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local Battalion/Page 4 March 4, 1982 V-l has one woman, one freshman Off-campus outfit is unusual by Cyndy Davis Battalion Staff Every morning Fish Cashion stands at attention, ready to be inspected by his upperclassmen. Four sophomores check his uni form and quiz him on “campu- sology.” GET AN EDUCATION MONEY CAN'T BUY. PLUS $15,200 FOR COLLEGE. “Fish Cashion, how many days until Final Review?” one asks. “Eighty-five, sir,” Cashion snaps back. This could be any group of sophomores inspecting any freshman in any outfit — some thing that could happen any morning in any of the 41 outfits in the Corps of Cadets. But these cadets are diffe- Join the Army for two years. Because not only is the Army one place where you’ll mature in a hurry, it’s a great place to get a lot of money for college fast, too. You see, if you participate in the Army’s college financial assistance program, the money you save for college is matched two-for-one by the government. Then, if you qualify, the Army will add up to $8,000 on top of that. That’s $15,200 in just two years. For more information, call your college recruiter. rent. The men are members of Company V-l, the only off- campus outfit, the only outfit with one fish, Jim Cashion, and with both men and women cadets. Cashion says there are advan tages and disadvantages to being the only fish in the outfit. “I love the outfit,” he said. “We have all the advantages of being in the Corps, and also of living off campus. “I really miss having fish bud dies, however. It would be nice to have someone to talk to. Freshmen aren’t allowed to talk to upperclassmen much.” One would think that Cashion, being the only fresh man, would automatically re ceive all the awards usually shared by the fish class. But Cashion said he will get awards only if he works for them. “They’re not going to give me something I don’t deserve just because there’s no one else to give it to,” he said. “When I get to battalion-level competition, I have to compete with freshmen from other out fits who competed with their class for their positions, so I have to be ready anyway.” Chronister, the female mem ber of V-l, is a member of the Air Force Reserve. The junior decided the best way to pursue her Air Force career was to get an officer’s commission, and to US Army Recruiting Station 1679 Briarcrest Drive Bryan, TX 77801 (713)822-5713 ARMY. BEALL YOU CAN BE. OLD MILWAUKEE L0NGNECKS $5 75 Case (Plus Deposit) PEARL & PEARL LIGHT $799 12-Packs (Special Good Through Wed., March 10) 3611 S. College 846-6635 T4 h ABORTION: BOTH SIDES V A DISCUSSION JANISE FRIESE JOSEPH withersp° 0>j MONDAY MARCH 8 8:00 RM., RUDDER THEATRE ADMISSION: FREE/T^Tre^.^ do that at Texas A&M, she had to join the Corps. Joining one of the two f emale outfits would mean moving on campus, which Chronister didn’t want to do. Lt. Lynn Post, her reserve unit executive offic er, told her about Company V-1. Hatley said having Chronister in the outfit doesn’t cause prob lems. No exceptions are made for her because she’s a woman, he said. This is Chronister’s second year at the University, but only her first year in the Corps. All Corps members who are married, live at home or have prior military service are eligible for membership in the com pany. These students have diffe rent problems from the average college student, Capt. Brian E. Perrenot, military adviser for the company, said. “The outfit provides these students with an opportunity to participate in the ROTC prog ram and the Corps and still be a University student.” Because the company’s mem bers live off campus, they suffer some image problems, Com pany Commander Paul Hatley said. “The biggest problem we have is getting rid of myths ab out the outfit,” Hatley said. One myth is that everyone in V-l is married. In fact, fewer than one-half of the cadets are / ■ photo by Todd ' Jim Cashion, 19, and the only freshman in Company Y pushes for all 22 of his upperclassmen before a compai | run Wednesday. Company V-l is the only off-camp I outfit in the Corps of Cadets. once in a members this.” while. Other Corps don’t understand do. That hurt us a lot. married. David Tedrick, a sophomore cadet who lives with his parents in Bryan, agrees that image is a problem. “It’s hard to even compare our outfit to others,” he said. “You’ve got to come on campus and play Corps, then go home and turn it off. You’re going to slip and make a mistake every V-l cadets find it hard to par ticipate as much as other cadets because most have jobs and families, but members say they are more active now than in the past. Hatley said: “Last year, the outfit only went to formation one night a week, and the atti tude was to see how much we could get out of doing rather than to see how much we could “This year we go to formal three times a week and hail company run every Tues night. The freshmen and sopl mores have to sign in twice at I and juniors and seniors sigrl once a day. We do this soevfj one will know what’s goingti In addition, Company attends all Corps reviews, guard room duty and parip si(,11 ‘ pates in intramural sportslikil outfits. Project gives adults, kids, peep at nature aptei Wil selectee r 1 Cliapn by Kelli Proctor Battalion Reporter The Brazos Valley Museum, with the help of the Texas A&M Department of Recreation and Parks, will celebrate spring with programs designed for both adults and children. The celebration wall begin with the opening of the Discov ery Room Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Brazos Center. The room, designed by an environmental interpretation class, will be open until 5 p.m. Julie Marcy, graduate lab in structor for the class, said the room will contain discovery boxes, constructed by students. Each box has a set of informa tion cards written for children explaining what the box is ab out, Marcy said. Topics for the 45 boxes in clude now a tree works, insects that sting, vehicles and energy Dates to Remember I he following are noteworthy dates for the spring semester: •Monday — mid-semester grade reports. •March 15-21 — Spring Break. •May 7 — last day of spring semester classes. Commence ment. •May 8 — Commencement and Final Review. • May 10 — first day of spring semester examinations. • May 14 — last day of spring semester examinations. conservation. For the adults, detailed infil mation also is given, explain!I things for parents to share w| children on the particular topf The idea of having discovfM boxes came from the SmisthiB nian Institution, Brazos VallB Museum Director Valeen SilH said. ■Ihe Activities at the museum vM 1 ' V continue through May. StudeB e( ' nt also are planning a nature plB^ to day at Bee Creek Park to exp(^F s children ages 5-14 to nature,®S am vy said. H Str The nature playday will ctilenc held April 4 from 1 p.m. to4®host p.m. by students in recreati studei and parks classes, Silvy said Hieam Students also are invol'Broblt w'ith projects concerning sdeij % ad' teaching methods for elem®ud. tary school teachers. I Silvy said wildlife students'® 1 also be involved in the naii® ei , e program . 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