Pentagon: Colleges must hand over names

[GreatAmerican]

<p><a href="http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_recruiters_schools_033108w/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.navytimes.com/news/2008/03/military_recruiters_schools_033108w/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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The Defense Department has announced a new get-tough policy with colleges and universities that interfere with the work of military recruiters and Reserve Officer Training Corps programs.</p>

<p>Under rules that will take effect April 28, defense officials said they want the exact same access to student directories that is provided to all other prospective employers.</p>

<p>Students can opt out of having their information turned over to the military only if they opt out of having their information provided to all other recruiters, but schools cannot have policies that exclude only the military, defense officials said in a March 28 notice of the new policy in the Federal Register....

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[bulletandpima]

<p>I wonder when there will be a lawsuit. Also how is Columbia, which doesn’t allow a ROTC det going to handle it</p>

[JustAMomOf4]

<p>There was a lawsuit and a 2006 US Supreme Court ruling.
It’s about time.</p>

<p>end of article:

The new policy is, in part, the result of a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision that upheld the federal government’s ability to use funding as a means of forcing equal access for military recruiters and ROTC units on campuses.

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[fencersmother]

<p>You’re right JustaMom - 'bout time!</p>

[ScottZ1980]

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I wonder when there will be a lawsuit. Also how is Columbia, which doesn’t allow a ROTC det going to handle it

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<p>They might be able to force their way onto campus, but the law can’t force the school to grant ROTC courses academic credit at that institution, provide them with free office and classroom space or grant instructors academic rank. This is how many programs ended in the 60’s and 70’s. </p>

<p>I don’t have a problem with my directory information being passed out, but I do expect any recruiter to accept my “no thank you” and not call me again.</p>

[DSL1990]

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They might be able to force their way onto campus, but the law can’t force the school to grant ROTC courses academic credit at that institution, provide them with free office and classroom space or grant instructors academic rank. This is how many programs ended in the 60’s and 70’s. </p>

<p>I don’t have a problem with my directory information being passed out, but I do expect any recruiter to accept my “no thank you” and not call me again.

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<p>is columbia university getting any federal funding? when will the gov’t get smart and cut them off? they shouldn’t be getting 1 cent. :(</p>