Army Cyber Command wants to expand direct commissioning program and add more officers

By Jaspreet Gill / August 23, 2019 at 12:38 PM
Army Cyber Command is considering expanding its direct commissioning program to other military specialties, according to a service official. Col. Paul Craft, chief of cyber and commandant of the Army Cyber School at Ft. Gordon, told Inside Defense this week the service has added five new direct commissioned officers to the force since last year and is expecting to hire more officers in the future. "We've been bringing in young officers at this point, people that have done very...

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