Special Units

The Fish Drill Team is the competitive armed drill team for Texas A&M University. The Fish Drill Team works to promote and represent Texas A&M University and the Corps of Cadets by demonstrating the highest standards of discipline, professionalism, and integrity through military drill.

O.R. Simpson Honor Society recognizes and rewards cadets with a cumulative GPR of at least 3.2 who foster new ideas of academic achievement, leadership, and character in the Corps of Cadets. O.R. Simpson Honor Society also promotes scholastic excellence through academic-related projects including tutoring and academic mentoring.

Established in 1992, the Corps Center Guard is a Corps based service organization. Cadets work on displays and assist with research and accessioning within the Sam Houston Sanders Corps of Cadets Center. These cadets regularly give tours of the Corps Center and the Quad to former, current, and future students and all other guests of Texas A&M. They also assist with special events held in the Corps Center, around campus, and in the local community. Members of the Corps Center Guard serve as ambassadors of the Corps by sharing and preserving the rich history and heritage of Texas A&M and the Corps of Cadets.

The Corps Color Guard presents and posts the national and state colors at Corps, university and community events. The Color Guard is comprised of volunteer sophomore and junior cadets. Led by Color Sergeants, every major unit staff plus Corps Staff has a color guard team that carries the colors as well as the major unit and ROTC colors during game day march-ins and pass-in-reviews. Within the Bryan/College Station community and beyond, the color guard participates in the presentation and posting of colors at events such as funerals, university events, conventions as well as other community and state events.

Ranger Challenge develops elite performers within Army ROTC. Participants earn the opportunity to commit to an intensive training program focused on mastering physical performance, marksmanship, navigation, critical thinking, and leadership development in an extremely demanding environment.

The SEAL Platoon prepares students that are interested in SEAL, EOD, and other military Special Operations for the physical and mental challenges which they will face at Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S), EOD School, and other military special operations selection programs.

Named in honor of Major General and Texas A&M President James Earl Rudder, Rudder’s Rangers is an elite organization within the Army ROTC program. The purpose of the Rudder’s Rangers Company is to provide the more highly motivated ROTC cadet with an opportunity to further develop their leadership skills through small unit tactics and adventure training.  Specifically, this organization prepares its members for the U.S. Army ROTC Advanced Camp and a future career as a combat arms officer in the U.S. Army. The training provided to cadets in Rudder’s Rangers also lays a foundation for success at the U.S. Army’s Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger and officers basic schools.R

The Recon Company provides students the opportunity to experience a unique course designed to both increase the physical fitness of members and to familiarize them to basic reconnaissance and infantry tactics. The training methods utilized by the Recon Company are based off of the U.S. Marine Corps Basic Reconnaissance Course (BRC), and is focused on developing candidates into mentally tough and physically fit leaders. Candidates, or “Green-shirts,” are given the opportunity to become familiar with the basic skills required to pass through the BRC. The skills taught have an emphasis in reconnaissance (land and water), small unit tactics, navigation, close quarters battle, and field applications.

The Special Tactics Squadron is geared towards preparing those interested in pursuing a career in Air Force Special Warfare. This special unit teaches combat arms procedures, professionalism practices, and many other skills that will be useful in their future careers.

The Corps athletics program is composed of highly competitive teams in a variety of men’s and women’s sports. Teams compete throughout the state and nation, representing the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets.

Corps Athletic Teams:

• Corps Baseball
• Corps Golf
• Corps Lacrosse
• Corps Marathon
• Corps Basketball
• Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Marksmanship Unit
• Corps Soccer
• Corps Tennis
• Corps Triathlon
• Corps Women’s Basketball
• Corps Women’s Soccer

The purpose of the Cyber Operations Special Unit is to train cadets in the technical knowledge required to work in the field of cybersecurity. As proof of training, the Cyber Operations Special Unit competes on a national level in Cybersecurity; with competitions include virtual and in-person competitions and CTFs (Capture-The-Flag) against schools and teams from around the world.  Cadets in the unit also have the opportunity to earn reimbursements for Cybersecurity related Certifications such as the CompTIA Security+, eJPT (Elearnsecurity Junior Penetration Tester), and CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker). These certifications provide both experience and proof of knowledge that cadets can use in their future careers.