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Posted on 8/1/12 at 11:58 am
Posted on 8/1/12 at 11:58 am
Why do so many alumnus of your institution refer to A&M as a military school? West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, VMI, Citadel come to mind when I think of military academies, not A&M. I see A&M as a state school with a big ROTC program. My nephew graduated from aTm and he is the only one I know who doesn't do this, but then again liberal that he is, I don't see him wanting to identify with the military in any way.
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Posted on 8/1/12 at 12:03 pm to TurDuken
I have never heard a former student refer to it as a current military school. I've heard people refer to the pre-Rudder A&M as a military school because it was.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 12:03 pm to TurDuken
Part of A&M is a senior military college just like VMI and the Citadel, but it is also a large public university. V-Tech is also a senior military college/ public university
This post was edited on 8/1/12 at 12:06 pm
Posted on 8/1/12 at 1:41 pm to TurDuken
Posted on 8/1/12 at 1:53 pm to TurDuken
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Why do so many alumnus of your institution refer to A&M as a military school?
Um, they don't. I'm not sure where you are getting that.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 2:58 pm to TurDuken
I have never referred to A&M as a "Military School" or heard anyone say that. I have heard and have referred to A&M as a school with a strong military tradition. Is that what you mean?
By the way, these are the "Senior Military Colleges."
By the way, these are the "Senior Military Colleges."
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In the United States, a senior military college (SMC) is one of six colleges that offer military Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) programs and are specifically recognized under 10 USC 2111a(f). The six senior military colleges are:
* North Georgia College & State University; Dahlonega, Georgia
* Norwich University; Northfield, Vermont
* Texas A&M University; College Station, Texas
* The Citadel; Charleston, South Carolina
* Virginia Military Institute; Lexington, Virginia
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech); Blacksburg, Virginia
Under U.S. law and U.S. Army regulations, there are three types of ROTC programs administered, each with a different element. In addition to ROTC at senior military colleges, there are ROTC programs at civilian colleges and at military junior colleges.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 3:25 pm to TurDuken
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Why do so many alumnus of your institution refer to A&M as a military school? West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, VMI, Citadel come to mind when I think of military academies, not A&M. I see A&M as a state school with a big ROTC program. My nephew graduated from aTm and he is the only one I know who doesn't do this, but then again liberal that he is, I don't see him wanting to identify with the military in any way.
Aggies don't refer to A&M as a military school.
It's a large public school with a military heritage.
HTH.
Posted on 8/1/12 at 5:17 pm to TurDuken
Lol I would never refer to A&M as a military school, the corps is a joke.
Posted on 8/2/12 at 1:04 pm to TurDuken
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Why do so many alumnus of your institution refer to A&M as a military school? West Point, U.S. Naval Academy, VMI, Citadel come to mind when I think of military academies, not A&M. I see A&M as a state school with a big ROTC program. My nephew graduated from aTm and he is the only one I know who doesn't do this, but then again liberal that he is, I don't see him wanting to identify with the military in any way
Aside from maybe the occasional blonde sorority bubblehead, i have literally never heard anyone from A&M claim that we are a military school. A ton of outsiders seem to think we are though, even though the corps of cadets make up like 3-4% of our student body. As goofy as many of the corps guys are though, i have a ton of respect for them as roughly half of them end up serving in the armed forces.
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