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Well - they certainly are conversation starters (and now that my son is at VMI it has become a great way to get into barracks- I just keep the ring finger prominently displayed and the guard automatically points out the alumni barracks sign-in sheet while non alum parents sit outside impatiently waiting for their rat to appear.) I see that the corps now also gets Steel "Combat"rings- don't know when this "tradition started- it makes some sense from the standpoint of not wearing a $1000 hunk of gold in the field, but it does sort of point out the absurdity of the size and expense of these things when they have become so big and so expensive that you can't wear it at the time when you most want to remember your roots.
The newest members of the VMI ring family have the word "Mizpah" on their ring which is from the Bible- this comes from Genesis and means "watchtower" the passage reads: "Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another". This seems like absolutely the perfect description of what the VMI ring symbolizes-the bond of brother Rats between each other. So wear the ring with pride but don't bankrupt yourself buying it- it's value is not in bling but in the ties between you!
The newest members of the VMI ring family have the word "Mizpah" on their ring which is from the Bible- this comes from Genesis and means "watchtower" the passage reads: "Mizpah; for he said, The LORD watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another". This seems like absolutely the perfect description of what the VMI ring symbolizes-the bond of brother Rats between each other. So wear the ring with pride but don't bankrupt yourself buying it- it's value is not in bling but in the ties between you!