MTSU student-cadet Damian Parker, center, of Centerville, Tennessee, stands at attention while his grandmother, Lorene Parker, left, of Centerville and girlfriend Amanda Goodman of Fort Walton Beach, Fla., pin on his second lieutenant bars during the Aug. 7 military science ROTC commissioning ceremony in Keathley University Center Theater. Damian Parker will graduate Saturday, Aug. 8, with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice. He receives a commission in the engineer branch of the U.S. Army reserves. (MTSU photo by Randy Weiler)