Steven Wachtel commissioned as Second Lieutenant
Steven Wachtel was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant into the United States Air Force on June 10, 2012. Wachtel has been a cadet with Detachment 645 Air Force ROTC at The Ohio State University. During the commissioning ceremony at Hitchcock Hall on the OSU Campus, Steven was awarded the Distinguished Graduate Award, presented to only the top 10% of Air Force ROTC cadets in the country. That same day, Wachtel graduated from The Ohio State University. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering and graduated with magna cum laude honors. He will report Oct. 1 for active duty to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Steven is a 2007 graduate of River View High School and is the son of Sharon and Fred Wachtel of rural Coshocton.
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