Table Of ContentThe Scmth Carolina Corps of Cadets
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1991-1992 GUIDON STAFF
Editor-in-Chief WilliamE.Wade,Jr.
ExecutiveEditor Bradley S. Ware
Non-CadetStaff
LtColLawrenceE.McKay,Jr.,USA,Ret.,...Director
ofStudentActivities
Mrs.WilletteS.Burnham, Advisor
Mr.JoeStricklin PrintShopManager
TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. WelcomeandOpening
II. HistoryofTheCitadel
III. Customs andTraditions
IV. TheCampus
V. AcademicDepartments,Library,
Archives, andMuseum
VI. Athletics
&
VII. Activities,Honors Awards, and
Off-CampusAttractions
Vm. InformationfortheClassof1995
TotheGentlmenoftheIncomingClassof1995
The members ofthe new fourth class which
willenterTheCitadel inthefallof1991 arefortunate.
Having passed the stringent qualifications for entry,
youarenowpreparingtoenteranewphaseoflife.The
daysyouwillspendatTheCitadelwillbelikenoothers
youhaveeverlived. Theroadyou willtravelwill not
beeasy;however,noroad toanythingworthwhile ever
was. Thesocietyyouwillenterisasuiqueasexistsin
the nationtoday. Whenacadetgraduates he willlook
back and cherish the memories of four of the most
valuableyearsofhislife.
TheGuidonisahandbookdesignedtoaidthe
fourthclassmen throughhisfirstyearatTheCitadel.lt
includescustoms,traditions,historyandspecificinfor-
mationwhichappliestothefourthclasssystem. Study
yourhandbookdilligently, particularlythesectionen-
titledFourthClassKnowledge.Makethis information
apartof you.
TheCitadelposesmanychallenges ,butitwill
prepare you for the life ahead ifyou will absorb the
mental,physical,moralandspirituallessonsitteaches.
Gentlemen, thefuture is yours tocommand .
WilliamE. Wade,Jr. Class of 1992
Editor-in-Chief, The Guidon
PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
Toeachofyou,Iex-
tendbestwishesforamost
rewarding college experi-
encehereatTheCitadel.
Thirty-threeyearsago
I made the same decision
that you have now made. I
neverquestionedorregret-
ted my decision. Rather, I
am convinced and can un-
equivocally state that the
Citadel experience will
challenge you and thereby
permit you to realize your potential more than any
opportunity anywhere. The success of Citadel men
results from receiving a well-rounded education that
develops cadets academically andphysically within a
framework ofdemanding discipline. This experience
buildscharacterandself-confid—ence.TheCitadelcalls
itdevelopingthe"wholeman" "TheCitadelMan."
Itwillnotbeeasy. Everythingthatisworthwhile
requires sacrifice and dedication. It will be fun ifyou
maintainasenseofhumor. Youmayquestionyourself
fromtimeto time, but intheend, you willknow your
sacrificeswereworththegains. Ipromiseyouthat!
Asyourpresident,Itakeaspecialinterestinyou
and your class, the Class of 1995. Together we will
succeed.
ClaudiusE.WattsIII
LieutenantGeneral,USAF,Retired
President
Lieutenant General Claudius E.Watts III
U.S.AirForce, Retired
President ofThe Citadel
Claudius E. "Bud" Watts III, was born in Ben-
nettsville, South Carolina, on September 22, 1936.
GeneralWattsgrewupinCheraw,SouthCarolina. He
graduatedin 1958fromTheCitadel wherehereceived
the bachelor ofarts degree in political science and a
commission in the United States Air Force. While at
TheCitadel, GeneralWattsearnedGoldStarseach
semester during his four years as a cadet, served as a
memberoftheRoundTable,thePresidentialAdvisory
Committee, was a Distinguished, Military Student, a
selectee for the 1958 edition of Who's Who Among
Students in American Universities and Colleges ,was
Chairman ofthe Honor Committee, First Sergeant of
the Summerall Guards and in his final year, the Third
Battalion commander with rank as acadetLieutenant
Colonel.Followinggraduation,GeneralWattsattended
theLondonSchoolofEconomicsandPoliticalScience,
London,England, as aFulbrightScholar.
Following completion ofpilot training at Craig
AirForceBase,Alabama,in 1960,theGeneral'sinitial
assignmentas anAirForceofficerwas inSouthCaro-
lina at Charleston AirForce Base as a memberofthe
17thAirTransportSquadron.GeneralWattsleftCharles-
ton in 1965 to attend Stanford University Graduate
School of Business where he earned a master's in
businessadministration.TheGeneralretainsarelation-
ship with Stanford University as a member of the
Advisory Council tothe Graduate School ofBusiness
forthatinstitution.
FromDecember1967toDecember1968General
Watts served in Southeast Asia with the 12th Special
OperationsSquadroninVietnam.Duringthatone-year
periodtheGeneral flew 276combatmissions.
UponreturningtotheUnitedStates,theGeneral
served for three years as a tactical air intelligence
officer, and then as chief of the Programs Division,
DirectorateofplansandPrograms,officeoftheDeputy
ChiefofStafffor Intelligence, Headquarters Tactical
AirCommand,LangleyAirForceBase,Virginia.After
graduatingfromtheArmyCommandandGeneralStaff
CollegeatFortLeavenworth,Kansas,in 1972,General
Watts was assignedtotheDirectorateofDoctrineand
Concepts,OfficeoftheDeputyChiefofStaffforPlans
andOperations,Headquarters,UnitedStatesAirForce,
Washington, D.C.
In 1976theGeneral wastransferredtoAndrews
Air Force Base, Maryland, for duty with the 89th
MilitaryAirliftWing's402ndMilitaryAirliftSquadron
aschiefofoperationsandtraining.Aftercompletingthe
NationalWarCollege in 1978, GeneralWattsbecame
assistant deputy commanderforoperations and, later,
commanderofthe438thMilitaryAirliftGroup,McGuire
AirForceBase,NewJersey
.
Forthenext20months,fromJuly 1980toMarch
1982,GeneralWattsservedasCommanderofthe63rd
MilitaryAirliftWing,NortonAirForceBase,Califor-
nia. He was assigned to Headquarters Military Airlift
Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, initially as
assistant deputy chief of staff for plans and later as
deputychiefofstaff.WhileatScottAirForceBase,he
completed Harvard University's Program for Senior
Managers in Government. The General returned to
Washington in September 1984 where he served until
