2023 was a big year for one California family
Trent Kersey had just completed the police academy and was about to be sworn in as a new officer for the Modesto Police Department when his wife Victoria went into labor. So the recruit skipped the ceremony and remained by his family's side. The next day, his wife delivered a baby boy named Theo.
One hour after Theo's arrival, Kersey received a call from his sergeant, asking for permission to meet the new addition. When his boss and the rest of the command staff arrived, they said hello to the family, then held the swearing-in ceremony right there in the hospital: