Xplained with Steve Fullhart Steve Fullhart, KBTX News

By his own admission, Joe Ramirez could have been dead a long time ago. When you hear a soldier say that, your first thoughts may go to a battlefield. For the commandant of Texas A&M's Corps of Cadets, they should go to inner-city Houston.

Mike Fossum's journey from McAllen, Texas dreaming as a youth of going out of this world took him through Texas A&M, into the Air Force, and to NASA working on shuttle missions since the third one ever.

In 2006, the 22nd president of Texas A&M left to become the 22nd secretary of defense. Robert Gates' time leading organizations, including A&M, is detailed in his book, "A Passion for Leadership." News 3's Steve Fullhart talks with Gates about his legacy and the leadership lessons he learned and is passing on to future leaders.

College Station native Brianna Hildebrand graduated high school at age 17 to pursue a career in entertainment in Los Angeles. Now, she's starring in the new Marvel movie, Deadpool, as mutant Negasonic Teenage Warhead. She talked with News 3's Steve Fullhart about pursuing her dreams, working with her childhood crush Ryan Reynolds, how her hairstyle may have help land this role, and more.

Since May, Michael K. Young has led Texas A&M University as president. In the premiere of Xplained, News 3's Steve Fullhart sits down with Young to talk about the president's early years, campus carry and whether his views have changed on the issue, Aggie Athletics and recent changes at the top, his vision for A&M, and much more.