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Ensign Jatin Khona, United States Navy
Ensign Jatin Khona, United States Navy
Credits: USNA
May 21, 2021 at 1:52 PM
ANNAPOLIS, MD. – Jatin Khona of East Brunswick, N.J. successfully completed four years of challenging academic, physical and professional military training, graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in Quantitative Economics with Honors and a commission as a U.S. Navy Ensign. He is a 2017 graduate of East Brunswick High School.
Khona was a member of the Third Company and served as the Spring Semester Company Commander. He also served as the President of the Navy Model United Nations team and Vice President of the Finance and Investment Club, according to a press release issued by the Naval Academy.