Commissioning Ceremony

Commissioning Ceremony

Individuals in green army dress uniforms taking oath in front of American and state flags
Photo by Sid Salter

August 21, 2023

ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ State ROTC cadets, left to right, Alexander C. Gibb, Petal; Jakayla K. Marzittie, Jackson; Isaiah K. Mills, Clinton; and LaNyse D. Gleaton, Courtland, took their U.S. Army commission oath this past week from Maj. Nathaniel A. Rice, also an ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ professor of military science. The cadets’ commission as part of the ÌÒ»¨Ö±²¥ Bulldog Battalion Cadre signifies the formal beginning of the recent university graduates’ military careers.