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Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:32 pm to Kilgore Snout
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However,if I saw someone wearing a non-military school ring I'd make fun of them.
And that would be a shortcoming you need to overcome. Good luck with that lack of self-esteem.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:33 pm to Kilgore Snout
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As I mentioned in my post above about the Academy, West Point, Annapolis, A&M, VMI, the Citadel, Norwich, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, and a few others...
I can understand why graduating from West point or the Naval Academy, etc is deserving of a ring and I can respect that.
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We get it. You're not worth much to society. Don't denigrate those that actually went through something to get their diploma instead of just pay tuition and show up to class once in a while.
That's my point. I think a ring should be reserved for the types of people who really busted their arse to earn a diploma, not the country club kid who showed up to class here and there, like you say.
I'm a Bama grad and could not imagine wearing a ring to commemorate that. I did nothing extraordinary to achieve my diploma. I partied when I wanted to and studied when I had to. The same goes for the vast majority of SEC grads.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:33 pm to Kilgore Snout
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As I mentioned in my post above about the Academy, West Point, Annapolis, A&M, VMI, the Citadel, Norwich, the Merchant Marine Academy, the Coast Guard Academy, and a few others...
There are some schools who actually have a sense of class identity. You do a lot together, you identify yourself by your year group, and so on. I did not go to a school like that. I went to a normal school and grew up in Fayetteville. At the U of A and other schools like Alabama, LSU, Auburn, and so on people don't talk about being "Class of '18" as a freshman in 2014. You just graduate when you graduate with whomever else happens to be graduating that day.
We get it. You're not worth much to society. Don't denigrate those that actually went through something to get their diploma instead of just pay tuition and show up to class once in a while.
Except the vast majority of TAMU grads have nothing to do with the military side.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:36 pm to Korin
and there are a good amount of a&m graduates who do enter the military. hell theres a certain a&m poster in this very thread who, if im not mistaken, is, or was, pretty damn high up in the military
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:37 pm to WestCoastAg
Still a small minority.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:38 pm to Monticello
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I think a ring should be reserved for the types of people who really busted their arse to earn a diploma, not the country club kid who showed up to class here and there, like you say.
Do you seriously care about this?
Most at your school don't wear a ring. Big deal.
All Texas Aggies do wear one--it's a huge deal.
What other schools do is totally irrelevant.
I'm just surprised anyone cares.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:39 pm to Korin
and? who cares. the corps may represent a small minority of the a&m student base, but its fricking 2000+. to insinuate that a place like a&m or Virginia tech doesn't have a military background or culture just because "most of their graduates do not enter the military" is stupid as frick
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:40 pm to Korin
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Except the vast majority of TAMU grads have nothing to do with the military side.
It's not just for military. Maybe they just have a very cohesive class and university identity. I love busting their balls about being a cult during football season as well, but it's obvious that their affiliation with their Alma Mater means more to them than your typical SEC school. There's nothing wrong with that. Not to be a condescending arse, but many of us remember college as more than 4-5 years of getting drunk, bumping rails, fricking sluts, missing class, and still skating out with a 3.7. If you don't get it, you don't get it.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:40 pm to Korin
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Still a small minority.
What the heck is your point?
Ags wear their rings out of tradition and loyalty--not as an attempt to execute some ruse.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:41 pm to Korin
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Except the vast majority of TAMU grads have nothing to do with the military side.
Maybe these days. But there's a tradition of it. If you go back 50-75 years and it was a much bigger part of the school. One of the reason most people like their local SEC school is because of the "tradition". The fight songs, calls, colors, uniforms, and so on have been passed down for generations. Well at A&M they have chosen to honor their history and continue to pass it down.
Yes, a much larger percentage does not go in to the active duty military from A&M like they used to. However, they still do a lot of things as a class and identify as a class. That's kind of cool. I did not have that kind of connection to my classmates at my university, but I was in a fraternity where we honored pledge classes that way. I don't have a school ring but I have a mug, flask, and that type of stuff with my fraternity class info on it. Same type of thinking behind that as a class ring.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:42 pm to Monticello
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I'm a Bama grad and could not imagine wearing a ring to commemorate that. I did nothing extraordinary to achieve my diploma. I partied when I wanted to and studied when I had to. The same goes for the vast majority of SEC grads.
Sorry that we're better?
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:43 pm to EKG
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Do you seriously care about this?
No. I'm casually posting on a message board. I have no issue with Aggies wearing class rings if that is a big tradition there. However, if I saw a Bama alum wearing a class ring I would immediately think they were a massive douche.
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Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:43 pm to EKG
Oh my
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:44 pm to Maximus
That's what I say.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:45 pm to Monticello
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if I saw a Bama alum I would immediately think they were a massive douche
FIFY. How most of us feel.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:47 pm to Navytiger74
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And as we noted, most of the guys who wear class rings went to schools that are one hell of lot more prestigious
Did you go to Annapolis? I'd imagine those guys along with West Pointers and USAFA grads are proud as hell to earn that.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:48 pm to Navytiger74
Not sure if you have ever actually met a Bama alum but we are a totally different breed than the random Bama fan you read about on internet forums or see on Tosh.0.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:49 pm to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
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Did you go to Annapolis? I'd imagine those guys along with West Pointers and USAFA grads are proud as hell to earn that.
No doubt. Huge accomplishment.
Posted on 4/12/14 at 11:57 pm to dbt_Geaux_Tigers_196
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Did you go to Annapolis? I'd imagine those guys along with West Pointers and USAFA grads are proud as hell to earn that.
I was actually dissuaded from attending by a friend's older brother (middie at the time) who suggested that I do ROTC at a civilian school and enjoy the "college" experience a bit more. I went to Cornell, but dropped ROTC after my freshman year to free up some time on my course schedule (I double majored). I went to OCS after graduation. Ivy League (and certain other NE) grads wearing class rings isn't as common as it once was (or as common as service academy grads), but it's still quite common. As the Aggies have noted, many of us remain involved for a lifetime. I still give annually to the school, I receive the newsletters, I vote for our alumni trustee and alumni class president, etc. Certain schools just do more to instill that kind of lifetime commitment in their students and alums.
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