MURFREESBORO, Tenn. —
MTSU’s military science program ushered in the fall semester with a brief
but formal swearing-in ceremony, as eight newly contracted students took the oath
Thursday (Aug. 23) outside Forrest Hall after passing their physical training
exercise this week.
Before administering the oath, U.S. Army Maj. Carrick McCarthy addressed the new and
returning cadets, family members and others. He said this is “step one of the
cadets’ career in the Army. We take this seriously and are very passionate
about this.”
McCarthy told the cadets “to watch out for each other — not
just in our building or on campus but also in town.” He added his favorite part
of his job is when they are commissioned as second lieutenants and second
favorite part is the swearing-in ceremony … “so we look forward to the day you
are second lieutenants.”
New cadets include sophomore Jordan Anderson of Morristown, Tennessee; junior Brittany Bauer of Murfreesboro;
sophomore Sheridan Harrison of
Murfreesboro; sophomore Alana Kassing
of Smyrna, Tennessee; sophomore Maggie
Potter of Maryville, Tennessee; graduate student Curtis Rookard of Oak Ridge, Tennessee; sophomore Kevin Vaughn of Franklin, Tennessee;
and graduate student Juante Williams
of Murfreesboro.
It was one of McCarthy’s official duties since inheriting
the program in July. He replaced Lt. Col. Jackie
McDowell, who now is in Human Resources Command with Special Forces at Fort
Knox, Kentucky.
In one of McCarthy’s first duties, he oversaw the summer
commissioning of Bianca Crawford of
Memphis, Tennessee, and Phillip Parker
of Murfreesboro as U.S. Army second lieutenants.
Crawford recently earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal
justice and will serve in the Tennessee Army National Guard. Parker earned his
bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and will be with the U.S. Army Reserves.
To learn more about the military science program, visit https://www.mtsu.edu/arotc1/index.php
or call 615-898-2470.
MTSU has more than 300
combined undergraduate and graduate programs. Military science is one of 11 College of Basic and
Applied Sciences departments.
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