Ole Miss ROTC Recruits Numbers Dropping

The ROTC program here at The University of Mississippi offers students tremendous benifits throughout their collegiate careers. Wheter it be scholarship opportunities, other financhial benefits, or the traditional viewpoint of doing anything for your country, its easy to see why students find the ROTC program intriguing. However, according to a student who asked not to have his name revealed, the number of recruits joining the ROTC has dropped over the las couple years. He stated that he feels that the reason the number of recruits jining the ROTC has declined because of the continuing military involvement in the Middle East and other countries. "People obviously dont want to fight in any wars, and with America being at war with two countries at the present moment, it may cause people to be hesitant to join the program."

This seemed to be a popular trend for students who were thinking about joining the ROTC program, but were still a little skeptic. In an interview with a possible soon to be ROTC member
James Hynes, he stated that the idea of going off to war immediately following graduating college was of course on his mind. "Yeah i know I will probably go to war after college if i decide to join the ROTC, but the thought of having my tuition paid for and to only be serving for four years is a nice trade-off. Who knows, we might finally end the war by the time i graduate." In reference to the war ending, President Obama has said that he plans to recall troops gradually begining this last July. With the number of ROTC recruits declining here at The University of Mississippi, look to see the ROTC program produce more advertisements and to see more on campus recruit campaigns arise. Look to see students who are already members of the ROTC branch out, and try to bring in recurits themselves. The benefits of the program are of course well known. Paid for tuition as well and room and board. you will have life long connections and of course learn valuable life lessons along the way. Look to see the number of recruits joining the ROTC rise this next few years as recruiting efforts increase dramatically. For all the information you need on the ROTC, and to see for yourself how the recruiting campaigns are going visit the Ole Miss ROTC website at www.olemiss.edu/orgs/arotc/