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Reserve Officers Training Corps

American  

noun

  1. a body of students at some colleges and universities who are given training toward becoming officers in the armed forces. ROTC, R.O.T.C.


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Members of the USC Reserve Officers Training Corps were in perfect step as they carefully maneuvered the documents off of the Boeing 737.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 24, 2026

He received a full-ride scholarship to Gonzaga through the university’s Army Reserve Officers Training Corps, according to Jesuit High School’s student publication, Plank.

From Seattle Times Nov. 14, 2023

The parents of a missing 15-year-old Florida Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps member are asking for the public’s help finding their son, who was last seen leaving school Friday in Tampa.

From Fox News Oct. 25, 2021

“I didn’t know exactly how I was going to do it, until I got acquainted with the Reserve Officers Training Corps program in college.”

From Washington Times Jun. 3, 2018

She is nudging fourteen-year-old John, who brings home As, is a linebacker on the football squad and a squad leader in the Reserve Officers Training Corps, to consider becoming a doctor.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

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