Captain James Hall, assistant professor of military science, said that the program loses about half its members from freshman to sophomore year. It s just not for everyone. The program is not unmet by controversy. Darren Denyer, a freshman international affairs major and midshipman, remembers students throwing rocks at another midshipman in uniform. We re nothing but good.
People have other views, but well, frankly they don t really matter.
These stereotypes are a reality for all students who participate in ROTC, and many feel CU s liberal campus is a hostile environment for military students. But I do admire them for sacrificing some of their personal identity to support their values. Spahic suggests differences in beliefs could cause tension for ROTC students. Other students agree Boulder s liberal nature is far from supportive of the military. The general stereotype is that we re trying to be peaceful, despite our riots.