More than 150 Citadel cadets accept commissions during joint ceremony

The United States Armed Forces now have more than 150 new officers.

In a joint commissioning ceremony — held on Friday, May 7 — approximately 27% of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2021 accepted commissions into the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

Though ceremonies are usually held in different locations and at different times on campus, this year’s joint ceremony was held in McAlister Field House.

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The joint ceremony included the now-officers reciting their oath, as well as having gold bars pinned on their uniforms by their sponsors.

Immediately following the ceremony, the commissionees gathered on Summerall Field where they received their first salutes as officers.

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The Class of 2021 has 116 cadets accepting Army commissions, 28 accepting Air Force commissions, 15 accepting Navy commissions and 12 accepting Marine Corps commissions.

The commencement ceremony for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets is held the day after the commissioning ceremonies.

The 116 cadets accepting Army commissions include:

Carson Adams	Harrison Hemminghaus
D’Andre Adams	Liam Henderson
Jenna Adcock	Catherine Hill
Allyson Ansell	Michael Hocutt
Heath Baker	Matthew Hurtt
Michelle Banzon	Jonathan Jarrett
Andrew Barnes	Patrick Johnson
Jack Beehler	Jacob Josepher
Christian Bent	Wesley Kelley
Adam Blankenship	Tanner Kennaw
Brian Bolchoz	Jeffrey Kidner
Ruby Bolden	John Kidner
Robert Brabston	Jacob Knapp
Donald Brechtel	James Kober
Louis Bulnes	Joseph Lucarelli
Tamia Burch	James Maddox
Patrick Camatcho	James Maddray
Andrew Caron	William Martin
Garrett Christie	Hunter Mills
William Clements	Hunter Neeley
Micah Cohen	Houston Osborne
Keegan Connolly	Kenslee Padgett
Darien Cooper	William Peeler
Theodore Coppola	William Rathke
Delson Coward	Benjamin Richardson
Jesse Crook	Derrick Robertson
William Curtis	Jonathan Robinson
Michael Curtis	Krishawn Royal
Christian Dejong	Adam Russell
Matthew Devine	Pedro Sharpe
Parker Dickson	James Shields
Matthew Dixon	Douglas Smith
John Eggers	Halston Smith
Tyler Ellison	Zion Smith
Aaron Fannin	Ethan Stanley
Robert Fenney	Ian Stephan
Miles Filippis	Yudai Stout
Robert Fisher	Clifford Swindel
Samuel Fohn	Connor Thomas
Etienne Fonteneau	Evan Timpner
Nicholas Fricchione	Cody Turner
Christopher Fricke	Robert Tywater
Christopher Furmanick	Benjamin Walker
Timothy Gillette	Matthew Wall
William Grant	Corey Watson
Alfred Gregg	Colton Webster
Thomas Hammerstone	Chase Wengerd
Joshua Hardesty	Jonathan Westmoreland
Hamilton Hardman	Ryan Williams
Bryce Harrington	Justice Woods
Conner Hays	Ronald Zappendorf

The 28 cadets accepting commissions into the Air Force include:

Conrad Borneman	John Kreisler
Kevin Brown	Lillian Layden
Taurus Brown	Michael Lopouchanskiy
Robert Crawford	Charles Marsh
Riley Davis	Marshall Mckee
Simon de Oleo	Caleb Moseley
James Dixon	Timiebi Ogobri
Owen Dunne	Olivia Rentz
William Fenlayson	Christian Seidler
Justin Friedlander	Cameron Thomas
Noah Hammond	James Walker
Daniel Haydel	Joanna Winborn
Garry Haywood	Brian Wise
Karl Knizek

The 15 cadets accepting Navy commissions include:

Isaac Al-Tamimi	Nick Piacentini
Andrew Brabazon	Ethan Powers
Daniel Esteban	Logan Scronce
Aaron Gilberto	Garrett Sebold
Joshua Gorczynski	Peter Tillman
Ulysses Grisette	Jacob True
Katryn Hollingsworth	Phillip Wellons
Roman Kokowsky

The 12 cadets accepting commissions into the Marine Corps include:

Andrew Desjardins	Regina Miles
Samantha Engel	Samuel Poulin
Joseph Field	Sean Reen
Jeremy Gentle	Gunnery Sgt. Ronald Reid
John Lassiter	Alexei Severnyak
Brock Mehl	Charles Thorne