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April 8, 2019—While most commissioning-track cadets are spending time off post for spring Field Training Exercises, non-commissioning cadets are participating in community service activities in the Lexington area. Cadets volunteered for clean up at the Rockbridge SPCA, Waddell Elementary school, and Lime Kiln. Cadets helped serve food during the Rockbridge Area Health Clinic’s Bull and Oyster Festival, and cadets led the events during the Special Olympics’ VMI Games.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

April 1, 2026—This week cadets participated in field training exercises (FTX). Commissioning-track cadets spent time on and off post. Army ROTC spent the time training at the Goshen Boy Scout Camp, while Naval ROTC Marines stayed at Sadler Farm in Rockbridge County for training. Air Force ROTC invited other schools to join them in utilizing VMI’s Corps Physical Training Facility. Navy ROTC cadets trained at Smith Mountain Lake and Norfolk, while the Coast Guard AUP traveled to Portsmouth for training.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Lexie West.

April 4, 2023—While most commissioning-track cadets spent time off post for spring field training exercises, non-commissioning cadets participated in community service activities in the Lexington area. Cadets volunteered with organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, Waddell Elementary School, Rockbridge SPCA, Boxerwood Nature Center and Woodland Garden, and Lime Kiln Theater. Cadets also led the events during the Special Olympics’ VMI Games in Cocke Hall and Cameron Hall. And cadets assisted in building a timber framed structure for Rockbridge Area Recreation Organization at Brewbaker Field Sports Complex.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye, H. Lockwood McLaughlin, and Laura Shapiro.