The Spur & Anchor - UT NROTC Alumni
The Spur & Anchor - UT NROTC Alumni
The Spur & Anchor - UT NROTC Alumni
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HOMETOWN: Pflugerville, TX<br />
SCHOOL/MAJOR: <strong>UT</strong>-Austin, Mathematics<br />
SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: Pilot<br />
FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: Having to give a<br />
speech for Run to Dallas at the torchlight parade. All the<br />
students and lit up torches in front of the tower will be<br />
one of my favorite memories, and catching the game ball<br />
from Mack Brown. A great night that I will never forget.<br />
ADVISE FOR OTHER MIDN: Remember what you came to<br />
ROTC for. Over time it gets hard, but you need to remember<br />
what you want. Even though other students aren’t as responsible<br />
as you have to be, I can’t imagine a more rewarding way<br />
to live my life than serve my country.<br />
Thomas Shirley<br />
HOMETOWN: Islip Terrace, NY<br />
SCHOOL/MAJOR: <strong>UT</strong>-Austin, Environmental Geographical<br />
Science<br />
SERVICE SELECTION/TBS: Surface Warfare Officer<br />
SHIP: USS Oak Hill LSD 51<br />
FONDEST MEMORY AT THE UNIT: My fondest memory<br />
is actually my freshman orientation. When my class reported<br />
on the first day of orientation we had 26 Midshipman.<br />
Orientation was a quick awakening to what I “was getting<br />
myself into”. It wasn’t easy, and it wasn’t always fun, but<br />
looking back on it made my class locked on and gave me<br />
some great stories to tell.<br />
ADVICE FOR OTHER MIDN: Stay with the program. Although<br />
it seems like you will never reach the light at the<br />
end of tunnel, you will. When you finally get to your last semester<br />
you will look back and realize everything was worth<br />
it. At the end of it all you will have met some of your best<br />
friends and had some of the most unique/amazing college<br />
experiences compared to your civilian peers.<br />
Carley M. Tadlock<br />
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