CAMP SMITH-- New York Army National Guard Chaplain (Maj.) Michael Scholes with the 369th Sustainment Brigade recites his oath of office presided over by Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Timothy Miller deputy state chaplain at Camp Smith Training Site Cortlandt Manor near Peekskill N.Y. July 20 2024. Scholes was promoted during a ceremony presided over by Brigade Commander Col. Patrick Clare from the rank of captain while his family and friends attended and participated in the ceremony.