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Show 189 PMS Comments Representative curri cul It is comments regarding a (Summary) greater institutional role in ROTC um: entirely feasible university. and probable with very little additional costs to the The education of a future officer should be compatible with the college environment. Civilianization of the ROTC curricula may be possible but not desirable. There is a strong need to retain military contact with cadets. Team teaching may be the way to go. 1any courses of great value to the military are taught on this campus. This institution provides no input into the ROTC program. With current mounting levels we must cut out something! We have a good relationship with the university now. of future officers is too important to leave to civilians. Training We need more definite directives or performance tasks to instill/teach. The shifting of responsibility invites the danger of the PMS losing flexibility and influence. We already team teach a great deal and the concept is encouraging. The military needs the exposure, especially during the first two years. Surveys like this should come from TRADOC. There is no problem in obtaining instructional help in history and management. We need Not everyone can be expected to become infantry-airborne. an intellectual trade. There are more important problems your paper doesnlt flush: legalizing extracurricular activities, including cadet transporta tion, standardizing the POI; reducing the supply function (clothing issue); evaluating the first two years of the four-year program. He· have a job to do; letls do it and quit trying to get someone else to do it. The program can be most effective if the PMS is given maximum flexibility. Most of us know what qualities we want in an officer. A first priority: make advance camp a learning vs a testing experience. On this campus we are better off holding what welve got. Have we learned nothing from the failure of the Marine PLC program? trouble. Trying to reach concensus among 2300 Ph. D. IS is asking for We have to first decide what it is we want our graduates to be. A standardized program is not possible. The major loss would be in the area of cadet contact. It would not be desirable for additional responsibility to be assumed by the institution. in the Most courses could be easily handled by the institution freshman or sophomore years. |
