ROTC
College military program
ROTC stands for Reserve Officers' Training Corps, a college program that trains students for military officer commissions.
Students take military science courses alongside their regular studies and commit to serving as officers after graduation.
She's doing ROTC to help pay for school.
The program exists at hundreds of American universities for Army, Navy, and Air Force branches.
Ordering work to be made
enrollment · battalion · platoon · company · brigade · regiment · midshipman · undergraduate
Organized land-based military
- navyMaritime military force
- air forceMilitary aviation branch
- marinesNaval infantry soldiers
- coast guardMaritime safety and rescue service
service · defense · branch · uniform · warfare · combat · deployment · active duty
Hole-boring device
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- navigationDetermining position and course
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
- rappellingRope-controlled descent technique
summer camp · FTX · maneuver · obstacle course · rifle · simulation · exercise · evaluation
Strict systematic control
- orderlinessMethodical arrangement of things
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- obedienceCompliance with authority
- punctualityBeing on time
duty · self-discipline · bearing · inspection · standards · accountability · attention · protocol
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- directionWay something faces
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
- decision-makingProcess of choosing actions
responsibility · teamwork · mentorship · strategy · management · initiative · supervision · guidance
Payment for instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- grantBestow or award money
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
- financial aidFunding for education expenses
stipend · award · merit · recipient · beneficiary · obligation · contract · room and board
commissioning
Ordering work to be made
senior · enrollment · battalion · platoon · company · brigade · regiment · midshipman · undergraduate · orientation
army
Organized land-based military
coast guard · service · defense · branch · uniform · warfare · combat · deployment · active duty · national guard
drill
Hole-boring device
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- navigationDetermining position and course
- marksmanshipAccuracy in shooting
rappelling · summer camp · FTX · maneuver · obstacle course · rifle · simulation · exercise · evaluation · fitness
regimentation
Strict systematic control
- orderlinessMethodical arrangement of things
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- obedienceCompliance with authority
punctuality · duty · self-discipline · bearing · inspection · standards · accountability · attention · protocol · decorum
command
Authoritative instruction given
- authorityPower to enforce obedience
- directionWay something faces
- delegationTransferring responsibility downward
decision-making · responsibility · teamwork · mentorship · strategy · management · initiative · supervision · guidance · influence
tuition
Payment for instruction
- universityHigher education institution
- grantBestow or award money
- fundingSupplying monetary resources
financial aid · stipend · award · merit · recipient · beneficiary · obligation · contract · room and board · textbooks
- K-12 Schoolselementary school, middle school, high school, student, classroom
- U.S. MilitaryArmy, Air Force, Space Force, Pentagon, Department of Defense
- college activitiesbasketball, clubs, football, sports, baseball
- youth programsyouth groups, youth programs, Girl Scouts, youth camps, after-school programs
- uniformed servicesArmy, Air Force, National Guard, military, firefighters
- Military AcronymsAWOL, MIA, KIA, POW, NCO
ROTCboot camp
Initial military instruction program
basic training · West Point · Annapolis · enlisted ranks · service academy
One refusing military service morally
draft dodger · pacifist · antiwar movement · liberal arts education · civilian life
Organized opposition to warfare
peace activism · draft resistance · Vietnam War protests · SDS · pacifism
reserve, reserves, reserved, reserving, reservation, officer, officered, train, trains