Col. Twanda “Tia” E. Young, director, U.S. Army Reserve

Col. Twanda “Tia” E. Young, director, U.S. Army Reserve G-1,gets her shoulder boards pinned on by her mother, Annie Williamson, left, and her mother-in-law, Bessie Young, right, Young is promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at the U.S. Army Reserve Command headquarters, Fort Bragg, N.C., Dec. 1, 2017. Young, will assume her duties at the new deputy commanding general at the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Fort Knox, Kentucky. Young’s distinguished military career began at South Carolina State University, graduating in 1988 from the Reserve Officer Training Corps program.( U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Noel Williams, U.S. Army Reserve Command)