University Officers' Training Corps

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The University Officers' Training Corps (UOTC), also known as the Officers' Training Corps (OTC), are British Army reserve units under the command of the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, which recruit exclusively from universities and focus on leadership training and development. Their role is to provide university students with the opportunity to undertake modules of Reserve officer training designed to fit around their degree studies, while developing leadership abilities, skills, and experience that may be useful in either a future military or civilian career. While serving in the UOTC, officer cadets undertake the Reserve Officer Training Modules (Alpha and Bravo). University students serving with the UOTC are members of the Army Reserve, and are attested and paid when on duty. They are classed as Group B (non-deployable) while serving in the UOTC. Students hold the rank of officer cadet. Students have no obligation to pursue further military service after leaving university and may...

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