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From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., the new freshmen joined\nmore than 600 cadets who were already on campus for a phased schedule that\nbegan athletic training and preparations to train the new class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Matriculation Day process,\nwhich is usually completed in about two hours, was stretched to 12 this year to\nensure social distancing and to limit the number of people on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been working on this and\npreparing for this day for months,\u201d said retired U.S. Air Force Col. John\nDorrian, \u201990, vice president for Communications and Marketing. \u201cThe final\npieces have been put in place to make sure that we can have everybody back and\nprotect everyone\u2019s health and safety.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Citadel Matriculation Day 2020\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MVBxNbGnmQg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Members of the Class of 2024\narrived on campus, said their goodbyes to their family and had their temperatures\nchecked before they began processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After an initial stop in the barracks where they received their room assignments and physical training uniforms, the cadet-recruits traveled in small groups to Mark Clark Hall, where they got haircuts and mailbox keys. Afterward they visited the cadet store.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the process, the\ncadet-recruits began to receive their military instruction from cadre, the\ngroup of upperclassmen tasked with their training. Issued through masks that\nare now part of the official uniform, there was at least one new cadre\ncommand\u2014\u201cKeep six feet apart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next step in the schedule was\nChallenge Week, when cadets were introduced to the fourth-class system and\nreceived rapid military training\u2014learning how to wear their uniforms, drill, and\nclean their rooms and barracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019re a member of the Corps\nof Cadets, you develop camaraderie with your classmates that\u2019s unlike anything\nyou\u2019d see any other institution,\u201d said Dorrian. \u201cYou go through hard times\ntogether, you overcome challenges together, you learn teamwork together, and\nthose profound impacts will follow you the rest of your life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The remainder of the South Carolina\nCorps of Cadets returned to campus August 16.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Class of 2024 reported to campus on Saturday, August 8. 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