Rochester Native promoted to Major

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SPRINGFIELD, IL (09/04/2018) (readMedia)-- SPRINGFIELD, Illinois - Amanda Baylor, the Deputy Chief of the Military Justice Branch at the Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ) of Rochester, IL was promoted to Major at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 10th. Colonel Joseph Schweickert, the Army Chief of staff, led the promotion ceremony.

Surrounded by family, her son Hunter removed her Captain rank during the promotion ceremony. Her husband Grant placed her new rank of Major on her uniform. Baylor is a member of the Active Guard Reserve (AGR) program and serves as an attorney in the Illinois National Guard's Staff Judge Advocate Office.

Baylor commissioned in the ING as an attorney in 2012, she has served with the SJA since 2012.

Photo A: Hunter Baylor removes rank from Maj. Amanda Baylor during her promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 10. Baylor is an attorney for the Illinois National Guard's Staff Judge Advocate. (U.S. Army Photo by (Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois National Guard)

Photo B: Grant Baylor pins rank on Maj. Amanda Baylor during her promotion ceremony at Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois, on Aug. 10. Baylor works full time at Camp Lincoln as an attorney in the Illinois National Guard's Staff Judge Advocate office. (U.S. Army Photo by Joint Force Headquarters, Illinois Army National Guard)