American military colleges produce disciplined leaders that are prepared for national service in one of the four American service branches. Often these institutions are extremely selective and require letters of high recommendation as part...
In recent months, Harvard, Yale, and Columbia have joined hundreds of other institutions nationwide in giving students the choice to participate in on-campus ROTC. Since the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” Ivy League...
ACTA vice president of policy Michael Poliakoff’s remarks for the American Association of University Professors. Poliakoff calls on all university constituents to embrace ROTC as a student activity.
WASHINGTON, DC—”We praise the Yale Corporation for bridging the troubling chasm between the academy and the military,” Neal said. “By underscoring that defense of our liberties is an important form of public service, the...
WASHINGTON, DC—After the Stanford faculty senate voted to restore ROTC on campus, the American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) called on the Stanford Board of Trustees to ensure the rapid implementation of the...
During the Vietnam era, trendy universities banished ROTC. The war ended; the program did not resume on certain campuses. Decades after Americans died in distant battle, schools said that the military’s Clinton-era policy regarding...
WASHINGTON, DC—The Associated Press is reporting that Harvard will formally recognize NROTC (Naval ROTC) on the Cambridge, Massachusetts campus Friday, establishing a physical presence for ROTC cadets, appointing a Director, and funding the program....
The Reserve Officer Training Corps’ four-decade exile from Harvard University campus ends Friday […]
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