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R.O.T.C., ROTC U.S.|ˈrɒtsɪ; also ɑːrəʊtiːˈsiː|
[Acronym f. the initials of Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.]
A military division with units established at civilian educational centres to qualify students for appointment as reserve officers.
1916N.Y. Times 27 Dec. 6/1 The cap ornament for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps is to consist of a wreath inclosing the letters R.O.T.C. 1919[see drip n. 3 b]. 1925Scribner's Mag. July 15/2 He goes to the R.O.T.C. and prepares himself for a berth in the adjutant-general's office. 1936N.Y. Herald Tribune 1 June 17/3 (heading) Flint defends the R.O.T.C. in Syracuse talks. 1959N. Mailer Advts. for Myself (1961) i. 35 He had been allowed to go to this university only on the agreement..that he..was to join the R.O.T.C. and to remain in it until after graduation. 1974Hartsville (S. Carolina) Messenger 22 Apr. 2-a/8 Early in the school year he went to Myrtle Beach Air Force Base for a military physical that was sent to all the academics and to the ROTC headquarters. 1975Publishers Weekly 26 May 57/1 Out of his campus experiences he examines ROTC from the academic viewpoint. He ponders the fairness of grading prospective draftees. |