Last night was a very special night for the freshmen. In the Corps of Cadets, the official process of meeting an upperclassmen is known as "whipping out", in which an upperclassmen and a underclassmen exchange info such as name, hometown, and major. Up until now, the freshmen had not formally met their entire senior class by the process of whipping out. Last night, the freshmen were led by 1st SGT Andrew Hounsel out to the Lawrence Sullivan Ross Memorial on campus where they officially introduced themselves to the entire class of of A-Company 2015. This is a special spot for the A-Co class of '15, for this is where we met our seniors just three short years ago. From there, the freshmen were escorted back to the dorms to participate in another cherished tradition known as "boot pulling" in which a freshman assists a senior in removing his/her boots (which is extremely difficult and near impossible to do alone) and spends quality time building a relationship with that specific senior. Pulling my senior's boots my freshman year was one of the most enjoyable experiences I had, and I can only hope the class of 2018 will remember me and my buddies as fondly as we do the class of 2012 (our seniors).

And of course, pictures....

This morning, the freshmen were able to enjoy their first extended break and attended either a religious service of their choice, toured the Memorial Student Center, or caught up on some much deserved sleep. I will be sure to update everyone more as we move toward the final days of FOW!