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Students in Uniform: ROTC, the Citizen-Soldier, and the Civil-Military Gap

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 July 2007

David L. Leal
David L. Leal
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The University of Texas at Austin
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On many campuses, the sight of a student in a military uniform is common. On other campuses, the military is a distant institution with few visible affiliations. Why are some students in uniform, what are they doing, what are the costs and benefits to the individual, and what are the implications for the nation? This article will discuss these questions, along with a brief history of the Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program and its relationship to the often-discussed civil-military gap.

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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 40 , Issue 3 , July 2007 , pp. 479 - 483
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© 2007 The American Political Science Association

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