 Army ROTC affiliations in the city of Boston. Boston University, one of the ROTC programs, prepares college students to succeed as potential commissioned officers. Karen Sperry, usually seen stopping Pucks for BU women's ice hockey team, is just one of the hundred students in Boston who have decided to join the armed forces during college. I am proud to say that coming from many very high-intensity experiences that I've had in NCAA ice hockey, I can confidently say that I am ready to make composed informed decisions as a student athlete conducting myself in the US Army. Army ROTC is one of the best leadership courses in the country and is part of many college curriculums. BU's Army ROTC program wants students who excel and wants something more out of the college experience, as well as those who have a great desire to learn. Being in Boston, I would have to say that all these ROTC cadets make me feel safer obviously around the city and it just shows that America really has a really strong program behind their armed forces. They need people who have degrees who have master's degrees in positions in the military that can really have an impact. Post-graduation members of the Army ROTC, like Karen Speary, will own a minimum of nine years of service. Four years of active duty and five years of Army Reserve. For BU TV 10, I'm Kayleigh Fratkin.