We are representatives of society just like anyone else. Many of our parents, friends, and neighbors have never served in the military. We've taken it upon ourselves to see that the freedoms that every person enjoys around this campus and the country continue to stay freedoms. We mind our own business, keep our training off campus, and we've even stopped wearing our physical fitness uniforms in the morning except for special events. I think all this name-calling and discrimination comes from a complete lack of knowledge about what the cadets and cadre of the ROTC program do.
Ignorance is actually a better term.
We are dedicated to the values and ideals that have made this country the world leader it is. The soldiers and officers that have come before us gave their lives to protect what we have today. They protected the rights of people to talk however they wanted to about anything. We cannot stop people from expressing their opinion about our program, but I've never heard any other department around campus complaining about graffiti or outright discrimination against the students pursuing a degree in that department during the four years I've been a student here. So, I challenge anyone and everyone to talk to somebody in the ROTC program, whether or not you have a problem with us being here.