MAJ Eric Thorsen Instructor English & World Languages eric.thorsen [at] westpoint.edu About Education MAJ Eric Thorsen is an instructor in the Department of English & World Languages at the United States Military Academy.He serves as a 25A (signal officer) in the U.S. Army and was a company commander and in S6 in the 82nd ABRN DIV, a signal detachment commander and S6 in 3BN, 5 SFG, and a platoon leader and executive officer in the 304th ESB. MAJ Thorsen was a criminal defense attorney before joining the Army. M.A., English Literature - Kansas State UniversityJ.D. - University of St. ThomasB.B.A., Economics - University of South Dakota