Students had the rare opportunity to virtually pilot an F-18 fighter jet Thursday in Norris University Center. The Marine Corps Aviation Program hosted an informational table and flight simulator to raise awareness for job opportunities in the Marine Corps. To give students hands-on aviation experience, officers brought in a flight simulator bought from the U.S..
Military service has been a cornerstone of Clemson University since its founding as an all-male military school in 1889. The notable accomplishments and incontrovertible heroics of its graduates in every world conflict since the Spanish-American War fill a long list, beginning with the names of 498 who gave the ultimate sacrifice.