Texas A&M Corps of Cadets Announces 2026-2027 Leadership
Six students representing three states and four Texas cities will assume the highest senior leadership roles in the Corps of Cadets next year.
Texas A&M’s oldest, largest and most visible student organization—the Corps of Cadets—has selected their top leadership for the 2026-2027 school year.
Two cadets were identified to fill the senior-level leadership positions of Corps Commander and Deputy Corps Commander:
- Corps Commander: Mackenzie Cronin, Hot Springs, Arkansas.
- Deputy Corps Commander: Jonathan Varnan, Rowlett, Texas.
Four cadets were selected to serve as Major Unit Commanders for the Corps’ four major units:
- 1st Brigade Commander: Ethan Hernandez, Frisco, Texas.
- 1st Regiment Commander: Dora Gibbons, Howell, New Jersey.
- 1st Wing Commander: Collin Jarvis, Sachse, Texas.
- Aggie Band Commander: Anthony Mabins, San Antonio, Texas.
The Corps’ leadership selection process for these positions is formal, merit-based and entirely cadet-driven. The process combines applications, interviews at multiple board levels and slating to place leaders into positions where they’re best fit to serve the organization.
“I firmly believe the selection process that was executed by the senior cadet leadership has aligned the Corps of Cadets for success for years to come. The cadets are proud of the process and the outcomes it has delivered. I am confident the class of 2027 will continue the hard work to solidify this cadet-led and cadet-supported selection process,” said John Andruss ‘26, the 2025-2026 Corps Commander.
Following the upcoming announcement of the Minor Unit and Company level Commanders, all rising senior leaders will manage an additional selection process to identify the Corps’ rising junior leaders. The slated junior leaders will serve as the Corps Sergeant Major, Major Unit Sergeants Major, Minor Unit Sergeants Major and Company First Sergeants.
All 2026-2027 cadet leaders will assume their roles for the upcoming school year during the second pass of Final Review on April 25, 2026.
