It's ok to disagree--but using terms like "vile civilians" then talking about civility doesn't quite add up...well since you bring it up and want to inject clear disinformation and twist facts; 12 seniors on this past years squad and not all of them were 5th years so obviously "20 of whom play football" isn't accurate. If even half were out of the 114 players in the program I think that still qualifies as 'a handful'. I had somehow assumed this board was all about civil discussion and sharing of information but I may have been mistaken.
This is still a civil conversation, but please understand I'm not going to stand by and let disinformation pass. Painting VMI and Citadel with the same brush today is inaccurate. And now you are splitting hairs over what a "handful" is--it really doesn't matter. Bottom line: Citadel has civilians on its sports teams who are sometimes transfers, sometimes 5th year students, and sometimes folks who are enrolled in civilian programs and just want to play sports. The Citadel also has online degrees--win or lose, these examples make the school far different from VMI--period.