LTC Roy A. (Tony) Moss Selected as Fork Union Military Academy's Commandant of Cadets

FORK UNION, Va., May 10, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Fork Union Military Academy today announced the selection of LTC Roy A. (Tony) Moss, US Army (Ret.), to serve as Fork Union Military Academy's Commandant of Cadets. Moss has been on the staff of the college-prep boys boarding school in Fork Union, Virginia, since 2018 serving as Chief Financial Officer.

Moss served 21 years on active duty with the United States Army, retiring at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He joined the staff of Fork Union Military Academy in the summer of 2018 as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to that, LTC Moss was Director of Cadet Admissions and Director of Cadet Training at the University of North Georgia, a senior military college. LTC Moss also served as Senior Military Science Instructor and Executive Officer in the ROTC Department at The Citadel.

LTC Moss is a graduate of The Citadel, receiving his Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration. He earned his Master of Business Administration degree from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. His military education includes the Field Artillery Officer Basic, the Infantry Advanced Course, and the US Army Command and General Staff College.

In the course of his active duty military career he served in various units including 101st Airborne Division, 1st Infantry Division, First Army, Joint Readiness Training Center, and the US Army Combined Arms Center.

"I believe in LTC Tony Moss," said Colonel David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.), the President of Fork Union Military Academy. "As Commandant of Fork Union Military Academy, he will effectively connect our strategic vision into action regarding the Corps of Cadets by teaching, mentoring and modeling our values of respect, integrity, faith, character, and discipline, in body, mind and spirit."

"I am deeply flattered and honored to be selected to serve as FUMA's Commandant of Cadets," LTC Moss said. "The Corps of Cadets has been developing disciplined men of character for centuries, and I am excited to contribute to the legacy."

LTC Moss and his wife, Melanie, have two sons, Zachary, a Captain in the US Army stationed in Vicenza, Italy, and Caleb who will be graduating from Fork Union Military Academy in the Class of 2019.

SOURCE Fork Union Military Academy