Introducing the South Carolina Corps of Cadets leadership for 2022-23
March 11, 2022Commandant of Cadets announces new leadership for upcoming academic year
After a series of rank board engagements, performance reviews and interviews, the newest cadet leaders for The South Carolina Corps of Cadets are now poised to take over when the Class of 2022 graduates as part of the college’s Long Gray Line.
The Citadel’s tradition of developing principled leaders through a 24/7 military structure on campus continues, positioning cadets to run the Corps by earning increasing rank throughout their time on campus. Rank holders accumulate real leadership experience, making decisions that contribute directly to the academic, physical fitness, military training and overall success of the Corps.
After a series of rank board engagements, performance reviews and interviews, the newest cadet leaders for The South Carolina Corps of Cadets are now poised to take over when the Class of 2022 graduates as part of the college’s Long Gray Line.
The Citadel’s tradition of developing principled leaders through a 24/7 military structure on campus continues, positioning cadets to run the Corps by earning increasing rank throughout their time on campus. Rank holders accumulate real leadership experience, making decisions that contribute directly to the academic, physical fitness, military training and overall success of the Corps.
The Citadel Commandant of Cadets, Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret.), ’91, announced the new cadet leadership for the 2022-2023 school year during a gathering in Jenkins Hall on March 8.
“This will be the most consequential thing you have done up to this point in your lives,” said The Citadel Commandant of Cadets Col. Thomas Gordon, USMC (Ret.), ’91, when announcing next year’s leadership. “I will tell you, without a bit of hyperbole, that my year as a company commander in the Corps of Cadets was the most impactful for me as a leader for the first five years of my Marine Corps career. This is your opportunity to sharpen and refine your leadership skills.”
The top ranking cadets for the Class of 2023 will include:
Regimental Commander – Brandon W. Johnson
Major: Supply Chain Management
Hometown: Mount Pleasant, South Carolina
Deputy Regimental Commander – Patrick T. Cherry
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Carmel, Indiana
Regimental Executive Officer (XO) – Anthony M. Lee
Major: Accounting
Hometown: Cumming, Georgia
Regimental Academic Officer – Alexandrea F. Carter
Major – Physics
Hometown – Dickson City, Pennsylvania
Honor Board Chair – Drew N. Johnson
Major – Business Administration
Hometown – Chapin, South Carolina
1st Battalion Commander – Trevor Compton
Major – Mechanical Engineering
Hometown – Gulf Breeze, Florida
2nd Battalion – Joseph P. Justis
Major – Psychology
Hometown – Summerville, South Carolina
3rd Battalion Commander – Grace E. Wolfe
Major – Business Management
Hometown – Houston, Texas
4th Battalion Commander – Thomas Blake H. Giles
Major – Civil Engineering
Hometown – Columbia, South Carolina
5th Battalion Commander – Thomas M. Grealy
Major – Finance
Hometown – South Boston, Massachusetts
Regimental Cadet Sergeant Major – Sullivan M. Newsome
Major – Supply Chain Management
Hometown – Prosperity, South Carolina
The regimental staff will lead approximately 80 cadet officers in the command of the Corps’ five battalions and 21 companies during the next academic year, with positions ranging from battalion sergeant majors to company first sergeants.
1st Battalion
1st Battalion Commander – Trevor Compton (see above)
A Company Commander – William A. Howl. Mechanical Engineering. Waldorf, Maryland.
B Company Commander – Madelyn C. Wojciechowski. Nursing. East Sandwich, Maryland.
C Company Commander – Samuel M. Kreis. Supply Change Management. Indianapolis, Indiana.
D Company Commander – Samuel C. Rieger. Intelligence and Security Studies. Cincinnati, Ohio.
2nd Battalion
2nd Battalion Commander – Joseph P. Justis (see above)
E Company Commander – Ezra N. Mack. Psychology. Florence, South Carolina.
F Company Commander – Isaac G. Patterson. Mechanical Engineering. Virginia Beach, Virginia.
G Company Commander – Annabelle Miller. Intelligence and Security Studies. Coral Springs, Florida.
H Company Commander – Christopher T. Ambrosio. Intelligence and Security Studies. Waretown, New Jersey.
Band Company Commander – Christopher Rohrer. Intelligence and Security Studies. Beaufort, South Carolina.
3rd Battalion
3rd Battalion Commander – Grace E. Wolf (see above)
I Company Commander – Dyce J. Duckworth. Psychology. Woburn, Massachusetts.
K Company Commander – Taylor R. Swiger. Political Science. Martinsburg, West Virginia.
L Company Commander – Srijit K. Mukherjee. Political Science. Apex, North Carolina.
M Company Commander – Thomas M. Chapman. Criminal Justice. Florence, South Carolina.
4th Battalion
4th Battalion Commander – Thomas Blake H. Giles (see above)
N Company Commander – Christopher D. Sullivan. Intelligence and Security Studies. East Falmouth, Massachusetts.
O Company Commander – Joshua S. Gibson. Civil Engineering. Greenville, South Carolina.
R Company Commander – Braxton N. Weaver. Supply Chain Management. Columbia, South Carolina.
T Company Commander – Aiden M. McCabe. Political Science. Irmo, South Carolina.
5th Battalion
5th Battalion Commander –Thomas M. Grealy (see above)
P Company Commander – Stephen S. Kaiser-Parlette. Political Science. Huber Heights, Ohio.
S Company Commander – Elissa N. Reckdenwald. Intelligence and Security Studies. Andrews, South Carolina.
V Company Commander – Tyler M. Martin. Intelligence and Security Studies. Newark, Delaware.
Palmetto Battery Commander – Annika G. Ford. Biology. Fort Mill, South Carolina.