After Conroy's freshman season, he was offered a full ride scholarship to stay at The Citadel. He endured the remainder of his freshman year by the help of seniors who seemed to not care, much like he felt. These were the people who influenced the way he lived the rest of his college life in the Barracks of R company. At The Citadel the class system takes extreme priority over the rank system. The lowest senior private can order around the highest ranked junior. This is shown when juniors constantly try to run Conroy out of school through pushups and screaming orders. Jim Plunkett, a senior in his company, pulls Conroy out and sends him into his room to be saved.
These guys are the ones who helped Conroy make his way through his freshman year which eliminates most students at the Citadel. Many more students leave by choice than are run out due to grades. It would be nice to have this type of person around at any college where you know noone, but at The Citadel it seems as if it was mandatory.
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