Melo Center Hosts Reenlistment
7/30/2015 9:02:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center expanded beyond its responsibilities as a training center on July 30 when it played host to a navy reenlistment ceremony.
The Syracuse University Office for Veteran and Military Affairs and the Athletics Department teamed up to organize the reenlistment exercise for AE1 Justin D. Taylorcole, an active duty, Navy Non-Commissioned Officer, in the Anthony Center's Hall of Fame wing.
Taylorcole, currently stationed in San Diego is originally from Lindley, N.Y. (located in the Southern Tier). He's been in the Navy for 15 years, having enlisted in April 2000. In 2011, Taylorcole served on the newly commissioned, nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), where he participated in the ship's first two deployments. He is currently serving as an Instructor for the H-60 Seahawk Intermediate level electrical repair course molding the young minds of newly trained technicians fresh out of initial training at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island in San Diego.
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"I am excited and extremely thankful to Syracuse University for allowing me to hold my NAVY reenlistment ceremony at the Carmelo Center – a place where so much has been accomplished and celebrated," said Taylorcole, an avid Syracuse University basketball fan who specifically reached out to the University in February 2015, requesting to hold this brief ceremony on campus.
According to Vice Chancellor for Veteran and Military Affairs Mike Haynie, "holding such a ceremony for Taylorcole and his family on the Syracuse University campus demonstrates the University's historic commitment to our military, veterans and their families."
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) serves as Syracuse University's single point of entry for all veteran and military related programs and initiatives. It collaborates and coordinates with all stakeholders to best serve veterans, military connected students, and military family members who are students or employees at Syracuse University.Â
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The Syracuse University Office for Veteran and Military Affairs and the Athletics Department teamed up to organize the reenlistment exercise for AE1 Justin D. Taylorcole, an active duty, Navy Non-Commissioned Officer, in the Anthony Center's Hall of Fame wing.
Taylorcole, currently stationed in San Diego is originally from Lindley, N.Y. (located in the Southern Tier). He's been in the Navy for 15 years, having enlisted in April 2000. In 2011, Taylorcole served on the newly commissioned, nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier, the USS George H. W. Bush (CVN-77), where he participated in the ship's first two deployments. He is currently serving as an Instructor for the H-60 Seahawk Intermediate level electrical repair course molding the young minds of newly trained technicians fresh out of initial training at the Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit North Island in San Diego.
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"I am excited and extremely thankful to Syracuse University for allowing me to hold my NAVY reenlistment ceremony at the Carmelo Center – a place where so much has been accomplished and celebrated," said Taylorcole, an avid Syracuse University basketball fan who specifically reached out to the University in February 2015, requesting to hold this brief ceremony on campus.
According to Vice Chancellor for Veteran and Military Affairs Mike Haynie, "holding such a ceremony for Taylorcole and his family on the Syracuse University campus demonstrates the University's historic commitment to our military, veterans and their families."
The Office of Veteran and Military Affairs (OVMA) serves as Syracuse University's single point of entry for all veteran and military related programs and initiatives. It collaborates and coordinates with all stakeholders to best serve veterans, military connected students, and military family members who are students or employees at Syracuse University.Â
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