Army ROTC Programs at Dozens of Campuses Are Being Shut Down or Reorganized

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The Army is undertaking a major shake-up of its Reserve Officers' Training Corps footprint, shutting down or reorganizing programs at 84 college campuses. The move, which Army planners describe as surgical, is part of a broader push to trim down bloat in the service. In total, 291 students are expected to be affected, most of them having to potentially shift to programs at other nearby campuses. Of those, 16 contracted cadets will have their programs totally deactivated and be left with few