A college graduate who's been an Army officer has more to offer. And most employers know this. A young man starting on his life's work after college wants to move ahead just as fast as he can. But he finds that education in his field is not enough. He lacks experience in the human relationships of management and in the exercise of responsibility. This experience must be gained. Sometimes in a "junior" status that seems too long to a man who's anxious to get ahead. Keeping young men with ability at a training level of achievement isn't profitable for employers, either. But responsibility can only be given to those who are ready for it. When employers find candidates who are prepared to accept responsibility, they'll take them in preference to otherwise qualified young men. Many companies find young men with the kind of management potential they want among ROTC graduates who have served as Army officers. And good experience with them has produced attitudes of preference. Why? Army ROTC and Army officer experience add a dimension to the development of a college graduate. To begin with, ROTC classes are unique in the college curriculum in offering instruction and working knowledge of leadership. This alone gives the ROTC student a jump on his contemporaries. For leadership is the essence of management. Both military and civilian. Then, ROTC leads to a commission as an officer in the United States Army. Possibly nowhere is more responsibility given almost instantly than in the first assignment of a second lieutenant. Normally he's put in command of a platoon with practically total responsibility for up to 40 men and their equipment. Subsequent assignments give him increased accountabilities before he returns to civilian life. The total experience is directly applicable to a civilian career. It develops a working knowledge of personnel management, acceptance of accountability, and general business practice and know-how. A man who has been an Army officer has a much wider frontier than he had when he graduated from college. He has seen more, done more, been more. And he's worth more to a prospective employer. Weber State ROTC Cadet Jeff Olsen instructs Howard Noel and Christopher Clemmer on operation of an M-Z Aiming Circle.