At a colourful event over the weekend, Musisi received his pips in the presence of his family members and friends.
Ugandan-born long-serving officer in the US Army, Frank Musisi has been promoted from the rank of Major to Lieutenant Colonel.
Uganda’s Frank Musisi is now a Lieutenant Colonel in the US army
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The scores in attendance cheered and applauded as the 55-year-old swore to defend the US, “against all enemies, foreign and domestic and to bear true faith and allegiance to the same.”
Lt Col Musisi has served in the US for over two decades, having joined in the year 2000.
Until his promotion last weekend, he has been the Assistant Product Manager at Joint Program Executive Office (JPEO), Armaments and Ammunition at Picatinny Arsenal, in New Jersey.
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Musisi's pipping was attended by several family members and friends
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Throughout his military career, Musisi was among others assigned to the 31st Combat Support Hospital, 31st Air Defense Artillery Brigade at Fort Bliss Texas, and also served in Iraq in 2003-04 during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
Rising through the ranks, and receiving several awards and decorations, Musisi was elevated to the rank of Major in October 2016.
Now as a Lieutenant Colonel, he is at the level of Commander of a Battalion consisting of 300 to 1,000 soldiers.
In the US army, Lieutenant Colonels are assisted by one or more Majors, many junior non-commissioned officers, and a Command Sergeant Major as a principal enlisted advisor.
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A Lieutenant Colonel may also serve as an Executive Officer or Staff Officer in a variety of high-level units or command posts.
Born and raised on Ssese Islands, Musisi moved to the US in 1990 for University studies.
A father of seven, Musisi has also been very influential to communities in his home country.
In 2005, with help from his mother and a few close colleagues, he established a nonprofit organization, the Ssese Islands African Aids Project, with a focus on education and testing.
Through the project, he built a health facility that is now treating over 20,000 patients per year.
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In the past he has served as the President of the Ugandan North American Association (UNAA) from 2007-2009 and as the Buganda Kingdom Special Mobilizer in North America from 2009-2013.
