Before the Pittsburgh Pirates game on July 4, Pitt graduate Staci Hopkins received her… Before the Pittsburgh Pirates game on July 4, Pitt graduate Staci Hopkins received her commission as a second lieutenant.

In September, Hopkins, who spent about 15 hours a week doing work for the ROTC, will do to San Antonio to receive additional training so she can lead a platoon of 30 medics in the U.S. Army.

Though she only has to serve in the Army for four years, she said, “I plan on staying until they basically kick me out.”