U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates (center, back to camera) administers the oath of office to Air Force ROTC cadets Erik Smith, Shonta Smith and Erik Spear during a joint commissioning ceremony Dec. 18 for Army and Air Force ROTC cadets at UGA. The Army ROTC cadets commissioned are (from left) Jackson McGehee, Kendall Connell, Daniel Bodie, Allen McLain and Tyler Torres. Some of the eight cadets already have military experience outside the ROTC and some come from military families.
