The ROTC unit was established on the Idaho campus on January 8, 1917, and many graduates have served their country with valor since that time. Innumerable students have taken basic and advanced courses in Military Science. Outstanding graduates of these courses have served in World Wars I and II and an enviable record was established by them. Among those faculty graduates who have participated in ROTC are President Jesse Buchanan and Bursar Kenneth Dick. The Corp's stated mission is the preparation of junior officers who will serve the nation's need in time of emergency. The Department of the Army and the Department of the Air Force for that reason furnish weapons, uniforms, equipment, textbooks and instructors to the University. Students, too, receive government allowances. The Idaho ROTC unit this year marched in the Army Day parade; Pershing Rifles, military honorary, marched in the Little International parade. The ROTC band aids in many local and university functions. Colonel BenJamin H. Hensley, U.S.A .
Pride end joy of the RO TC unit Is the rUle teem, wn!cn has consisten tly renked emong the best In the coun try. Here, the members pouse in their practice for a moment.
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