Transcription of VIRGINIA TECH CORPS OF CADETS REGULATIONS
1 I VIRGINIA tech CORPS OF CADETS REGULATIONS The Duty Pylon It is your obligation to know what to do, and do it. JULY 2021 ii CHAPTER 1: MISSION AND ORGANIZATION .. 10 FOUNDING IDEALS .. 10 MEMORIAL COURT AND PYLONS .. 10 VISION .. 11 MISSION .. 11 cadet CREED .. 11 STUDENT AFFAIRS ASPIRATIONS FOR LEARNING .. 12 VIRGINIA tech PRINCIPLES OF COMMUNITY .. 13 COMMAND AND AUTHORITY .. 14 CORPS ORGANIZATION .. 14 Regimental Staff .. 15 Regimental Special Staff .. 15 Battalion Staff .. 17 Company Staff .. 18 Regimental Band Organization .. 18 ORGANIZATIONAL DUTIES OF SELECT MEMBERS OF THE COMMANDANT S STAFF .. 20 Commandant of CADETS .. 20 Deputy Commandant of CADETS .
2 20 Deputy Commandant for the Citizen-Leader Track .. 21 Assistant Director for the Citizen-Leader Track .. 22 Director, Rice Center for Leader Development .. 23 Assistant Commandant of CADETS for Recruiting .. 23 Executive Officer .. 23 CORPS Museum Curator .. 24 Battalion Senior Enlisted Advisors (SEAs) .. 24 Residential Learning Coordinator .. 25 REGIMENTAL LEVEL POSITIONS .. 26 Regimental Commander (Senior) .. 26 Regimental Executive Officer (Senior) .. 27 Task Force Eggleston Officer-in-Charge (Senior, When Lower Quad Housing is Utilized) .. 28 Regimental Safety Officer (Senior) .. 28 Regimental Command Sergeant Major (Junior) .. 29 Regimental Adjutant, S-1 (Senior).
3 29 Regimental Public Affairs Officer, S-2 (Senior) .. 30 Regimental Operations Officer, S-3 (Senior) .. 30 Regimental Supply, S-4 (Senior) .. 31 Regimental Academics Officer, S-5 (Senior) .. 31 Inspector General (Senior) .. 31 Regimental Executive Officer (XO) (Senior) .. 32 Battalion Officers in Charge (OICs) (Senior) .. 32 Inspector General NCOIC (Junior) .. 33 Recruiting Officer (Senior) .. 33 Recruiting NCOIC (Junior) .. 34 Armorer (Senior) .. 34 Historian (Senior/Junior) .. 35 Athletics Officer (Senior) .. 35 Medical Officer (Senior) .. 36 Chapel Liaison (Senior) .. 36 University Organizations Liaison (Senior) .. 36 Alumni Liaison Officer (Junior/Senior).
4 36 iii Conrad Cavalry Commander (Senior) .. 37 Skipper Crew .. 37 Gun Captain (Junior) .. 37 Executive Officer (Junior) .. 37 First Sergeant (Junior) .. 37 Operations Officer (Senior/Junior) .. 37 Supply Officer (Senior/Junior) .. 38 Safety Officer (Senior/Junior) .. 38 Maintenance Control Officer (Senior/Junior) .. 38 Communications Officer (Senior/Junior) .. 38 Gregory Guard .. 38 Gregory Guard Commander (Senior) .. 39 Gregory Guard Drill Sergeant (Junior) .. 39 Regimental Buglers .. 39 Regimental Bugler (Junior) .. 39 Buglers .. 39 Color Guard .. 40 Color Guard Operations Officer (Senior) .. 40 Color Sergeant of the VTCC (Junior) .. 40 Color Guard Members (Junior/Sophomore).
5 40 Growley Team Commander (Senior) .. 40 Regimental Photographer (Junior/Senior) .. 41 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE POSITIONS .. 41 Regimental Hearing Officer (Senior) .. 42 Regimental Counsel (Senior) .. 42 Defense Counsel (Junior/Senior) .. 42 HONOR PROGRAM POSITIONS .. 43 Honor Court Chief Justice (Senior) .. 43 Vice Chief for Investigations (Senior) .. 44 Vice Chief for Education (Senior) .. 44 Honor Court Sergeant-at-Arms (Junior) .. 44 BATTALION LEVEL POSITIONS .. 45 Battalion Commander (Senior) .. 45 Battalion Executive Officer (Senior) .. 46 Battalion Sergeant Major (Junior) .. 46 Battalion Adjutant, S-1 (Senior) .. 47 Battalion Public Affairs Officer, S-2 (Senior).
6 47 Battalion Operations Officer, S-3 (Senior) .. 47 Battalion Logistics Officer, S-4 (Senior) .. 48 Battalion Academics Officer, S-5 (Senior) .. 48 Battalion Safety Officer (Junior / Senior preferred) .. 48 Battalion Recruiting Officer (Junior/Senior Preferred) .. 49 Battalion Inspector General NCOIC (Junior) .. 49 Battalion Honor Representative (Sophomore, Junior, Senior) .. 49 COMPANY LEVEL POSITIONS .. 50 Company Commander (Senior) .. 51 Company Executive Officer (Senior) .. 51 Company Athletics NCO/Officer (Junior / Senior) .. 52 Company Clerk (Sophomore) .. 52 Company Academics NCO/Officer (Junior / Senior) .. 52 iv Company Safety NCO/Officer (Junior / Senior).
7 53 Company First Sergeant (Junior) .. 53 Platoon Leader (Senior) .. 54 Cadre Sergeant (Junior) [During New cadet Week and Red Phase] .. 54 Platoon Sergeant (Junior) .. 54 Squad Leader (Junior) .. 55 Fire Team Leader (Sophomore) .. 55 REGIMENTAL BAND UNIQUE POSITIONS .. 56 Company Executive Officer (Senior) .. 59 Section Commanders [Company Level] (Senior) .. 60 Section Executive Officer [Company Level] (Senior) .. 60 Section First Sergeant [Company Level] (Junior) .. 61 Drum Major [Performance Staff] (Senior) .. 61 Assistant Drum Major [Performance Staff] (Senior) .. 61 Band Librarian [Performance Staff] (Sophomore) .. 62 Performance Officer [Performance Staff] (Senior).
8 62 Performance NCO [Performance Staff] (Junior) .. 62 Drill Captain [Performance Staff] (Senior) .. 62 Section Captains [Performance Staff] (Junior/Senior) .. 62 Section Leaders [Performance Chain] (Sophomores) .. 63 Technical Sergeant [Performance Staff] (Junior) .. 63 Technical Corporals [Performance Staff] (Sophomores) .. 63 Supply Officer [Company Level] (Senior) .. 63 Company Academics NCO (Senior, Junior) .. 63 VPI BATTALION UNIQUE POSITIONS .. 67 Battalion Commander (Senior) .. 67 Battalion Executive Officer (Senior) .. 67 Battalion Sergeant Major (Junior) .. 68 Director of Staff (Senior) .. 68 Company Commander (Senior) .. 69 Company First Sergeant (Junior).
9 69 Transition Officer (Junior) .. 69 Service Officer (Junior) .. 69 Clerk (Junior) .. 70 Projects Officer (Junior) .. 70 Public Affairs Officer (Junior) .. 70 Academics Officer (Junior) .. 70 Battalion Physical Training Instructor (Junior) .. 71 Company Physical Training Instructor (Junior) .. 71 Battalion Fitness Officer (Junior) .. 71 VPI Battalion Policy and Procedure .. 72 CORPS PARTICIPATION AND STANDING .. 76 CHAPTER 2: ADMINISTRATION .. 79 cadet REGULATIONS .. 79 REQUESTS FOR REGULATION WAIVERS .. 79 POLICIES .. 80 FORMS .. 80 cadet CORRESPONDENCE .. 81 COMMUNICATIONS (Electronic / Phone) .. 81 v cadet PERSONNEL FILES .. 82 REGIMENTAL ORDERS ( CORPS Bulletin).
10 84 STANDING ORDERS .. 84 PROCEDURES FOR CREATION OF TEMPORARY POSITIONS AND PROMOTIONS .. 85 SPECIAL CATEGORY CADETS .. 85 cadet EVALUATIONS .. 86 FIFTH YEAR CADETS .. 87 TOWN cadet POLICY .. 88 MEMBERSHIP IN STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS / PART TIME EMPLOYMENT .. 89 ACADEMIC AND SICK CUTS .. 91 DATING POLICY .. 91 VISITATION .. 92 ROOM ASSIGNMENTS AND CHANGES .. 94 RESIGNATION FROM THE CORPS OF CADETS .. 94 CHAPTER 3: ORDER AND DISCIPLINE .. 96 TIERED DISCIPLINARY SYSTEM .. 96 DISCIPLINARY SCALE .. 96 TIER ONE OFFENSES .. 96 TIER TWO OFFENSES .. 97 TIER THREE OFFENSES .. 97 TIER FOUR OFFENSES .. 98 TIER FIVE OFFENSES .. 98 APPLICABLE PUNITIVE ARTICLES .. 99 ARTICLE 1: ACCESSORY AFTER THE FACT.
