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I know where there are another 1500 M-14s

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By the way, we refer to West Point as the VMI of the north and we don't refer to that prep school in Charleston at all.

Rah Virginia Mil!

 

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There must be 5000 at West Point

All the while you forget about little old North Georgia College and State University. The place young men go when West Point is too weak. Seriously though West Point is the only place that commissions more Active Duty officers than them. They apparently have quite the arms room too. Lots and lots of M14's amongst other things I hear.

And probably 2500 at the Citadel. I don't know about Norwich.

 

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4 of the 11 current USMC Regimental Commanders are VMI grads.

VMI Cadets marching to BAGPIPES playing "Oh Shennandoah!" That is a truly inspirational video clip.

Most of the VMI Cadets who knew Major Jackson as an Instuctor at VMI prior to the UnCivil War, and who they often called "Tom Fool Jackson," never DREAMED their old instructor would lead them so brilliantly in battles in the future.

General Thomas Jonathan Jackson, CSA.

The Battle of Chancellorsville: It was May 2, 1863, the day of his greatest triumph and also of the wound that proved to be fatal. As Jackson looked about, he saw many former cadets and VMI associates in command positions with the army, and his words at that moment, addressed to his cavalry leader, Colonel Thomas T. Munford, VMI class of 1852, are inscribed upon the base of the statue: "The Institute will be heard from today."

http://www.vmi.edu/content.aspx?id=13243

The Institute is STILL being heard from today as it has been in every war since the Institute was founded. God Bless VMI !!

MANY of our FINEST Leaders in Marine Corps CONTINUE to come to us as graduates from VMI. Chesty Puller attended for a year before he had to drop out due to family financial problems, but that was ENOUGH to launch his brilliant career.

Oh, to give credit where credit is due, the Citadel also puts out some darn fine Officers.

The Corps made a serious run at VMI in the late 70's to become the USMC academy. All of our gym clothes were Marine yellow and red. They sent the USMC most physically fit NCO to VMI. The Board of Visitors decided against it. Some of the legal struggles (and subsequent financial challenges) regarding the admission of females may have turned out better if we had just said yes to the Corps. Coulda, shoulda, woulda.