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Secretary Hegseth Administers the Oath of Enlistment in Austin, Texas, Sep. 18, 2026

September 18, 2026 · Department of War · 0:14:17

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What happened

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth administered the oath of enlistment to recruits at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Austin, Texas, on September 18, 2026, according to the Department of War’s account published with the upload.

Why it matters

A Secretary-administered oath is the recruiting mission at its point of entry: new recruits swearing in before the Secretary of War himself, on the record as part of the department’s 2026 accessions effort.

Sources: U.S. Department of War, “Secretary Hegseth Administers the Oath of Enlistment: Austin, Texas,” September 18, 2026 (official upload, embedded above). No transcript is published with the upload; this page records the event as the department published it.