6 May 2006
Commencement Week 2006 in pictures
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| Freshmen from Hotel Company celebrate recognition day and the end of the fourth-class system. |
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| Graduating seniors who have excelled among their classmates are recognized each year with a designation from Who's Who Among American College Students. |
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| Cadets compete annually to be named "Best Drilled Cadet" and to receive the honor of having their name engraved on the Star of the West monument. |
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| Nearly two dozen cadets and several companies were honored for outstanding achievements in academics, military training, leadership, honor, herorism and community service during the May 4 military dress parade. |
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| On a day with clear blue skies, cadets march our of the barracks enroute to the afternoon's military dress parade. |
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| Families are an important part of a cadet's accomplishments. Tradition has it the families pin on the new rank of cadets who will be commissioned in the Army, Navy, Marines and Air Force. |
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| Alumni fathers and their sons and daughters gather for a group photograph. |
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| Cadets who will enter the Air Force after graduation take their oath. |
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| In a long-standing tradition, seniors take reivew at the final military dress parade of the year, signifying their joining the ranks of the Long Gray Line. |
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| In a long-standing tradition, seniors take reivew at the final military dress parade of the year, signifying their joining the ranks of the Long Gray Line. |
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| Cadets and active duty Marines pose for a group photo following their commissioning ceremony. |
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| Following the last parade of the year, the Corps of Cadets turns in rifles - a very happy moment. |
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| The newest Naval officers from The Citadel gather at the Seraph monument. |
More pictures to come.
