Reveille VIII MAKES DEbut
Reveille VIII makes her debut at the Texas A&M vs. Arkansas State Football game on August 31.
The selection of Reveille VIII ends an extensive nationwide search for Texas A&M’s next mascot following the retirement of Reveille VII in February. The search was based on the recommendations of a 16-member committee established by the Division of Student Affairs that was comprised of students, former students, faculty and staff, along with representatives of the Corps of Cadets, Athletics and the Federation of Texas A&M Mothers’ Clubs. The committee evaluated what type of dog might best serve in such a capacity, while also examining the demands placed on the university’s mascot.
Reveille is known as the First Lady of Texas A&M and is the only bearer of five silver diamonds in the 1,800-member Corps of Cadets. The cadet colonel, the ranking officer in the corps, wears four diamonds on his uniform. John Busch, class of 2011, and an accounting major from Beaumont, will serve as mascot corporal for the Corps’ Mascot Company E-2.
