Cybersecurity graduate brings skills from Bloomsburg classroom to U.S. Army | News
Cybersecurity graduate brings skills from Bloomsburg classroom to U.S. Army | News
Publish Date: 2026-06-01 11:00:00
Source Domain: www.northcentralpa.com
Tanner Donahue
Bloomsburg, Pa. — In four short years, Tanner Donahue went from having his military dream seemingly end before it even began to landing one of the most coveted and selective commissions in the Army.
The recent Commonwealth University-Bloomsburg digital forensics and cybersecurity graduate and ROTC cadet turned that closed door into a successful mission of transforming a medically disqualified recruit into a cyber-focused Army officer.
Donahue’s plan was simple: enlist right after high school graduation and serve. Allergy-induced asthma ended that dream, leaving him certain the Army wouldn’t take him.
“They weren’t medically accepting me,” he said. “I’ve always had a drive to serve and do my part, then suddenly that door felt closed.”
It reopened in an unexpected place, in a campus weight room.
Through Bloomsburg’s Strength and Fitness Club, Donahue met an ROTC cadet who told him about new medical waivers and invited him to check out the program. Donahue didn’t yet know the difference between enlisting and commissioning…
