Norwich University officials announced Lt Gen Mark Bowman, Director of Command, Control, Communications and Computers/Cyber (C4) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will be the honored speaker for the universitys 2013 Joint Commissioning Ceremony on Sunday, May 12, at 1 pm in Shapiro Field House.
Bowman, a 1978 graduate of Norwich, develops C4 capabilities, conducts analysis and assessments, provides Joint and Combined Force C4 guidance, and evaluates C4 strategies for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He has served in several Joint and operational assignments in the US Army and has commanded at every level from company to Signal Brigade.
Bowman received a Bachelors Degree in History from Norwich University, where he was commissioned as second lieutenant on May 28, 1978. He holds a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Shippensburg University, Pa.
At the May 12 ceremony, Bowman will address approximately 131 students commissioning in four branches of the military in a joint services ceremony in which new officers receive their second lieutenant or ensign bars and first salutes. The ceremony is open to the public.
Here is the breakout of the anticipated commissions:
Army: 74
Air Force: 22
Navy: 17
Marine: 18
Norwich University is a diversified academic institution that educates traditional-age students and adults in a Corps of Cadets and as civilians. Norwich offers a broad selection of traditional and distance-learning programs culminating in Baccalaureate and Graduate Degrees. Norwich University was founded in 1819 by Captain Alden Partridge of the U.S. Army. Norwich University is the oldest private military college in the United States of America and the birthplace of our nation's Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC). www.norwich.edu
Norwich announces speaker for 2013 Joint Commissioning Ceremony
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