WELCOME ABOARD/ PARENTS’ FORUM

Remarks Commence at 1000

MC: 2/C John-Rex Spivey, Class of 2013 President

MC: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE RISE FOR THE ARRIVAL OF THE OFFICIAL PARTY.”

1001: OFFICIAL PARTY DEPARTS BRYANT ROOM AND PROCEEDS TO STAGE FROM STAGE LEFT. OFFICIAL PARTY TAKES SEATS.

MC: PLEASE BE SEATED.

GOOD MORNING.

I AM MIDSHIPMAN SECOND CLASS John-Rex Spivey, CLASS OF 2013 PRESIDENT. 

IT IS MY DISTINCT PLEASURE TO WELCOME ALL OF YOU TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY. 

THE CLASS OF 2013 HAS WORKED HARD AND COME A LONG WAY THESE LAST 2 YEARS.

IT’S BEEN AN UNPARALLELED PRIVILEGE TO SERVE AS THEIR CLASS PRESIDENT.

OUR CLASS HAS BEEN CHALLENGED AND DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. WE’VE WORKED HARD, AND NOW WE WILL EMBARK ON OUR NEXT 2 YEARS TO CONTINUE OUR ROLES AS LEADERS IN THE BRIGADE AND FUTURE LEADERS IN THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AND AGAIN - WELCOME TO THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY.

MC INTRODUCES THE SUPERINTENDENT.

MC: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE 61^ST SUPERINTENDENT OF THE UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY VADM MICHAEL H. MILLER, UNITED STATES NAVY.”

MC RETURNS TO SEAT AND SUPERINTENDENT PROCEEDS TO PODIUM.

SUPE: “REMARKS”

SUPE INTRODUCES THE COMMANDANT.

SUPE: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THE 84^th COMMANDANT OF MIDSHIPMEN, CAPTAIN ROBERT E. CLARK II, UNITED STATES NAVY.”

DANT: “REMARKS”

Supe and Dant leave Alumni Hall.

MC: PLEASE BE SEATED. It is now my honor to introduce the CAPT SPENCER JOHNSON, USN(RET), PRESIDENT OF THE CLASS OF 1963, OUR LINK IN THE CHAIN CLASS. THE CLASS OF 1963 IS OUR LEGACY AND HAS BEEN WITH US EVERY STEP OF THE WAY. THEIR GUIDANCE, SUPPORT AND ENCOURAGEMENT WILL AID US IN BECOMING BETTER LEADERS FOR THIS GREAT COUNTRY. THERE IS NO LINK IN THE CHAIN STRONGER THAN THE CLASS OF 1963 AND 2013. Ladies and Gentleman, CAPT Spencer Johnson, USN(ret).

CAPT JOHNSON: “REMARKS”

(1050 end time)

MC PROCEEDS TO PODIUM.

MC: “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS CONCLUDES THE 2/C PARENTS’ BRIEF. WE HOPE YOU ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND AT THE ACADEMY. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

MC: (REGULAR PLAN) AT 1210, WE INVITE YOU TO VIEW NOON MEAL FORMATION IN TECUMSEH COURT.

MC: (INCLIMATE WEATHER) NOON MEAL FORMATION IN TECUMSEH COURT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE MEET YOUR STUDENT IN SMOKE HALL AND HE OR SHE WILL LEAD YOU TO KING HALL FOR LUNCH.