Since San Francisco is throwing out ROTC off of its campuses...should we not defend San Francisco?

Answer 1

The military job is to protect America.....even the lunatic fringe..... the sad thing is the ROTC program does not just train military officers...... It develops skills essential in both military and civilian life.... many of those skills are taught nowhere else....... leadership..... management...... problem solving process..... logic...... planning...... organization.... responsibility...... these myopic anti-military advocates are hurting America not helping her

Answer 2

There is growing concern that the military is recruiting from the poorest among us. Many schools are re-evaluating the access that has been granted to recruiters. I am a veteran of the Air Force/Air National Guard. If it had not been for the military my ability to further my education would have been limited. I am from a poor rural area - not like the mecca that is San Francisco. Still, the number of homeless that are veterans is 1 in 4 of the people that are homeless in this country. This has been true since in inception of the military in the United States. This fact has little to do with the veteran’s service and more to do with their socioeconomic backgrounds. Please see the link I have provided. The book Citizen Hobo cites some interesting, if not saddening , statistics.
The citizen of San Francisco vote as a matter of democracy, and they voted to dismiss ROTC from the campuses. The reason the military exist, and part I why I chose to serve, is that I uphold the rights of other citizens. Those in service give up their freedom to protect the freedoms of other citizens - even if they don't hold the views.

I took this Oath to heart when I raised my hand. I meant every word.
The Oath of Enlistment:
In the Armed Forces EXCEPT the National Guard (Army or Air)

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God.

In the National Guard (Army or Air)

I, (NAME), do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the State of (STATE NAME) against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the Governor of (STATE NAME) and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to law and regulations. (So help me God.)

Answer 3

Your question misrepresents the facts. ROTC is still available at San Francisco colleges. The School board has voted to eliminate the JROTC program from their High Schools. I'm not sure what the legal repercussions, if any, will be if the school district accepts federal funding.

Answer 4

Its sad. I went through 3 years of JROTC and honestly it was the most useful of any high school class I took.

The two biggest things I learned were how to deal with people and how to solve real-life problems. It actually prepares your for life, something high school generally didn't do in general. Yes it was taught in a military framework, but what it teaches is applicable to living in general.

The people of SF should actually look past the uniform and see what the class really teaches. But maybe if more people in SF took that class, they wouldn't be as alien to the rest of America as they are.

Answer 5

San Francisco outlawed a school club that generally does NOT produce consistently good recruits for the armed forces. They did not cede from the union; that and those kind of laws rarely pass with the entire city rallied behind them. I don't judge Florida due to the idiotic things Jeb Bush has done; if Conservatives could do the same thing for San Francisco, I should very much say there is hope for america yet.

Answer 6

i does no longer say supply her the dying penalty inevitably. If she did it so she must be with some guy, like Susan Smith in South Carolina did, then specific she must be punished to the fullest quantity of the regulation. If she did it because of the fact the voices in her head informed her to grant the youngsters to God, then she desires psychiatric help.

Answer 7

No.

But the Navy should stop supporting the San Fran economy with Fleet Week each year. Move it to San Diego where the Navy and military is still appreciated.

Answer 8

doesn't surprise me, afterall, the old geezers(college professors) are dying to get in the pants of very young college coeds again, like during the korean and vietnam war

Answer 9

Sure. Then all the federal tax revenue generated by SF citizens should be kept in SF then, right?

So what will your state live on then, if not for Federal govt. subsidies generated by wealthy SF tax paying citizens?

Answer 10

Unfortunately even the unamerican disloyal left wing scum suckers of sf are part of this country. Just think of them as a prime example of what we are not; sort of like the village idiot.