In Their Words

It’s FTX Time at Norwich University

It’s that time here at Norwich University again where the weather is getting cold, the leaves are falling down, and FTX is coming to town. What an FTX is if anyone didn’t know is an FTX is a field training exercise. Basically, it is a time for all the recruits and cadets of the NUCC and their respective branches to go out in the field, this simulated learning environment, to apply what they have been learning. But what is so important about an FTX? Well, to begin, FTX allows for unmeasurable growth. In specific, an individual may learn how to be a team player, a follower may learn how to be a leader, and a leader may learn how to be a listener. Case in point, an FTX is an experience that people will either learn and grow from, or it will be a cold splash of reality, either way... Read more →

Time Flies when at Norwich

You know the common saying, time flies when you’re having fun, well the same can be said about Norwich University. While the Norwich University Corps of Cadets (NUCC) lifestyle may not fall in line with the everyday definition of fun, I find the NUCC experience to be well, quite fun. At least, that is my perspective on the NUCC experience thus far. And my reasoning is simple, sure my day-to-day life in the NUCC is physically, mentally, and even sometimes spiritually challenging, I find Norwich University to be fun as it is my perspective on my current situation. A couple of posts ago I explained the game of perspective, and how all of life's problems have the potential to be life’s solutions when you look at them from a different perspective. So at NUCC if you ask the cadre, “is Norwich a game?”, they would answer plainly and sternly “no”.... Read more →

Norwich University, a Home Away from Home

When I first arrived here, I never thought I would say this, but Norwich University is my home away from home. But what makes a home? Is it the cement in the foundation, the beams in the walls, or the shingles on the roof? No, it is those who reside in the home. Now, a little story, when I was moving to Norwich, all I could think about was two things, what I was leaving behind, and of course, the same question going through my head: what in the world did I sign up for? Of course, what I was signing up for was something greater than myself, and what I was leaving behind was one of the only homes I ever knew. But I didn’t know what Norwich University would have in store for me. However, I soon found out, when I arrived all I saw were people just... Read more →