To the young students in the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps ( ROTC ), the officers who run the programs on college campuses are impressive. Often combat-proven veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, they are intended to represent the model soldier. They also have disproportionate control over cadets' lives, leading a program that pays for their education and can dictate the soon-to-be soldiers' careers. Winning the instructor's approval is paramount: If a cadet gets booted from