Spring Break
Reveille in review
By: Meredith Zdenek
Issue date: 4/29/09 Section: News
"We usually retire them to a family that's close to the outfit. For Rev Vll it was Paul and Tina Gardner, [from] Sweetwater Estates. We wait until they are about 9 or 10 years old and then we retire them and, of course, when they pass away they are then buried at the north end of Kyle Field facing the scoreboard," he said.
Busch said the funniest thing he has seen Reveille do is in her role as a celebrity at A&M.
"One time she was walking behind me out the Corps dorms and there were a few guys standing there talking. So she was walking behind me and all of a sudden I felt a tug on the leash and she stopped and sat by the guys. I said I didn't know what she wanted, but after they pet her she just kept on walking again," he said.
The Corps has cared for Reveille for 60 years, which Busch describes as great because the tradition has not just continued, but expanded.
"I pretty much [got] to lay the foundation for what's to come for the next 10 years or so, which is amazing. People may forget my name in years to come but they won't ever forget Rev, she's a walking tradition on campus," Busch said.
He described his job as Mascot Corporal as one of the most outstanding and rewarding jobs on campus.
"It was unbelievable making people's days by just allowing them to see her," he said. "We want people to come and pet Reveille and meet her, we hope that everyone gets a chance to pet or get to know her rather than a big cow over in Austin."
Busch said the funniest thing he has seen Reveille do is in her role as a celebrity at A&M.
"One time she was walking behind me out the Corps dorms and there were a few guys standing there talking. So she was walking behind me and all of a sudden I felt a tug on the leash and she stopped and sat by the guys. I said I didn't know what she wanted, but after they pet her she just kept on walking again," he said.
The Corps has cared for Reveille for 60 years, which Busch describes as great because the tradition has not just continued, but expanded.
"I pretty much [got] to lay the foundation for what's to come for the next 10 years or so, which is amazing. People may forget my name in years to come but they won't ever forget Rev, she's a walking tradition on campus," Busch said.
He described his job as Mascot Corporal as one of the most outstanding and rewarding jobs on campus.
"It was unbelievable making people's days by just allowing them to see her," he said. "We want people to come and pet Reveille and meet her, we hope that everyone gets a chance to pet or get to know her rather than a big cow over in Austin."
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