U.S. Army Commander to address ROTC cadets at commissioning ceremony
ÎçҹѰ»¨ ROTC cadets who are members of the Spring 2021 graduating class will be addressed by four-star Gen. Michael X. Garrett at their commissioning ceremony on Monday, May 10. Garrett is the 23rd Commander of U.S. Army Forces Command located Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The invitation-only ceremony will be held at 1 p.m. in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union. It will also be streamed live .
Cadets who are candidates for commission are:
Second Lieutenant Shavante A. Mckendall
Active Duty
Quartermaster Corps
Germany
Second Lieutenant Demisha R. Thornton
Louisiana National Guard
Signal Corps
Bossier City, Louisiana
Second Lieutenant Monica W. Way
Louisiana National Guard
Military Intelligence
Carville, Louisiana
Ensign Tahj D. Clements
United States Navy
Service Warfare Officer
Duty Station: USS Shoup (DDG-86)
San Diego, California
As commander of the United States Army’s largest organization, Garrett commands 215,000 active duty soldiers, and 190,000 in the U.S. Army Reserve, while providing training and readiness oversight of the U.S. Army National Guard. In total, the Forces Command team includes 745,000 soldiers and 96,000 civilians.