Commissioning ceremony recognizes newest Marine Corps officers

Twenty eight of the Marine Corps' newest officers will come from the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.

Members of the Class of 2019 going into the Marines took their commissioning oaths on Friday, May 3 in Summerall Chapel.

Every year, the commencement ceremony for the South Carolina Corps of Cadets is held the day after the commissioning ceremonies.

Approximately 35% of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 2019 are now officers in all branches of the United States Armed Forces.