Army reservist 2nd Lt. Erica McLean hugs her 8-year-old daughter, MarKayla, at North Chapel on Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Jan. 13, during a direct commissioning ceremony, in which McLean traded in her staff sergeant stripes for the gold bar of a second lieutenant. McLean applied for the straight-to-officer incentive, which requires soldiers to at least have bachelor's degrees in the fields they want to join as officers, in late September and was accepted just three months later.
| Date Taken: | 01.13.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 01.24.2012 19:20 |
| Photo ID: | 514120 |
| VIRIN: | 120113-A-KH311-053 |
| Resolution: | 3394x2424 |
| Size: | 1.81 MB |
| Location: | JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WASHINGTON, US |
| Web Views: | 26 |
| Downloads: | 3 |
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