ABSTRACT
I have observed that at some military schools the staff has a tendency to believe that the imposition and maintenance of cadet discipline is the sole responsibility of the commandant and the TAC officers in his department. It is not. It is the job of every teacher, athletic coach, staff member—admissions, development, dean, secretaries—who interact daily, even if only briefly, with cadets. There have been instances where I have had the impression that the only staff who are familiar with the cadet rule book are the members of the commandant’s department. The commandant’s office should not, as it often is, be regarded as the emergency room where everyone else’s failures are sent to be patched up and/or dealt with. The commandant cannot alone both instill and maintain discipline in the entire corps. He must have the help of every person of authority on campus. It is the responsibility of the superintendent or president not only to make this clear to every member of staff, but to be vigilant that the commandant’s dicta are carried out.
