Army Welcomes First Directly Commissioned Officer to the Civil Affairs Military Government Specialist Program
Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Coggin, left, commanding general of U.S. Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations Command, congratulates U.S. Army Reserve Capt. Ryan Hooper, right, a 7th grade teacher in Philadelphia, for becoming the first officer to be direct commissioned as a civil affairs military government specialist at Fort Hamilton, N.Y., March 19, 2022. The new civil affairs military government specialist position will enable civilian and military personnel with experience in various career fields to be commissioned as officers in the U.S. Army.