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Citadel '87 (no login)
Posted Feb 1, 2006 3:04 PM
...different.
I know where '82 is coming from, and suffice to say that "you had to be there." Thanksgiving of '83, upperclassmen still told us not to kill our families when we got home.
I grew up in New England, and might not have heard of the place, except that I saw the (innacurate and unfair) Bill Moyers piece after the murders about how the place was a giant psychopath factory. Strangely, this is attractive to someone who's looking for a real challenge after high school.
It is not the place to show any weakness, and it will uncover any cracks you have when you get there. This is back in the "attrition is our mission" days, but only about half of us made it from day one to graduation. There were plenty of guys, though, in similar (or worse) situations to Harry's that not only made it, but did well.
But if anyone's still got any uncertainty about Harry's motive, Thanksgiving is your first real break back in the "real" world, and it's a looooong flight back to Charleston under the best of circumstances.
Hey '82- hope all is well with you, sir, and Go Bulldogs!
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