Anthropolgy Rites of Passage
Throughout any culture or society there have always been various rites of passage; these are rituals or ceremonies signifying an event in a person's life indicative of a transition from one stage to another, as from adolescence to adulthood. One of the more unusual rites of passage I am familiar with is the commissioning of new Army officers; this ceremony in essence gives the officer a new name. It indicates a new stage in the individual’s life, which they will carry with them from the time of passage through the rest of their life. Prior to becoming a commissioned officer the individual must prove himself or herself in various situations. One of the first is to obtain a bachelors degree from a recognized university, secondly they must demonstrate their ability to lead and command the respect of those under them through the United Stat
The ceremony includes all the individuals who will be receiving their commission from the place where they received the most of their military training. Those future officers who graduated from George Mason University and the accompanying ROTC program will be commissioned as a group on the same day. The future officers, in their most formal uniform, will then be paraded by the family members, guests and other members of the training unit. The commanding officer of the training uniform will then step forward and instruct those receiving their commission to hold up their right hand and recite the commissioning oath. They have now become commissioned officers. The newly commissioned officer will have selected a representative, usually a family member or partner to assist the commanding officer to pin on the gold bar rank of a second Lieutenant, the lowest rank
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