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Task Force Cavalier, 529th Support Battalion, hosts a noncommissioned officer induction ceremony at Camp Taji, Iraq, Aug. 15, 2019. The NCO induction ceremony is a celebration of the newly promoted U.S. Army Soldiers joining the ranks of a professional noncommissioned officer corps. The tradition of commemorating the passing of a Soldier to a noncommissioned officer can be traced to the Army of Frederick the Great. Before one could be recognized in the full status of an NCO, he was required to stand four watches, one every four days. During the first watch the private Soldiers appeared and claimed a gift of bread and brandy. The company NCOs came to the second watch for beer and tobacco, and the First Sergeant reserved his visit for the third watch, when he was presented with a glass of wine and a piece of tobacco on a tin plate. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roger Jackson)
| Date Taken: | 08.15.2019 |
| Date Posted: | 08.17.2019 09:12 |
| Photo ID: | 5672905 |
| VIRIN: | 190815-A-WX807-775 |
| Resolution: | 4979x3681 |
| Size: | 1.5 MB |
| Location: | IQ |
| Web Views: | 61 |
| Downloads: | 5 |
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