Time to Vent

It may not be the greatest idea to be writing a post, while I am livid with anger, but I just need to vent. Hance the title. I love being here at Norwich. Yeah last year was rough, but I am actually enjoying this year. Things seem to be going well, I am on the verge of contracting with the US Army. Soon my schooling will all be paid for. Part of this school is tradition. We all endure freshman year so that we can enjoy the priviledges we have earned as upperclassmen. For those of you who aren't familiar with the Corp of Cadets, it runs itself. Meaning we the students run the COC. We also have commandants, who act as our advisors. That is there job to advise us , not to command us. Last year I did CAV candidacy. When it was all over, which was the en dof the year, I earned my cross sabers. This is a great honor for me, and something I am very proud of, and yet I found out today thet may mean nothing. It is the right and priviledge of upperclassmen who have their cross sabers and the ability to ride, to ride in parades and demos. This year our company has a freshman who has bee riding since he was 3. One of the commandants is forcing us to let him ride in a parade. THis goes against everything that we satnd for in CAV. He has only been a recruit for 3 weeks, and he is a long ways away from being a cadet and defenitely from earning his cross sabers. Yet we are force to give him a place of honor and let him ride. I am close to turning in my sabers right this moment, because that says to me all I did last year means nothing. The anger and frustration of everyone in our company can not be expressed, but especially I myself am in a rage. I only stop here, for fear of what else I might write.