re: aTm fans: Is your band comprised of corps of cadets members?

I was a nonreg in the Corps (aka a poser) for two years. When we invaded Iraq, I enlisted, did two tours as a USAF explosive ordnance disposal tech. Then I went back and finished my last two years as a civilian.

Many of my friends did the same, some (too many) aren't here. The Corps of Cadets taught me shite about brotherhood, management and getting tougher when life gets tough that you can't learn anywhere. Most of which was directed by the military officers from each unit's service branch.

Also, there's some bizarre traditions to be sure, but they were ours. Most of them go back as far as when A&M was a small all male military college organized primarily by a former Confederate general and Comanche fighter named Sul Ross. We have male Yell Leaders because that's a tradition that goes back to before we even had girls in attendance.

Everyone who goes into combat "plays army" at one point or another beforehand. Im not sure what qualifies you to judge either. You're probably a little pussy who would have been crying for his mommy in your first week in the Corps.