Officer cadet is a rank held by military cadets during their training to become commissioned officers. In the United Kingdom, the rank is also used by members of University Service Units such as the University Officers' Training Corps.[1][2]
The term officer trainee is used interchangeably in some countries.
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page).UOTCs are military units but it is not about training students for war. Many UOTC members do go on to join the UK Armed Forces, both full and part time, but the majority have no further contact with the forces after they graduate.