The A Street intramural field looked more like a place for maneuvers than sports last Wednesday when some 100 UC Davis students and 25 students from California State University, Sacramento, met for war games. In the photo to the right, ROTC group leader Lauren Beran, left, talks with her soldiers about duties. A growing number of women are finding the U.S. Army's Reserve Officers' Training Corps an attractive way to help pay for college and develop leadership skills. The UC Davis program, which also serves Sacramento State, is consistently ranked among the top three of 77 programs west of the Mississippi River. It has 31 female students -- a 48 percent increase from 10 years ago. Men and women who commit to serving four years of active duty after graduation receive about $6,400 a year from the Army including all fees, $450 for books and a $200 monthly allowance. UC Davis annually sends 16 to 20 members of its graduating class on to active duty as second lieutenants.