The University of Guam welcomes Lt. Col. Christopher Rivers as its new Professor of Military Science for the UOG Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program. LTC Christopher Rivers

A native of Saint Simons Island, GA, Rivers graduated from North Georgia College in 2001 where he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army’s Military Police Corps. Rivers also earned a Master of Arts in Business and Organizational Security Management from Webster University in 2007.

“I’m a product of an ROTC program,” Rivers said. “What I’m doing here at UOG with our cadets is what I experienced nearly 17 years ago. But they are unique in an amazing way. Guam brings a whole other quality and leadership characteristic out of them. I feel humbled and privileged to be here.”

No stranger to the Pacific, Rivers’ first duty assignment was as a platoon leader in the 552nd Military Police Company at Camp Hialeah in Busan, South Korea. After many years, he found himself once again stationed in Korea from 2010 to 2014. He most recently served as the Branch Chief of the Military Police Material Capabilities Branch with the Maneuver Support Center of Excellence at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri.