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Upon completion of the Army ROTC program, graduates will be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army and will embark on specialized training in their first Army branch. Following officer branch training and a first assignment, Army officers may pursue additional specialized training and postgraduate education opportunities.

Officers will be assigned to advanced leadership positions and to staff positions in upper management. Also, they may develop doctrine, teach military tactics or serve as advisors.

Dan Siegel receives commission to U.S. Army

The winter U.S. Army Commissioning at Bloomsburg University was held on Dec. 14, 2012, at the Fenstemaker Alumni House, where 2LT Dan Siegel, of Port Matilda, was commissioned into the active army as a field artillery office. Siegel, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in business administration/information and technology management, will attend the Field Artillery Basic Officers Course at Ft. Sill, Okla., with follow-on assignments in support of worldwide contingency operations.

2LT Siegel served as the Bison Battalion Cadet Commander during his senior year and was awarded the Air Assault Badge while a cadet at Bloomsburg University. Pictured: LTC Daniel George, Bison Battalion Commander, with newly commissioned U.S. Army 2LT Dan Siegel.