"Will Obama make her pay back her loan?" The ROTC program is from the DOD budget, and overseen by National Security Education Program (NSEP), POTUS does'nt have anything to do with it. The decision ultimately rests w/ DOD, who also oversees the "don't ask, don't tell" policy. My opinion is, YES PAY IT BACK, with interest and fines. I would also like to see some type of penalty under the "don't tell" section of the policy. If the DOD has obligations and penalty's on the "don't ask" portion, same should be true with the "don't tell" IMHO!!!