Return the completed command object?

/*
* Create a new object and initialize it.
*/ 
@RequestMapping(value = "/new", method = RequestMethod.GET)
public String newObject(Model model) {
Citizen citizen= citizenDao.getNewObject();
citizen.setIsLoyalToTheParty(true);
model.addAttribute("citizen", citizen);
return "CitizenForm";
}

/*
* Processing the completed forms.
*/
@RequestMapping(value = "/onSubmit", method = RequestMethod.POST)
public String onSubmit(Citizen to citizen, BindingResult result, SessionStatus status, Model model) {
citizenValidator.validate(citizen, result);
if (result.hasErrors()) {
return "СitizenForm";
} else {
citizenDao.save(citizen);
status.setComplete();
return "successView"; 
}
}

@Entity
@Table(name = "ASD_CIT")
public class Citizen implements Serializable {
@Id
private Long id;
private String firstName;
private String secondName;
private boolean IsLoyalToTheParty;

public Citizen(){
}

public String getFirstName() {
return firstName;
}

public void setFirstName(String firstName) {
this.firstName = firstName;
}

public String getSecondName() {
return secondName;
}

public void setSecondName(String secondName) {
this.secondName = secondName;
}

public boolean isIsLoyalToTheParty() {
return IsLoyalToTheParty;
}

public void setIsLoyalToTheParty(boolean IsLoyalToTheParty) {
this.IsLoyalToTheParty = IsLoyalToTheParty;
}

public Long getId() {
return id;
}

public void setId(Long id) {
this.id = id;
}
}

<form:form commandName="citizen" method="post" action="onSubmit">
<form:hidden path="id" id="id"/>
<form:input path="firstName" id="firstName"/>
<form:input path="secondName" id="secondName"/>
</form:form>