4 UOG ROTC cadets to commission as Army officers 

Four cadets from the University of Guam’s Reserve Officers Training Corps program, including a graduate of Kagman High School, will commission as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army as soon as they graduate from the university this month.

The cadets will become second lieutenants in the active-duty Army or the Guam Army National Guard. The cadets will also be assigned their branches, or military specialties, as part of the ceremony.

Earning their commission as U.S. Army second lieutenants are:

Kortney T. Camacho
Armor Officer, Active Duty Army
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Graduated from Guam High School

Michael C. Muna
Signal Corps Officer, Active Duty Army
Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
Graduated from Kagman High School in Saipan

Vicente G.T. Paulino
Engineer Officer, Active Duty Army
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Graduated from Southern High School

Abrahamson T. Takeshi
Infantry Officer, Guam Army National Guard
Bachelor of Science, Criminal Justice and Public Administration
Graduated from Okkodo High School

Their commissioning, which will be held as private family events due to the pandemic, is the culmination of the ROTC program that the cadets undertook while studying at the University of Guam. The cadets developed their leadership skills in the ROTC classroom and field training environments, and the hallmark of the ROTC curriculum is the real-world application of the leadership instruction. The cadets also participated in various paid summer internships and military training courses in the continental United States and across the world to hone their abilities to lead people in challenging environments.

“These four cadets go forward from here representing Guam and the CNMI in all that they do,” said Lt. Col. Thomas Anderson, the professor of military science at the University of Guam. “Their families have every right to be very proud of what they have accomplished, and I am most excited for the Army soldiers who will now have these new, motivated second lieutenants to lead them.”

UOG’s ROTC program was established in October 1979 and is celebrating 40 years of producing dynamic leaders for Guam, the Pacific, and the United States. (PR)