Creator of All,
As we gather here today in respectful celebration of the Corps of the Noncommissioned Officer, we ask that You watch over us and grant us the insight to keep in mind:
* that service is a higher calling, and we are all service members;
* that we serve not only those appointed over us, but we serve also the soldiers in our charge, the people of the nation and even all the peoples of the world, and You, our highest commander;
* that we prepare for the possibility of war in order to secure your lasting peace;
* and we ask that we may stand always vigilant.
In Your name we pray,
AMEN.