Craig Morgan promoted to Chief Warrant Officer II at Pentagon

Country singer Craig Morgan was incredibly “honoured” after being promoted to Chief Warrant Officer II (CW2) at the Pentagon.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan talked about the ceremony and his promotion by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. Morgan said it was “a great honor” to have Hegseth officiate the ceremony, which took place at the Pentagon on January 15.

“It was an honor. It’s always a great honor to have one of the senior leaders in your chain of command indicate your rank,” Morgan began.

After two decades of service while pursuing a full-fledged musical career, the only two things on his mind at the time of his promotion were “humility and pride.”

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“Two things. Humility. I am honored above all else by the hope that people will understand the pride we take in our nation and our uniform as soldiers,” he began.

“It was an honor. It is always a great honor to have one of the senior leaders in your chain of command indicate your rank.”

—Craig Morgan

“My goal has always been to accurately represent everyone who hasn’t had that opportunity. I think I’ve answered both of those things, pride and humility. You know, honor and pride that I always tell people. Those are two elements that I think the only place they’re balanced is the military and for me the military is the military. I say military because I think the military represents the military as a whole, but the military, you know, you very rarely meet someone who has that. The military and for me the military is a great balance of pride and humility, I think it does that more than any other profession or people in the world.” “It represents well,” he continued.

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Morgan said that if any member of the U.S. military wanted a senior officer like Hegseth to promote them, they should email him.

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“If the timing is right for it to work, it works. The reason it works for us is [is] He was in DC when I was in DC. I was there for meetings. I’m working on a suicide prevention program for the military. I am the head of a music program. And we were there to have meetings with people to talk about this particular project. And it was time for my promotion. I talked to my command and said, ‘Hey, if the secretary is there, I’ll see it… and they said, ‘Yeah, email her,'” Morgan explained.

Country star Craig Morgan has been balancing music and service for decades. (Getty Images)

Morgan re-enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2023 at age 59. Before that, the “That’s What I Like About the Market” singer served 17 years in the Army and Army Reserves as an E-6 Staff Sergeant and Fire Support Specialist with the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions, and his certifications included Airborne, Air Assault and Rappel Master.

Prior to his promotion, Morgan held the rank of Staff Sergeant. He continued to tour and release new music in his civilian career while also serving in the Army Reserve.

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Morgan has too Worked with USO He earned the Army’s Distinguished Civilian Service Medal and the USO Award of Merit.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan described how he questioned whether he could realistically strike a balance between a successful music career and serving in the military.

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“Initially, when I first got out of the Army, I didn’t know there for a few years because I was there for seven and a half years. I was in the Army at Fort Campbell when the ‘Almost Home’ show came on the radio. So yeah, there were times in my life where I questioned whether I could make it,” Morgan said.

He said one of the reasons he left the army was to pursue music. “At the time, I didn’t feel like I was giving what I needed to be able to give to either profession,” Morgan explained.

The “Almost Home” singer said one of the reasons he left the military was to pursue his music career. (Al Pereira)

The musician said the reason he decided to re-member was “simple.”

“I’m at a point in my career, at that point in my career, where I couldn’t afford to hire people from the music world to help me with everything I did with my music. Now, God, we run a big company. My music is a big company. And I have CEOs, I have CFOs, and I have people who are on par with what I was doing on my own when I first started in the music business.” started.

Morgan said he is “smarter now” and trusts some of the military resources available to him.

Pete Hegseth and Craig Morgan at the country star’s promotion ceremony. (U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

“I’m being more mindful of the resources that are available to us as soldiers. When I was in the military, I was a make-it-all, do-it-yourself kind of guy. And I realized that we’re a big team and you have to trust your teammates,” he said.

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Morgan told Fox News Digital that he is physically and mentally fit for military service and wants to officially retire to serve his country.

Morgan rejoined the military after serving 17.5 years. (Noam Galai/WireImage)

“First, I am capable physically, mentally and emotionally, spiritually. Second, I had 17.5 years under my belt when I got out. I have nothing and I’m not saying I want anything, but all I want is a letter hanging on my wall saying I served my nation and retired.” Morgan said. “I want that. I want that letter that says I served. Like, if you do 10 years, 12 years, 18 years… And if you don’t retire, you don’t have a letter. You don’t have anything that says you retired from service. You have to retire to get that letter, and I want that letter.”

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