News Type: President's Blog Date: Thursday, October 7, 2021 Byline: Colonel David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.) Greetings, Time on deck is 0815. We start the day with all hands on deck cleaning their rooms, common spaces, preparing themselves for inspection, a nutritionally well-balanced breakfast, formation for accountability and instruction, morning colors (raising and saluting […]
News Type: President's Blog Date: Friday, September 10, 2021 Byline: Colonel David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.) "A second plane hit the second tower. America is under attack." On the morning of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was visiting a second-grade classroom in Sarasota, Florida, to promote education. His Chief of Staff, Andy Card, […]
News Type: President's Blog Date: Tuesday, August 10, 2021 Byline: Colonel David L. Coggins, USMC (Ret.) A new cadet checked in today wearing his casual civies with flip flops. Since we are starting initial training with a break-in period of boots and military shoes—we stay in running shoes for a few days. The running shoes are on […]
