Eleven students representing three states and eight Texas cities will assume the highest senior leadership roles in the Corps of Cadets next year.
COLLEGE STATION, Mar. 7, 2025 – Texas A&M’s largest, oldest, and most visible student organization—the Corps of Cadets—has selected their top leadership for the 2025-2026 school year. Cadets completed a thorough selection process that consisted of an interest application and multiple interviews with a panel of cadet peers and staff.
Three cadets were identified to fill the senior-level leadership positions of Corps Commander, Deputy Corps Commander and Corps Sergeant Major:
- Corps Commander: John Andruss, Victoria, Texas.
- Deputy Corps Commander: Jackson Powell, Houston, Texas.
- Sergeant Major: Jonathan Varnan, Rowlett, Texas.
Eight cadets were selected to serve as Major Unit Commanders or Sergeants Major for the Corps’ four major units:
- 1st Brigade Commander: Madison Cronin, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- 1st Brigade Sergeant Major: Ethan Hernandez, Frisco, Texas.
- 1st Regiment Commander: Melody Bratcher, Fort Worth, Texas.
- 1st Regiment Sergeant Major: Mackenzie Cronin, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- 1st Wing Commander: Kayla Parker, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- 1st Wing Sergeant Major: Michael Elgohary, Katy, Texas.
- Aggie Band Commander: Avery Owens, Northlake, Texas.
- Aggie Band Sergeant Major: Anthony Mabins, San Antonio, Texas.
The 2025-2026 cadet leaders will assume their roles for the upcoming school year during the second pass of Final Review on April 26, 2025.
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Media contact: Amy Thompson, Texas A&M University Corps of Cadets, 979-862-1922, [email protected].