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Airing the grievances of the group, Stephen C. Johnson '64 said yesterday that because the Navy requires seven half courses, "many must take NROTC as a fifth class that often takes just as much time as a regular course...
...said, however, that any changes were doubtful because of the "special concept" of the ROTC program in the Navy. "The NROTC gives enough training that graduates are immediately employable in active duty, while the other services require special camp after graduation," he said...
...because of the difference in course loads, Johnson contends, that the NROTC recruited only seven new members this fall, while the Army ROTC got more than 30. "Freshmen frequently told us they didn't have enough time to join our program," he said...
Capt. Edward A. Rodgers, director of the NROTC program here, said that he would "weigh carefully" any suggestions the students make. Although he has no power to reduce the course load, Rogers said he would "send through channels" any suggestions regarding curricula that have merit...
Capt. Rodgers said he did not feel that the course requirements in NROTC were too heavy. He added that he checked the percentage of NROTC students graduating with honors last spring and found it to be almost identical with the College average...