Reveille Handler

Hometown: Greenbrier, Arkansas

Major: Geographic Information Science & Technology (GIST)

Outfit: Company E-2

Colton Ray ‘22 currently serves as the Mascot, Training, and Career Readiness Officer for Company E-2. Colton is also currently a member of the O.R. Simpson Honor Society and works for the Corps of Cadets Media & Marketing team. In previous years, Colton served as the handler to Miss Reveille IX for the 2019-2020 academic year and the trainer to Miss Reveille X in the 2020-2021 academic year.

Off the Quad, Colton previously served as the Junior Class Vice President for the Class of 2022 and is a current member of Texas A&M’s Geography Society. In 2021, Colton was named a recipient of the Buck Weirus Spirit Award.

“The Corps has allowed me to build from my foundation and act on my priorities and values. Although being a college student comes with a lot of individuality, the Corps brings in the teamwork and collaboration aspect that is practical for life beyond graduation. Being able to be in an environment that allows me to develop has improved my interpersonal skills through humility, adaptability, and persistence,” Colton said of his time in the Corps.

Upon graduating from Texas A&M this Spring, Colton plans to pursue a career in either the geospatial intelligence community or as an analyst in the renewable energy resource field. Colton hopes to one day return to Aggieland, where he would like to obtain a Master’s degree in GIST.

Major General Gerald R. “Jake” Betty graduated with a degree in Agricultural Economics in 1973 and earned his master’s in Educational Administration in 1995. Jake served as Mascot Corporal for Reveille III, and was a Ross Volunteer and Yell Leader.

He was commissioned as an Infantry Second Lieutenant in 1973. Upon leaving active duty in 1976, he returned to Texas A&M, working as a Staff Assistant on the Commandant’s staff. Betty moved to Lubbock in 1978 to work in residential construction and real estate. He returned to Texas A&M in 1988 and held positions as a Cadet Training Officer, Assistant Commandant for Recruiting, and finally Deputy Commandant and Chief of Staff.

Major General Betty retired from the United States Army Reserves with 30 years of combined Active and Reserve service in 2003 and from the Office of the Commandant and Texas A&M University in August 2012.

Reveille Handler

Colton Ray ’22

Maj. Gen. (TXSG) Gerald R. “Jake” Betty ’73