It is an honourable and serious charge
that I today lay upon you,
(name)
in appointing you
(position)
Maintain by your bearing
And conduct the diginity of your position.
Protect the weak, spur the faint hearted,
Curb the unruly and the thoughtless.
Suffer your own cheerful devotion and zeal.
Be firm, be discreet,
Be as far above favour as you are above fear.
Go now on your path of leadership,
Conscious of the trust reposed in you,
And may God prosper your work.
So maybe I can remember the entire Officer's Creed even now, and recite back from front, but hey, this one still beats every pledge out there. This one means something, and doesn't compromise. It still takes the cake, every time.
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