ROTC Making a Campus Comeback


Despite UC Berkeley's reputation as a center of '60s radicalism, the ROTC remained on campus and about 150 students are now enrolled.

That will happen when school is expensive and the job market for new grads is tight.

My wife was browsing student grades at her high school last week. Students who failed every other class due to never attending class at all somehow managed to pass ROTC. Nobody failed ROTC. Hmmm????

__________________
1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

This may have something to do with the fact that one doesn't fail to show up for ROTC class without experiencing some unpleasant consequences. Of course, failing classes leads to other unpleasantness, as I'm sure these cadets and midshipmen figured out shortly after grades came out.

__________________
Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.

Amazing, isn't it?

My school had one of the best ROTC programs outside of the Naval academy itself. It seems like a free ride from the outside but let me tell you, those kids WORK for their funding. Up at the crack of dawn for conditioning every day, strict zero-tolerance policy, have dress code around campus, etc. I have a lot of respect for my friends who stuck with ROTC and toughed it out.

__________________
TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

One of my favorites

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtudrrpR6DQ&feature=fvwrel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=izD0KFfTa6E

__________________
TC
Current stable:
- 2004 Mazda RALLYWANKEL
- 2007 Saturn sky redline
- 2004 Explorer...under surgery.

Past: 135i, GTI, 300E, 300SD, 300SD, Stealth

Face it Flounder...

Sarge,
I'm only 18, I got a ruptured spleen and I always carry a purse.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kG89nDyxOPY&feature=related

Classic.

My gardener said your wife is wrong.

I ran into a former student at a graduation party this past weekend. He's in the ROTC program at ASU. He was laughing about the fact that the university pays the ROTC organization to cleanup Sun Devil Stadium after all their home games. The club gets 7K dollars to clean up after EACH game and the university considers it a great savings. All members are required to show up for credit and participate in the cleanup. It takes them about 3 hours to earn 7 grand for their club, x how many ever home games plus other activities. Sweet deal.

__________________
You're a daisy if you do.
__________________________________
84 Euro 240D 4spd. 220.5k sold
04 Honda Element AWD
1985 F150 XLT 4x4, 351W with 270k miles, hay hauler
1997 Suzuki Sidekick 4x4
1993 Toyota 4wd Pickup 226K and counting

My NROTC unit did the same thing working security, cleanup, and general labor. The more memorable ones included a couple of ARCA and NASCAR races, a pro football game, and a U2 concert.

__________________
Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.