Venkatesh Srinivasan receives the rank of captain and is pinned his rank by his father during his commissioning ceremony at Joint Reserve Base Ellington, Texas on June 25, 2023. Srinivasan joined the Army Reserve in October 2015 and worked tirelessly to receive a direct commission as an officer at the rank of captain. (U.S. Army photo by Maj. Charles An, U.S. Army Reserve Innovation Command)