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

Catherine Rodriguez is a veteran day student pursuing a degree in Business Administration; she also volunteers for Greyhound Pets of America.

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

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

Kevin Bosshart is a veteran day student pursuing a Mechanical Engineering degree; he earned a Bachelor of Science in Physics in 2019.

Meyer Workman is a veteran student pursuing a MBA. He earned a Business Administration degree through The Citadel in 2021.

“Being a veteran at The Citadel gives me the opportunity to share my experiences from my time in the military with my fellow cadets.”

“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.”

“The ballistic missile attack on January 8, 2020 happened to my base. So I actually saw about half of the missiles flying.”

Veteran student Dimitri Fragopoulos expects to graduate in May 2022 with a degree in Intelligence and Security Studies.