Married Marine Officers Complete Training
Cheyanne and Donald Reichard, both Marine officers, finished their grueling training a week apart. They drew strength from knowing the other was close by, despite being in different training classes.
Donald, 28, a former Navy corpsman, was inspired by his work with Marines to join the Corps. He started training five weeks before his wife and later dropped her off at Officer Candidate School (OCS) for the Platoon Leaders Class.
After completing OCS, Donald pinned second lieutenant bars on his wife, Cheyanne, a fellow graduate. The couple aims to become Marine Corps judge advocates and expects to attend The Basic School next fall or in early 2027.
Donald graduated from OCS on Aug. 9, outranking his wife by a week on date-of-rank.
Authors: Nicholas Slayton, Jeff Schogol
Summary: Married Marine officers complete training a week apart, supporting each other.