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U.S. Army Commander to address ROTC cadets at commissioning ceremony

April 28, 2021
Academics Campus News

Southern University 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 here.

 

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.