Sunday, March 6, 2011

After 40 Years The ROTC Returns To Harvard

Terry Scott, the Navy's top sailor in 2005, addresses ROTC students at MIT / Wikimedia

After Harvard, Schools Weigh ROTC Return -- Military.com

BOSTON -- Harvard University prepared to officially welcome the military back to the nation's oldest college Friday as eyes turned to other elite campuses that are also considering lifting their bans now that Congress has voted to allow gays to serve openly in the military.

Harvard President Drew Gilpin Faust and Navy Secretary Ray Mabus are scheduled to sign an agreement that will establish the Naval ROTC's formal presence on campus for the first time since the Vietnam War era, the university announced Thursday. Other campuses, including Columbia and Yale, are discussing whether to follow suit.

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More News On The ROTCs Returning To The Ivy League Schools

Harvard Signs Agreement to Officially Recognize Naval ROTC
-- Harvard Crimson
As Harvard welcomes back ROTC, other elite schools may follow -- Christian Science Monitor
Harvard's ROTC reversal a sign of changing campus -- Boston.com
Harvard welcomes US military back to campus -- AFP
Harvard welcoming ROTC back to campus -- Washington Post
Harvard Says It Will Allow the R.O.T.C. to Return -- New York Times
ROTC Back at Harvard After Skipping Class For 40 Years -- Time
ROTC to Return to Harvard -- Time

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