Craig Morgan promoted to Chief Warrant Officer II at Pentagon

Country singer Craig Morgan has been “incredibly honored” after being promoted to Chief Petty Officer 2nd Class (CW2) at the Pentagon.

During an interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan spoke about the ceremony and its promotion by the Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth. Morgan said it was a “huge honor” to have Hegseth officiate at the ceremony, which was held at the Pentagon on January 15.

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

Pete Hegseth promoted country star Craig Morgan to the position of Petty Officer 2nd Class (CW2) at the Pentagon on January 15. (US Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza)

After two decades of service while maintaining a full music career, “humility and pride” were the only things on his mind at the time. Promote him.

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“Two things. Humility. I have been honored more than anything in hopes that people will recognize the pride we have in our nation and our uniform as service members,” he began.

“It was an honor. It’s always an honor to have one of the senior leaders in your chain of command confirm your rank.”

-Craig Morgan

“My goal is always to be the right representation for everyone else who doesn’t get that opportunity. I think I answered two things, pride and humility. Honor and pride, you know, which is what I tell people all the time. Those are two elements that I find that the only place they balance well is in the military, and for me, Army. I say Army because I think the Army represents the Army as a whole, but the Army, you know, you rarely meet someone who has such a wonderful balance of pride and humility. “I think the army, and for me, the army represents that better than any other occupation or people in the world.”

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Morgan explained that if any member of the US Army wanted a senior officer like Hegseth to promote him, he only had to send him an email.

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“If the timing is right, it will work. That’s why it worked for us [is] It happened to be In the capital When I happened to be in DC. I was there for meetings. I’m working on a suicide prevention program for the military. I head the music program. We were there to hold meetings with people to talk about this particular project. My promotion was well deserved. “I talked to my leadership and said, ‘Hey, if the secretary’s there, I’ll see…’ and they said, ‘Yes, well, email him,'” Morgan explained.

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

Morgan re-enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2023 at the age of fifty-nine. Prior to that, the “That’s What I Like About a Sunday” singer served 17 years in the Army and Army Reserve with the 101st and 82nd Airborne Divisions as an E-6 staff sergeant and fire support specialist, including airborne, air assault and landing commander among his certifications.

Morgan held the rank of first sergeant before his promotion. He continued to tour and release new music in his civilian career while simultaneously serving in the Army Reserve.

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Morgan has too I worked with the USO, He received the Army Distinguished Civilian Service Medal and the USO Merit Award.

During his interview with Fox News Digital, Morgan discussed how he wondered if he could realistically balance a successful music career with serving in the military.

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“At first, when I first left the Army, for a few years there, I didn’t know, because I was there for seven and a half years. I was in the Army at Fort Campbell when ‘Almost Home’ came on the radio. So, yeah, there were times in my life where I wondered if I could do it,” Morgan said.

He said pursuing music was one of the reasons he left the military. “I didn’t feel like I was giving what I needed to be able to give to both careers at that time,” 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 behind his decision to re-record was “simple.”

“I’m at a point in my career, at that point in my career, I couldn’t afford to hire people in the music business to help me understand everything that I was doing in my music. Now, I mean, oh my God, we run a huge company. My music is a big company. And I have CEOs and I have CFOs and I have people who are equivalent to those jobs that take care of those things that I was doing myself when I first started in the music business,” he began.

Morgan said he is “smarter now” and relies on some of the military resources provided to him.

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

“I’m more concerned with the resources available to us as soldiers. I was a make-it-yourself guy when I was in the Army. I realized we’re a big team, and you have to depend on your teammates,” he said.

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Morgan told Fox News Digital that he continues to serve in the military because he is physically and mentally capable of officially retiring and wants to retire in service to his nation.

Morgan re-enlisted in the Army after serving for 17.5 years. (Noam Galai/WireImage)

“That’s the number one thing — because I’m capable physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Secondly, I had 17 and a half years when I got out. I got nothing, and I’m not saying I want anything, but the only thing I want is a letter on my wall that says I served and retired from serving my nation,” Morgan said. “I want that. I want that letter that says I served. Like, if you served 10 years, 12 years, 18 years… and you don’t retire, you don’t have a letter. You don’t have anything that says you retired from the service. You have to retire to get that letter, and I want that letter.”

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