The Palmetto Battalion
Army ROTC originally dates back to 1819 with the initial creation of a training program at Norwich University in Vermont. The United States Reserve Officer Training Corps was officially created with the National Defense Act of 1916 by President Woodrow Wilson. Since then, Army ROTC is credited with commissioning more than half a million Second Lieutenants (2LT). Army ROTC is a pre-commissioning program for currently enrolled college students looking to commission as into the United States Army upon college graduation. Army Officers serve in the Total Army, whether full-time on Active Duty or part-time with the National Guard or Army Reserve.
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