ROTC
Military abbreviation · Military Unit and Organization
| Stands for | Reserve Officers' Training Corps |
|---|---|
| Categories | Military |
ROTC stands for Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a military unit and organization abbreviation also used in education.
College program that trains students to become commissioned officers in the US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Space Force while they earn a bachelor's degree. Cadets and midshipmen take military science classes, train in summer programs and commission on graduation.
Example: Her ROTC scholarship covers full tuition in exchange for four years of active-duty service.
Usage notes
Created by the National Defense Act of 1916, ROTC is the largest single source of new Army officers. Scholarship students incur a service obligation, typically eight years total with several on active duty. Pronounced "ROT-see" or as letters. The Army, Navy and Air Force programs are often written AROTC, NROTC and AFROTC; the high school program is JROTC. The apostrophe follows "Officers'" in the official name.
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