Idaho Republican wanted to save an Army ROTC program. He called in Trump
Targhee Hall, an old dormitory on the University of Idaho campus in Moscow, is planned for a $17 million renovation for ROTC military training programs and student veterans services center. The project is fully funded and construction is scheduled to start in 2026. University of Idaho Provided
The University of Idaho’s U.S. Army officer training program, better known as ROTC, was placed on the chopping block as part of federal cuts before President Donald Trump intervened to save it, according to U.S. Sen. Jim Risch.
The university’s military program launched more than 130 years ago in 1893 — just three years after Idaho statehood, U of I President Scott Green said in an email last month to the students and faculty. The program currently counts 87 cadets, and thousands have graduated from it over the years in preparation of military leadership, he wrote.
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