What does this mean?

Rumor is those outfits are getting disbanded.

From what I heard, the Corps is trying to get back to more cadets per unit. Also probably an easy time to kill off some that I have been problem units at times. (I had friends in most of those, but that was their reputations 13-17.)

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I think it means you have to charge your phone.

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Yep. Location and wifi aren't helping the cause.

C-1, F-1, H-1,Sq-4 are the units on the block. Lots of uproar on the Quad about it according to my fish son.

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C-1, F-1, H-1,Sq-4 are the units on the block. Lots of uproar on the Quad about it according to my fish son.

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Ahhhh. Thanks for letting me know.

C-1 was my old outfit. It's been disbanded before. A time or two

H-1 is rough. That outfit has been around a LONG time.

But overall I support moving away from tiny units.

Was in F-1 '61 - 65. Won the General Moore award in '63-'64. Was an engineering major company back then. I remember hearing it was disbanded in the 80s or 90s over a hazing incident (I think).

If you're on Instagram "qadets" is a good follow. (Yeah yeah I know, Instagram, but if you have kids and want to see what they're up to, you have to be on Instagram these days.) It's a Corps meme page run by cadets, pretty funny stuff but also a good way to see what is happening on the Quad in near real-time. Their post this morning was pretty brutal. One of the images showed some social media posts, pretty brutal stuff. Rumors are lots of Old Ags are raising hell ... we'll see.

(By the way, the image in the OP was included in that IG post this AM.)

RIP COBRA C

I was in G-1, Ramblin G Rogues from '67 to '71. It was disbanded a couple of years later. A few years ago it was resurrected. C-1 was C Troop Jocks back then, disbanded, then brought back as Cobra C. You never know. I'm sure the only outfit that never changed was the BQs, although they were Maroon band and White band.

H-1 is rough, very redass outfit in my time. Pour one out.

Wasn't Squadron 4 recently brought back? 2013 I believe. Surprised they are getting the axe so quickly

F4GIB71 said:

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I was in G-1, Ramblin G Rogues from '67 to '71. It was disbanded a couple of years later. A few years ago it was resurrected. C-1 was C Troop Jocks back then, disbanded, then brought back as Cobra C. You never know. I'm sure the only outfit that never changed was the BQs, although they were Maroon band and White band.

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My dad was in C Armor, class of 58 aka C Troop Jocks

40s- D Troop was disbanded for too much hazing.

Someday, when I think you're ready, I'll let a couple of you red hiney spiders buy this old BQ an ice-cold Dr. Pepper, and I'll tell you a little story about Federal Inspection, the ice cream machine and the spider dorm.

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F4GIB71 said:

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I was in G-1, Ramblin G Rogues from '67 to '71. It was disbanded a couple of years later. A few years ago it was resurrected. C-1 was C Troop Jocks back then, disbanded, then brought back as Cobra C. You never know. I'm sure the only outfit that never changed was the BQs, although they were Maroon band and White band.

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My dad was in C Armor, class of 58 aka C Troop Jocks

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My Dad was in A Armor, class of '59 aka A Troop Jocks.

Your Dad probably hazed mine....

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F4GIB71 said:

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I was in G-1, Ramblin G Rogues from '67 to '71. It was disbanded a couple of years later. A few years ago it was resurrected. C-1 was C Troop Jocks back then, disbanded, then brought back as Cobra C. You never know. I'm sure the only outfit that never changed was the BQs, although they were Maroon band and White band.

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My dad was in C Armor, class of 58 aka C Troop Jocks

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My Dad was in A Armor, class of '59 aka A Troop Jocks.

Your Dad probably hazed mine....

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Armor Jocks were well known for their hazing abilities

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It sounds like covid really hurt recruiting because they couldn't do any experience the corps events for high school students.

University announces March to 3,000

Looks like the Corps is trying to increase recruitment (I'll be making another thread for this, just seems like y'all would want to be notified)

Have you guys heard that one of the candidates to replace Colonel Stebbins is a Major General whose stated goal is to make the Corps 10% of the undergraduate student body. My son is a rising surge butt in the FTAB and he attended a gathering where the Major General spoke for 45 minutes.

Oh, almost forgot to mention, he's a teasip.

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Have you guys heard that one of the candidates to replace Colonel Stebbins is a Major General whose stated goal is to make the Corps 10% of the undergraduate student body. My son is a rising surge butt in the FTAB and he attended a gathering where the Major General spoke for 45 minutes.

Oh, almost forgot to mention, he's a teasip.

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What's he gonna do, make the Corps mandatory for all incoming freshmen?

Here are the issues that would be challenging to overcome:

There isn't the dorm space for a 5,900 member corps without kicking nonregs off of campus. The last time there were that many cadets on campus were in the late 60's/early 70s and the culture of A&M was pro corps/military. I don't get the feeling that is the case today

And we do not need a 590-member Aggie Band, because that is entirely too big to do any type of halftime drill.

Where would you feed that many cadets at one time? With Duncan's many renovations I'm sure that 5,900 is above their capacity,

Uniforms: the MPC would have to secure pinks and greens, service covers, khaki shirts and trousers, shoes, rain gear, and other uniform accessories.

as I mentioned earlier the Corps has only been above 2500 3X (I said once but rechecked the numbers and it is 3X) in the past 20 years. Kids entering A&M today probably didn't have a parent in the Corps, so there isn't that attachment to join.

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FTACo88-FDT24dad said:

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Have you guys heard that one of the candidates to replace Colonel Stebbins is a Major General whose stated goal is to make the Corps 10% of the undergraduate student body. My son is a rising surge butt in the FTAB and he attended a gathering where the Major General spoke for 45 minutes.

Oh, almost forgot to mention, he's a teasip.

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What's he gonna do, make the Corps mandatory for all incoming freshmen?

Here are the issues that would be challenging to overcome:

There isn't the dorm space for a 5,900 member corps without kicking nonregs off of campus. The last time there were that many cadets on campus were in the late 60's/early 70s and the culture of A&M was pro corps/military. I don't get the feeling that is the case today

And we do not need a 590-member Aggie Band, because that is entirely too big to do any type of halftime drill.

Where would you feed that many cadets at one time? With Duncan's many renovations I'm sure that 5,900 is above their capacity,

Uniforms: the MPC would have to secure pinks and greens, service covers, khaki shirts and trousers, shoes, rain gear, and other uniform accessories.

as I mentioned earlier the Corps has only been above 2500 3X (I said once but rechecked the numbers and it is 3X) in the past 20 years. Kids entering A&M today probably didn't have a parent in the Corps, so there isn't that attachment to join.

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My son also mentioned that President Banks seemed to suggest that 10% may not be doable. Perhaps something between 3k and 5k would be a longer term goal? IDK any more than the very generic stuff my son told me so take what I am saying with a big grain of salt.

With the stated goal of 3,000 cadets, perhaps he was saying "why stop there? Keep trying to grow."

One of the things TAMU is going to have to do is start seriously considering building non-reg dorms higher than 4 stories. Hullabaloo is the first to do that, but look at those balcony dorms on the north side. Despite being eyesores, they are taking up significant space. That might allow them to move more non-regs out of a few of those modular dorms near the Quad and filling them with cadets. Maybe more Corps dorms across from Duncan with another parking garage to compensate for the Duncan lots that would be eaten up.

Again, I have no specific information so I'm totally scatter shooting.

I'll see if my son recalls the name of the Major General who is a teasip. My son's FDT nickname is "Dory" so I don't have any expectations that he will remember.

Edit, posting fail...I see there is already an entire thread on this.

https://texags.com/forums/63/topics/3286132



https://today.tamu.edu/2022/04/28/texas-am-announces-march-to-3000-initiative-to-grow-corps-of-cadets/

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Texas A&M University today announces the "March to 3,000," a new campaign to grow its Corps of Cadets to 3,000 members.

The Corps is the oldest student organization at Texas A&M and one of its most visible representations. Corps participation was mandatory when A&M opened in 1876 as a result of the Morrill Land Grant Act. In 1965 under President Gen. James Earl Rudder, membership in the Corps ceased to be a requirement. As of fall 2021, the organization has 2,143 members and is the largest uniformed student body in the nation, aside from the military academies.

"The Corps of Cadets is an important part of our long history and many graduates have gone on to serve with excellence across a broad spectrum of careers," said Dr. M. Katherine Banks, Texas A&M president. "We have a duty and obligation to our state and nation to continue developing leaders of character and I am in full support of expanding the opportunities the Corps provides our students."

Col. Byron Stebbins '78, interim commandant, said Texas A&M is not Texas A&M without the Corps. "As the 'Keepers of the Spirit' and the 'Guardians of Tradition,' the Corps is devoted to upholding Texas A&M's reputation as a top-tier institution, as well as its time-honored traditions," Stebbins said. "The leadership experience gained through the Corps' four-year leadership development program is unmatched and prepares cadets for careers in the military, public or private sectors."

As part of the effort to increase the number of cadets, the university has funded two scholarships: the ROTC Patriot Scholarship Program, available to ROTC scholarship cadets, and the Maj. Gen. Raymond L. Murray scholarship for out-of-state cadets.

"The Corps of Cadets has a long, rich history at Texas A&M, and is an integral part of the overall experience at A&M, especially given that our most cherished traditions began with the Corps," said Vice President for Student Affairs Brig. Gen. Joe E. Ramirez, Jr., '79 USA (Ret.), the previous commandant who held the position for 10 years. "I saw first-hand the positive impact that the four-year Corps experience can have on our cadets in academics, leadership development and career readiness."

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The Corps already received and is reviewing work done by a cadet-led retention task force. They are also working with an advertising agency to launch a marketing campaign this summer aimed at increasing awareness about what the Corps has to offer.

To accommodate the anticipated growth, two additional Corps dorms are scheduled to be built, with completion set for 2027-28.

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I'm an old spider. The unit was disbanded a few years ago and immediately reformed and integrated from what I heard. Surprised they're disbanding them again. Hopefully the outfit flag doesn't get lost.