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First direct-commissioned lieutenant colonel joins Army Cyber Corps

By CourtesyJune 15, 2022

First direct-commissioned lieutenant colonel joins Army Cyber Corps
U.S. Army Cyber School commandant Col. Brian Vile poses for a photo with Lt. Col. Paul Son following the ceremony in which Vile administered the oath of office commissioning Son as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Cyber Corps, at Fort Gordon, Ga., June 13, 2022. Son is the first person to enter the Cyber Corps with a direct commission to the rank of lieutenant colonel. (Photo by Capt. Rebecca Harr) (Photo Credit: Courtesy) VIEW ORIGINAL

The Army Cyber Corps welcomed its first member to receive a direct commission at the rank of lieutenant colonel with the commissioning of Lt. Col. Paul Son at Fort Gordon, Ga., June 13, 2022.

Col. Brian Vile, commandant of the Army Cyber School, presided over Son's commissioning. Son's background includes two decades of experience in intelligence and technology positions with the U.S. government, U.S. defense contractors and global corporations. He will serve as Cybersecurity Operations Officer in U.S. Army Cyber Command's Technical Warfare Center.

The Cyber Direct Commissioning Program offers civilians and military members who possess specific, highly specialized cyber talents, skills, and education an opportunity to be directly appointed as a Cyber officer in the Army, Army National Guard, or Army Reserve.

For more information about the U.S. Army Direct Commissioning Programs, including Cyber, go to https://talent.army.mil/direct-commissioning/

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ABOUT ARCYBER: U.S. Army Cyber Command integrates and conducts cyberspace operations, electromagnetic warfare, and information operations, ensuring decision dominance and freedom of action for friendly forces in and through the cyber domain and the information dimension, while denying the same to our adversaries.

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Interested in the challenge of joining the Army Cyber team? Check out military and civilian cyber career and employment opportunities by clicking on the "Careers" tab at www.arcyber.army.mil

Members of the U.S. Army Reserve and Army National Guard interested in pursuing Active Duty for Operational Support (ADOS) or Individual Mobilization Augmentee (IMA) tours or other opportunities with ARCYBER can get more information at https://go.usa.gov/xsZYG