Oath of enlistment becomes out-of-this-world experience
200226-A-IL912-036.JPG Photo By: Sgt. 1st Class Joel Quebec

WAPAKONETA, Ohio - Command Sgt. Maj. of the Army Reserve Ted L. Copeland talks with Army recruits in Wapakoneta, Ohio, his hometown, just before the first ever Future Soldier Swearing-In Ceremony conducted from space. Wapakoneta High School was one of 150 locations to host the live-streaming video session where NASA Astronaut Army Col. Andrew Morgan administered a nation-wide oath of enlistment to approximately 1,000 Army recruits from the International Space Station. Wapakoneta was chosen due to being the birthplace of pioneer Astronaut Neil Armstrong, the first man to step onto the surface of the moon on July 21, 1969.


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