Good Publicity - Rappelling at UT

[tra...@uwyo.edu]

In article <3aii98$p...@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, co...@utxvms.cc.utexas.edu (Mitch Cobb) writes:
>I read the Daily Texan (our campus paper, also known
>as the Daily Toxin for some of its poison-pen columns)
>yesterday. Seems that the Army ROTC set up a rappelling
>station on the stadium open to *anyone* who wanted
>to try it. I didn't get the chance, but I overheard several
>conversations among those who had or wanted to. All
>comments were positive; many on how professionally
>it was done. I think ROTC's image got a BIG lift from that.
>
>- Mitch

You are right Rappelling is a big PR booster, however, it can also
be a large insurance problem. A lot of paperwork has to be put in for
proper instructors and safe facilities and such. Our school managed to
pull off a rappelling lab for the MSI - III's at our stadium. If you
try this at your school be sure you are covered. If someone gets hurt
and you don't follow the proper proceedures, the entire ROTC department
will be screwed.

I recommend trying the event with a different attitude. Instead calling
it an Official ROTC event. Call it Tracy and his ROTC friends go rappelling.
The effect is the same and you don't endanger your program and funds.

TRACY S. GLAZE
C/MAJ S-3
UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING
TRA...@PLAINS.UWYO.EDU