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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.”
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“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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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