The latest issue of Bucknell Magazine features a letter from ABB's Charles Mitchell '05 regarding Bucknell's ROTC program. Charles praises President Mitchell's positive comments on the program, but calls on the university to support the Bison Battalion fully by giving the cadets academic credit for their military science courses:
Thank you so much for your spring cover story, "Conscience and Consequence," and thanks especially to President Mitchell for his statement in his column that "Bucknell is proud to have been home to an ROTC program since 1951."Too many university magazines would never run such an article, and too many university presidents would not say such a thing. All involved deserve kudos for putting a much-deserved spotlight on the Bison Battalion. But we shouldn't stop there. If we are indeed proud of our ROTC program, let's give the hardworking cadets academic credit for their military science courses. Not only is this the right thing to do, but it would take away the only bragging rights that Lehigh (which does give credit) has over "Dear Bucknell."
--Allison Kasic '05