Introducing the South Carolina Corps of Cadets leadership for 2022-23

March 11, 2022

Commandant 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.