By Army Staff Sgt. David Overson Joint Multinational Readiness Center Hohenfels
Army Spc. Mcneil Edmonds may seem like any other soldier in today's Army, but he's on a path towards becoming a commissioned officer.
Edmonds was hand-picked by Army Brig. Gen. Tony Aguto, commander of the 7th Army Training Command here, for the Army's Green to Gold commissioning program.
The Army's Green to Gold program provides selected soldiers the opportunity to complete their baccalaureate degree requirements and obtain a commission through participation in the ROTC scholarship program. Each year, division commanders may nominate deserving soldiers for two-, three- and four-year scholarships.
Opportunity
“This ‘Green to Gold' opportunity has opened the door for me to further do what I joined to do,” Edmonds said. “I will be pursuing the chaplaincy branch to further serve the Army and give back to the greatest country on earth, while extending the encouragement, hope, and the love of Christ to fellow soldiers.”
Edmonds is an infantryman, but is currently assigned here to the Joint Multinational Readiness Center's protocol section and serves as a driver for the command team.
In this role, Edmonds meets many senior leaders, and on one occasion while he was driving Aguto into the training area during a rotational exercise, Aguto proposed the idea of Edmonds…
