Posted on Jun 21, 2015
Small schools need their ROTC program; do you agree? How do we balance cost effectiveness?
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ASU puts out great officers
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My university started out as a small teachers college in PA, growing from Bloomsburg College to Bloomsburg University in the 80s. There were eight of us who were commissioned in 1988. I know that at least one other person in my commissioning class was promoted to COL and I retired as a LTC. So while I do not know how well ROTC tracks the accomplishments of their alumni they should before they make a decision to remove a program. It takes years to grow an officer and years to grow a ROTC program. To me the most challenging thing is marketing ROTC to young people. My husband and I could not convince our college sophomore to give the Army ROTC program that is in coordination with Georgetown University a chance. I don't know if he thinks he is too good for the Army but now he is academically struggling and they would not even want him. He threw away an opportunity of a lifetime.
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LTC Jason Mackay
With a century behind ROTC now, it would be worthwhile to see which programs produced successful officers, those that stay beyond ADSO, retired, commanded, etc. on paper the little cross enrolled extension center I attended is a barely a blip on the Army's radar. It is relatively available data between OERs and ORBs.
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I know Officers ASU has Comissioned! I graduated from ASU; I wouldn't call it a small school though.
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Also an ASU grad. Tempe campus has over 50,000 students. Certainly not a small school.
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LTC David Stender
I should have spelled out Arkansas State University. It has grown since I graduated in 1995 but it was a small school then. Not to be confused with Arizona State which is a big school
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SSG Lisa Rendina
Ok! It showed as Arizona State on the tags, I think that's what had us confused. I'm nor familiar with the program there, nor do I personally know anyone who Commissioned there, but I'm sure the caliber is just as high.
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