[Rhodes22-list] The Ben and Ben show...

[Herb Parsons]

I'm not aware of any. As a matter of fact, it was the time frame that 
you mention that many stopped even offering ANY ROTC programs.

People remember that 4 students died at Kent State. They seem to forget 
that the National Guard was called in because the protesting students 
burned the ROTC building down.

The crime of the ROTC folks? Why, being there, of course.


ben wrote:
> Yeah, but the point is, I don't mind at all if a university requires ROTC.
> It actually wasn't that long ago that my beloved LSU required it for all
> men.  It ceased being mandatory before my day, but that only ended in the
> late 70s or 80s, I think.
>
> Just out of curiosity, are there still public universities that require
> ROTC?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Herb Parsons
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> It doesn't surprise me. You DID notice the "required" caveat?
>
> ben wrote:
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>> Um, it will probably surprise you that I voluntarily did 2 years of ROTC.
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> I
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>> didn't stick with it and get my commission because I had a public sector
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> job
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>> offer that paid better than the Air Force, and was going to keep me in
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> Baton
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>> Rouge.  How's that for a perceived Marxist?
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org
>> [mailto:rhodes22-list-bounces at rhodes22.org] On Behalf Of Herb Parsons
>> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2008 10:40
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>>
>> Ed,
>>
>> It's one of those things they "just don't get." You can BET that if a 
>> university, or a private school, required that ROTC training for all of 
>> their students, that the left would be up in arms (pun intended). I 
>> doubt very seriously you'd hear them say "if students don't like the 
>> requirement, they can go elsewhere".
>>
>> Tootle wrote:
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>>> You both favor compulsory 'community service', then both of you guys
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> would
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>>> reinstate the draft?
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>>> Ed K
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Herb Parsons