or years, the U.S. Navy trains its officer corps in the medical service at Officer Indoctrination School in Newport, Rhode Island - taking in raw recruits and turning out medical professionals to serve aboard carriers and naval bases around the world.

After five weeks of marching, training and being yelled at by drill instructors, my brother completed the grueling course along with fellow OIS classmates in a ceremony steeped in over two centuries of Navy history and tradition on a bright Saturday morning to an audience of family and friends.

But there is work to do, calls to make, people to contact - so I leave you, as always, with photos.

More soon.