YOUR COMMISSIONING CEREMONY.

Once you’ve received notification that you’ve been selected by the Army Reserve Medical Corps to become a Commissioned Officer, you're due for congratulations. This means you’ve completed and passed a rigorous screening process and have come out with flying colors.

When you receive that congratulatory call from your recruiter, you may start planning your Commissioning Ceremony. Commissioning is an official ceremony that recognizes your unique accomplishments and achievements. Given the importance and intimacy of this occasion, your guest list should be limited to your family, friends, and colleagues. This ceremony is intended to reflect the solemnity and seriousness associated with taking the oath.

You may hold your Commissioning Ceremony at virtually any location, including your office, the hospital where you practice, a local courthouse or other suitable location of your choice. The oath of office will be administered by a Commissioned Officer of any component of the armed services or other authorized individual. The individual administering the oath may be of your choosing and, if he or she is a current or former Officer in the armed services, may include a parent, relative, friend or colleague. If you do not know an individual who can give the Oath of Office, your recruiter can arrange for an Officer to attend.

Your recruiter will assist you in preparing you for your ceremony.

COMMISSIONED PHYSICIANS

Captain Jeff Burwell, M.D.

Major Loren Simpson, M.D.