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a uniform stuffed with potential, marching toward a rank they haven't earned yet

word rootfrom Latin for little head or younger son
younger sonsoriginally meant noble kids without inheritance
space cadetthe insult was once a literal sci-fi compliment
West Pointfirst cadets enrolled in 1802
hazing ritualplebes endure a brutal first year by tradition
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