CHARLESTON, S.C. — Citadel Class of 2015 graduate William Bearden Jr. of Crestview has commissioned into the U.S. Air Force.
Families, friends, faculty and staff gathered last month to honor newly commissioned officers at the Summerall Chapel on The Citadel campus. Commissioning cadets and students took oaths accepting their appointments as officers in the U.S. armed services.
Bearden received a BSBA in Business Administration during commencement on May 9.
The Citadel's graduates are not required to serve in the military but about 30 percent of each class commission as officers in every branch of U.S. military service.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Bearden, Crestview resident, commissions into U.S. Air Force