Blog #1: The Beginning Hello, my name is James Leary. For this first blog I will introduce myself, explore my goals, and tell you what I am looking forward to at Norwich. To everyone who is also new to blogging, I am looking forward to working along side of you during our time at Norwich. To all of my fellow Rooks and Civilian Students, I am looking forward to meeting you all and creating bonds that will last a lifetime. So, let's get into it! I am from the coal region in a small-town called Gilberton, PA. I have wanted to be in the military since I was 11 years old, so when my senior year came along I looked into the Senior Military Colleges and Norwich University had just stood out and intrigued me from the beginning. So, I applied for a Mechanical Engineering major in the Corps of... Read more →
Chapter 1: Introduction!
07/30/2021
Hi guys and welcome to my first blog! To start, I'm Yoomide (you-meed) Millar (mill-R) but most people call me Mide; I'll be joining AFROTC with a Mathematics major and can't wait to share my Norwich University journey with you! A little bit about me: one way that my background may differ from most people is that I am a survivor of the 2010 magnitude 7 earthquake that shook my birth country Haiti. I was airlifted out of Haiti on the back of a C-17 Air Force cargo plane and upon arrival to America, I flew on the Colorado governor's private plane from Florida to where my adoptive parents were waiting for me in Colorado. Coming from such a unique background, when it came time for me to apply to college, I wanted a unique college that would give me more than the "ordinary" 4 year college would. I chose... Read more →