The 2022 edition of The Gold Star Journal earned three prestigious awards from two different organizations.

On Friday, March 24, freshmen – called knobs – from the Class of 2026 will begin one of the most important and highly anticipated events for a cadet. Recognition Day signals the end of the fourth-class system and the months of rules and restrictions that go with it.

A look at some of the events happening on campus, including the final round of the Baker Business Bowl, Women’s History Month events, Recognition Day and more.

The Citadel and the College of Charleston will host the Black Alumni Collective National Leadership Symposium, scheduled for March 9 – 12.

On Feb. 18, freshmen, called knobs, took part in a Leadership Training Exercise, or LTE, that was sponsored by the Class of 1971.

Rashid Ellis found himself matriculating in August 2000. The Citadel was challenging, but Ellis found allies in his F-Troop roommate and Commandant’s Office staff members. He also embraced the Cadet Honor Code: “A cadet does not lie, cheat, or steal, nor tolerate those who do.”

Two Citadel cadets were honored on Feb. 17 with the General Douglas MacArthur Cadet of the Year Award and the distinguished Society of the Cincinnati Medal.

Honor — the first core value of The Citadel — was the topic discussed among the different senior military colleges and service academies during the first ever Citadel Honor Conference.

Eddie Colter, ’90, did not plan to go to college. “I had already gone to a recruiter, and I signed up for Security Police in the Air Force.” But after an “adult conversation” with his mother, Colter agreed to apply to one college, which happened to be The Citadel.

Dates of The Citadel’s biggest events for the upcoming academic year The dates for many of the big events, as well as the Bulldogs football schedule, for the 2023 –