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

Mississippi ÐÔÊӽ紫ý 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 ÐÔÊӽ紫ý professor of military science. The cadets’ commission as part of the ÐÔÊӽ紫ý Bulldog Battalion Cadre signifies the formal beginning of the recent university graduates’ military careers.