Citadel class of '19 to get their rings soon

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Novelist Pat Conroy wrote in "The Lords or Discipline", "I wear the ring." He once said, I think it is the best line I have ever written and the best English sentence I am capable of writing.

The Citadel Class of '19 gets their rings shortly after lunch this Friday. The class will form in Second Battalion and proceed to the field house for the ceremony with the class of '22 lining the streets cheering. After receiving their rings seniors then go to Summerall Chapel and knock on the door with their new Bands of Gold.

A Citadel Cadet ring is a little different from other military rings. Since the early 1940's the ring has been standardized with 14 symbols and does not change from year to year save for the class numerals. In this manner the ring represents a Citadel Man as opposed to a member of a given class.

Properly worn the numerals are first placed so they can be read by the wearer. The final act at graduation is for the class to turn the ring so others can read it.
This

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prayer was required Knob Knowledge back in the 80's and woe to a knob who could not recite it, with feeling at mess!


Jim Herritage - Class of 1972

Give me a boy, Oh God,
who is willing to learn the true value of honor,
the necessity of perseverance and loyalty,
and the meaningfulness of devotion to God and country.
And I shall take this boy as does a blacksmith take a crude piece of metal,
and place him over a forge whose liberating flame of education
is fired by the bellows of strict military discipline.
Into this ingot of a man I shall temper self-respect and self-discipline,
fear of God and respect for mankind, appreciation of freedom and
awareness of what sacrifices must be made to preserve freedom,
and above all an insatiable desire for truth and honesty.
And when all these things I have done, I shall brand my finished work with
a ring of gold to let all of humanity know that I have given back to the world
a

...Citadel Man.

This prayer came later and I don't know if it was ever Knob Knowledge but it's still rather nice

A Prayer From Grace
Sarah Burke, Class of 2009

Bless this institution with a girl
Who craves for the fruits of knowledge,
Whose faithfulness to others, to her country and You
Provide her with an incorruptible beauty
that outlasts the wearing of time.

Through her hospitality, she will ease the worried;
Through her modesty, she will humble the arrogant;
And through her patience, she will tame those who set fire.
With a sound balance of feminine grace under rigid structure,
She will embrace any obstacle that comes her way.
Let her hard work contribute to a noble cause
And her perseverance to a worthy ambition.
Grant to her a spiritual giftedness so that
She may shine brightly in Your name.

And when You find pleasure in her genuineness,
Mark your joy with a ring of gold
So that all may see grace in her,
The rarest of all women a
… Citadel Woman.

Sadly neither of these is included in the Guidon anymore
 
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