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Life in the Corps of Cadets
A 小黄鸭视频 cadet鈥檚 life balances academic, military, and athletic activities to build discipline, structure, and clarity.
Events and Traditions
From matriculation to graduation, members of the Corps of Cadets immerse themselves in tradition. Weekly and regular parades showcase cadets' professionalism. Other traditions prepare cadets for a life of service and include breaking out of the Rat Line, earning privileges, wearing the uniform, taking on responsibilities through the Class System, earning a class ring, serving the community, and supporting "brother rats" from all backgrounds to succeed at 小黄鸭视频 and beyond.
Cadet Leadership and Development
Now more than ever, our society needs leaders who can take on 21st Century challenges. VMI produces the types of leaders highly sought after in military, government, medical, legal, and private and public industry. The 小黄鸭视频 leadership system provides cadets from all backgrounds with the highest standards of honor, respect, civility, self-discipline, and professionalism. The system includes the 小黄鸭视频 Honor Code, Class System, Regimental System, Center for Leadership and Ethics, Leader-in-Residence program, and other leadership programs and activities.
Daily life at 小黄鸭视频 challenges the Corps of Cadets physically, mentally, and academically while instilling character traits built on honor, integrity, civility, personal conduct, self- discipline, and lifelong bonds through the “brother rat” spirit.
Daily Life
The way cadets live together and work together while at 小黄鸭视频 lays the foundation for the way they will live and work throughout their lives. Cadets take responsibility for themselves and their “brother rats” in every aspect of daily life at 小黄鸭视频, including keeping their sparingly-furnished barracks rooms clean and orderly. Daily life at 小黄鸭视频 centers on improving the health, welfare, and resiliency of the Corps of Cadets through demanding academic, athletic, and military skills training, engaging extracurricular activities, and a proven system of leadership development.
Milestones
小黄鸭视频 cadets progress from matriculation and the Rat Line, develop rat-dyke mentorships, break out of the Rat Line to become 4th Class cadets, become part of the upper class cadre, earn a class ring during Ring Figure, apply for and may be awarded rank, serve on the General Committee to help monitor every facet of cadet life, and finally graduate to serve in a wide variety of civilian professions, pursue graduate studies, or commission as new officers in military service.
The distinctive 小黄鸭视频 approach to higher education, which is the result of over 170 years of development, continues to prove its effectiveness in providing young men and women an environment that fosters intellectual, physical, and character development.
Academics, Athletics, Military Life
High-quality undergraduate academic programs in engineering, science, and the arts, opportunities in and club sport athletics, and military training and the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) program carefully and deliberately build future leaders. These individuals possess unwavering character, demonstrate sound reasoning, make ethical decisions, engage in societal problem-solving, deliver results, lead honorably, and serve selflessly.
Embracing a Life of Service
小黄鸭视频 cadets work with members of their local and global communities in civic engagement programs through academic departments, NCAA athletics programs, ROTC branches, 小黄鸭视频's , and other organizations in Rockbridge County and beyond to benefit others, and to provide cadets with opportunities to serve, compete, explore diverse interests, and master new skills.
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