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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />:RESOLUTION <br /> <br />73-03 <br /> <br />'. <br /> <br />WHEREAS, It has since the beginning of our existence as a nation been <br /> <br />fundamental that the security of the United States depends on the individual's <br /> <br />acceptance of the responsibilities of active citizenship, including the <br /> <br />contribution of a person's talents, leadership and service in the defense of <br /> <br />our nation; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Reserve Officers' Training Corps, or ROTC, has for many <br /> <br />years served as the training ground for the military officers who lead our <br /> <br />military services in times of conflict and who train and maintain our modern <br /> <br />~.. <br /> <br />combat- ready reserve forces; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The Reserve Officers' Training Corps has throughout its long <br /> <br />and glorious history proved to be one of the most successful and critically <br /> <br />important programs ever developed and implemented by the United States; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The idea of providing military training to college men was first <br /> <br />approved by the t"nited States Congress when it passed the Land-Grant Act of <br /> <br />1862 providing for the sale of government lands to establish colleges and <br /> <br />universities and requiring these land-grant institutions to teach agriculture, <br /> <br />the mechanic arts and other scientific and classic studies including military <br /> <br />tactics; at least 1,345 officers from land-grant schools served on active duty <br /> <br />.. during the Spanish-American War; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The ROTC program in civilian colleges and universities was <br /> <br />officially established by' the National Defense Act of 1916; prompted by the <br /> <br />fighting of World War I in Europe, the National Defense Act of 1916 established <br /> <br />an Officers' Reserve Corps to be composed of men prepared through a Reserve <br /> <br />Officers' Training Corps; most of the 90,000 members of the Officers' Reserve <br /> <br />Corps who served on active duty in World War I received their military <br /> <br />instruction in the ROTC in civilian institutions; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, The true value of the ROTC program and the high quality of <br /> <br />,'. officers it produces were dramatically shown by World War II; during the rapid <br /> <br />build up of military forces in 1941, over 50,000 ROTC officers were called to <br />