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Show 181 Joint Statement of: American Association of State Colleges and Uni ve rs i t ies Ame ri can Council on Educa t i on , Association of American Co l l eqes As soc i at i on of American Unl vars i t ies National Associaion of Stae niversities and Land-Grant Colleges, and the Natlonal ASSOclatlon for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education. , , , American colleges and universities have long made a national contribution by playing an important role in professional military officer education. Through Reserve Officers Training Corps prcorems they now produce the great majori ty of offi cers for the I nat i on s nri l itary servi ces. , _ Officer education, like other fields of professional training) requir-es continuous reassessment and updating. In this belief, the major national associations representing institutions of higher education have united to propose changes aimed at strengthening ROTC programs. This statement is based on a meeting of representatives of It has been formally five of the associations on March 15, 1971. adopted by each of these organizations and subsequently by the .AlTIeri can Council on Educati on. of the associations have independently prepared reflecting their particular traditions and philosophy regarding ROTC. The joint statement expresses common agreement on matters of program and policy. Seve rel statements The fo ll owi ng proposal Defense and the Congress: L s are commended to the Department of Name Change The name of the program should be changed in the authorizing Navy) Air Force) law from Reserve Officers Training Corps to (Army the Officer Education Programss thereby more accurately reflecting commissioned broad mission of preparing young men and women for service in all components of the Armed Forces. , I I. Genera 1 A. Pr t nci p 1 Shared es Responsibility to provide that the The authorizing law should be revised be nd curriculum of the several prorm shal ot the partlclpatlng acaaemlC as a joint and mutual responslblllty . deveoed estblshed |
