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First arrival was 42 years ago on 25 June 1979 … now back living on the Academy for a time while we build a home … … you learn to love … to hate … and then to re-love this place …

To all those that have accepted their VMI appointments . . . congratulations . . . you have chosen a difficult, but worthy path . . . this will be the last weekend of "freedom" for a while . . . enjoy it, and then get prepared . . . stay focused and remember your end goals . . . remember why you...

Today marks the 40th anniversary for me and my USAFA '83 classmates reporting to the Academy to start BCT . . . 1,516 of us arrived at the base of the ramp on 25 June 1979 . . . Four years later on 1 June 1983, 956 of us crossed the stage to graduate . . . 36.9% attrition rate. Best Wishes and...

Congrats to the VMI Class of 2019!!!! VMI Class of 2019 Graduation Statistics as announced during the ceremony: 303 graduates crossed the stage today . . . -291 from the Class of 2019 (495 matriculated in Aug 2015) -12 from other VMI Classes 175 Bachelor of Science Degrees 128 Bachelor of...

Yesterday (15 May 2019) I got to commission my DS as a Army 2LT . . . truly a very special and proud moment for me and our family. DS will branch Aviation. Today (16 May 2019) my DS graduated from VMI with a degree in Physics. A truly great achievement by him for him. The road was hard...

Cadets walk to class this morning for the last day of 2019 spring semester classes, with exams beginning next week.

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/cadet-earns-individual-award-at-sandhurst-competition.php

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/army-secretary-speaks-of-character-at-vmi.php

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/seventh-year-at-san-remo-brings-success.php

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/boxers-bring-home-championship-belts.php

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/a-soldier-and-a-global-citizen.php?fbclid=IwAR0hNExOM4ptuSlS_dlEh_FaXwOHh9iLDC8pu8gRnh-L5CYkMOrARmFq0f0

https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/vmi-leads-the-way.php

Another milestone . . . VMI Class of 2019 72 days from graduation . . . 1-9 . . . 1-9 . . . 1-9!!!! VMI Class of 2020 ready to become "Firsts" . . . <link to social media removed>

Just curious if anyone commissioning summer 2019 has gotten their Army BOLC report dates and bases yet, and/or if you've heard any data on when they plan to drop . . . should be soon.

https://www.army.mil/article/217659/cadet_command_announces_2018_macarthur_award_winners "The award recognizes the eight schools, selected from among the 275 senior Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) units nationwide, as the top programs in the country." "The FY18 awardees of the...

http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/182891902081/john-o-marsh-jr-memorial-service-feb-18

Nice article . . . VMI Alum . . . https://www.military.com/daily-news/2019/02/01/american-dream-real-once-desperate-refugee-now-us-army-general.html?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Facebook&fbclid=IwAR3YfNiarkwrPIZ8jCE24Ufs3CAHvt-Hl13Gj4Bn1slhq98iPWFnsEAyrvk#Echobox=1549060721

"BREAKOUT" began early this morning . . . http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/182496876551/rude-awakening-feb-2-2019breakout-begins-this http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/182500366611/north-post-training-feb-2-2019ncaa-athletes

For those interested in VMI: https://www.vmi.edu/news/headlines/2018-2019/black-hawk-down-veteran-talks-leadership.php http://vminews.tumblr.com/post/182451611176/courageous-leadership-in-black-hawk-down-jan-31