University Of Mobile: 'The Military Is My Mission Field'

Mobile AL

23 March, 2022

8:45 AM

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Press release from the University of Mobile: March 21, 2022 A kinesiology major in the School of Health and Sports Science with a minor in military science, Wenzel will be commissioned upon graduation in May with the rank of 2nd LT in the U.S. Army. Wenzel begins his 10-year commitment in the aviation branch, where he will train to fly Army helicopters. The George C. Marshall Award, which was first given in 1978, goes to the top cadet of the 273 ROTC programs across the nation. According to his professor of military science, LTC Jared Sunsdahl, Wenzel received this award "not only because of how he excels as a scholar, athlete, and leader, but also because he has extreme dedication, which goes a long way for a cadet." Wenzel is also a Distinguished Military Graduate, an honor given to the top 10 percent of the 5,000 senior cadets across the nation. The George C. Marshall Award is an incredible honor for any cadet to receive. "This award culminates all of the aspects of what the cadet has done throughout his four years. During that time, they train you and test you in the attributes and competencies of what an officer should look like in the army," Wenzel says. As a freshman in college, Michael Wenzel came to the University of Mobile with the sole intentions of playing soccer, remaining close to home and being involved in ROTC. However, the Lord had a very different plan. Wenzel says looking back that "even though I was not saved, the Lord was definitely working in my life in so many ways through all of the opportunities that were given to me." Through the church community around UM and friends who were invested in his spiritual walk with the Lord, Wenzel came to faith in Jesus during the first semester of his freshman year. Wenzel has grown spiritually because of the environment on campus as well as the faculty and staff who have poured into him over the course of his time at UM. "The faculty and my friends were openly spreading the gospel with me, and my curiosity and interests shifted into wanting to understand more about this life-changing decision," he says. Throughout his four years at UM and especially during his first semester, Wenzel was able to learn more about who God is and the transformation that He would have in his life. This press release was produced by the University of Mobile. The views expressed here are the author's own.