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**parurorges** · 12-10-2011, 11:44 PM

We might make a good Conservative out of you yet!

I agree 100%, if our concern is we're not getting a return on this investment, and that ROTC produces a comparable product at much less cost, why not reduce the number to zero? Might even kill off some of the good ol' boy system in the process! Although the last part is admittedly a stretch!

IMO, they should also reduce the ROTC footprint. Some schools have 2 or 3 ROTC units. There is no reason to have more than one. Not a huge expenditure at each school-5/6 officers 4/5 enlisted per ROTC det but when you add them all up...

Five add in the Merchant Marine Academy.

Six...U.S. Coast Guard Academy....

12-10-2011, 11:44 PM	#17
parurorges Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	We might make a good Conservative out of you yet! I agree 100%, if our concern is we're not getting a return on this investment, and that ROTC produces a comparable product at much less cost, why not reduce the number to zero? Might even kill off some of the good ol' boy system in the process! Although the last part is admittedly a stretch! IMO, they should also reduce the ROTC footprint. Some schools have 2 or 3 ROTC units. There is no reason to have more than one. Not a huge expenditure at each school-5/6 officers 4/5 enlisted per ROTC det but when you add them all up... Five add in the Merchant Marine Academy. Six...U.S. Coast Guard Academy....
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