Soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA., recite the Creed of the Noncommissioned Officer during the Basic Leader Course graduation and lateral promotion ceremony July 30, 2021. These Soldiers from BLC Class 008-21 are the first Soldiers in the Army to be laterally promoted from specialist to corporal upon graduating from the course. According to new regulations set forth by Army Regulation 600-8-19, effective July 1, active duty specialists who have been recommended by a promotion board to advance to sergeant and have completed Basic Leader Course will be promoted to the rank of corporal.

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