December 21, 2024

Three ROTC members receive military commissions

Three male members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Reserve Officer Training Corps, in uniform, recite the oath of enlistment during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Jordan Opp | University Communication and Marketing

Jordan Opp | University Communication and Marketing
Army and Navy ROTC members recite the oath of enlistment during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.

Three members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Reserve Officer Training Corps received military commissions Dec. 20 and 21.

Two cadets in Army ROTC were commissioned second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on Dec. 20, and a midshipman in Navy ROTC was commissioned an ensign in the U.S. Navy on Dec. 21.

Following is a list by hometown of new officers, with rank and service branch.

Nebraska

Omaha:

  • 2nd Lt. Jackson Riley Slaughter, Army

Elsewhere in the U.S.

Billings, Montana:

  • 2nd Lt. Benjamin Ebel, Army

Green Brook, New Jersey:

  • Ensign Matthew Omar Alarcon, Navy

News Release Contact(s)

Commanding Officer, Army ROTC; Professor of Military Science
Commanding Officer, Naval ROTC

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Three male members of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln's Reserve Officer Training Corps, in uniform, recite the oath of enlistment during the undergraduate commencement ceremony Dec. 21 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Jordan Opp | University Communication and Marketing