Approximately 700 cadet recruits came from around the U.S. and several foreign countries to matriculate on Saturday, August 14.
The majority of the freshmen were born in 2003, the year the U.S. Department of Homeland Security began operating, Saddam Hussein was captured and Apple launched iTunes.
After completing their rigorous fourth-class training in the spring, the freshmen will be formally recognized as cadets at the Oath Renewal Ceremony in Marion Square in downtown Charleston.