Mark Victor Ross has been promoted to the rank of Major in the United States Army.

He is currently serving as the Operations Officer (S3) for Task Force 1, Operations Group, Joint Readiness Training Center stationed at Fort Polk, La.
He is a 1995 graduate of Niceville High School and received his bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2002.
Major Ross is married to the former Jill Pedritti of Verona, Wisc. They have a daughter, Kristin Ann, 3 ½, and are expecting their second child, a boy, in September.
Major Ross is the son of Mark and Vickie Ross of Niceville, Fla. and the grandson of Tollie P. and Lona Mae Ross of Tryon. (photo  submitted)