I do solemnly swear that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.

But I will bear true faith and allegiance to the sea that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter.

So help me God, so help me God.

So help me God.

Welcome to the oath. I'm Chuck Rosenberg and I am honored to be your host for another thoughtful conversation with a fascinating guest.

Jeremy Bash, a graduate of Georgetown University in Harvard Law School, worked at the very highest levels of both the Central Intelligence Agency and the Department of Defense.

In both posts, he had the privilege and the responsibility of serving as the Chief of Staff to Leon Panetta.

Mr. Panetta, of course, was the Director of the CIA and later the Secretary of Defense.

Jeremy's insights about our intelligence and defense missions are fascinating, timely and important.

On the oath, Jeremy shares the remarkable story of the analysis and planning integral to the successful mission to capture or kill Usama bin Laden.

Jeremy also describes the tragic loss of seven CIA personnel and two international colleagues as the result of a 2009 terrorist attack at Camp Chapman in coast, Afghanistan.

A story we should never forget.

Jeremy Bash, welcome to the oath.

Hey Chuck, great to be here.

Well, thank you for doing this.

My pleasure.

You grew up in Northern Virginia.

I did.

I grew up in Arlington.

Actually, they're not a lot of natives in the Washington, DC area, but my folks were Brooklynites.

They came down from New York in the early 1960s.

At a time when I think at Northern Virginia in Arlington and the whole DC area was experiencing a lot of growth because, of course, during the 40s and after that, the federal government really expanded.

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