nosmileysforme
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Well, after some quick research on the Sports Illustrated ten best party schools list I find that nine of the ten - Arizona State, University of Wisconsin, San Diego State University, Florida State, Santa Barbara, Georgia, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio University - all have ROTC programs. The tenth, McGill, is in Canada and so we won’t count that one.
And I’ve also read the descriptions of the social activities, and seen photos of the those same events, and I’m here to report that I’ve been totally mistaken. These places really have changed since I attended college. Saddle shoes are back in style, DA haircuts are all the rage, the kids are bobbing to the Charleston and the Twist, and soda pop is the Friday night beverage of choice.
Now I'm not so naive to believe that there aren't those who might sneak a beer or two into a dance, but clearly they're only a tiny, almost infinitesimal minority; and I'm certain that nobody in the ROTC program would even think of taking a sip of those intoxicating liquids. I know my own son never does anything like that when he visits his buddies down in San Diego, even though he says otherwise.
You see, as a parent of a teenager I know that when he says he and his ROTC buddies went crazy in Tijuana I know he's just pulling my leg and trying to get a reaction out of me. Naturally, it doesn't work and I just chuckle; I know the guys were just down there helping out at the orphanage. Those dang kids, they really just crack me up!
And I’ve also read the descriptions of the social activities, and seen photos of the those same events, and I’m here to report that I’ve been totally mistaken. These places really have changed since I attended college. Saddle shoes are back in style, DA haircuts are all the rage, the kids are bobbing to the Charleston and the Twist, and soda pop is the Friday night beverage of choice.
Now I'm not so naive to believe that there aren't those who might sneak a beer or two into a dance, but clearly they're only a tiny, almost infinitesimal minority; and I'm certain that nobody in the ROTC program would even think of taking a sip of those intoxicating liquids. I know my own son never does anything like that when he visits his buddies down in San Diego, even though he says otherwise.
You see, as a parent of a teenager I know that when he says he and his ROTC buddies went crazy in Tijuana I know he's just pulling my leg and trying to get a reaction out of me. Naturally, it doesn't work and I just chuckle; I know the guys were just down there helping out at the orphanage. Those dang kids, they really just crack me up!