Commissioning change: Army Reserve specialist turned captain shaping future of Army recruitment, retention
240728-A-DB402-1003.JPG Photo By: Lt. Col. Muriel Drew

ATLANTA - U.S. Army Capt. Gurtej Bains (left), an economic function officer with the 350th Civil Affairs Command, recites the Oath of Office, presided by Maj. Samir Patel during Bains’s commissioning ceremony Patel’s residence in Atlanta July 28, 2024. Bains initially enlisted in the Army Reserve in 2019 and completed a four-year journey to earn a direct commission. Bains and Patel served together on the Atlanta City Team, a former detachment of the 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Muriel Drew, 75th U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command)


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