Example Retirement Ceremony Website

This sanitized archived example demonstrates an earlier Navy retirement ceremony website. Personal and operational information has been removed. MyNavyRetirement.com is a Retire With Honor service.

Order of Ceremony

Program

The sequence of the retirement ceremony and reception.

Printable Version

Generic Navy retirement ceremony setting

Program in draft

The order below reflects a typical Navy retirement ceremony and is subject to change as final details are confirmed. Items marked Draft have not been finalized.

Guest arrival and seating
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Official party arrival
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Welcome and invocation
Draft
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Presenter: [Placeholder — to be provided]
National anthem
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Reading of retirement orders
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Presenter: [Placeholder — to be provided]
Flag presentation
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Retiree remarks
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Benediction and receiving line
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Reception
Draft
Details forthcoming · Details forthcoming
Reception details are withheld from this archive.

Program

Guest arrival and seating

Official party arrival

Welcome and invocation

National anthem

Reading of retirement orders

Flag presentation

Retiree remarks

Benediction and receiving line

Reception