The focus on direct commissions expands on a program that saw four Silicon Valley executives join as lieutenant colonels last year.

We're focused on folks coming in at the lieutenant, captain level to help us in the technical areas in our operational units,” Brig. Gen. Gregory Johnson said.

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma National Guard welcomed two new officers into its ranks on Wednesday during a direct commissioning ceremony at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Capt.