Navy Commissioning

Today was a special day for Frank4 and our family because it marked his last day as a Marine and his first day as a Naval Officer. Frank4 decided to accept the HPSP scholarship for medical school, and today he was commissioned into the Navy as an Ensign. He will be on active duty once he finishes medical school, doing his residency in a naval hospital then serving for 4 years after residency. Frank's old roommate Eddie Schmitt, who is also going to be a military doctor (he is an officer in the Air Force) was able to swear in Frank4. The Hartge grandparents and Sue Gernetzke also came to watch the ceremony. Frank4 will be the second Hartge to serve as a doctor in the Navy (Frank2 was a dentist for the Navy).We are very proud of daddy frank!!

Frank and Eddie after the ceremony

Eddie swearing Frank in

Happy they got everything right

Lt. Gross presenting Frank with his commissioning warrant

Lt. Gross, Frank and Chief Ricks 

Baby frank and Grandma Hartge watching the ceremony

Baby frank was so proud of his daddy! He was clapping the whole time :)

***Eddie sent me these pictures and they were too cute not to add!!

Frank5 looking like the littlest (Air Force) officer... he can even salute!

Eddie and Frank5 afterwards at Old Bag of Nails