Iron County Record | 1950-08-17 | Page 1 | ROTC Head Explains Present Setup at Branch College

ROTC Head Explains Present Setup At Branch College MaJ. Oliver VV. Harris. Prof, of Air Science and Tactics at BAC, having recently returned from visiting numerous communities throughout this area, stated that he found the majority of people had a misconception of the Air ROTC program. The general be-lief be-lief was that to enroll In the 'Air ROTC, the student was obligated obli-gated to serve two years on active ac-tive duty and three years on Reserve Re-serve after graduation from college. col-lege. Major Harris wished to point out that such a program has been proposed but has not been presented to Congress to date. In the event It Is approved and passed the program is optional and In no way a mandatory requirement. re-quirement. Students enrolling in the air ROTC at BAC receive, two hours class room work and one hour drill per week. This enrollment authorizes the draft boards to change the student's classification classifica-tion from 1-A to I D and exempt ex-empt him from the draft during his enrollment In college and ROTC work.