The Rat Line has experienced many changes over the years. This headline from 1934 informs the VMI community about the abolition of the rat system.
1934
Never at a loss for entertainment, even in the depths of winter, cadets use chairs to slide down the hill outside Crozet Hall in 1956.
1956
Cadets have always been willing and ready to lend a hand in times of need. Those shown here are assisting with clean-up from a major flood in the Rockbridge area in 1985.
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1984
New cadet uniforms were introduced in 1952.
Third Battalion was established in 1984 and later disbanded in the 1990s. The battalion was brought back under the leadership of Maj. Gen. Cedric T. Wins ’85, superintendent, in 2021.
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The front page of the U.S. Supreme Court decision in United States v. Virginia, which ruled that VMI’s male-only admissions policy was unconstitutional.
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