<p>k314- as a VMI alum and father of a current keydet- VMI is definitely more physically oriented- “old school” than any of the Federal Service Academies. But I’m not sure what that really means- everything changes with time and I think that professionalism is really the value you want to see. Although my brother rats choke hearing me say it- but I am convinced that while VMI for example is “softer” than it used to be 30 years ago- it is more professional- so that instead of what I would term “random acts of violence” they now do things that contribute much more to the end goal. The other thing I’ve noticed is that " the old corps" never was what youngsters think- I had to choke back laughter meeting the parents of a recent VMI grad in an airport and the Mother indignantly parrotting her son’s outrage at the administration dumping some “old” tradition. That tradition was certainly less than 30 years old as neither I nor my younger brother had ever heard of it (and it sounded dumb to me rather than something to hang on to) My point really is: I wouldn’t sell yourself short just because of some change that the Commandant has decided to implement- KP may in fact have challenges with it’s overarching mission (per another thread)- but from what I have seen they produce some darn fine officers for the military and for industry.</p>