"This is TNT: Tennessee's Next Tradition," said "General" David Jamison. "We're going to help bring all the championships out there back home to Tennessee."

The Army, according to "Captain" John Black, was started so that all Volunteer fans around the world could be unified into one unit.

"That shield," Black said, pointing to the Big Orange Army crest, "was created in honor of all Tennessee fans. This is THEIR group. We are here solely for the fans."

Though any Tennessee fan may enlist, it takes effort to rise in rank within the army.

"We have rewards and points that determine rank," said Jamison. "Contributing to charitable organizations is worth a lot of bonus points. We strongly believe that we must be good citizens within the community. We also give out points to those who participate in our events."

The Army, however, does give out some special ranks.

"Charlie Daniels, Philip Fulmer...they're members and are brigadier generals," Jamison said. "Bill Dance, a famous pro fisherman, is captain of our amphibious unit (Vol Navy). Bruce Pearl is a major, and will become a brigadier general when he starts to win championships in Tennessee. Dolly Parton's a member. Kid Rock's a member. Mancow, a famous radio DJ, is a huge Vols fan. He came down here for a game and became a member."

Honorary memberships are also awarded, as one was being awarded to Victoria Caldwell, a Tennessee student, this afternoon.

"She was reprimanded by officials for being too LOUD at a game," said Jamison. "We want her to know we love her and support her. She didn't cuss or do anything wrong at all; she was just cheering too loud."

The goal of the Big Orange Army: 100,000 members.

"We have around 4,500 members right now," said Jamison. "We're aiming for 100,000 to fill up Neyland. We have the rights to the name "Fort Neyland". Florida has the Swamp, and we'd like to become Fort Neyland."

The Army has several divisions, including the Amphibious Unit (Vol Navy), the Heavy Maintenance Division (RV drivers), and the Delta Force (female army members).

"We'll go on the road too," said Black. "We'll have an 18-wheeler head for Athens and the Georgia game. We'll bring our tanks, and a hot air balloon that hopefully can be seen over Sanford Stadium, so everyone knows that the Big Orange Army is there."

And with that, our crew signed up. After filling our information, we were given our shirts, as well as our dog tags and certificates, acknowledging our admission into the army. We were also given our deployments, as yours truly was sent to the 25th Infantry, 4th Division.

So, having been properly deployed, we were sent to the streets of Knoxville to get fans cheering and Volunteer spirit flowing, as we drove all over Knoxville with our fellow soldiers. We were greeted by frequent car horns, waves, and cheers from energetic Tennessee fans.

We returned back, knowing that as members of the Big Orange Army, we did all that we could do today for Tennessee. As we leave Knoxville tomorrow, we'll carry our tags with us, and pay respect to the noble cause the Army has: uniting Tennessee fans even more in a spirit of football passion.