Spring Break
Summer brings less regulation for the Corps
But still hard work in recruitment
By: Megan Clark
Issue date: 6/8/09 Section: News
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"The Corps of Cadets during the summer is a lot different than during the normal school year," said senior industrial distribution major Andrew Lippman. "During the school year, all members of the Corps are in a specific outfit. In the summer, all cadets are part of the Summer Recruiting Company (SRC) that recruits for the upcoming school year."
There are approximately 80 cadets in the SRC that stay on campus during the summer and another 125-150 that are off campus but still participate in the Corps in some way, according to 2009 SRC Commander Kurt Vordenbaum.
Most cadets in College Station for the summer take part in some form of recruitment, which takes place at the new student conferences.
The Corps holds about five functions during each conference to give newcomers a chance to learn more about the Corps and over 30 events both on and off campus including attending Boys State in Austin, the FFA State Convention, and several JROTC camps across the state.
"A small subset of SRC will choose to also serve as mentors for the Corps Summer Mentorship Program," Vordenbaum said. "The CSMP invites any freshman offered the gateway program over the summer to spend it with the Corps. They are not considered part of the Corps, which allows them to live like normal students in the Corps dorms, but they get the benefits of the Corps to help them be admitted in the fall."
What the Corps does during the summer ensures there are new members for the fall, said 2009-2010 Corps Commander Brett Lanier.
"I have a lot of respect for the cadets who serve in SRC," Lanier said. "They spend a lot of time and energy by staying over the summer to ensure that the Corps has freshmen in the fall.
Without their hard work, bringing in at least 600 cadets would not be possible."
Uniforms are not required during the summer.
"During the summer things are completely relaxed," said senior human resources development major Cassandra Olsen. "There aren't regular room inspections, quiet hours, or training time, and we are only required to wear our uniforms to class on New Student Conference days, so it's really nice!"
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