November 11, 2003

Boise State Army ROTC Adds Albertson College To Program

Albertson College of Idaho will join the Army ROTC program administered by Boise State University. Lt. Col. Michael Mikitish, chair of the military science department at Boise State, recently announced that ACI will sign a partnership agreement for the program with Boise State. Boise State’s current ROTC partners include Northwest Nazarene University, Brigham Young University-Idaho and Idaho State University. Total enrollment is approximately 150 cadets. Boise State President Bob Kustra, Northwest Nazarene President Richard Hagood and Albertson College President Bob Hoover will sign the official the partnership agreement Nov. 19 at Boise State. The ROTC program at Boise State was established in 1977 as a voluntary program. In preparation to serve in the military, cadets receive a wide variety of leadership instruction and hands-on training, including rappelling, rope-bridge building, land navigation and small unit tactical training. Its objective is to provide university students who have the ability and desire with an opportunity to become commissioned officers in the Army. -30- Contact Lt. Col. Michael Mikitish Military Science 208 426-3500 Media Contact Kathleen Craven communications and marketing 208 426-3275