Alexis Amon-Wilkins was all smiles when she signed to play volleyball at Wentworth Military Academy, a junior college in Missouri.
Wentworth’s mission statement reads: “To provide the environment and resources necessary for its students to develop their potential in academics, leadership, physical well-being, moral character, and self-discipline so they become productive citizens in a diverse, global society.”
That sounds like being rousted out of bed by the loud sound of a trumpet at the crack of dawn and running 100 miles before breakfast.
But the Red Dragons who play sports are not subject to the full-time military training, only the rigid discipline of their respective coaches.