Nearing the mid-point of their senior year, more than 70 cadets at The Citadel now know what branch of the Army they will enter after graduation.

Our goal is to clear some financial hurdles for our Class of 2026 ROTC Scholarship cadets, so they can get to work and focus on being officer-ready at graduation.

Cadets line up, their faces glowing with each individual candle, then proceed into the chapel, taking their places as the readers, singers and musicians for the evening.

Cadet Connor Deans will be going to Vandenberg Space Force Base for training as a new U.S. Space Force (USSF) officer.

“Studying in D.C. this semester is helping me make important and meaningful connections that I otherwise would likely have not made.”

“Seeing this portrait of these two chivalrous men, in this place with all of these other portraits, is magic.”

Charles D. Burnside’s sincere passion for The Citadel was infectious and motivated those with whom he interacted.

The cadets are designing the ground infrastructure, including vertical landing ports or vertiports, needed at regional airports.

“We are elated to be able to hold a traditional homecoming weekend for our alumni this year.”

“I grew up in a very small social bubble and because of that, I had a small understanding of what the world had to offer and how other people think.”