The oath would receive minor modifications during the 1800’s, but the current oath recited by the contracting Cadets has remained unchanged since 1959. flag.Ĭontracting ceremony officer in charge (OIC) Cadet Crystal Cruz turns over the formation to LTC Jonathan Stafford. EWU Army ROTC Cadets, Isabell Pannell, Caleb Geringer, Nik Chapple, Charles Golding, Giovanni Beegen, and Kyle Collins stand in formation preparing to contract.Ĭontracting Cadets salute the unfurling of the U.S. It applied to all commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, and enlisted Soldiers in the United States military. The first Oath of Enlistment under the Constitution was approved by an Act of Congress on 29 September 1789. The first Oath of Enlistment was developed during the Revolutionary War when the Continental Congress established different oaths for the enlisted men and officers of the Continental Army.
Full video of the ceremony can be viewed below:ĭuring the ceremony the 6 Cadets recited the Oath of Enlistment given to them by Lieutenant Colonel Jonathan Stafford, the Professor of Military Science for the EWU Army ROTC program. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the Contracting Ceremony was attending by a small number of Cadets and family members and masks and social distancing requirements were followed. Showalter Hall is the oldest building on EWU’s campus that was built back in 1915 when EWU was a teacher’s college. The Contracting Ceremony was held in front of the historic Showalter Hall on the EWU campus. On Septemthe Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program contracted 6 Cadets into the U.S.
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