Sarah J. Zorn is the first woman in the history of the 175-year old Citadel Military College to lead the South Carolina Corps of Cadets as the regimental commander. [1] [2] The official ceremony in which Zorn took over the leadership, in which a gilt-handled sword was handed to her from her predecessor, Dillon Graham, took place on May 4, 2018. [2] She has three black belts in karate [3] Zorn's mother, who served in the United States Air Force, died when Zorn was 16 years old. [3]