Word: cadet
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...When people find out that I’m in ROTC, they find that this is the most intriguing thing that I do,” says James S. Foreman ’04, a third-year Army cadet (MSIII). “A lot of people like to ask about it. I’m proud to tell them...
Monday is uniform day. Stacie K. Persons ’02-’03, an Air Force cadet, has to get up a little earlier than usual. “When you go to bed [before uniform days] you make sure everything’s shined and lint-free,” she says. Monday, Oct. 7, was the day President Bush gave a key speech about military preparedness for a war in Iraq. Because of his speech, that Monday was also the day the Harvard Initiative for Peace and Justice organized a 300-person anti-war rally...
...quiz on military tactics for homework, it is routine. The van ride to MIT, where ROTC classes for all three services take place, is a chance to hastily fill in their answers. “ROTC homework is basically an academic bottom feeder,” one cadet explains...
Bartch, who is also an ROTC cadet, said Gomes’ sermon made her feel more honored to serve in the military...
...allowing “War and Politics” to count for ROTC credit as well as Harvard credit, the move will also eliminate a need—during at least one semester—for cadets to take their ROTC requirements as an extra class, said Col. John Kuconis, who commanded the Air Force ROTC detachment at MIT before retiring this summer. Kuconis worked with former cadet Brian R. Smith ’02 to win approval for the course...