In command

Jet, Dec 1, 2003

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Caption: IN COMMAND: New Mexico Military Institute Regimental Commander John White, 19, calls out orders during a recent Veterans Day ceremony at the Roswell, NM,-based military academy. White is the first Black to attain the rank of regimental commander, the highest cadet position at the 112-year-old coed college prep high school and two-year junior college whose 1,000 student/cadets include students frown around the world. His responsibilities are "to train and develop the corps into an environment that promotes educational value, self-discipline and individual development." A sophomore at the college, White, from Houston, says he plans to attend an Ivy League school and major in public policy.