Commissioning

Class of 2025

Congratulations to our Alumni League members commissioned on 17 May 2025
USC NROTC Commissioned 12 New Officers on 17 May 2025

ENS Hunter Brophy, USN
Hometown: Carmel, CA
Degree: BS in Physical Sciences
First Duty Station: SEAL Officer Candidate, Coronado, CA

ENS Brice Brown, USN
Hometown: Santa Maria, CA
Degree: BS in Computer Engineering / Computer Science
First Duty Station: USS HALSEY (DDG-97), Pearl Harbor, HI

ENS Mary Grace Foster, USN
Hometown: New Orleans, LA
Degree: BS in Neuroscience
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS Rylan Giorgetta, USN
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Degree: BA in Archaeology
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS Jackson Herbert, USN
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS Edward Herrington, USN
Hometown: Alexandria, VA
Degree: BS in Electrical & Computer Engineering
First Duty Station: EOD Officer Candidate, Panama City, FL

ENS Benjamin Neill, USN
Hometown: Carlsbad, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

2nd Lt Hollis Paradis, USMC
Hometown: Marietta, GA
Degree: BS in Business Administration
First Duty Station: TBS, Quantico, VA

2nd Lt Thomas Salva, USMC
Hometown: Durham, PA
Degree: BS in Human Security and Geospatial Intelligence
First Duty Station: TBS, Quantico, VA

ENS Earle Schweizer, USN
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Degree: BS in Environmental Studies / Minor: Geospatial Intelligence
First Duty Station: Nuclear Power School, Charleston, SC

ENS Matthew Villena, USN
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Degree: BS in Industrial & Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS Nathan Wise, USN
Hometown: Scottsdale, AZ
Degree: BA in International Relations
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

Class of 2024 (Part 2)

USC NROTC Commissioned Six New Ensigns on 19 December 2024
Col Perry, ENS Merone, ENS Rozo, ENS Ruiz, ENS Liljenwall, ENS Sosa, ENS Johnson , CDR Ragadio

ENS Bailey Johnson, USN
Hometown: Fairfax, VA
Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS Kaisa Liljenwall, USN
Hometown: Astoria, OR
Degree: BS in Biomedical Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC

ENS Matthew Merone, USN
Hometown: Crestwood, NY
Degree: BS in Aerospace Engineering
First Duty Station: Student Naval Aviator, Pensacola, FL

ENS David Rozo, USN
Hometown: Chatsworth, CA
Degree: BS in Astronautical Engineering
First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, Hampton Roads, VA, followed by USS MITSCHER (DDG-57), Norfolk, VA, followed by Nuclear Power School

ENS Marisol Ruiz, USN
Hometown: Temecula, CA
Degree: BS in Aerospace Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC

ENS Jaedin Sosa, USN
Hometown: Austin, TX
Degree: BS in Mechanical Engineering
First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Charleston, SC

Class of 2024

Congratulations to our Alumni League members commissioned on 11 May 2024
Naval Aviation
  • ENS Max Jenson, Hometown: Oxford, MI
  • ENS Andrew Larratt, Hometown: Coronado, CA
  • ENS Shea O’Brien, Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
  • ENS Anne Whelan, Hometown: Lorton, VA
Marine Corps Officers
  • 2ndLt Michael Cava, Hometown: San Diego, CA
  • 2ndLt Sean Katzmann, Hometown: Temecula, CA
  • 2ndLt Salvador Rodriguez, Hometown: Covina, CA
  • 2ndLt John Trodden, Hometown: Temecula, CA
  • 2ndLt John Whidden, Hometown: Seaford, NY
Submarine Officers
  • ENS Grant Addington, Hometown: Fresno, CA
  • ENS Kellen Cheung, Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA
  • ENS Tyler Hwangbo, Hometown: Cerritos, CA
  • ENS Ty Benjamin Majam,Hometown: Winchester, CA
  • ENS Henry Piper, Hometown: Collingswood, NJ
Surface Warfare Officers
  • ENS Kelvin Cao, Hometown: Hacienda Heights, CA, LPD-23, USS Anchorage, San Diego, CA, followed by Nuclear Power School
  • ENS Marco Chan, Hometown: Walnut, CA, LPD-25, USS Somerset, San Diego, CA
  • ENS Lindsey Crowe, Hometown: Bronx, NY, DDG-123, USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee, San Diego, CA 
  • ENS Declan Cooper, Hometown: Indian Wells, CA, LHA-5, USS America, Sasebo, Japan
  • ENS William Durban, Hometown: Oyster Bay, NY, DDG-11, USS Paul Ignatius, Rota, Spain
  • ENS Blake Harrison, Hometown: Sammamish, WA, DDG-79, USS Oscar Austin, Rota, Spain, followed by Nuclear Power School
  • ENS Karl Kammerick, Hometown: Bellevue, WA, DDG-75, USS Donald Cook, Mayport, FL, followed by Nuclear Power School
  • ENS William Mun, Hometown: Fullerton, CA, LHD-2, USS Essex, San Diego, CA
  • ENS Isabella Sanchez, Hometown: Duluth, GA, LHD-4, USS Boxer, San Diego, CA

Class of 2023

ENS Bryce Alexander, USN

Hometown: Norfolk, VA

Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering

First Duty Station: EOD Training, Panama City, FL

 

ENS Sophia Clements, USN

Hometown: Fenton, MI

Degree: BS in Astronautical Engineering

First Duty Station: Surface Warfare Qualifications, Mayport, FL, followed by Nuclear Power School

 

ENS Sho Flores, USN

Hometown: Tokyo, Japan

Degree: BS in Health Promotions and Disease Prevention

First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, San Diego, CA, followed by USS MILLIUS (DDG 69), Yokosuka, Japan

 

2nd Lt Hector Flores, USMC

Hometown: San Diego, CA

Degree: BS in Public Policy and Law

First Duty Station: The Basic School, Quantico, VA

 

ENS Nicholas Imig, USN

Hometown: Ventura, CA

Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering

First Duty Station: Student Naval Flight Officer, Pensacola, FL

 

ENS John Lochtefeld, USN

Hometown: Darien, CT

Degree: BS in Gerontology; Human Development and Aging

First Duty Station: Naval Nuclear Power Training Command, Goose Creek, SC

 

2nd Lt Michael Luce, USMC

Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA

Degree: BA in Intelligence and Cyber Operations

First Duty Station: The Basic School, Quantico, VA

 

ENS Nicolas Messina, USN

Hometown: South Florida

Degree: BA in International Relations and the Global Economy

First Duty Station: USS RUSSELL (DDG 59), San Diego, CA

 

2nd Lt Hanna Persky, USMC

Hometown: San Francisco, CA

Degree: BA in East Asian Languages and Culture

First Duty Station: University of California, Hastings School of Law, will attend The Basic School after earning J.D.

 

ENS Jack Saville, USN

Degree: BS in Pharmacology and Drug Development

First Duty Station: Basic Division Officer Course, San Diego, CA, followed by USS PEARL HARBOR (LSD 52), San Diego, CA

 

ENS Jason Zilberfarb, USN

Hometown: Frelinghuysen, NJ

Degree: BS in Industrial and Systems Engineering

First Duty Station: USS OSCAR AUSTIN (DDG 79), Norfolk, VA