Sara J. Zorn is the first woman in the history of the 175-year old Citadel Military College to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as the regimental commander. [1] [2] The official ceremony in which Zorn took over the leadership, in which a gilt-handled sword was handed to her from her predecessor, Dillon Graham, took place on May 4, 2018. [2] She has three black belts in karate [3] Zorn's mother, who served in the United States Air Force, died when Zorn was 16 years old. [3] Zorn won a four-year Army scholarship and will serve in the military for at least 5 years after graduation. [2] She is from Warrenville, South Carolina, and majored in Business Administration. [1] She attended Midland Valley High School in Aiken County, and began her studies at the Citadel in 2015. [4] Upon her graduation from The Citadel, she commissioned into the United States Army as an artillery officer, where she currently serves as a HIMARS platoon leader. [5]
References
- ^ a b "Zorn to make history as Citadel's first woman regimental commander". WCIV. March 20, 2018. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c Fausset, Richard (May 4, 2018). "The Citadel Fought the Admission of Women. Now a Female Cadet Will Lead the Corps". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Meet Sarah Zorn, first woman to lead Corps of Cadets at The Citadel, retrieved May 13, 2019
- ^ Bowers, Paul. "A triple-black belt from a small town will be first woman to lead Citadel's Corps of Cadets". Post and Courier. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
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