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ROTC addresses concerns
■ Cadets wonder about their
potential roles in response
to recent terrorist attacks
By Diane Huber
Oregon Daily Emerald
Four years ago, Dave Bergeron
enrolled in the ROTC knowing
that he might one day fight and lay
down his life. Now the Sept. 11
terrorist attacks have left the senior
wondering about his future once
he graduates.
"If a conflict occurs, it has to be
a worthy cause. And, yes, I think
this is a worthy cause," he said.
Bergeron is enrolled in the
ROTC as part of a generation that
hasn’t been confronted with the
conflicts of past generations. ROTC
representatives say it is still too
soon to tell if the attacks will spark
a sense of patriotism on campus
and increase enrollment in the
ROTC. But they also said the
ROTC is prepared to respond to
students’ questions and concerns.
“More people have enrolled
Wednesday and Thursday, but that
is not necessarily because of a
greater sense of patriotism,” mili
tary science professor John Sneed
said.
Sneed added that the terrorist at
tacks have not led to any increases
in recruitment efforts, and cadets
involved in the scholarship pro
gram do not have to worry about
deployment.
For now, cadets should focus on
academics, Major Mark Chappelle
said. Chappelle works at the Uni
versity ROTC office.
“The cadets’ first and foremost
duty is to finish their education,”
he said.
But Cadet Command Spokes
man Paul Kotakis said ROTC stu
dents without scholarships who
are members of the Simultaneous
Membership Program could poten
tially fight if their particular unit
was mobilized.
Although enrollment numbers
fluctuate yearly, in the past six
years cadet numbers have de
creased. In 1994, 35,520 cadets en
rolled nationwide, Kotakis said.
Four years later, 29,277 students
enrolled, and in 2000, enrollment
dropped to 28,470 cadets.
Kotakis said it is difficult to spec
ulate where these numbers will go
in response to the terrorist attacks.
“Enrollment is influenced by
many factors ... but these events
are causing people to take a second
look at what service people can be
to their country," he said.
ROTC history
ROTC began as a compulsory
program for all male freshmen and
sophomores. The program became
voluntary in 1962 after debate. The
program consists of a basic course
during a student’s freshman and
sophomore years, followed by an
advanced course during junior and
senior years.
National ROTC enrollment
1994:35,520
1998:29,277
2000:28,470
Source: ROTC
The department of military sci
ence is expecting students to ask a
lot of questions once school starts,
Sneed said. He added that profes
sors have been asked to address
the concerns of incoming students
enrolled in the program.
Sneed also met with the ROTC’s
senior class and spent a few min
utes discussing their leadership
position regarding incoming
cadets.
Diane Huber is a student activities reporter
for the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be
reached at dianehuber@dailyemerald.com.
News brief
White House says
draft won’t be used
The United States government
has not held a draft since 1973,
and representatives from both the
White House and the Pentagon
have said a draft will not go into
effect despite America’s response
to the terrorist attacks.
“The focus of this war will be
more on intelligence than massive
manpower,” said Kristie Greco,
spokeswoman for U.S. Rep. Peter
DeFazio, D-Engene.
However, every male citizen of
the United States is required by
federal law to register for Selective
Services through the U.S. Military
within 30 days of his 18th birth
day. If the President wishes to in
state a draft, he must do so by an
act of Congress, at which time 20
year-old men will be chosen
through lottery from the Selective
Service System. Once a man reach
es age 26, he will no longer be
drafted or be able to register.
Penalties for not registering
could range from a $250,000 fine
to a prison term of up to five years,
or both. Often this is not a focus of
the government, said Lew Brodsky,
the director of public and congres
sional affairs for the Selective Ser
vice System. Since overall compli
ance is high, with 88 percent of
males ages 18 to 25 registered for
selective services, there have not
been any unregistered men prose
cuted since before 1990.
“The government said it would
not actively pursue those who did
not register, but it could resume
pursuance of these subjects at any
time,” Brodsky said.
Those who do not register are
unable to receive federal student
aid, cannot become citizens (if
they are aliens) and cannot work
in most federal jobs, Brodsky said.
Men who are 20 years old dur
ing the calendar year a draft is in
stated are the first to be called
upon. They are called through a
lottery and then examined. Brod
sky said about 50 percent of those
who are examined are found unfit
to serve.
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