I firmly believe that all those traits are (or not) learned at home as a child and then hopefully reinforced later.

Just when are the Feds going to start to play hardball with these institutions who fold with any little bit of protest on military recruiters. The Fed's can withhold federal funding to these schools. Course, there is that tiny little issue of Judges overturning that law. But, we all know there's no problem with activist judges. Just ask the judges and they'll tell you. Just like Dan Rather said he had no bias towards the Democrats.

I don't think it's a lack of skills, but a lack of proper motivation. Most folks coming out of those schools have been indoctrinated in the pursuit of ME. They may do their time owed, but if what they are focused on is ME, then they are not going to do well when charged with taking care of OTHERS....

I went to Stanford. There's a pretty good chance I would have done ROTC if it was offered there, instead of at Santa Clara -- a 20-40 minute commute.

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The "0-4 in the know" is spouting nonsense!

I can prove it. Visit www.advocatesforrotc.org and see for yourself. There, they have archived various minutes of the DoD Business Practices Board. In these very meeting minutes, one can plainly read that the DoD has been ACTIVELY trying to revive ROTC at Harvard, Yale, Brown and Columbia. In fact, the Army has made herculean efforts to maintain the ROTC option at Dartmouth.

The "Advocates for ROTC" website has numerous documents, articles and testimony from Pentagon officials stating the NEED for more Ivy Leaguers in the commisioned ranks.