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Staying true to the new you
By Senior Airman Jonathan Bass
20th Fighter Wing Public Affairs
SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. —
Grizzled gym rats who have made the
gym their second home know what time
of year this is: resolution season.
The season when there’s never a good
parking spot, all the lockers are full, and
that one person who has no idea how to
use the leg press machine just won’t get
off the equipment.
It can be a tricky time of year for fit-
ness enthusiasts. For those whose rou-
My oath of enlistment
By Chief Master Sgt. Shawn Hughes
22nd Air Refueling Wing Command Chief
McCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. — I have
been asked many times throughout my career why
I joined the military.
I typically answer, “For fortune and glory, isn’t
that why everyone joined?”
My response usually gets a little chuckle, which
lasts long enough for me to change the subject. I
change the subject because I don’t believe why a
person choses to serve is relevant. Each individual
should have their own purpose for serving, and I
don’t believe one reason is better than the next. So,
if why someone choses to serve isn’t all that im-
portant, what is? There are three things I believe
truly matter.
First and foremost is the person volunteered.
They were not coerced, threatened and they joined
of their own free will. When a person raises their
right hand and recites the oath, they join an elite
group of men and women, and I don’t want anyone
in uniform who is not serving of their own volition.
The second thing I care about is that our military
men and women give their very best every single
day. Every day is a new day and a new opportunity
to be a little better than the day before: to get right
today what was wrong yesterday, to clearly com-
municate today what could not be communicated
yesterday, to achieve today those things that were
unachievable yesterday.
The final thing I believe is that each individual
should clearly understands what they got themselves
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tines are the same year-round, it’s just
like any other day at the gym, except it
seems like all they can do is attempt to
wade through the flood of “resolution-
ers.”
For “resolutioners,” myself included,
this season can also be difficult. How do
you stay focused when there are so many
distractions? Where do you even start?
How do you learn to interpret the hiero-
glyphic instructions on the machines?
We all have a role to play in this new
year. For those of you who have fitness
down to a science, try working on your
into. Does the individual have an understanding of
the oath they have taken and does it mean something
to them, or is it just a bunch of words they parrot? I
am sometimes a little slow on the uptake, so it took
me several re-enlistments to truly grasp the magni-
tude of what I got myself into. I figured out the oath
of enlistment when I personalized the phrases and
was able to recite the oath without crib notes.
This is my version of the oath of enlistment:
“I, Shawn Michael Hughes (me, myself, and I),
do solemnly swear (my word is my bond, on my
mother’s grave, cross my heart hope to die stick a
needle in my eye) that I (not my brother or sister,
friend, neighbor, acquaintance, or any other person
I pass on the street) will support and defend (stand
with, guard, preserve, protect, fight for and if neces-
sary die for) the Constitution of the United States
(an “Idea” for a better government of the people, by
the people, for the people, fueled by The Declara-
tion of Independence which hinges on the idea that
all men are created equal, that they are endowed
with certain unalienable rights of Life, Liberty and
the pursuit of Happiness, which was won through
sacrifices and blood of ordinary citizens during
extraordinary times) against all enemies, foreign
and domestic (I don’t care who you are or where
you come from, if you threaten the “Idea” you are
an enemy); that I will bear true faith and allegiance
to the same (I believe in and am loyal to the Consti-
tution); and that I will obey the orders (directives,
guidance) of the President of the United States (the
Commander and Chief of the Armed Forces) and
the orders of the officers appointed over me (every
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patience. If someone looks like they
could use a hand, offer one. Ask if it
would be all right for you to assist them
on their form. Encourage them, rather
than post embarrassing videos of them
online. Remember, these are your wing-
men; you may have to deploy with them
one day. Who better to get them to where
they need to be than you?
For us “resolutioners,” don’t be the
person who thinks they know it all. Start
simple; you’d be surprised at what you
can accomplish with a Stairmaster and
a couple dumbbells. Ask for assistance,
officer regardless of my personal feelings or opin-
ions), according to regulations (written military
operating guidelines and rules) and the Uniform
Code of Military Justice (laws that govern military
moral and ethical behaviors necessary for the good
order and discipline of a fighting force). So help me
God.” (War is ugly. When provoked, the fury we,
my brothers and sisters, will unleash against our
enemies will need justification, judgment and for-
giveness. To quote Lt. Gen. Hal Moore, “Hate war,
love the warrior.”)
I serve because I choose to serve. I am making a
conscious decision. When I recite this oath, I clearly
understand the ramifications of my actions.
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and ask how they got started. But most
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