White River graduate Kelli Hoffman commissioned as a second lieutenant

Published 2:20 pm Sunday, September 7, 2014

Kelli Hoffman has been commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army after successfully completing the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program and graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Azusa Pacific University in California.

Hoffman is the daughter of Ellen and Terry Hoffman of Buckley and a 2011 graduate of White River High School. She earned an associate degree in 2011 from Pierce Community College in Puyallup.

The new officer will be branched to a specific corps in the Army to serve on active duty or in the Army National Guard or Army Reserve. The lieutenant will attend an officer basic course relating to her particular military occupational specialty. Afterward, she will complete advanced training by attending basic officer leadership courses.