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Misinformation Said Guilty
In ROTC Enrollment Slack

Enrollment of first-year men in
the Army and Air Force ROTC
units is down from last year,
according to spokesmen in Varsity
and Cabell Halls. Captain David
Meade, of the Army, attributes the
decline in enrollment to
misinformation received by the
first-year men during orientation.

Captain Meade stated yesterday
that from talking to first-year
applicants, he had learned that
there is a belief that the student can
easily join either the four or
two-year program. For that reason,
many first-year men are not
applying, believing that they can
easily get into the two-year
program.

He pointed out that although a
two-year program is offered, it is
very selective. Last year, he stated,
out of approximately 100
applicants, only fifteen were chosen
for the two-year Army program.
This program includes fourth-year
and graduate students, as well as
second-year applicants. Priority in
the two-year program is given to
transfer students who came from
universities where no Army ROTC
program existed.

Captain James Moore, of the Air
Force, stated that last year two
students were chosen for the Air
Force two-year program out of
approximately 45 applicants. He
said that many first-year men he
had talked to had been informed in
high school that they had the
option of joining either the four or
the two-year program.

He said that students were not
applying for the Air Force
four-year program in as great a
number as last year.

Commander Edgar Eldridge of
the Navy told The Cavalier Daily
yesterday that there was no lack of
applicants over in Maury Hall. He
said that there had been
approximately 100 first-year men
who had applied so far, about the
same as last year.

Students may sign up with any
of the ROTC programs until
September 20, the last day for
adding courses.