USM Army ROTC to hold Virtual Commissioning Ceremony May 19

Fri, 05/15/2020 - 10:04am | By: David Tisdale

The University of Southern Mississippi’s (USM) U.S. Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) – Golden Eagle Battalion – will host its first virtual commissioning ceremony live at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 19 on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/events/3833655733395960/.

Four USM graduates will receive their officer commission at this event. They include the following:

*Chris Ainsworth of Florence, Mississippi – bachelor’s degree in liberal studies, minor in military science; Basic Officer Leadership Course, Fort Lee, Virginia; first duty station is Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

*Ian Bridson, Overland Park, Kansas – bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, minor in military science; will attend Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

*Zachary Pulver, Sumrall, Mississippi – bachelor’s degree in computer engineering technology, minor in military science; Basic Office Leadership Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.

*Christopher West, Brandon, Mississippi – bachelor’s degree in criminal justice, minor in military science; Basic Officer Leadership Course at Fort Benning, Georgia and first duty station.

Army ROTC helps train college students to become an officer in the U.S. military. For more information about the Army ROTC program at USM, visit https://www.usm.edu/military-science/what-rotc.php. For more information about this virtual commissioning ceremony, contact Capt. Alex Simon, assistant professor of military science, at alexander.simon@usm.edu.