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新澳门六合彩内幕信息Naval ROTC Celebrates 20th Anniversary and Change of Command
June 2022
This year is the 20th anniversary of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps unit (NROTC). On April 27th, at the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Corbett Soccer Stadium, the NROTC celebrated the program anniversary alongside a ceremony with the 鈥淏uccaneer Battalion鈥� Student Leadership Change of Command.
The Buccaneer Battalion was joined to this double celebration by current 新澳门六合彩内幕信息leadership, former and current NROTC leadership, and several key NROTC Plank Owners. This is a Naval term for founding members and supporters. Among them, President and Professor Emeritus, Judy Genshaft, Ph.D. was the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息president during the establishment of the NROTC unit on May 13, 2002.
Genshaft commented on the event, 鈥淭he 20th NROTCU Anniversary Ceremony was filled with pride, joy, and accomplishment in every way. Over the 20 years of dedication, teamwork, and leadership, the Naval ROTC has become a huge success for our outstanding 新澳门六合彩内幕信息students and our great country. It was my great pleasure to witness the 20th anniversary of this important and profound initiative. I am humbled and honored to have been a part of this ceremony. Best wishes to all.鈥�
Other plank members who still work at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息and with the ROTC units are:
- Retired Commander John Sarao, director, Joint Military Leadership Center, and first
Executive Officer of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息NROTCU
- Retired Yeoman Chief Petty Officer Harold McIver, the first and current NROTCU Human
Resources Assistant
- Retired Aviation Storekeeper Chief Petty Officer Ben Palmer, first and current NROTCU
Supply Officer
- Christine Borgia, first and current NROTCU Program specialist
鈥淚 am very proud to see how the Naval ROTC unit at 新澳门六合彩内幕信息has firmly established itself over the years as a part of 新澳门六合彩内幕信息and see the many Navy and Marine Corps officers it has commissioned to serve our country. It is especially rewarding to see the amazing things our 新澳门六合彩内幕信息Naval ROTC alumni are doing in the fleet whether flying airplanes, on the ground, under, or over the sea,鈥� said Sarao.
The Change of Command ceremony is a bi-annual tradition in the Navy. Looking sharp in summer whites, Midshipmen Agel Jones relinquished command of the 新澳门六合彩内幕信息NROTC Buccaneer Battalion to Midshipmen Abhivir Malkani. This is also the time to celebrate the accomplishments of the Battalion and get ready for the next year. The Buccaneer Battalion includes NROTC students from 新澳门六合彩内幕信息and the University of Tampa.
The NROTC Program was established to educate and train qualified young men and women in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. While earning their college degree these students or midshipmen also engage in NROTC requirements. Such as physical training, ROTC coursework, community service, and leadership training and experiences. At graduation, midshipmen are commissioned as officers in the United States Navy and Marine Corps. Every officer leaves college with a job such as an officer on a ship, ship driver, submarine driver, aviators, navy seals, work with explosives, divers, and more.
Captain Kevin Long, NROTC Commanding Officer and Professor of Naval Science said, 鈥淲hat an honor to celebrate 20 years of providing the best and brightest new offers to our United States Navy and Marine Corps. The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Unit and greater 新澳门六合彩内幕信息team have commissioned over 335 students over the past 20 years contributing to the defense and security of this great country. I could not be prouder of each student in this program and all of their accomplishments.鈥�