| − | The '''Reserve Officer Training Corps''' ('''ROTC''') is a training program of the [[United States Armed Forces]] present on [[college]] campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. It is designed as a college elective, and studies focus on leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics. Generally ROTC programs are run through a Department of Military or Naval Science. | + | The '''Reserve Officer Training Corps''' ('''ROTC''') is a training program of the [[United States Armed Forces]] present on [[college]] campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. It is designed as a college elective, and studies focus on leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics. Generally ROTC programs are run through a Department of Military or Naval Science. Nearly 300 colleges and universities currently host the 200-year-old ROTC program. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/12/21/elite-schools-eager-lift-rotc-ban-repeal-military-gay-ban/#ixzz18nTd6QHD Elite Schools Eager to Welcome Back ROTC After Repeal of Military's Gay Ban, FOX News, December 21, 2010]</ref> Dozens of prestigious schools had eliminated ROTC to protest [[America]]'s involvement in war and more recently because of [[Don't ask, don't tell]]. |