That brings back very strong emotions for me.....unfortunately for the Corps, it will never be the same and it really is impossible to appreciate unless you shared the blood and sweat with the others in the Armory. Thank you '84 Drill for inspiring me as a knob...thank you '85 Drill for pushing me past my limits...and most of all, thank you for my brethren on '86 Drill who helped get me through the nights. WDP
It sucks that this kinda thing doesn't exist on campus anymore. The JSA is a joke, and the Summerall Guards, hate to say it, aren't that hot anymore either...the school is too worried about giving out bellyrubs now than making elite drill units like they used to. I'm a senior officer this coming year and wonder if my ring will mean anything close to what the ones before me have meant.
@Exit89Drums37 The ring is what you make of it. If you don't think it means anything anymore, then don't get one. Furthermore, if you do decide to get a ring, make sure to let one of those "jokers" from JSA know who you are so they don't give you a sword arch when and if you walk through the ring because whether you realize it or not, they are doing that performance and 3.5 hour sword arch to honor the senior class.
as an alum who was never witness to it in person, I can say that JSD's absence was and still is a terrible blow to the citadel experience. it is true what was said in 'all quiet on the western front', the best thing that emerges from murderous training is most precious, and that is comradeship.
Great job! I've never been able to adequately describe the emotions connected with that experience. And those of us who were fortunate enough to "march round the ring" had no better skills than those who didn't make it. We simply got lucky during "cuts."
I, too, struggle to find the words to express the extreme harship and incredible willpower needed to accomplish such a feat. No mere mortal could possibly achieve the heights of glory of the mighty JSD. It is reserved for Gods. Gods who started as mortals, but through the catalyst of punishing other men became what they are today: Guys who like punishing guys. Oh, whip me again!. Nothing wrong with that...
I now struggle to find meaning in what the nights were to me as an individual and as a group. Until that point of my life, it was the most difficult and exhilerating experience imaginable. As a memory? Who put this together and which specific Drill(s) is it from other than 86? Thanks for bringing back memories that can never be reproduced. BW 88 Drill
regular mortals will probably not understand what this is. Frankly i'm not certain that anyone who did not participate in the roaching process would understand. i enjoyed the book... the story is of extreme suffering and developing a mental discipline that superseeds that which is typically required or encountered. RF 86 Voice & 86 minute man
That brings back very strong emotions for me.....unfortunately for the Corps, it will never be the same and it really is impossible to appreciate unless you shared the blood and sweat with the others in the Armory. Thank you '84 Drill for inspiring me as a knob...thank you '85 Drill for pushing me past my limits...and most of all, thank you for my brethren on '86 Drill who helped get me through the nights. WDP
SH86JSD 3 months ago
It sucks that this kinda thing doesn't exist on campus anymore. The JSA is a joke, and the Summerall Guards, hate to say it, aren't that hot anymore either...the school is too worried about giving out bellyrubs now than making elite drill units like they used to. I'm a senior officer this coming year and wonder if my ring will mean anything close to what the ones before me have meant.
Exit89Drums37 8 months ago
@Exit89Drums37 The ring is what you make of it. If you don't think it means anything anymore, then don't get one. Furthermore, if you do decide to get a ring, make sure to let one of those "jokers" from JSA know who you are so they don't give you a sword arch when and if you walk through the ring because whether you realize it or not, they are doing that performance and 3.5 hour sword arch to honor the senior class.
sandhurstrs 6 months ago
Very VEry emotional for me.... Patrick James 1985 JSD
pjames85 1 year ago
'99 We Die Proud
keithpereira99 1 year ago
as an alum who was never witness to it in person, I can say that JSD's absence was and still is a terrible blow to the citadel experience. it is true what was said in 'all quiet on the western front', the best thing that emerges from murderous training is most precious, and that is comradeship.
philliesenior01 2 years ago 2
Great job! I've never been able to adequately describe the emotions connected with that experience. And those of us who were fortunate enough to "march round the ring" had no better skills than those who didn't make it. We simply got lucky during "cuts."
Tim Keohane
1973 Junior Sword Drill
comonday 2 years ago
Nice job with the video; a startling reminder of what one can face and endure yet emerge all the better for it.
Robert W. W. Biederman, MD
Pittsburgh, PA
Cardiologist
Voice, 1984 JSD
cbieds95 2 years ago 5
@cbieds95
Thanks Bob. We from Kilo always appreciated what you did. You remain one of the best and thanks for the full arc. 84 drill was amazing. Bob Mcnally
BadKharmaa 1 year ago
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lefthanofares 2 years ago
I, too, struggle to find the words to express the extreme harship and incredible willpower needed to accomplish such a feat. No mere mortal could possibly achieve the heights of glory of the mighty JSD. It is reserved for Gods. Gods who started as mortals, but through the catalyst of punishing other men became what they are today: Guys who like punishing guys. Oh, whip me again!. Nothing wrong with that...
samfisher556 2 years ago
The hardest Blades are forged in the hottest Fires.
jlcarter99 2 years ago 6
I now struggle to find meaning in what the nights were to me as an individual and as a group. Until that point of my life, it was the most difficult and exhilerating experience imaginable. As a memory? Who put this together and which specific Drill(s) is it from other than 86? Thanks for bringing back memories that can never be reproduced. BW 88 Drill
1988Roach 3 years ago
regular mortals will probably not understand what this is. Frankly i'm not certain that anyone who did not participate in the roaching process would understand. i enjoyed the book... the story is of extreme suffering and developing a mental discipline that superseeds that which is typically required or encountered. RF 86 Voice & 86 minute man
cupafli 3 years ago 2