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ROTC
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Carolina Life Editor de
USC's three ROTC branches are ^
preparing for another year of train- al
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Col. Turner of USC's Air Force
ROTC said "Our program has qual- *>e
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thout any obligation to the mili- Slack said
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lalifications, an Marines. Naval R
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like the Victory
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also open to nonROTC
students, will
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Basic Rifle Marksmanship,
which will
give army cadets a
chance to qualify with
an M-16, is also at Fort
1 Jackson on Oct. 10.
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Navy and focused and driven and have defi^OTC
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