Indiana University. Office of Military Information

The Office of Military Information was created 1 July 1942 at Indiana University to advise students, parents, faculty members and the general public about war service opportunities and regulations.

IU hosted several programs during World War II to prepare young men and women for military and civil service. Several of these programs placed students on inactive duty in the military until the completion of the program, at which time they were placed on active duty. With peace declared in 1945, the Office of Military Information had served its war-time mission and was dissolved in 1947.

The Office of Military Information was created 1 July 1942 at Indiana University to advise students, parents, faculty members, and the general public about war service opportunities and regulations. Indiana University hosted several programs during World War II to prepare young men and women for military and civil service. Several of these programs placed students on inactive duty in the military until the completion of the program, at which time they were placed on active duty.

United States Naval Training School (June 1942 - May 1944) prepared men and women for service in the Navy, the Coast Guard, and the Marine Corps. Two specialized Naval training programs offered additional training. The V- 12 unit furnished training for medical and dental students. The V-7 program, open to juniors and seniors, required two semesters of mathematics and one course in plane trigonometry.

Other programs included the Army Enlisted Reserve Corps (ERC) which accepted men between 18 and 45 years of age. Requirements for the ERC consisted of passing the officers' candidate physical exam and being a United States citizen who had not received a bachelors' degree. The Army Specialized Training Program (June 1943 - March 1946) focussed upon basic engineering and foreign area and language education. In September 1942, the Women's Auxiliary Training Corps (WATC) furnished female students with training which prepared them for service in one of the various women's reserves organizations.

With peace declared in 1945, the Office of Military Information had served its war-time mission and was dissolved in 1947.