#Top10Countdown Day 3️⃣
Cadet Raymond Kerrison is a senior studying mechanical engineering at Lafayette College, an extension of Lehigh University’s Steel Battalion.
Kerrison joined
#ArmyROTC because he was inspired by his older siblings who served before him. He felt compelled to uphold his family’s tradition of leadership, discipline, and purposeful service. He felt no hesitation, he knew serving in the U.S. Army was what he wanted to do.
He is the captain of the
#RangerChallenge team, and will be representing 2nd Brigade Army ROTC for his third consecutive year at
#Sandhurst2026. Kerrison is a recent graduate of Sapper School, where he was a distinguished honor graduate. He completed
#CST2025 with a RECONDO Badge for 10th Regiment, Advanced Camp. He is also a four-time Ranger Challenge winner and an expert in coaching and mentoring the Steel Battalion’s underclassmen.
Kerrison’s cadre describe him as humble, grounded, and dedicated to bettering himself every day.
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