Sixteen National Guardsmen graduated from the Tennessee Army National Guard’s 10-month-long Officer Candidate School, led by the 117th Regional Training Institute, during a special ceremony held at Smyrna’s Volunteer Training Center, April 19.
Many of these graduates will now join the Tennessee National Guard as platoon leaders and junior staff officers as they earn their commissions as U.S. Army 2nd Lieutenants.
“It’s always a proud day when we commission these new officers who’ve worked so hard to become leaders in the Army’s officer corps,” said Maj. Andrew Troxel, the Officer Candidate School commander. “They are all patriots and leaders, and I look forward to what the future holds for them.”…