2nd Lt. Charles Long of Chicago has his new rank pinned on by his parents, Liming Li and Manyuan Long. Twenty-two Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and one Army Reserve Soldier graduated from the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) on Aug. 21, fulfilling the leadership and military education requirements to be commissioned as Army officers. The Illinois National Guard's Officer Candidate School transforms enlisted noncommissioned officers and qualified civilians into Army officers. The future leaders complete more than 661 hours of classroom and field instruction, m

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2nd Lt. Charles Long of Chicago has his new rank pinned on by his parents, Liming Li and Manyuan Long. Twenty-two Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers and one Army Reserve Soldier graduated from the 129th Regiment (Regional Training Institute) on Aug. 21, fulfilling the leadership and military education requirements to be commissioned as Army officers. The Illinois National Guard's Officer Candidate School transforms enlisted noncommissioned officers and qualified civilians into Army officers. The future leaders complete more than 661 hours of classroom and field instruction, must meet the commissioning standards of the Army and be examined, and approved by a federal recognition board.

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