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In the college application process , what is the ROTC program ?

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps. (ROTC) provides students with money for college. Generally, the arrangement is, in exchange for the college education, the student must make a commitment to join the armed services after graduation. After graduation, students become commissioned officers in the Marine Corps, Army, Navy or Air Force. ROTC scholarships pay for tuition, fees and books for all four years of college. Lesser programs are available for students who want to make lesser commitments.

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