Citadel: Why So Few Generals and No Medal of Honor Graduates?

Billyboy

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Just as the title asks. Prompted by recent posts here about an "alumni" awarded the CMH.
Just curious and no offense, but from El Cid grads, one would think the school is on par with A&M, VaTech, and VMI in terms of grads who attained active-duty 4 star General rank... and to have zero grads awarded the Medal of Honor, what's up with that?
 
I always like discussions involving the Medal of Honor, occasionally abbreviated as “MOH.”

There have been so few awarded compared to the millions who have served in uniform.

And fun fact: It is not the “Congressional Medal of Honor,” as many here already know, but simply the Medal of Honor. Congress created it, and also chartered the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, with the “Congressional” in its name relating to the charter.

Some good facts here:
 
Just please lets not make this a pi**ing contest…that would never happen….😜
 
And if this is not your school then I think this post makes you sound like a troll.
It is definitely not his school. Take a look at his posts - 90% of them are focused (negatively) on a single school.@Billyboy - small correction - Not sure what a CMH is. The correct designation is MOH - Medal of Honor. Pretty sad when you go out of your way to cast a negative light on one of our MOH recipients. Who cares how many MOH grads a specific school has - does it make that school any more significant? @Billyboy - VMI is a great school, so is The Citadel and all of the other SMCs. Instead of crawling out from under a rock every few months and throwing a "Citadel" grenade - give some constructive guidance for candidates considering VMI.

No idea how many Citadel graduates have become Generals. Last time I checked there was a pretty good one at the helm:
 
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VMI is a great school, so is The Citadel and all of the other SMCs.

I don't get the bashing of other SMC's. Seems to be more common than SA's alum bashing each others SA's.

As EEBTTF stated, the SMC's are all great schools, but they are all bound to have some degree of problems and improvement opportunities. Further, an SMC that is the right choice for one person may not be the right SMC for another.
 
Think it’s a fair observation and agree the way alum post on this forum, one would think their numbers would be more impressive…
Fact that citadel boosters posted 3 times about same alum on same page might be part of the issue in this case.🤣
 
Think it’s a fair observation and agree the way alum post on this forum, one would think their numbers would be more impressive…
Fact that citadel boosters posted 3 times about same alum on same page might be part of the issue in this case.🤣
How are people, who have attended a certain school , posting on a MOH thread , that is on a SA forum , about someone that attended their school ,who received the MOH and was KIA , an issue?

This pizzing contest does not reflect well on some of you. And it also does not reflect well on the school you always tout. The school should be embarrassed by this unmilitary display.

We have a MOH and a KIA thread and all some want to do is down play or complain about who comments on the thread or where they went to school.

Borderline disgusting.
 
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Nobody’s bashing anyone who has served, received the medal of honor, nor any who have been KIA, so maybe let that go.
However, posting same thing three times on same page may be part of the issue at hand here and seems interesting considering numbers. Just one viewpoint.
Also, beneficial to remember there are many on this forum and in this thread who have served…
 
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It is definitely not his school. Take a look at his posts - 90% of them are focused (negatively) on a single school.@Billyboy - small correction - Not sure what a CMH is. The correct designation is MOH - Medal of Honor. Pretty sad when you go out of your way to cast a negative light on one of our MOH recipients. Who cares how many MOH grads a specific school has - does it make that school any more significant? @Billyboy - VMI is a great school, so is The Citadel and all of the other SMCs. Instead of crawling out from under a rock every few months and throwing a "Citadel" grenade - give some constructive guidance for candidates considering VMI.

No idea how many Citadel graduates have become Generals. Last time I checked there was a pretty good one at the helm:
I met Gen. Walters the other day and he's a pretty cool dude.
 
Nobody’s bashing anyone who has served, received the medal of honor, nor any who have been KIA, so maybe let that go.
However, posting same thing three times on same page may be part of the issue at hand here and seems interesting considering numbers. Just one viewpoint.
Also, beneficial to remember there are many on this forum and in this thread who have served…
I don't know whether to laugh or SMFH at your posts anymore. Can you supply numbers on how many VMI cadets use crayons?
 
MOH at colleges - WOW. Serve your country. You do what is asked and then some. I think the goal you should hope for is to have a long life and and avoid the dangers the MOHs faced. I know a few 20 something heroes that did not have a long life. Very sad and very grateful to them.
 
MOH at colleges - WOW. Serve your country. You do what is asked and then some. I think the goal you should hope for is to have a long life and and avoid the dangers the MOHs faced. I know a few 20 something heroes that did not have a long life. Very sad and very grateful to them.
Anyone who joins the military and hopes to avoid those dangers the MOHs faced need to pick their mos or rate very carefully. And then pray a lot for good luck. They certainly don’t want combat arms as a job.

Everyone in extensive combat faces those dangers. Some get medals and some don't. Some perform better than others. But it’s not the danger that separates them.
 
If there was a competition, I am certain the "School of Hard Knocks" would have the most MOH recipients.
> I was going to say there are probably a lot more MOH recipients who went to [City] High School, than any Service Academy or SMC.
Anyone who joins the military and hopes to avoid those dangers the MOHs faced need to pick their mos or rate very carefully.
> I doubt any MOH recipient ever woke up and said, "I'm going to earn the MOH today." Almost every story I have ever read that ends with a MOH involves making the most , or at least heroic efforts to do so, of a crappy situation. If someone is out there gunning for a MOH, I'd want to be as far away as possible -- it rarely ends well for those around you !
 
Anyone who joins the military and hopes to avoid those dangers the MOHs faced need to pick their mos or rate very carefully. And then pray a lot for good luck. They certainly don’t want combat arms as a job.

Everyone in extensive combat faces those dangers. Some get medals and some don't. Some perform better than others. But it’s not the danger that separates them.
Not just combat. There always danger in most things military. Training can be deadly. Son was playing opposing force against 101st Airborne when two chutes did not open. Coast Guard ventures out there everyday sometimes in storms more terrifying than a horror movie. Pilots deal with some aircraft older than their grandfathers. They still go. My point is that you accept your assignment but don't look or hope for glory. It may find you. You don't do your best - you always have to do what is necessary(sometimes that is much more than your best). In the end the best reward is a long life.
 
Pilots deal with some aircraft older than their grandfathers.
Word. I did my junior officer nuclear power tour on Enterprise. My mechanics and I constantly waited for those old ass steam pipes to rupture and painfully kill us. I know, not the same as kicking doors in Iraq but it was our own weird hell: M-Div on the oldest reactor plant in the fleet.
 
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