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360 Pages·1999·43.9 MB·English

by  Virginia Military Institute

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1999
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
Volume 105
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Table of Contents
Above and Beyond
Opening 4
Faces in the Crowd 10
The Ring 48
The Call of Duty.....76
Distinction 108
Climbing the Ladder 208
A Rat 220
An Individual 232
The Classroom 250
Just Being a Member 266
The Competiton 286
Life at VMI 312
Graduation 342
XPECTA1
BEYOND
Table of Contents
Honor
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For one hundred and sixty years, honor has remained as
every cadet's most jealously guarded possession. It embod
iesthe qualitiesand idealsthatVMI instills in each ofits mem-
toA9 bers, Honor is ethics, honesty, and personal integrity. It requires
the tools that the Institute provides us: Discipline, Responsibility,
Courage, Goodwill, and Moral Fortitude. Honor is prevalent in all
aspectsoftheInstituteandisneverseparatedfrom anyactivityor
conversation. Honoristhefoundation ofthe Institute and without
it VMI would not exist.
Upon arrival to the Institute, each member of the Corp is
&5®!S!£J4^E made aware of the important role honor plays not only in life at
VMI, but life beyond limit's gates. All new cadets soon learn that
barracksisaworldthatrequirescompletehonestyofallwholivein
The Honor Code, which we immediately commit to memory,
it.
states simply that, "A Cadet Does Not Lie, Cheat, Steal, NorToler-
ate Those Who
Do." We are
constantly re-
minded of it, as
we observe the
Honor sheets
present in every
room on post.
No cadet is ex-
emptedfrom liv-
ing by it and The'
Code knows no
rank orclassand
treats all cadets
equally with its
demanding re-
quirements. As
cadetsoftheVir-
ginia MilitaryInstitute, we areheldto astandard ofHonorthatfew
of our peers could even begin to comprehend. We constantly
hearthestoriesfromstudentselsewhereofdishonestconductthat
we would neverconsiderengaging in. We know whatisrightand
what is demanded of us, and we embrace our honor and what it
standsfor.
Every cadet is expected to live by the Honor Code during
their stay at VMI. Yetthe principles and lessons of Honor learned
during our cadetship remain in our hearts for life. Our Honor per-
vades all conversations and all situations even afterwe leavethe
walls of barracks. We live by the code because we believe in it
and we know it defines each and every one ofus.

Courage
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