Sanders Corps of Cadets Center was created in 1992.
Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets was created in 1872.
First Corps of Cadets - Massachusetts - was created in 1741.
Armory of the First Corps of Cadets was created in 1897.
The motto of Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is 'Ut prosim'.
The collective noun for cadets is a "corps." It's like a fancy way of saying a group of them. So next time you see a bunch of cadets marching around, you can call them a "corps" and sound all official and stuff.
You do have to be a member of the Corps of Cadets to be a member of the Fighting Texas Aggie Band.
There are Army Cadets (Army Cadet Force - UK), Air Cadets (Air Training Corps - UK), Sea Cadets (Sea Cadet Corps) and the Royal Marine Cadets which is closely linked to the Sea Cadet Corps as well as non-military youth organizations. In the US, The Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps is a youth citizenship program with units administered by either the Army, Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard in American high schools. The Civil Air Patrol also runs a Cadet program. Cadet is the first rank given to those who attend the various US Military Academies. There is a group called 'The Calvinist Cadet Corps' which is Christian youth organization for boys. The Canadian Cadet Organizations comprise of the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets, the Royal Canadian Air Cadets and the Royal Canadian Army Cadets. In Australia, a "Cadet" is a person aged between 13 and 20 who is a member of the Australian Defence Force Cadets (ADFC). In Bangladesh the students of Cadet colleges are called Cadet. Hong Kong has Sea Cadet Corps, Adventure Cadet Corps, and Air Cadet Corps. In India, the National Cadet Corps is a voluntary cadet organization for motivating college students to pursue a career in the Indian Armed Forces. In New Zealand, the cadet forces are the Air Training Corps (ATC), the New Zealand Cadet Corps (NZCC) and the Sea Cadet Corps (SCC). There are three cadet corps in Singapore: the National Cadet Corps, National Police Cadet Corps and the National Civil Defence Cadet Corps. Some sports teams also use the term cadet for players who are in training to play for the team at a later time. Cadet is also used for those in training for police jobs.
National Cadets Corps
No, all of the branches do not have a Corps of Cadets in the same sense that the main campus does. The Galveston branch has a unit. And many of the branches have ROTC units for the various services.
Yes, you can be a football player and be in the Corps of Cadets. It is difficult and requires some hard work. Curtis Dickey was a member of the Corps when he played at A&M and before he went to the NFL for 7 years.
The alumni group at A&M is the Association of Former Students. The Corps of Cadets also has a former cadets organization.
Their band is part of their ROTC Corps of Cadets.