History of the R.O.T.C. Sponsor Corps

Victoria Grieve, Utah State University

Abstract

This exhibit will chronologically follow the rise and fall of the R.O.T.C. Sponsor Corps and examine some of the issues behind their formation, involvement, and decline. The exhibit will first show that the foundation for the R.O.T.C. sponsors can be traced back to the foundation of the college. Then, the exhibit will showcase their local, state, and national involvement which will show that for over two decades the R.O.T.C. Sponsor Corps experienced a growth that was linear with the R.O.T.C. military program. Finally, the corresponding text and documents will then examine the corps decline, and possible reasons behind the lack of available documents.