Harvard formally recognizes Army SROTC
Harvard University announced today that it has signed an agreement with the United States Army to re-establish a formal on-campus relationship with the Army Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (SROTC). “This is a welcome step in the long and distinguished history of military service by members of the Harvard community,” said President Drew Faust. “At Harvard, military service is rightly regarded as public service, and I am pleased that we can now broaden access for our students to the leadership and learning opportunities that Army SROTC training provides.” Under the agreement, the Army’s professor of military science at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will conduct office hours and provide on-site mentoring to cadets at the Harvard campus. The University will resume direct financial responsibility for the costs of its students’ participation in the program and it will provide the Army with office space and access to classrooms and athletic fields. “The Army welcomes...