OCS Class 58 commissions 26 lieutenants
The Virginia Army National Guard welcomes 26 new lieutenants to its ranks with the commissioning of Officer Candidate School Class 58 Aug. 27, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The ceremony marked the end of an almost two-year journey for the candidates as they took their oaths of office, received their OCS diplomas and their second lieutenant bars and delivered their first salute as new officers. The program is broken down into four phases and run by the officers and noncommissioned officers of 3rd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)
OCS Class 58 commissions 26 lieutenants
The Virginia Army National Guard welcomes 26 new lieutenants to its ranks with the commissioning of Officer Candidate School Class 58 Aug. 27, 2016, at Fort Pickett, Virginia. The ceremony marked the end of an almost two-year journey for the candidates as they took their oaths of office, received their OCS diplomas and their second lieutenant bars and delivered their first salute as new officers. The program is broken down into four phases and run by the officers and noncommissioned officers of 3rd Battalion, 183rd Regiment, Regional Training Institute. (Photo by Cotton Puryear, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs)