2LT Eric Lee '15 receives his commission at City College on May 27. Lee is one of more than a hundred CUNY graduates who have benefited from the opportunities afforded to them by the ROTC program.
The Reserve Officers Training Corps program at the City College of New York continues to grow, providing access and leadership training to 150 students from 17 City University of New York campuses.
The program's director, Professor Rishi S. Raj, has set an ambitious goal of doubling the current enrollment to 300 by 2016.
"We will be adding the community colleges this year, and that should really help to boost our numbers," he said.
Raj added that an additional attraction for potential recruits is the financial aid available to them. So far, $1.352 million in scholarships and allowances have been awarded to CUNY cadets, an average of roughly $9,000 per cadet.
One recent graduate is 2LT Eric Lee '15, who now serves in the Army Reserve as an executive officer of the 140th Quartermaster Company in Bayside, Queens. Lee was one of seven CUNY cadets who received their commissions at a ceremony held at City College in May.
The CCNY ROTC program has also been recognized for its excellence four times in the past year by the U.S. Department of Defense.
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