VMI Commencement

[New@This]

Is VMI Commencement always on May 16 no matter which day of the week it falls?

 

[EOD/SEALmom]

Yep!

 

[New@This]

Perfect, thanks! Just thinking ahead with my VMI Rat 2019+3. He has a twin who will most likely be graduating the same month. May 16, 2022 is a Monday so might be in the same week but probably not on the same day.

 

[KarenH]

FYI Commissioning ceremony for all branches is always the day before graduation.

 

[New@This]

Thanks! Will mark these dates on the calendar for future reference.

 

[Landy91]

It'll always be after New Market Day, and that will never change. http://essentialcivilwarcurriculum.com/the-battle-of-new-market.html
Very unique day to VMI, New Market Day marks the Battle of New Market, where 45 cadets were wounded and 10 were killed in action.
This action (along with 14 others during the Civil War) earned VMI the nickname "WestPoint of the South" from President Lincoln.

 

[Falcon A]

This is perhaps a better link for information on the Battle of New Market

http://www.vmi.edu/archives/civil-war-and-new-market/battle-of-new-market/