The Commissioning Ceremony is the culmination of the four-year ROTC program that the cadets undertook while completing their bachelor’s degrees at the University of Guam. The cadets’ ROTC courses focused primarily on leadership skills, with a particular emphasis on the real-world application of the leadership lessons taught and discussed in the classroom. The cadets also benefitted from multiple paid summer internships and military training courses in the continental United States as well as annual field training exercises and cultural exchange events with cadets and leaders from foreign militaries.

The cadets will become second lieutenants in the U.S. Army National Guard, the U.S. Army Reserves, or the Active Duty Army. As part of the ceremony, the cadets will also be assigned to their branches, or military specialties.

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

• Christopher Andrada
  Medical Services Officer, U.S. Army Reserves
  Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science and Health Promotion
  John F. Kennedy High School
• Corey Ayuyu
  Infantry Officer, Guam National Guard
  Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice
  Father Duenas Memorial High School
• Collin Babauta
  Infantry Officer, Active Duty
  Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Minors in Public Administration and Military Science
  Cabrillo High School (Calif.)
• Justine Mallari
  Engineer Officer, Guam Army National Guard
  Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Minor in Military Science
  Holy Rosary Academy (Philippines) and Northern Marianas College
• Henry Sandbergen
  Armor Officer, Active Duty
  Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance and Economics, Minor in Military Science
  Tinian High School
• Michael Schommer
  Infantry Officer, Active Duty
  Bachelor of Arts in History, Minor in Military History
  Saint Bedes College (New Zealand)

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 of America.