Retirement Speech Template
December 16
th
, 2011
SWO Rule: Don’t reinvent the wheel . . . or the speech!
The Retirement Speech (with 3 examples)
by
SeminoleSWO, The SWO Star, NovaNuke, AllChoptUp, SWOLAW.COM, Vmicheng,
92shoe, Anathema, Ohswoisme, Victoria Bitter & SailorBob (ed.)
Editor: This article is comprised of selected comments from web-based discussion
threads on sailorbob.com. Several nameless Naval Officers who probably never
even met contributed bits of wisdom from their disparate experiences and years of
service. This article collects those thoughts to provide a ready reference for the
current and next generation of Naval Officers.
SeminoleSWO: I’m hoping that with all the experience out here in Bob
land I could once again get some guiding words of wisdom. I was asked a little
over a year ago to be the guest speaker at a PO1’s retirement ceremony. I worked
as the guy’s Divo for about 2 years on USS First ship, but am coming up at a loss
for more than a page of sustenance. I’ve been to a couple retirement ceremonies
where the guest speaker spoke from anywhere in the spectrum of 5-60 minutes. Is
there a norm for how long people normally speak for, or the format that the speech
follows? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
The SWO Star: There is no set pattern because there is no set range of
experience. Master Chiefs and CAPTs with 30 years of experiences accumulate
more tours and more experiences than PO1s with what I assume is 20. 10 minutes
should be fine.
Two avenues you can explore:
Teamwork: Ask the PO1 what Chief or mentor made the most impact on his
career. Find that person. Talk to that person. Get the funny moments, the serious
challenges, and the achievements. Add that to what you experienced when serving
with him or her.
Timeline: A retirement ceremony usually has a leaflet that describes the service
member’s career. But it is completely okay to bring that up in the guest speaker's
speech again.
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