MACOMB (WGEM) - The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program will continue at Western Illinois University.

According to WIU, the U.S. Army announced plans to maintain the ROTC program at the university after it was inactivated at the end of June.

WIU said the ROTC program has been active for over 50 years at the university and has developed more than 1,000 cadets.

“We are grateful for all of the advocacy on behalf of our ROTC program,” said WIU President Kristi Mindrup. “I want to thank our Congressional Representatives who voiced their support, and our Leatherneck community. ROTC is an important part of WIU culture, and the continuation of the program is wonderful news.”

The Army said cadets will remain enrolled on the campuses they currently attend and will continue to receive t

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