Reserve Officer Training Corps

The Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is a training program of the United States armed forces present on college campuses to recruit and educate commissioned officers. It is designed as a college elective, and studies focus on leadership development, problem solving, strategic planning, and professional ethics.

Related Topics:
United States armed forces - College - Commissioned officer

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ROTC produces 60 percent of all officers in the U.S. armed forces, and 75 percent of U.S. Army officers.

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Each of the services offer competitive, merit-based scholarships to ROTC students, often covering full tuition for college.

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U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force ROTC students are referred to as cadets, while U.S. Navy ROTC students are known as midshipmen. US Marine Corps officer candidates commission through the Naval ROTC program.

Related Topics:
U.S. Army - U.S. Air Force - U.S. Navy - US Marine Corps

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Army units are organized as Brigades and Battalions. Air Force units are "Detachments" with the students organized into Wings, Groups, Squadrons, and Flights, like the active Air Force. Navy units are called NROTCU with an abbreviation of the host University or College. For example, the University of Minnesota unit is "NROTCU UNIV OF MN." The students are organized as a battalion. If the Marine students are integrated with the Navy students, there are companies, but having the Navy students in Departments and Divisions like a ship, and the Marines in a separate company is not unknown.

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Also, the Philippine Military has an ROTC program, descended from the American program from its' rule in the islands.

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