Aggie Traditions

remembrance
 Muster  Silver Taps
 Memorial Student Center

symbols
 Aggie Ring  Gig 'em
 Reveille

team
 12th Man  Bonfire
 Midnight Yell  Yell Leaders  Maroon Out  Boot Line

community
 "Howdy!"  All-U Night
 Big Event  Replant  Student Volunteerism  Diversity & Unity

corps of cadets
 Senior Boots  Fightin' Texas Aggie Band  Final Review

class councils
 Class Gifts  Elephant Walk  Ring Dance  Boot Dance
 Current Class Councils  Graduation

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Corps of Cadets Traditions

"Give me an army of West Point graduates, I'll win a battle. Give me a handful of Texas Aggies and I'll win a war!"
--Gen. George S. Patton, Jr.

Texas A&M is one of only three schools with a full-time Corps of Cadets program leading to commissions in all branches of military service -- Army, Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps. It has a tradition of providing more trained officers to our nation's armed forces than come from any other military school.

Senior Boots

Members of the Corps of Cadets look forward to their Senior year when they will be privileged to wear boots.
Fightin' Texas Aggie Band
The heartbeat of the Spirit of Aggieland has never lost a half-time!
Ross Volunteers
The oldest honor guard and drill team of its kind in the state, the Ross Volunteer Company is the Honor Guard of the Governor of the State of Texas.
Others In addition to those listed above, the Corps of Cadets has several other traditions for which participation is relatively limited to the Corps such as the annual March to the Brazos and Final Review.
"The men of Texas A&M can stand up to any men in the world and compare favorably their education and training for leadership --leadership in the pursuits of peace, and if it comes to war, leadership in battle."
--Gen. Omar Bradley, 1950

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