Frisco Independent School District announced today that more than 60 members of the Class of 2025 are preparing to serve their country this fall by enlisting in the military, participating in ROTC (Reserve Officers’ Training Corps) programs at their chosen colleges or universities, or attending U.S. military academies.
The third Saturday in May is Armed Forces Day, a time for Americans to pay tribute to all the men and women serving in the United States Armed Forces.
At Stetson University, the ROTC Spring ceremonies honored six graduates commissioned during the 2025 ceremony.
Stetson University’s battalion is recognized as a top-performing unit, having earned the Douglas MacArthur Award as one of the best ROTC programs in the nation.
On May 16, the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets held its Spring 2025 Corps Graduation Ceremony.
The Commandant of the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech and the Virginia Tech Student Affairs department shared photos on social media from their newest alums’s graduation and commissioning ceremonies, who are now commissioned officers and citizen leaders.
The previous weekend, the Corps of Cadets celebrated the Class of 2025 and welcomed the Class of 2026 as the new cadet commanders.
The Corps of Cadets ceremony at Virginia Tech concludes the semester with a Change of Command Ceremony and Parade. This event honors the outgoing class and welcomes the new regiment cadet commanders.
The ceremony includes a formal change of command between the outgoing spring regimental commander and the incoming fall regimental commander, followed by the regiment passing in review in front of the senior class.
Three cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the United States Army during the Albany State University (ASU) Spring Commencement Ceremony on May 6.
This commissioning ceremony is a significant milestone in a cadet’s ROTC career, marking their official transition from student to leader.
Earlier this year, the U.S. Army Cadet Command highlighted the story of Yazmine Latimore, a senior majoring in biology at Albany State University.
A Georgia Army National Guard member, she joined Army ROTC to follow in her family’s footsteps.
Latimore also played on the ASU Women’s Soccer Team, mentored students for the Velma Fudge Grant Honors Program, served as the Membership Vice President for the Epsilon Omicron Chapter of Gamma Sigma, and worked as a technician at a local hospital.
After graduation, she will serve as a Chemical Officer in the Georgia Army National Guard.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln announced that 30 Reserve Officer Training Corps members received military commissions.
On May 16, seventeen Army ROTC cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army.
On May 17, six midshipmen in Navy ROTC received commissions—four as ensigns in the U.S. Navy and two as second lieutenants in the U.S. Marine Corps. Additionally, seven Air Force ROTC cadets were commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Air Force on May 17.
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