About Det 340
In 1951, AFROTC Detachment 340 was established at the College of the Holy Cross as part of the then fledging AFROTC program. The first commander was Col James T. Murray (namesake of the Arnold Air Society Squadron at Det 340.) Through the years, Detachment 340 has experienced a number of changes. One of these changes was the implementation of President Lyndon B Johnson's ROTC Vitalization Act in 1964, which permitted the Air Force to award college scholarships.
The next significant event was the admittance of females into AFROTC in 1972. Detachment 340 had two female cadets enrolled in 1976. Since then, the number of women in Detachment 340 has increased and their presence has contributed greatly to the Detachment.
In 1973, the College of the Holy Cross became a member of the Worcester Consortium. This allowed students from nine other colleges in the Consortium to participate in AFROTC. The most recent change for Detachment 340 occurred in the spring of 1990. It was then that Detachment 340 transferred from Holy Cross over to Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
Since Detachment 340 began, there have been more than 600 Air Force officers trained and commissioned. The current enrollment this year is 42 cadets from schools throughout the Worcester Consortium.
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