From General Ramirez's newsletter last night:
"Its great to kickoff another school year, and what I’m sure will be another great year for the Corps of Cadets! Freshman Orientation Week (FOW) is underway, and this year’s key leaders are on campus and preparing to lead the largest Corps we’ve had since 1970 – over 2,500 cadets! Football season begins this week with the Aggies taking on the South Carolina Gamecocks, and Fish Review is this coming Saturday at 9 AM on Simpson Drill Field. School starts Monday for all Texas A&M students, and we are off and running for another successful school year for our Corps and our University. This is the first weekly e-newsletter of the year, and I am looking forward to providing everyone with the latest news, cadet profiles, and accomplishments of our cadets and our Corps each week this coming school year! Excited about the 2014-2015 school year! Beat the Hell Outta South Carolina! ...."
Biggest may or may not be the best, and I don't know the size of the other Corps, but this year A&M has over 2,500 cadets, including two of ours. That said, there are real reasons to go other SMC's or, indeed, other colleges, maritime academies, etc. We have two friends at VMI, one a senior, the other a Rat. My wife has a co-worker whose daughter is a member of VTCC's Corps and loves it. All that said, ours are happy at A&M.