Reserve Officers' Training Corps

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The Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC or ) is a group of college and university-based officer training programs for training commissioned officers of the United States Armed Forces. While ROTC graduate officers serve in all branches of the U.S. military, the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Space Force, and the U.S. Coast Guard do not have their own respective ROTC programs; rather, graduates of Naval ROTC programs have the option to serve as officers in the Marine Corps contingent on meeting Marine Corps requirements. Graduates of Air Force ROTC also have the option to be commissioned in the Space Force as a Space Operations Officer. Although the Coast Guard does not operate an ROTC program, the Coast Guard Auxiliary University Programs (AUP) provides students with training and opportunities to participate in Coast Guard activities, however, participation in the AUP does not guarantee a commission. In 2020, ROTC graduates constituted 70 percent of newly commissioned active-duty U.S...

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