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Limited staffs and facilities are the main reasons the local units will not admit a larger group of new men. The size of the College units is decided by superior headquarters. The Air Force and Army each have already asked for an additional officer. One man, however, is not felt to be enough to allow additional expansion of either unit beyond the number of freshmen admitted this year...
Line officers in both the Marine Corps and Navy are commissioned after graduation from the third R.O.T.C. unit. The naval program is also divided into two groups of students, the "regulars" and the contract students. After a nation-wide competitive examination, the former receive tuition, books, and living allowances free from the Navy during their four years in college, and are commissioned in the regular Navy following graduation...
R.O.T.C. members admit that they do not find the work very hard. Though times have changed since students used to join the Army unit just to use the horses to play polo, the courses still have the reputation of being easy. Finally, the University faculty acknowledged this in 1948 by giving only % credits to R.O.T.C. courses...
Entrollment in the advanced course of either unit entitles student is to ID draft deferments for their final two years of college. After this they are required to serve active duty for two years if. called, and in reserve status for eight years after graduation...
Basic students might also be allowed to enroll in the advanced course in either unit without receiving draft deferments. These men would probably be given deferments if any of the previously deferred cadets dropped from the program...