First Class Private

First Class Private.

I was a First Class Private and had 'Virgin' sleeves ... a term of Art I'm unsure still exists.  None the less, that was a status many of us sought & preferred as Cadets.  We were the backbone of the Corps, the Center of Gravity and the first to throw a 'BS Flag.'

The Institution of the First Class Private has produced enumerable Entrepreneurs, Doctors, Lawyers & 'Indian Chiefs'

Please do not misunderstand me - We love our leaders - like Jake, James & Darren - who wore those massive stripes and led by example.

First Class Privates led without stripes and did so by Moral example.