{"id":36896,"date":"2021-05-17T12:06:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-17T16:06:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=36896"},"modified":"2021-05-17T12:06:49","modified_gmt":"2021-05-17T16:06:49","slug":"rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/","title":{"rendered":"ROTC commissions largest class of officers at UTC since 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_36909\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\" data-attachment-id=\"36909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rotc\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-36909 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-580x387.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">2nd Lt. Sydney Gilliam receives her first salute as an officer from her grandfather.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"well span3 pull-right\">\n<h4><strong>Commissioned Officers<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Taylor Ayers.<\/strong> Active Duty Air Defense Political Science degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Emerson Brock.<\/strong> Army National Guard Engineering. Construction Management degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Nicholas Chauncey. <\/strong>Active Duty Ordnance Corps. Sport, Outdoor Recreation and Tourism Management degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Evan Cowger. <\/strong>Active Duty Field Artillery. Psychology degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>John Crain. <\/strong>Army National Guard Signal Corps, Human Resource Management degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Audrey Creighton. <\/strong>Active Duty Ordnance Corps. Environmental Science degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connor Dufrane. <\/strong>Army National Guard Political Science degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sydney Gilliam. <\/strong>Army National Guard Medical Services Corps. Exercise Science degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Anthony Gorkowski. <\/strong>Active Duty Quartermaster &#8230; Criminal Justice<\/li>\n<li><strong>Megan Hawksford. <\/strong>Active Duty Signal Corps. Exercise Science degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Joselyn Quintanilla. <\/strong>S. Army Reserve Adjutant General. Criminal Justice degree<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cole Whitaker. <\/strong>Active Duty Armor. History degree<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Twelve graduates of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga\u2019s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program have been commissioned as U.S. Army second lieutenants.<\/p>\n<p>The May 15 commissioning ceremony involved the largest ROTC class of UTC graduates since the program was reactivated at the University in 2007.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are continuing to grow and produce quality officers for the United States Army,\u201d said Capt. A.J. Herink, head of the Department of Military Science. \u201cWe have between 60 to 70 cadets in the program every year, but they don\u2019t have to make a decision if they want to contract with us until junior year\u2014and getting up at 6 a.m. to go running every morning isn\u2019t for everyone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo see our largest cohort at one commissioning is great. It shows the continued support we receive from the University and the campus partners in the community. Students have been actively seeking us out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Herink, who joined the UTC program before the start of the 2020-2021 academic calendar, explained that degrees must be awarded before ROTC cadets can be commissioned. This year, UTC spring graduates were official on May 8.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOnce they get the gold bars placed upon them, there are no take-backs,\u201d Herink said. \u201cThe Army regulation is very clear: We have to wait until final grades are in.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Among the new second lieutenants is Emerson Brock, who was commissioned into Army National Guard engineering. A native of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, Brock received a bachelor\u2019s degree in construction management from the College of Engineering and Computer Science.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe engineer corps is used to support things like infantry-level operations and the National Guard,\u201d Brock said. \u201cAs it pertains to guard-related activities, that will be mostly related to construction, but also movement and maneuver. So what I\u2019ll mostly get trained in is the basics of being an engineer officer, including basic survival skills, land nav(igation) and the ordnance and engineering involved in construction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI also wanted to be involved in something directly applicable toward a civilian career.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brock recently started his civilian career as a project engineer with BerryHutton Construction, a Chattanooga-based company. In June, he will report to the National Guard and leave for Basic Officer Leaders Course in March 2022. He will maintain his job with BerryHutton while serving in the National Guard.<\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:9,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/blogarchive.utc.edu\\\/news\\\/2021\\\/05\\\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:202990556}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 416px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"416\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 622px; height: 416px;\" data-original-width=\"622\" data-original-height=\"416\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc6\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"618\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"412\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"36907\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc6-250x167.jpg 250w\" width=\"618\" height=\"412\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"618\" data-original-height=\"412\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"Newly commissioned second lieutenants from left, Audrey Creighton, Megan Hawksford, Sydney Gilliam, Joselyn Quintanilla, Nicholas Chauncey, Connor Dufrane, Anthony Gorkowski, Cole Whitaker, Taylor Ayers, John Crain, Evan Cowger, Emerson Brock\" style=\"width: 618px; height: 412px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> Newly commissioned second lieutenants from left, Audrey Creighton, Megan Hawksford, Sydney Gilliam, Joselyn Quintanilla, Nicholas Chauncey, Connor Dufrane, Anthony Gorkowski, Cole Whitaker, Taylor Ayers, John Crain, Evan Cowger, Emerson Brock <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 258px; height: 416px;\" data-original-width=\"258\" data-original-height=\"416\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc4\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"254\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"239\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"36905\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,339\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4-300x283.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc4-212x200.jpg 212w\" width=\"254\" height=\"239\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"254\" data-original-height=\"239\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"A total of 12 graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants.\" style=\"width: 254px; height: 239px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> A total of 12 graduates were commissioned as second lieutenants. <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc7\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"254\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"169\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"36908\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc7-250x167.jpg 250w\" width=\"254\" height=\"169\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"254\" data-original-height=\"169\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"2nd Lt. Nicholas Chauncey recites his oath of office, given to him by Cpt. A.J. Herink.\" style=\"width: 254px; height: 169px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 2nd Lt. Nicholas Chauncey recites his oath of office, given to him by Cpt. A.J. Herink. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 880px; height: 295px;\" data-original-width=\"880\" data-original-height=\"295\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 295px;\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"295\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc5\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"436\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"291\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"36906\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc5-250x167.jpg 250w\" width=\"436\" height=\"291\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"291\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"2nd Lt. Megan Hawkford\u2019s mother and sister pin her gold bars on her shoulders.\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 291px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> 2nd Lt. Megan Hawkford\u2019s mother and sister pin her gold bars on her shoulders. <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 440px; height: 295px;\" data-original-width=\"440\" data-original-height=\"295\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2021\/05\/rotc-commissions-largest-class-of-officers-at-utc-since-2007\/rotc3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"436\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"291\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"36904\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"360,240\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3.jpg 360w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2021\/05\/rotc3-250x167.jpg 250w\" width=\"436\" height=\"291\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"436\" data-original-height=\"291\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"\" alt=\"From left, Military Science Administrative Assistant Michelle Pelfrey, 2nd Lt. Emerson Brock and Provost Jerold Hale\" style=\"width: 436px; height: 291px;\" \/> <\/a> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-caption\" itemprop=\"caption description\"> From left, Military Science Administrative Assistant Michelle Pelfrey, 2nd Lt. 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