U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Malcolm B. Frost, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training commanding general, passes the NCO’s sword to Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell, incoming CIMT command sergeant major, during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 20, 2017. A change of responsibility ceremony represents the transfer of authority from one leader to another, ensuring the unit and its Soldiers are never without leadership. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell, incoming U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training command sergeant major, holds the NCO’s sword during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 20, 2017. Mitchell was previously the 2nd Infantry Division and Republic of Korea-U.S. Combined Division command sergeant major in Yongsan, Korea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg, outgoing U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training command sergeant major, reflects on his time working for CIMT during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 20, 2017. Gragg is heading to U.S. Army Medical Command to work with the Surgeon General of the U.S. Army at Fort Sam Houston, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)

From left, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Malcolm B. Frost, U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training commanding general, Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Gragg, outgoing CIMT command sergeant major, and Command Sgt. Maj. Edward Mitchell, incoming CIMT command sergeant major, sing the U.S. Army song during a change of responsibility ceremony at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., Oct. 20, 2017. Mitchell, a native of Richmond, Va., entered the Army as an armored cavalry scout, and has served as a platoon sergeant, drill sergeant and first sergeant in various armored cavalry units during his 31-year-long career. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kaylee Dubois)