ROTC Returns to Harvard After Four Decades in Wilderness

Well, how very kind of Harvard to bestow an ROTC office on the US military. What a bunch of egmaniacal ingrates!

Glad I'm retired from the service. Seriously wonder what kind of officer would come out of Haavaaad.

"is good for the university, good for the military and good for the country." With "exposure comes understanding," Mabus said, "and through understanding comes strength."...................I doubt it. When I think of all the Harvard educated who have become elected officials, and look at the state of our country, I believe we can do much better than these who think themselves to be most competent.

Any school that refuses to allow recriuters or ROTC programs on campus should be barred from receiving any federal student loan money, any federal grant money, any federal aid of any kind. To include recognition as a tax exempt status as a non profit. In effect, barring the military assures you of not having to worry about the pure hypocrisy of accepting money from the same government you won't allow on your precious campus.

It's hard to digest exactly how it could happen in the first place. Most folks consider Harvard an ivory tower that overlooks just about all other ivory towers. But, for all those years, to hold obstinately onto something so stupid for even one of the best reasons is a paradox that even Harvard has trouble explaining. Indeed, there has to be an inside story here still left untold. Shame on you, Harvard. You've tainted yourself, and so belatedly coming out of the closet makes you look more like one of the Seven Dwarfs than Snow White.

All able bodied 18 yr olds, upon high school graduation should spend 10 months in the Army. Then they can go to college, go to a technical school or choose a military field for a career. Being away from Mommy and Daddy and away from their home comforts make them grow up..

It's about time. What many of the Ivy League leadership fail to grasp is that it is civilians that set these policies that they disagree with, like DADT. Civilian politicians determine the course the military takes in Iraq and Afghanistan. If Ivy Leaguers see the our military as flawed institutions, then they should see the potential of their graduates making a positive change from within and support ROTC from all branches on their campuses.