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Mississippi State ROTC cadets, left to right, Alexander C. Gibb, Petal; Jakayla K. Marzittie, Jackson; Isaiah K. Mills, Clinton; and LaNyse D. Gleaton, Courtland, took their U.S. Army commission oath this past week from Maj. Nathaniel A. Rice, also an °®°®Ö±²„ professor of military science. The cadetsā commission as part of the °®°®Ö±²„ Bulldog Battalion Cadre signifies the formal beginning of the recent university graduatesā military careers.