How are the companies formed?

[NROTC-Hopeful]

I know there are companies called alpha, delta, echo, bravo, golf, etc.
But, how are you selected for each company? Or is it random? Or height?

[RahVaMil2009]

Which school?

[NROTC-Hopeful]

VMI of course! sorry i didnt state that, excellent open house program this weekend

[LongGreyLine Hopeful]

It's not my places seeing I'm not a cadet, but feel remotely strong in my answer. From what I've gathered through the year and through the open house was that they are arranged via height in inches. Now when I went to my open house in Feb. my RA's were in Echo Co.. Through discussions I was measured up and after telling them I was 6'3'' they said I'd either be in Alpha or Hotel Co.. One thing they did warn me about is that on your med. forms make sure where it says height in in. make sure the doctor doesn't put 6'3'' , but rather 75 in. so that there are no mishaps when they go to put you in a company. They told me a story or two about guys being 6'3'' and being put in E Co. and so on. Hope that helps a little.


BTW. Off Topic, but RVM how is your last month at VMI going and how crazy has everything been?

[NROTC-Hopeful]

Im only 5"10
and i was told i'd be in Golf Company.

So, echo and delta has the shortest?

[LongGreyLine Hopeful]

Out of the 8 Co.'s not including Band Co. I'd say E and F Co. would be the shortest companies leaving A and H the tallest.


So I guess you could look at it this way so to speak.


ABCDEFGH

and then Band Co.

[RahVaMil2009]

Originally Posted by LongGreyLine Hopeful

BTW. Off Topic, but RVM how is your last month at VMI going and how crazy has everything been?

Beyond hectic. So excited it's comin' to an end, but what I wouldn't give for just three more days to work on my three major research papers, one presentation, one test + 1 ROTC and 2 PE finals, not to mention two PE papers, all in the next week and a half.

I can't wait for exam week. I only have three of those.

Originally Posted by bruno

The real deal: whatever company you are in will be the best company as a rat and then after that you won't care that much which company you are in unless you are a Cadre member or in the band

Yeah, Band Co. does seem to be the tightest on the hill... although Delta and Echo has a healthy dose of Napoleon Syndrome that seem to make them think they're the best (even though Golf Co. got Garnett-Andrews last year and is lookin' to get it this year too). Bravo has a decent amount of pride and F-Troop is just a cult.

If you're at all interested in group dynamics, companies and classes are both fascinating to observe. Especially when you combine the two. Delta '08 was a hateful, angry group in general, but Delta '09 and Delta '10 are the complete opposite. Hotel '06 was the last true Hollywood Hotel year; Hotel '07 was run by a bunch of tools who ruined the image by actually trying to get all of the PVTs to put cadre creases in their shirts. It's also funny the number of Firsts who will only pick rats from their company (guilty as charged... granted, I had a non-Band rat picked out too, til she quit on Day 3!).

[LongGreyLine Hopeful]

At STP, who will be our form of "government" or authority? Not saying I'm going to stage a coup, but I'm just curious. I would think It would be some of the returning cadets instead of having the professors babysit us. Can anyone lend some knowledge? Also, how exactly will that work? (They escort us to class,etc.)