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Aug. 24, 2020—After a week of administrative training, the Rat Line officially began last night when the Class of 2020 plus 3 met their cadre in Cocke Hall.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye. 

Aug. 17, 2020—Rats matriculated to VMI this weekend. At the end of each day, rats said goodbye to their families and entered barracks with their companies for the first time.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

Aug. 15, 2020—The first matriculants arrive on post this morning to move into barracks. Among the stops while checking in are a visit to the health screening tent, signing the matriculation book, and getting measured for uniforms.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Mary Price. 

May 16, 2024—Nearly 350 cadets graduated today in Cameron Hall. Virginia Townsend ’24 gave the valedictorian address, and class president Cole Cathcart ’24 introduced the guest speaker, Ryan McCarthy, the 24th Secretary of the U.S. Army. Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85, superintendent, noted that the Class of 2024 matriculated and endured the entire Rat Line at the height of the coronavirus pandemic.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

May 15, 2024—Cadets commissioned into the U.S. Armed Forces in a joint ceremony held in Cameron Hall this morning. Cadets joined the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard. The commissioning officer was Gen. James Slife, vice chief of staff U.S. Air Force. Afterward, cadets received their ranks and first salutes.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin, Kelly Nye, Laura Shapiro, and Marianne Hause.

Nov. 10, 2023—Rat Olympics for the Class of 2024 plus 3 kicked off Founders Day activities Friday morning in the Corps Physical Training Facility. The competition is the culmination of the 10-week physical education program, Rat Challenge. The company that works the hardest and displays the best attitude will win the Stockwell Cup, named for the late Col. Bill Stockwell.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Lexie West.

Aug. 18, 2023—Members of cadre returned to post a week before Matriculation Day to prepare for the incoming rats who arrive tomorrow.—VMI Photos by Kelly Nye and H. Lockwood McLaughlin.

Nov. 21, 2022—Members of the Class of 2024 received their rings in a ceremony Friday Nov. 18 with Col. Kevin Trujillo ’98 addressing the 2nd Class in Cameron Hall. Later that evening, the cadets put on their rings for the first time while passing through a ring-shaped archway during the Ring Figure ball in Cocke Hall.—VMI Photos by H. Lockwood McLaughlin and Kelly Nye.