U.S. military academies are hopeful that discipline, frequent testing, and staggered and quarantined arrivals will keep coronavirus outbreaks to a minimum. But the students had doubts that the methods would work at less controlled civilian campuses.
The Air Force Academy was the first service academy to have all of its students back, and so far, officials say there has been no community spread.
Senior Evan Walker, Cadet Basic Training Commander, marches with freshmen cadets as they display their motto on a 12-mile march after finishing up four weeks of basic training on Monday in West Point, N.Y.Senior Evan Walker, Cadet Basic Training Commander, marches with freshmen cadets as they display their motto on a 12-mile march after finishing up four weeks of basic training on Monday in West Point, N.Y.
"Asking somebody to stay confined to a room for two weeks and not go to their friends' rooms or go around the campus to see people they haven't seen in months," says senior Corwin Stites,"is a very difficult thing to do." But Stites, and other students I spoke with in Annapolis and at West Point, said they knew what they signed up for.
Rising senior Corwin Stites is a Plebe Summer Detailer at the Naval Academy. He returned to campus in early July. Rising senior Cameron Kinley is class president and a member of the Navy football team.Rising senior Corwin Stites is a Plebe Summer Detailer at the Naval Academy. He returned to campus in early July. Rising senior Cameron Kinley is class president and a member of the Navy football team.
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