Scenes from the 2023 ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

Yale honored its graduating Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC students during a joint commissioning ceremony held in Battell Chapel on Monday afternoon following the university’s Commencement celebration. During the ceremony, cadets and midshipmen from Yale College’s Class of 2023, as well as graduates from other area colleges, received their official appointments as military officers. General David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the United States Space Force delivered the keynote address.