BBQ update

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving - I know I did.

A quick update about the BBQ time. Due to spirit band we are having the BBQ at 1 o'clock. Hope this still works with everyone. We are expecting over 200 people - it's gonna be a large party.

Nuke Run

This past Friday the outfit completed our longest run to date... a nuke run.  The nuke plant is on the other side of the airport - a solid 4.5 miles away.  For those of you keeping score at home that means we ran 9 miles Friday afternoon.  Everyone pictured below completed the run.  It is hard for me to think of another time this year when I have been more proud of the outfit - great turnout, great effort, great time and great run. 

Important Times

I hope everyone is having a great week.  Be prepared for a crazy Saturday because we are going to be busy.

0700ish - drill
0900     - first call for review
0920     - fall in for review
0940     - step off to head to Simpson Drill Field
1000     - Review at Simpson Drill Field
               During this review the freshmen will receive their Corps Brass.  This is something they have been     working for unknowingly for the duration of their stay in Aggieland.  This piece of brass will only be surpassed by their Band Lyre that they will receive at a later date.   
1045ish - return to the Quad

1150ish - Spirit Band

1220     - first call for march in
1240     - fall in
1300     - step off

We will be having a BBQ after the game and victory yell.

*As you can see there is no time to eat from the time we wake up until after the game.  In light of this, A-Co will be providing sandwiches for our cadets.  We will set up tables in the hallway between the review and Spirit Band.  Don't feel like you need to fight traffic and make yourself crazy to provide your cadet with lunch unless you want to...  and if that's the case I'll take a #1 with no pickles.


Next Week
We will have a practice on Friday at 1900 hours (7 pm).  I believe all cadets will need to be back by 1800 hours (6pm) at the very latest.  I would prefer that everyone was back and settled by 1730 (5:30 pm).  The game is at 6 so if we decide to have a BBQ it will be before the game.  I will let you know as soon as we decide something.

Fish Band

Last night the freshmen participated in a really fun and unexpected event - fish band.  During fish band all leadership positions  (ie drum majors, bugle rank, bass drums and cymbals) are held by freshmen.  These fish get chosen by the senior or upperclassmen in that position to fill their shoes for the "parade" through campus. I can not describe how fun it is... fish that aren't totally sure of themselves trying to lead a band of more fish that aren't even sure how to totally play all the music - it is awesome.  Let's just say that on Kyle Field it's not the fish carrying the band.  I have included pictures of all the A-Co bugle rank and drum major zips along with the fish that took over for them.  I also have a few pictures of all the A-Co upperclassmen and fish that attended Fish Band.  It's kind of hard to tell, but if you look closely, you will notice that we are dry in the before pictures and wet in the after pictures... that's because fish band marches through fish pond.  Like I said earlier - it was a blast.