New Puerto Rico officers will serve in the active military, the Guard, and the Army Reserve

 

POSTED ON Oct 11, 2024

 

The U.S. Army Garrison Fort Buchanan in Puerto Rico announced that 27 college students became officers in the U.S. Army in June after completing the academic and training requirements of the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC). 

The students graduated from various universities around the island, including the University of Puerto Rico, Ana G. Mendez University, Interamerican University, and NUC University. 

Twenty-two officers will serve in the active military, three in the National Guard, and two in the Army Reserve. 

All cadets belonged to the Rio Piedras ROTC battalion. 

In Puerto Rico, the ROTC has two battalions: one at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus, which covers universities in the metropolitan area and the eastern coast of the island, and one at the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez Campus, which covers the Northwest, West, and South areas of the island. 

Bryan Pagan Agostini will now attend the Engineer Basic Officer Leaders Course at Fort Leonard Wood, MO. 

The other students who received their commission were 2nd Lts. Kevin Aquino Alvarez, Jorge Aviles Miranda, Grace Bernier Melendez, Sebastian Borges Trinidad, Guillermo Falero Vazquez, Katherine Flores Vazquez, Jean Garcia Espada, Dwight Gonzalez Vigo, Adrián Hernandez Velazquez, Harry Lopez Ubinas, Guillermo Luna David, Reynaldo Marin Cruz, Junelly Marrero Vega, Carol Martell Rodriguez, Jormanny Montes, Angel Oyola Rodriguez, Pedro Quintana Martinez, Jeyra Resto Calero, Jesus Rodriguez Ayala, Aleandro Roman Sola, Luis Segarra Berrios, Ian Alicea Rivera, Adriana Mojica Castro, Jan Otero De Jesus, Amalis Encarnacion Negron, and Andrea Reyes Gonzalez. 

The military trains officers to be leaders who plan missions and inspire soldiers. Meanwhile, enlisted members are technical experts and leaders with the skills necessary to complete the mission.