The Northern Michigan University Wildcat Battalion has commissioned nine NMU cadets as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army. They were commissioned at a ceremony held on May 6. The cadets took their oath of office and had bars pinned on their uniforms. Maj. Scott Little, department head and professor of military science, was the featured speaker at the ceremony. The new second lieutenants and their hometowns are: Seth Berenz of Marinette, Wis.; Emma Cushman of Plainwell; Alexis Dickie of Canton; Bridget Hollen of East Grand Rapids; Collin Metzger of Palmyra, Wis.; Faith Moody of Weidman; Hunter Slade of Escanaba; Garrett St. John of Breckenridge; and Jack Teichman of Honolulu. Front row from left are Master Sgt. Donald Clemons, Hollen, Cushman, Moody, Dickie, Capt. Jake Krause and Major Cron. Back row from left are: Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Jenkins, Teichman, St. John, Slade, Metzger, Berenz and Major Little. (Photo courtesy of NMU)