{"id":918,"date":"2026-04-29T11:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/?page_id=918"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:40:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:40:00","slug":"wyatt-carey","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.citadel.edu\/get-here\/wyatt-carey\/","title":{"rendered":"Wyatt Carey"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How Did I Get Here - Wyatt Carey 16x9\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/1187706700?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-came-to-the-citadel-to-get-additional-opportunities-that-most-other-rotc-cadets-don-t-get-to-experience\">&#8220;I came to The Citadel to get additional opportunities that most other ROTC cadets don\u2019t get to experience.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I also came to run track and cross country at the college level and gain some mental fortitude from the fourth class system. After graduation I plan on becoming a soldier like my father.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One saying that\u2019s stuck with me since knob year was what one of the seniors used to tell us whenever we were doing things that sucked, \u201cit\u2019s just another thing\u201d. Now whenever I\u2019m doing something difficult, I tell myself that and it can help that little extra bit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-citadel\">The Citadel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are about 2,400 undergraduate students who make up the <strong>South Carolina Corps of Cadets<\/strong>. <strong>82%<\/strong> of Cadets receive financial aid, and over <strong>88%<\/strong> are employed at the time of graduation. Students can choose from <strong>over<\/strong> <strong>30 Majors<\/strong>, <strong>50 Minors<\/strong> in five academic schools, with an accelerated medical program. 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