with an administrative assistant, and an Assistant Deputy Commandant for Recruiting. A Director of Communications coordinates communication efforts amongst the Corps' many audiences, and two Residential Life Coordinators are also assigned to the Corps in order to liaison between the Office of Housing and Residence Life and the Corps. The Director of the Rice Center for Leadership Studies oversees the leadership minor and curriculum for the cadets. The Director of the Regimental Band, the Highty Tighties, is also a member of the Commandant's Staff. Also assigned are a Museum Curator, an athletic trainer (provided by Carilion), and two office and one scholarship manager. The Commandant of Cadets also oversees operation of the university's Tailor Shop. Commandants of Cadets a"From the day of its founding to the present Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University has had a commandant of cadets. The session of 1880-1882 is unique however. The Board of Visitors failed to appoint either a commandant or a president. Acting President Hart thereupon appointed a senior cadet as acting commandant and permitted this individual to select other seniors as acting assistant commandants. With this one exception all commandants have been appointed by the Board of Visitors." Cadet leadership The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets is organized in a way that is comparable to that of an army regiment. Each organizational level within the Corps has numerous additional staff billets. These can range from that of the regiment's inspector general to fire team leaders who report to their respective platoons and companies. Regimental Staff Regimental Commander (C/COL) Regimental Executive Officer (C/LTC) S-1 [Adjutant] (C/MAJ) S-2 [Public Affairs] (C/MAJ) S-3 [Operations] (C/LTC) S-33 [Current Operations] (C/MAJ) S-35 [Future Operations] (C/MAJ) S-37 [Training] (C/MAJ) S-4 [Logistics] (C/MAJ) S-5 [Academics] (C/MAJ) S-6 [Communications] (C/MAJ) Command Sergeant Major (C/CSM) Regimental Special Staff Regimental Safety (C/MAJ) Regimental Athletics (C/CPT) Regimental Recruiting (C/CPT) Regimental Religious Liaison (C/CPT) Regimental Alumni Liaison (C/CPT) Regimental Inspector General (C/MAJ) Liaison to Cadet Organizations (C/CPT) Army Battalion Commander (C/LTC) Navy Battalion Commander (C/LTC) Air Force Detachment Commander (C/LTC) VPI Battalion Commander (C/LTC) Honor Court Chief Justice (C/MAJ) Staff Judge Advocate (C/MAJ) Growley Captain (C/CPT) Regimental Handler (C/SFC) Gregory Guard Commander (C/CPT) Color Guard Commander (C/CCS) Skipper Crew Gun Captain (C/CPT) Skipper Crew Chief of Smoke (C/ASG) Regimental Armorer (C/CPT) Regimental Bugler (C/CSS) Regimental Historian (Rank varies) Regimental Medic (Rank varies) VTCC Director Hall Council (Rank varies) Regimental Photographer (Rank varies) Battalion Staff