Naval ROTC Officer at National Pukyong National University Awarded 'Presidential Award' as National Top Scorer

Candidate Oh Ji-yoon Receives Award at This Year's ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony on the 28th

National Pukyong National University (President Jang Young-su) announced on the 29th that Oh Ji-yoon, a Naval ROTC cadet (majoring in Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineering, class of 2020), was selected as the top candidate among naval ROTC cadets nationwide and received the Presidential Award.

From the left, trainees Oh Ji-yoon, Park Joon-ha, and Park Kang-ho.

Cadet Oh Ji-yoon was commissioned as a second lieutenant and received the Presidential Award at the 2024 Republic of Korea ROTC Joint Commissioning Ceremony held on the 28th at the Army Cadet Military School in Goesan, Chungbuk.

The Presidential Award is given to the most outstanding cadet among all ROTC cadets nationwide, selected through comprehensive commissioning evaluations, military science assessments, basic training scores, and discipline evaluations.

Cadet Oh Ji-yoon was recognized for her outstanding performance, including achieving a perfect score and ranking first in the nationwide naval ROTC winter basic training held in January, excellent military science grades, and serving as company and battalion commander roles among the ROTC cadets.

In particular, she attracted attention as a representative exemplary case of synergy between academic and ROTC life by maintaining a top-tier undergraduate GPA above 4.0 while actively serving as the president of the Pukyong UN Supporters, one of the university’s representative volunteer groups, even while fulfilling her duties as an ROTC cadet.

She said, “Through the ROTC, I was able to build leadership by connecting with peers and seniors nationwide, and based on my ROTC experience, I had the valuable opportunity to gain many experiences by also participating in the university’s representative volunteer group.”

After completing basic military training at the Jinhae Basic Military Training Unit and being assigned to her unit, Cadet Oh Ji-yoon expressed her determination, saying, “I will become a just officer. I will strive to be an officer who takes the lead in eliminating difficulties and inconveniences.”

The Naval ROTC at National Pukyong National University achieved notable results, with Cadet Oh Ji-yoon receiving the Presidential Award, Cadet Park Jun-ha (majoring in Marine Production System Management, class of 2020) receiving the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Award, and Cadet Park Kang-ho (majoring in International Trade, class of 2020) receiving the ROK-US Combined Forces Command Award.

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