Ever heard of Bull City Battalion? It’s an ROTC program that trains cadets from Duke and NC Central universities. But now, the Army is considering reclassifying the program — and moving it to UNC-Chapel Hill.
Rep. Valerie Foushee, who represents Durham, Chapel Hill and other Triangle communities in Congress, has been outspoken in her opposition to this plan for months. If the change were to happen, Duke would lose its professor of military science position and some civilian staff positions, she said.
“This change will dilute program cohesion, reduce recruiting capacity in the region, and complicate coordination between Duke and North Carolina Central University (NCCU) — two institutions whose success has depended on close collaboration and proximity,” she wrote in a letter to Army Brig. Gen. Maurice Barnett in November…