George Washington High School - Post Yearbook (Indianapolis, IN)

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I HEADQUARTERS, R. 0. T. C. G6 HE MISSION of the R. O. T. C. is to awaken in the student an appreciation of the obligations of citi- zenship, to prepare him to discharge his duties as a citizen, and to qualify him as a military leader. This is a tremendous undertaking and the R. O. T. C. acquits itself creditably. The inculcation of the principles and obligations of citizenship probably receives more attention than any other phase of the R. O. T. C.'s instruction. I do not believe that there is any young American, of age sufficient to be a member of an R. O. T. C. unit, but is beginning to think in terms of 'just what is American citizenship? The R. O. T. C. answers this question. Many people are under the impression that the R. O. T. C. deals with a citizen's duties only in event of a national emergency. Nothing could be more erroneous than this. Citizenship, as analyzed in the R. O. T. C., resolves itself into a study of the duties of the ordinary citizen in time of peace. If our system is to collapse and decline, it is the disregard of these common- place obligations which will precipitate the fall. R. O. T. C. concerns itself with disciplineg and what more is discipline than a phil- osophy of life? Any young man about to leave school with the thought that all criticism is censure, and respect and obedience to superiors, servility, will not find himself helped by such an attitude. It is shocking when one becomes aware that this is the attitude of some of our young men toward our American prerogative. Much of this can be traced to a mis- conception of what Americanism really is. If everyone understood that laws were made for the protection of the majority, there would be less difficulty in enforcing the lawg and there is no organization wherein one becomes so thoroughly aware of the rights of others as in an R. O. T. C-. unit. Drill exacts the highest type of teamwork. The fact that the standing of the unit is dependent upon the conduct of each individual strengthens all. In the R. O. T. C. a young man's health is the object of special attention. In case of a minor deformity or disorder his parents are apprised of that fact, so that a cor- rection may be effected. Cleanliness of body and dress is the object of special attention. Each Friday accouterments are inspected. Habits of personal cleanliness are encouraged. And still, I have not mentioned an item of incaculable valueg the comradeship among the fellows in an R. O. T. C. unit. Many friendships are formed in a unit which endure for life. There is a closeness, a camaraderie in the military which just isn't present in any other organization. Sergeant Wolff I 22 l

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