The group of 21 inductees walked across the stage to receive a certificate recognizing them as ... The ceremony closed with the inductees and NCOs in the audience reciting the NCO Creed together.

To formally induct the sergeants into the NCO Corps, Sgt. Maj. Marcos Hernandez, of the 1-12th, called each one down from the stage where they signed a copy of both the NCO Charge and the NCO Creed.