Ghanaian Man Becomes a Sergeant in The US Army After Relocating Abroad for Greener Pastures

• A Ghanaian man has passed out from the US Army as a Sergeant after leaving the shores of the country in search of a better life abroad
• In a video shared on TikTok, the wife of the US soldier congratulated and celebrated his accomplishment abroad
• The video generated significant traction on social media, with many of his friends and family congratulating him

A Ghanaian man has achieved a major milestone abroad by gaining promotion in the US Army.

According to the caption of a video shared online, the Ghanaian man has been promoted to Sergeant in the US Army.

In a video shared on the TikTok page of his wife, @jayandlamia, the Ghanaian man was sighted looking dapper in his new military uniform.

"Celebrating every milestone with you. Congratulations Sergeant. More and more promotions Insha Allah," the caption read.

The video sighted by YEN.com.gh also showed the moment the Ghanaian man, accompanied by his wife, took his oath at a short ceremony.

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Aside from his wife, friends and other relatives of the young man graced the passing out ceremony to support him.

A Sergeant in the US Army is handed the responsibility of leading a group of of soldiers, especially privates, in daily tasks.

This means that the Ghanaian man will lead about four soldiers, which is the smallest element in the US Army's organisational structure.

According to Indeed, a Sergeant in the US Army usually earns approximately $2,849.40 (GH¢42,273.61) to $4,413.30, equivalent to GH¢65,475.59, per month.

Ghanaians congratulate the US Army Sergeant

After the video of his oath of enlistment ceremony was shared, some Ghanaians on social media who chanced on it thronged the comment section to congratulate him.

YEN.com.gh compiled a few of the reactions to the video, which had garnered significant reactions online.

@Zarah_Broni said:

"Alhamdulillah Ya Allah My Sister And Her Husband Is Really Grateful To You. A Big Congratulations Hubby."

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@JayandLamia replied:

"Alhamdulillah to Allah. Thank you so much."

@Geraldinepd also said:

"I always wish for you, Mia, a lovely, respectful and enjoyable relationship with him. I'm so happy for you, dear friend."

@JayandLamia replied:

"Mi amorrrrrrrr, Gracias bebé Te extraño y espero que nos volvamos a encontrar pronto."

@sheis_muslimgirl commented:

"What is beautiful than this."

@user974739757659 also commented:

"Congratulations to u dearies."

Ghanaian doctor joins US Army

In a related publication, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian man who worked as a medical doctor ditched his job to relocate abroad for a better life.

The man known as Dr Bayor, was enlisted in the Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repairs Squadron Engineers unit of the US military.

In a post shared on TikTok, Dr Bayor said he left his job in Ghana because of poor service conditions that made work difficult.

The video, which went viral on social media, showed the ex-Ghanaian medical doctor at his enlistment ceremony after passing the Army training school amid applause from his superiors.

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Proofread by Samuel Gitonga, Copy Editor at YEN.com.gh

Source: YEN.com.gh