Fish Drill Team Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets

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fish drill team class of 2014 marches kyle field


the team began when freshmen moved main campus deal overcrowding , hazing issues followed world war ii , return of war veterans a&m campus. freshmen moved riverside campus annex , lived in dorms of retired bryan air force base twelve miles campus. bussed class each day, lived in isolation rest of corps. out of boredom, freshmen organized freshman drill team , made debut performance among jeers , laughter of upperclassmen. end of performance however, team received standing ovation.


the fish drill team open freshman in corps willing accept challenges of being on team. @ beginning of each season, team consists of 300 fish drill team candidates. however, end of first semester number of candidates has dwindled down 40. fish drill team competes in precision drill competitions around united states each year , represents corps of cadets , texas a&m. have won numerous national championships, including 5 consecutive national titles @ national cherry blossom festival in washington, d.c. 1968 1972. national precision drill championship hosted @ national cherry blossom festival discontinued in 1974.


with absence of national drill meet, fish drill team continued winning. team won 16 consecutive texas state champion titles. in 1997, team put on hiatus 4 years due leadership concerns , issues, notably hazing of students. team reinstated in spring of 2002 class of 2005. however, class of 2006 first team compete since reinstatement, taking 2nd place @ national competition. since fish drill team has won overall national title every year, except 2009 when team placed 2nd, including recent win @ 2017 mardi gras drill meet hosted tulane university nrotc.


the fish drill team portrayed united states marine corps silent drill platoon during opening segment of 1992 film few men.








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