BQRyno said:

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n1mr0d said:

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Source is the recent issuance of a couple thousand pair of brown shoes. No you didn't miss the memo. michalis doesn't send memos (to parents at least). He acts in secrecy. Go to Final Review this weekend and see for yourself.

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If this is true (big if, but will come to light one way or another in short order), he's really going to have a hard time cultivating (can't say maintaining because I don't think he's been transparent until he's caught with his hand in the cookie jar) an image of transparency. I imagine he'd say it's just the color of belts and shoes, there's a good reason, etc etc, but in the broader context, this would not be a good look.

For those saying change could be good and if this or that doesn't work, we can just go back, I have a question. When does that ever happen? Once the train leaves the station, there's typically no going back. That's why "progress" for the sake of progress is dangerous. In reality, we never go back.

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fc2112 said:

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Excellent response.

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BQRyno said:

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For those saying change could be good and if this or that doesn't work, we can just go back, I have a question. When does that ever happen? Once the train leaves the station, there's typically no going back. That's why "progress" for the sake of progress is dangerous. In reality, we never go back.

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TXAG 05 said:

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Will all the cadets get brown belts/shoes, or just the black belts?

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n1mr0d said:

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rumor settled. The question remains…..how is this happening so quietly? What is the point of the change? Make the Corps more like the army? What's next? Where is the accountability and transparency?

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BillYeoman said:

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Just reading this…..but is everyone *****ing about change in the color of shoes?"

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n1mr0d said:

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bill, take your cougar high bull**** somewhere else. It is more than the shoes. Let us see…in 24 months we have had the 1st corps commander that never went through a fish year, 1st openly gay corps commander, fish brigade, now the uniform changes.

michalis is an agent of change. a dei crusader. he is bent on destroying the corps. he had an agenda in the us army and he is doing the same here.

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BillYeoman said:

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n1mr0d said:

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bill, take your cougar high bull**** somewhere else. It is more than the shoes. Let us see…in 24 months we have had the 1st corps commander that never went through a fish year, 1st openly gay corps commander, fish brigade, now the uniform changes.

michalis is an agent of change. a dei crusader. he is bent on destroying the corps. he had an agenda in the us army and he is doing the same here.

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In what way is he a DEI crusader? If he has championed DEI….where has that happened?

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BillYeoman said:

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n1mr0d said:

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bill, take your cougar high bull**** somewhere else. It is more than the shoes. Let us see…in 24 months we have had the 1st corps commander that never went through a fish year, 1st openly gay corps commander, fish brigade, now the uniform changes.

michalis is an agent of change. a dei crusader. he is bent on destroying the corps. he had an agenda in the us army and he is doing the same here.

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In what way is he a DEI crusader? If he has championed DEI….where has that happened?

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fredfredunderscorefred said:

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BillYeoman said:

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n1mr0d said:

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bill, take your cougar high bull**** somewhere else. It is more than the shoes. Let us see…in 24 months we have had the 1st corps commander that never went through a fish year, 1st openly gay corps commander, fish brigade, now the uniform changes.

michalis is an agent of change. a dei crusader. he is bent on destroying the corps. he had an agenda in the us army and he is doing the same here.

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In what way is he a DEI crusader? If he has championed DEI….where has that happened?

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https://thebatt.com/news/brigadier-general-patrick-r-michaelis-to-serve-as-46th-corps-commandant/

Michaelis said he plans to amplify current priorities in the Corps and put a focus on academics and diversity and inclusion.

"That is a powerful message in the decision space of young men and women wanting to join to be a part of the Corps at A&M and also in their parents," Michaelis said. "I think we've got an obligation to help cadets to be the best version of themselves, through academic assistance and through an inclusive cadet experience."

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rgleml said:

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Kind of off subject, but didn't Obama refer to the Marines as the Marine Corpse?

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n1mr0d said:

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that is comforting bill. doesn't cougar high have a fan board? you don't have the first effing clue what this is about. So kindly see yourself out.

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aggiephoenix02 said:

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You know almost nothing about the structure of this organization. You have very little idea what it means to join the Cadet Corps at A&M. Your input into this is so out of bounds that you appear to be a troll.

You know so little on the subject that you're posting is unnecessary and useless. If you truly want to join in on the conversation on any meaningful level you need to do a lot of research. We aren't here to explain things, we're telling you to get up to speed on the subject or butt out…

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