First-year cadets finish Caldwell March

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culture 1:48 First-year cadets finish Caldwell March

By:

Clark Dehart

18 Apr 2024 1015

Each year, first-year cadets march in honor of the 26-mile journey that Addison Caldwell took in 1872 to become the first student at Virginia Tech. The spring half of the march concludes in a turning ceremony to celebrate the end of first-year cadet training.

Let's move! You guys have just completed your first step in your journey through this storied organization. And the first step in a lifetime of service. I hope you've taken time, get to know each other, challenge yourself mentally and physically. And most importantly, lay the foundation to be an ethical leader. One who can rely on the foundations of this institution, on the Pylons, and our motto of Ut Prosim to carry you forward. We need to prepare ourselves as best we can now. So we don't let down the people we lead in the future. You guys have worked tremendously. I'm incredibly proud of all of you and your training staffs. All right. Get out of here.

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