It?s not always easy to be ROTC on a campus with an anti-war history. UW-Madison?s Reserve Officer Training Corps made it through the tumultuous Vietnam War protests. They survived an effort by faculty in 1989 to kick the programs off campus because of their refusal to admit gay and lesbian cadets. But the latest question isn?t about whether ROTC programs belong, it?s about where to put them. ?We really could use a new facility,? said James Johannes, director of Officer Education Programs and a business professor. ?UW-Madison prides itself on doing everything well. I don?t see any reason why we shouldn?t do ROTC as well as we can.?
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