<p>You don’t know that they have not been expelled. Nor will you know, unless they go public. I am sure there will be a hearing. The offending Cadets will go before a board and be required to answer questions concering their actions. They may not take “the 5th”. Military schools have very strict rules laid out and punishments for breaking those rules. I think this would lead to a very harsh punishment - if not expulsion then restriction for a very long time and marching many hours.<br>
Contrast that with a similar offense at a civilian school - there will be a hearing and the offending student may choose not to speak, if found innocent the student will be on his merry way back to class.</p>
<p>I do think it is impossible to judge the nuances of any incident by reading two reports in the media. The media rarely tells the whole story and nothing but the story of which there are always two sides.<br>
While I believe something happened on both sides and that the actions by a FEW of The Citadels cadets appear grievious - I will withhold judgment on any punishment.</p>
<p>While I don’t condone the actions by the cadets, I do think one should “know” their audience. If you want to be funny then be funny - don’t go into someone’s home and hurl insults when you know they will not have a sense of humor. I don’t think you can compare Mich St and Ohio who have been rivals for years - I get the trash talking.<br>
Princeton crossed the line when they made fun of and laughed at - as opposed to laughing with them.</p>
<p>I don’t understand all this marching band nonsense - I flew into Birmingham last fall and it was coincidentally homecoming at Alabama. The visiting team’s marching band stayed at a hotel in Birmingham and got a state police escort to Tuscaloosa. The Marching Band!</p>