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This week, a panel of Harvard ROTC students and a student protest against Harvard’s refusal to officially recognize ROTC reminded the campus of Harvard’s troubled relationship with the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. During the Vietnam War, Harvard banned ROTC from campus and continues to impede student participation because of the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy enacted in 1993. Because openly gay and lesbian students are excluded from ROTC under this policy, the University says that its refusal...
...Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy currently enforced by the military does amount to discrimination. It bars some of those who wish to serve their country from doing so, and the Congress should take immediate steps to repeal it. Consequently, although ROTC cadets themselves do not shape military-recruitment policies, we support Harvard’s refusal to officially recognize ROTC, just as it would refuse to recognize any other organization on campus that denied membership to open homosexuals. This policy is not only in line with the standards set forth...
With that said, opposition to DADT should not be conflated with resistance to ROTC and the students that serve in it. The sacrifices made by students who travel to MIT on a regular basis to participate in training should be recognized and valued. They demonstrate a commitment to service that should be admired and followed by the rest of the student body. Because of this, the University can and should take several basic steps to facilitate the choices of these students who wish to serve...
...President Drew G. Faust has not taken a public stance on the issue of official recognition during her tenure. Although she has expressed her desire that Harvard support a larger population of cadets—saying at last year’s ROTC commissioning ceremony, “I wish that there were more of you”—Faust has also said that she wishes openly gay students had an equal opportunity to serve in the armed forces...
...April 26 news article "Panel Discusses ROTC Challenges" incorrectly implied that Harvard punishes students in ROTC by revoking financial aid offers for students taking ROTC scholarships, based on statements from a panelist at the event. In fact, Harvard treats ROTC scholarship money as it does other outside scholarship funds when evaluating financial aid levels, and accepting a ROTC scholarship does not change the overall level of aid received by the student...