ROTC Enjoys Interest, but Will It Enlist More Recruits?

Long-term goals and economics play a greater role in students' decisions than short-term patriotism

By ERIC HOOVER

On September 11, the drumbeat of duty starts to sound in the young woman's ears. Days later, she strides into the office of her college's unit of the Reserve Officer Training Corps, ready to sign up for the war on terrorism.

That might...