{"id":4766,"date":"2022-01-20T17:33:02","date_gmt":"2022-01-21T01:33:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/?p=4766"},"modified":"2022-01-20T17:33:02","modified_gmt":"2022-01-21T01:33:02","slug":"palomar-celebrates-inaugural-class-of-marine-corps-leaders-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palomar.edu\/news\/palomar-celebrates-inaugural-class-of-marine-corps-leaders-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Palomar Celebrates Inaugural Class of Marine Corps Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SAN MARCOS \u2014 The first graduates of Palomar College\u2019s new Military Leadership (MIL) Apprenticeship program at Camp Pendleton were honored during a ceremony on the main campus in San Marcos on Friday, September 10, 2021.<\/p>\n<p>A total of eight active-duty Marines were awarded program certificates, four of whom attended the intimate ceremony that was held on the lawn beside the campus veterans\u2019 memorial.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t wait to see what\u2019s next in your future,\u201d said Superintendent\/President Dr. Star Rivera-Lacey. \u201cThis is a culmination of your hard work, and I hope you take this moment in the sun to celebrate. I couldn\u2019t be more proud that you are joining Palomar College\u2019s alumni.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The program is designed to articulate the coursework of Marines in Sergeant School into 12 units of Palomar credit, followed by 2,000 on-the-job training hours once they return to their Military Occupation Specialty (MOS). Another six units of credit is awarded for the on-the-job training hours, resulting in a Certificate of Achievement in Military Leadership from Palomar College.<\/p>\n<p>The Marines who earned their certificate during the inaugural cohort were:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Robert Abrantes<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Sgt. Eddie Baltazar<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Ricardo Candelario<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Staff Sgt. Todd Graves<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Amanda Kirkham<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Christopher McCullar<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Gina Mejia<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gunnery Sgt. Melissa Robinson<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Several people participated in the ceremony remotely via live Zoom feed, including James Cohn, Dean of Academics at the College of Enlisted Education at Marine Corps University<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou are going to be a beacon for other Marines,\u201d Cohn said during the ceremony. \u201cYou\u2019ve set the example, you\u2019ve shown that it can be done. I can\u2019t wait to see how you implement what you\u2019ve learned at the Academy.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SAN MARCOS \u2014 The first graduates of Palomar College\u2019s new Military Leadership (MIL) Apprenticeship program at Camp Pendleton were honored during a ceremony on the main campus in San Marcos on Friday, September 10, 2021. 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