Norwich University Class of 2022 Corps of Cadets Junior Ring Reveal

The Norwich class ring is presented to the Junior Class members of the Corps at the Junior Ring Ceremony in the spring semester. The Norwich ring is the most prized of a cadet's worldly possessions, and much effort goes into earning the right to wear it.
The ring tradition at Norwich began in the spring of 1923, when the senior class adopted a class ring for each member of the class who would graduate in June. It was expected that each class would follow the precedent of the class of 1923. In time, the process of ring design and presentation shifted to the Junior year. However, it was not until the mid-1960s that a policy for standardization of the ring design was in place.
The Norwich rings, like the service academy rings, feature a class crest on one side and the school crest on the other, with a bezel surrounding a stone or similar inset on top. Tradition dictates that the cadet wear the class crest facing him/her until graduation, when the ring is turned around so that the Norwich crest faces the wearer. This tradition links the wearer more closely to his/her class until graduation and to all the Norwich Corps graduates after graduation.
Learn more about the Norwich University Corps of Cadets: www.norwich.ed...

[@Eagle_Beak]

"Tradition is not taken lightly at Norwich University", and that's why we ban traditions every time we discover one.
Oh, don't worry, I haven't forgotten.

[@Clancy192]

All this for a ring? Really?