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 training and developing leadership. Their role is to allow university students the opportunity to undertake modules of Reserve Officer training designed to fit around their degree and to develop the leadership abilities, skills and experience of their members, which could be useful in a future career in the British Army, or skills and training that can be utilised in a civilian career. While in the UOTC, Officer Cadets will undertake the Reserve Officer Training Modules (Alpha & Bravo).
University students serving with the UOTC are personnel of the Army Reserve, and are attested and paid when on duty. They are classed as Group B (Non Deployable), whilst in the UOTC. Students undergoing service with the UOTC hold the rank of Officer cadet. Students have no obligation to pursue further service in the armed forces when they leave university and can resign from the UOTC at any time. UOTCs are led by officers and non-commissioned officers from the Regular Army and wider Army Reserve.
