Yeongjin College Produces 38 Air Force Non-Commissioned Officers... Birth of Father-Daughter NCOs and Three-Generation Air Force Families

The Air Force Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) Officer Training Corps at Yeungjin College (President) commissioned 38 new sergeants through the 8th commissioning ceremony.

The 8th commissioning ceremony of the Air Force NCO Officer Training Corps was held on the 23rd at the Seongung Yi Sun-sin Hall within the Air Force Education Command, presided over by Commander Choi Chun-song of the Education Command.

New sergeants taking the oath at the commissioning ceremony of the 8th Air Force Officer Candidate Corps at Yeongjin College.

About 100 people attended the ceremony, including Choi Chun-song, Commander of the Air Force Education Command; Jang Hyun-joo, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Yeungjin College; professors from the Department of Defense and Military Studies; parents; and officer candidates, who encouraged and congratulated the commissioning candidates.

The Air Force NCO Officer Training Corps was uniquely established at Yeungjin College in 2015 and has been focusing on nurturing Air Force maintenance NCOs who will play a central role in defending the airspace of the Republic of Korea.

The 38 sergeants commissioned that day (including 5 female candidates) all completed a 9-week basic military training during the summer and winter breaks over the past three semesters at the Air Force Education Command in Jinju, Gyeongnam.

Additionally, they completed major courses such as Military Science and Aviation Maintenance during the semester, and especially honed their expertise by gaining practical experience in frontline maintenance units, growing into top Air Force aviation maintenance specialists.

Commander Choi Chun-song of the Air Force Education Command urged, “Continue to strive and advance diligently to become elite NCOs needed by the nation, the people, and the Air Force.” At the commissioning ceremony, Sergeant Kim Min-seong received the Minister of National Defense Award, Sergeant Choi Seong-hwi received the Chief of Staff Award, and Sergeant Kang Ji-wan received the Education Commander's Award, among other honors.

Sergeant Kim Min-seong, who received the Minister of National Defense Award, said, “Having grown up watching my father, an Air Force Warrant Officer, I have nurtured the dream of becoming an Air Force NCO. Now, following in my father's footsteps to protect the airspace of the Republic of Korea in the Air Force is a great honor,” adding confidently, “I will not lose my initial resolve and will become an NCO who sacrifices and serves the people and the Air Force.”

A notable figure among the newly commissioned sergeants attracted attention. Sergeant Kang Ji-wan became part of an aviation maintenance family alongside her father, who is an active-duty Air Force Warrant Officer, and Sergeant Choi Seong-hwi (female), whose father is an active-duty Army Master Sergeant, was also commissioned as a sergeant, making them a father-daughter NCO pair.

A three-generation Air Force NCO family was also born. Sergeant Jeong Ye-hwon, commissioned that day, set a remarkable record as a “three-generation Air Force family,” with his grandfather having served as an Air Force sergeant and his father having retired as an Air Force staff sergeant.

Through the operation of the Air Force NCO Officer Training Corps, Yeungjin College has produced 275 commissioned officers to date.

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