[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Senate]
[Page 8296]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   SENATE RESOLUTION 487--COMMEMORATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE 
          RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM OF THE ARMY

  Mrs. ERNST submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 487

       Whereas June 3, 2016, marks the 100th anniversary of the 
     Reserve Officers' Training Corps program of the Army 
     (referred to in this preamble as ``Army ROTC'');
       Whereas Congress established Army ROTC and the Naval 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps in the Act of June 3, 1916 (39 
     Stat. 166, chapter 134) (commonly known as the ``National 
     Defense Act of 1916'');
       Whereas the Army has commissioned more than 650,000 
     officers from Army ROTC;
       Whereas Army ROTC serves as a critical component for the 
     training of men and women to take command, protecting the 
     national security of the United States and way of life of 
     individuals in the United States;
       Whereas Army ROTC produces the next generation of 
     innovative and adaptive leaders while providing those leaders 
     with essential collegiate educational opportunities;
       Whereas Army ROTC commissioned 5,536 officers in 2014;
       Whereas Army ROTC produced 21 4-star generals between 2000 
     and 2016;
       Whereas Army ROTC is available at nearly 1,000 institutions 
     of higher education across all 50 States and all territories;
       Whereas the Army has included in Army ROTC programs such as 
     the Green to Gold and Simultaneous Membership programs to 
     allow an enlisted member of the Army to gain a college 
     education and become an officer of the Army;
       Whereas women have been an integral part of Army ROTC since 
     academic year 1972-1973; and
       Whereas Army ROTC serves as a way for an individual to gain 
     a college education and serve the United States: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that--
       (1) the Reserve Officers' Training Corps program of the 
     Army (referred to in this resolving clause as ``Army ROTC'') 
     continues to train the next generation of military leaders, 
     who are well-equipped to defeat existing enemies of the 
     United States and those enemies that may emerge in the 
     future;
       (2) the Senate is encouraged by the quality of leaders that 
     Army ROTC has and will continue to produce; and
       (3) as of the date of adoption of this resolution, Army 
     ROTC produces more Army officers than any other source.

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