University of Virginia Library

Applicants Sought For ROTC

For students faced with a sure
fate at the hands of their local draft
board or thoughts of a quick trip to
Canada, the U.S. Army offers
another possibility: enrollment in a
two-year ROTC program at the
University.

Applications are now being
taken for the program, which is
available to any student - graduate
or undergraduate - who has two
more years at a college or university
offering Army ROTC.

Submitting to induction or trying
to avoid any military obligation
is "little short of a crime," according
to Major William J. Dwyer,
associate professor of military
science at the University, "when a
student has so much more to offer
and could make so much more of
his time in the service with just a
little effort."

Major Dwyer has invited any
student interested in learning more
about two-year ROTC to drop by
to see him in B-35 Cabell Hall.
Applications are being accepted
until February 28th and are available
in B-30.

A successful applicant for the
program attends a six-week summer
camp at Fort Benning, Ga., designed
to provide the basic information
taught in the first two years
of the four-year program. Upon his
return to school, he participates in
the normal program at the third-year
level and attends a second
summer camp in Indiantown Gap,
Pa. He is commissioned as a second
lieutenant upon graduation and serves
two years of active duty.

Major Dwyer reported that a
large number of law students are
now enrolled in the program.