Although one son was at The Citadel, his goal wasn’t to follow in his father’s footsteps. He wanted structure and discipline.

Mueller, a graduate of The Citadel, started rucking several years ago to create a community and exercise outdoors.

Lt. Col. Eric Kut, Class of 2002, was the mission commander of the C-17 Globemaster aircraft that brought 823 passengers to safety on Aug 15.

Chris Mack earned a Master of Business Administration degree from The Citadel and has more than 30 years of engineering, management, and leadership experience

Deon Jackson is a member of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets Class of 1999; he also earned master’s degrees from The Citadel in ’05 and ’13.

He’s served in Haiti, Kuwait and Syria, and was posted to the Pentagon for the last two years as the highest ranking enlisted Marine.

Eight young men and women, each from different backgrounds, begin to describe why they decided to attend The Citadel.

Before dawn’s first light, cadets from The Citadel boarded a fleet of buses and left Charleston for a very unique training exercise.

Brandon Perry and Scott Hansen, a member of The Citadel Class of 1994, founded Island Coastal Lager in the Lowcountry.

Scott Curtis, the director of the Near Center for Climate Studies at The Citadel, says storms will dump more water on Charleston in the future.