R.O.T.C.
Americanabbreviation
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Peter Deverin, a 20-year-old R.O.T.C. cadet, helped scoop mud and mangled tree limbs off Main Street on Monday with a friend, John Venino, also 20.
From New York Times • Jul. 10, 2023
R.O.T.C. is active in high schools and has its own dormitory floor at the University of Guam.
From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2023
A member of the R.O.T.C., he was commissioned as an Army second lieutenant, discharged as a captain and retired as a lieutenant colonel.
From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2022
At 15, Mort joined the R.O.T.C. and left high school, lying about his age to join the Army; after two weeks, his mother, Dorothy, got him out.
From New York Times • Oct. 26, 2021
The dentist had no choice but to stand at R.O.T.C. attention.
From "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings" by Maya Angelou
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