Eric Gleason commissions as second lieutenant

2016 May 23

In ceremonies held May 6-7 at the University of North Georgia (UNG), 49 graduating cadets were awarded commissions as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserves or Georgia National Guard.

Eric E Gleason earned a Bachelor of Arts in modern languages-Spanish for business and commissioned in the National Guard - Aviation. Gleason's parents are Ed and Marsha Gleason and Gleason graduated from Cherokee Christian Academy in Canton, Georgia, in 2012.

UNG, with more than 130 years of experience educating future leaders, is one of only six senior military colleges in the country. For more information about the university's Corps of Cadets, visit http://ung.edu/military-college-admissions/index.php.