Texas A&M Fish Drill Team
July 6, 2008 at 6:30 pm | In Aggies, Military | 3 CommentsOutlaw 13 at Guidons, Guidons, Guidons! has a post up about the US Army Drill Team with a really great video of them in action (he found it via Kathy at Brazoscowgirl). I like watching precision in action with drill teams like this.
Of course, my absolute favorite drill team is the Texas A&M Fish Drill Team. The Fish Drill Team is a volunteer team of Freshman members of the Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M. There are a upperclassmen who stay on to help train and instruct the new members, but the team itself is reconstituted every September at the beginning of the school year. This doesn’t stop them from being the best. In fact, the Fish Drill Team has won four consecutive national championships (most recently in February of 2008) competing against teams that don’t restrict themselves to just freshman. Here is a short video of them I found on Youtube this afternoon:
Most of you have probably seen the Fish Drill Team in action without even realizing it. Hollywood used them to serve as the Marine Drill Team shown at the beginning of the movie A few Good Men. Here is a clip of them from the movie:
I promise this blog isn’t going to become an A&M only blog, seeing the post by Outlaw 13 just brought this to mind. I have a lot of good memories of my time at A&M.
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Oh I had to come here! Then I had to watch more drill precision! I see we have the same taste! Nothing better than a sharp dressed man with a gun that can move!
Thanks to Outlaw! And you!
Comment by Kathy@brazoscowgirl — July 6, 2008 #
I’m glad you liked the video Kathy. I’m also pretty fond of the Fighting Texas Aggie Band- they have some great moves!
Comment by ABWF — July 6, 2008 #
I don’t know if you know but we actually won 5 in a row In Wash DC from 1968 to 1972 in a competition judged by the Old Guard. I carried the guideon for the 2nd Champs in April 69 and was advisor for the third in a row in 1970.
My senior year 1972, on Mother’s Day, we had representatives of all 5 nat’l Champs on the drill field while that years group did its thing…
Lastly, my brother and I Richard believe we are the only brothers to ever carry the guideon on 2 different teams…his was Class of 69 in 1965. His team was the one that won at Purdue resulting in our first invitation to DC the next year. He was soph. advisor on that first DC trip in 66, the team won 2nd. The next year started the run of 5 wins – then I understand they stopped having the meet in DC.
I didn’t know if your count of 4 included this ancient history.
Dave Calvert Class 72.
Comment by Dave Calvert — July 18, 2009 #