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Senate
Resolution 96
By:
Senators Grant of the 25th, Hooks of the 14th, Johnson of the 1st, Harp of the
29th, Douglas of the 17th and others
ADOPTED
A
RESOLUTION
Urging
the Board of Trustees and the president of Georgia Military College to maintain
the current military programs at the military junior college of Georgia, Georgia
Military College; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Georgia Military College is a public independent junior college within the State
of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
in 1950, Georgia Military College was designated as a United States Department
of the Army Military Junior College, and today, it continues to accept a mission
of developing military leaders; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia Military College is one of only five colleges in the United States
authorized to award a commission as a 2nd Lieutenant in just two years time;
and
WHEREAS,
Georgia Military College has been designated by the United States Military
Academy at West Point as one of only five preparatory colleges in the United
States; and
WHEREAS,
the Georgia General Assembly finds that it is essential for our national defense
to encourage citizens in considering military leadership positions as honorable
and rewarding professions; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia Military College's military training programs are providing valuable
assets to the Georgia National Guard, the Army Reserves, and to active United
States Army forces; and
WHEREAS,
a diverse junior college, Georgia Military College is coeducational and offers
students a variety of clubs, student organizations, activities, and character
development opportunities; and
WHEREAS, Georgia Military College takes great pride in alumni that include the former Secretary of Labor in the Ford Administration; former Deputy Postmaster General; former United States Congressman and Chairman of the House of Naval Affairs Committee and later Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; former Governor of the State of Georgia; numerous Georgia General Assembly Senators and Representatives; many local government officials; and untold numbers of general officers and others who have served our country honorably during combat, disaster-relief, and other peacetime operations; and
WHEREAS, Georgia Military College takes great pride in alumni that include the former Secretary of Labor in the Ford Administration; former Deputy Postmaster General; former United States Congressman and Chairman of the House of Naval Affairs Committee and later Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee; former Governor of the State of Georgia; numerous Georgia General Assembly Senators and Representatives; many local government officials; and untold numbers of general officers and others who have served our country honorably during combat, disaster-relief, and other peacetime operations; and
WHEREAS,
one distinction, however, separates Georgia Military College from every other
junior college in this state: the school's military science program;
and
WHEREAS,
the military science program at Georgia Military College has a history of
excellence and prominence not only in this state but also throughout this
country and around the world; and
WHEREAS,
it is in the best interests of this state to preserve the military science and
military commissioning programs at Georgia Military College.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA that this body
hereby urges the Board of Trustees and the president of Georgia Military College
to maintain the current military program at the military junior college of
Georgia, Georgia Military College.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Georgia Military College is hereby designated as the
State of Georgia's Military Junior College.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to the Board of Trustees and
the president of Georgia Military College.