I, ****** * *****,

do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

And thus does your humble scribe become PFC Morin, United States Army. I leave for Basic Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, on 20070206, at which point I there will be no further updates until at least 20070520.