officers have to certify that this is an official event. They can either simply sign the paperwork, or they can turn it into something more, and have a ceremony. The ceremony is quite simple, it’s one of those “repeat after me” type events. A good officer will also give a short speech and say some nice things about the member. On Friday, one of the master sergeants that works for me re-enlisted. I was not the officer that performed the ceremony though, that honor fell to his son. His son works in the group that I used to work in, is a C-130 pilot and is 29 years old (only 1.5 months older than me). This was the first re-enlistment he had ever performed. This was probably the last re-enlistment his father will have. It was a very special occasion and I was proud to be present. It was very neat to see a father be re-enlisted by his son, especially with the first and last circumstances.
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