University of Washington. Dept. of Military Science.

Although the Washington Territorial Legislature mandated the creation of a military department at the University of Washington in 1862, it was not until 1882 that the department was established. In 1916 the responsibilities for military training were transferred to the federal government's newly created Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC). Two years of compulsory basic ROTC were required until 1962 (with a gap in the requirement between 1946 and 1948), when participation in military programs on campus became entirely voluntary. The Kinnear Husky Battalion at the University of Washington, named in 1984, is a unit of the U.S. Army ROTC. It took its name from Cadet Captain C.A. Kinnear, who led a group of UW cadets in assisting Seattle authorities in their effort to quell the Anti-Chinese Riots of 1886.

From the description of University of Washington Dept. of Military Science records, 1900-2003 (bulk 1960-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 64585533

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