Editing Officer cadet (section)

{{Short description|Military rank}}
{{Military ranks|state=expanded}}
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'''Officer cadet''' is a [[military rank|rank]] held by military personnel during their training to become [[commissioned officer]]s.  In the [[United Kingdom]], the rank is also used by personnel of [[University Service Units]] such as the [[University Officers' Training Corps]].<ref name=cuas/><ref name="www2.army.mod.uk">{{Cite web|url=http://www2.army.mod.uk/uotc/about_us.htm|title=University Officer Training Corps About Us|publisher=Ministry of Defence|quote=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.|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202162130/http://www2.army.mod.uk/uotc/about_us.htm|archive-date=2 December 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The term '''officer trainee''' is used interchangeably in some countries.

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