CU ROTCs to commission Second Lieutenants

Clemson University’s Army and Air Force ROTC units will hold a joint ceremony to commission 30-second lieutenants at 1:30pm on May 8 in the Tillman Hall auditorium.  Nineteen students will receive commissions into the U.S. Army and 11 will receive commissions into the U.S. Air Force. The ceremony will feature guest speaker Col. (Ret.) Rick Schwartz, a 1984 graduate of Lynchburg College, Virginia, who received a Master of Science from Clemson University in 1995. A former Army ROTC instructor, he retired last year after 29 years in the Army. Following the commissioning ceremony, the new lieutenants will participate in a Silver Dollar Salute ceremony at Military Heritage Plaza. The ceremony marks the first salute the new officer receives from an enlisted service member. As a sign of mutual respect, the officer presents the enlisted member with a silver dollar.