Corps To March In Fort Worth Saturday

More than 2,500 cadets in the Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets will join in the legendary organization’s time-honored “Corps Trip” Saturday (Sept. 26).

As part of the long-standing Corps tradition, the cadets will march in Fort Worth beginning at 9 a.m. as a prelude to the Southwest Classic football game between Texas A&M and the University of Arkansas at AT&T Stadium in Arlington.

The parade will include all Corps units, including the Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band and the Parsons Mounted Calvary. The Corps trip to parade in some of the state’s largest cities is a long-standing tradition that showcases the nation’s largest uniformed Corps of Cadets outside the military academies. The Corps will line up on Commerce Street south of 9th Street facing north. The step-off for the parade will begin promptly at 9 a.m. at the corner of 9th and Commerce Streets.

Also as a prelude to the game on Saturday, the traditional Midnight Yell Practice is planned for Friday night at midnight on the Fort Worth Stockyards-Armour-Swift steps, East End Exchange Ave. in Fort Worth.

Texas A&M’s Corps of Cadets is in its 140th year of training leaders for service to the state and nation since 1876. Cadets learn leadership in a military-style environment that complements their academic education and prepares them for a lifetime of success. While cadets can earn commissions as military officers as well as pursue careers in the public or private sector, membership in the Corps itself carries no military obligation.

The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Band is the largest military marching band in the United States. The Aggie Band is famous for its unique style of military precision drill and performs at each Aggie home football game in front of crowds exceeding 100,000. The band also travels and performs at many of the SEC conference away games as well as special events, parades and ceremonies. The Aggie Band has over 430 cadets who live and train together as a unit of the Corps of Cadets.

The Parsons Mounted Calvary is a mounted military organization of the Corps and is comprised of volunteer sophomore, junior and senior cadets. Formed in 1973, it is the successor to the mounted cavalry units that played a central role in Texas A&M’s history. This ‘parade and show’ unit represents the university at numerous events across Texas, including rodeos, parades and ceremonies.

For more information about the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets, go to corps.tamu.edu.