Three sophomore cadets will be the first from to be selected as officers into the . The selection process for the Space Force changes every year.
Avery Berg is a cadet with UNC-Chapel Hill鈥檚 Air Force ROTC and one of the three selected to commission in the Space Force.
鈥淭his year, we mainly had to fill out a very short questionnaire and an application of interest,鈥� she said. 鈥淪o, it was really very interview-based, and then they also used our GPA as [well as] other determining factors.鈥�
This summer, Berg is headed to field training, a place where college sophomore cadets get evaluated on leadership. It鈥檚 one of the requirements for her to be commissioned.
鈥淚 love the idea of joining something that was just so new and I think there's less than 10,000 officers and enlisted members in the Space Force,鈥� Berg said. 鈥淪o being a part of something that's so pivotal in our line of defense鈥t caught my eye!鈥�
Berg and the other two cadets 鈥� Juliana Boerema and Gabriel Palmer 鈥� are expected to commission into the Space Force after they graduate in 2025.
