By Cadet Rafael Valles College years provide more than just academics, but opportunities for students to have exposure to other backgrounds and cultures. The world is an extremely complex, everchanging place, and entering a diverse and inclusive learning environment is very important for me and other applicants that hope to attend New Mexico Military Institute.…
By Cadet Brooke Morgan When you get to N.M.M.I you have to get used to many things. Wearing a uniform, getting up early, getting use to people telling you what to do and much more. One of the biggest things that I had to get used to was sharing a room with someone. When…
NMMI Sports Press October is breast cancer awareness month, and at stadiums and gyms across the country, athletes and their fans rally for the cause. But cades at the New Mexico Military Institute will be going one step further. “A couple of us got together and said we wanted to do more than just wear…
By Cadet Abigail Valadez At 0530 two alarms go off at the exact same time, the first is a generic ringing noise meant to be so awful even the heaviest sleepers would be forced to shut it off, and the second is Taylor Swift’s “Bad Blood”. At 0532 two individuals almost simultaneously snooze these alarms,…
Below is an email excerpt from NMMI Commandant Jonathan Graff, sent out to NMMI faculty, staff and the Corps of Cadets: Ladies and Gentlemen, This last weekend represented a significant milestone for this year’s Recruits. Not only was this Fall Family Weekend, but it was also the time for Recruits to transition to New Cadet status.…
by Cadet Abigail Valadez There’s some sort of simplicity in being told exactly how to have fun, when and where to be at what time and in what type of clothing, like someone is giving you an excuse to throw stress in the wind for a few hours and just enjoy life. My favorite example…
By Cadet Marco Varela It all starts with a mentality. There is little time to stand around and decide what to do next, there is always something to do and it pays to know what it is. NMMI sets you up for success by issuing a planner to write down everything your homework and tasks.…
By Cadet David Elias Everyone who comes to NMMI starts off as a new cadet. Everyone has to go through the same process, which will take some getting used to. Many people’s lives are flipped upside down when they first arrived at NMMI, but all of these changes are for the best. While it may be…
By Cadet Diego Salido One of the most repetitive questions I have been asked as a cadet is “Why are you at NMMI?” Most people assume that I am a troublemaker and my parents sent me here to fix me, which is something that you will not find very often here at the Institute. Most…
By: Cadet Nick Valentine When I first stepped on post, I knew I was entering one of the most developmental chapters of my life yet. I was 16 years old, entering my junior year of high school, and to be honest I did not have a strong grasp of what I was doing at New…
