Set in 1967 at a barely-fictionalized version of The Citadel, Conroy’s own alma mater, The Lords of Discipline follows indifferent cadet Will McLean and his friends through a turbulent senior year. After surviving their school’s infamously brutal plebe year, with it’s torturous sweat parties and constant harassment, Will and his three roommates are determined to graduate and wear their class ring with pride. Two of Will’s roommates are fairly stereotypical Italian-Americans from the Northeast, Mark Santoro and the meathead Dante “Pig” Pignetti, while the third […]