Maria Kravchenko recites the oath of office Aug. 7 administered by retired Brig. Gen. James Albritton, a Kravchenko family friend, in Gainesville, Fla. The newly commissioned 18-year-old Air Force Reserve second lieutenant will attend medical school in the fall with help from the Air Force Medical Corps Health Professions Scholarship Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)

Maria Kravchenko pauses for a photo Aug. 7 with family friends retired Brig. Gen. James Albritton and his wife, Pat, after the general administered the oath of office to Ms. Kravchenko in Gainesville, Fla. The newly commissioned 18-year-old Air Force Reserve second lieutenant will attend medical school in the fall with help from the Air Force Medical Corps Health Professions Scholarship Program. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Elizabeth Rissmiller)