Photo above: Seven members of the new South Carolina Corps of Cadets leadership for the 2022-2023 school year at The Citadel pose for a photo at the HMS Seraph Monument on campus on March 8, 2022. Pictured clockwise, from back left: Trevor Compton, Joseph Justis, Grace Wolfe, Thomas Giles, Thomas Grealy, Anthony Lee, Brandon Johnson and Patrick Cherry.

Commandant of Cadets announces new leadership for upcoming academic year

After a series of rank board engagements, performance reviews and interviews, the newest cadet leaders for The South Carolina Corps of Cadets are now poised to take over when the Class of 2022 graduates as part of the college’s Long Gray Line.

The Citadel’s tradition of developing principled leaders through a 24/7 military structure on campus continues, positioning cadets to run the Corps by earning increasing rank throughout their time on campus. Rank holders accumulate real leadership experience, making decisions that contribute directly to the academic, physical fitness, military training and overall success of the Corps.

The Citadel Commandant of Cadets, Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret.), ’91, announced the new cadet leadership for the 2022-2023 school year during a gathering in Jenkins Hall on March 8.

“This will be the most consequential thing you have done up to this point in your lives,” said The Citadel Commandant of Cadets Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret.), ’91, when announcing next year’s leadership. “I will tell you, without a bit of hyperbole, that my year as a company commander in the Corps of Cadets was the most impactful for me as a leader for the first five years of my Marine Corps career. This is your opportunity to sharpen and refine your leadership skills.”

The top ranking cadets for the Class of 2023 will include:

Regimental Commander – Brandon W. Johnson
Major: Supply Chain Management
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Deputy Regimental Commander – Patrick T. Cherry
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Carmel, Indiana

Regimental Executive Officer (XO) – Anthony M. Lee
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Cumming, Georgia

Regimental Academic Officer – Alexandrea F. Carter
Major – Physics
Hometown – Dickson City, Pennsylvania

Honor Board Chair – Drew N. Johnson
Major – Business Administration
Hometown – Chapin, South Carolina

1st Battalion Commander – Trevor Compton
Major – Mechanical Engineering
Hometown – Gulf Breeze, Florida

2nd Battalion – Joseph P. Justis
Major – Psychology
Hometown – Summerville, South Carolina

3rd Battalion Commander – Grace E. Wolfe
Major – Business Management
Hometown – Houston, Texas

4th Battalion Commander – Thomas Blake H. Giles
Major – Civil Engineering
Hometown – Columbia, South Carolina

5th Battalion Commander – Thomas M. Grealy
Major – Finance
Hometown – South Boston, Massachusetts

Regimental Cadet Sergeant Major – Sullivan M. Newsome
Major – Supply Chain Management
Hometown – Prosperity, South Carolina

The regimental staff will lead approximately 80 cadet officers in the command of the Corps’ five battalions and 21 companies during the next academic year, with positions ranging from battalion sergeant majors to company first sergeants.

1st Battalion

1st Battalion Commander – Trevor Compton (see above)

A Company Commander – William A. Howl. Mechanical Engineering. Waldorf, Maryland.

B Company Commander – Madelyn C. Wojciechowski. Nursing. East Sandwich, Maryland.

C Company Commander – Samuel M. Kreis. Supply Change Management. Indianapolis, Indiana.

D Company Commander – Samuel C. Rieger. Intelligence and Security Studies. Cincinnati, Ohio.

2nd Battalion

2nd Battalion Commander – Joseph P. Justis (see above)

E Company Commander – Ezra N. Mack. Psychology. Florence, South Carolina.

F Company Commander – Isaac G. Patterson. Mechanical Engineering. Virginia Beach, Virginia.

G Company Commander – Annabelle Miller. Intelligence and Security Studies. Coral Springs, Florida.

H Company Commander – Christopher T. Ambrosio. Intelligence and Security Studies. Waretown, New Jersey.

Band Company Commander – Christopher Rohrer. Intelligence and Security Studies. Beaufort, South Carolina.

3rd Battalion

3rd Battalion Commander – Grace E. Wolf (see above)

I Company Commander – Dyce J. Duckworth. Psychology. Woburn, Massachusetts.

K Company Commander – Taylor R. Swiger. Political Science. Martinsburg, West Virginia.

L Company Commander – Srijit K. Mukherjee. Political Science. Apex, North Carolina.

M Company Commander – Thomas M. Chapman. Criminal Justice. Florence, South Carolina.

4th Battalion

4th Battalion Commander – Thomas Blake H. Giles (see above)

N Company Commander – Christopher D. Sullivan. Intelligence and Security Studies. East Falmouth, Massachusetts.

O Company Commander – Joshua S. Gibson. Civil Engineering. Greenville, South Carolina.

R Company Commander – Braxton N. Weaver. Supply Chain Management. Columbia, South Carolina.

T Company Commander – Aiden M. McCabe. Political Science. Irmo, South Carolina.

5th Battalion

5th Battalion Commander –Thomas M. Grealy (see above)

P Company Commander – Stephen S. Kaiser-Parlette. Political Science. Huber Heights, Ohio.

S Company Commander – Elissa N. Reckdenwald. Intelligence and Security Studies. Andrews, South Carolina.

V Company Commander – Tyler M. Martin. Intelligence and Security Studies. Newark, Delaware.

Palmetto Battery Commander – Annika G. Ford. Biology. Fort Mill, South Carolina.

Cadets selected for additional positions within Regimental Staff, listed below, will be listed below at a future date.

Regimental Adjutant – Thomason Hand

Regimental Provost Marshall/Safety – Elijah Holder

Regimental Operations Officer – Dylan Wood

Regimental Supply Officer – David Seymour

Regimental Public Affairs Officer – John Acker

Honor Vice Chairman for Education – Keleis Spaulding

Honor Vice Chairman for Defense – Samuel Kreis

Honor Vice Chair for Investigations – Spencer Phillips

Honor Vice Chair for Operations – Jimmy Pruskowski

Regimental Religious Officer – Jesse Quimby

Regt Human Affairs Officer – Miranda Hinderliter

Regimental Athletic Officer – Ian Jenkins

Regimental Activities Officer – Christopher Shorkey

Regimental Recruiting Officer – Robert Lowe

Regimental Head Drill Master Officer – Cameron White

Senior Mascot Handler – Sienna Gonzalez

Senior Mascot Handler – Kohl Hammer

Regimental Sergeant Major – Sullivan Newsome

Regimental Academic NCO – Jonah Charles

Regimental Admin NCO – Ethan Goswick

Regimental Operations NCO – Guy McAllister

Regimental Supply NCO – Po-Shuo Hung

Regimental Provost NCO – Gavin Bond

Regimental Human Affairs NCO – Ja’Marcus Robinson

Regimental Public Affairs NCO – Joshua Tolbert

Regimental Recruiting NCO – Thornton Brown

Regimental Athletic NCO – Maclean Armstrong

Regimental Activities NCO – Ethan Van Hall

Regimental Religious NCO – Zoey Conrad

Junior Mascot Handler – Kimberly Winkler

Junior Mascot Handler – TBD

Regimental Operations Clerk – Sebastian Herbert

Regimental Operations Clerk – Conor Rom

Regimental Admin Clerk – Christian Jenkins

Regimental Admin Clerk – James Ives

Regimental Supply Clerk – Andre Gonzalez

Regimental Supply Clerk – Joshua Hind

Sophomore Mascot Handler – Samuel Todd

Sophomore Mascot Handler – Joshua Sims