▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : W omen ▁in ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : 1 8 9 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁death s ▁Category : H istor ians ▁of ▁Rh ode ▁Island ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Oak land , ▁California <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Association ▁of ▁Military ▁Colleg es ▁and ▁School s ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁( AM CS US ) ▁is ▁a ▁non pro fit ▁service ▁organization ▁of ▁schools ▁with ▁military ▁programs ▁approved ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁and ▁which ▁maintain ▁good ▁standing ▁in ▁their ▁regional ▁acc red iting ▁organizations . ▁The ▁purpose , ▁as ▁put ▁forth ▁in ▁the ▁AM CS US ▁Constitution , ▁is ▁" to ▁promote ▁the ▁common ▁interest ▁of ▁all ▁members ▁and ▁to ▁advance ▁their ▁w elf are ; ▁promote ▁and ▁maintain ▁high ▁sch ol astic , ▁military ▁and ▁eth ical ▁standards ▁in ▁member ▁schools ; ▁represent ▁the ▁mut ual ▁interests ▁of ▁the ▁member ▁schools ▁before ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁general ▁public ; ▁fost er ▁and ▁extend ▁patri ot ism ▁and ▁respect ▁for ▁d uly ▁constit uted ▁authority ; ▁and ▁cultiv ate ▁citizens ▁who ▁love ▁peace ▁and ▁who ▁st rive ▁to ▁maintain ▁it ." ▁ ▁Member ▁military ▁schools ▁have ▁armed ▁services ▁personnel ▁detailed ▁to ▁the ▁campus ▁with ▁the ▁appro val ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense . ▁ ▁The ▁schools ▁organ ize ▁their ▁student ▁bodies ▁as ▁a ▁cad et ▁corps , ▁with ▁students ▁habit ually ▁in ▁uniform ▁and ▁contin ually ▁under ▁military ▁discipline ▁while ▁at ▁the