# Americans are lukewarm on the nation's ROTC programs

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## Reading

Americans view the nation's Reserve Officer Training Corps programs with tempered confidence. Four-in-ten express a middling level of confidence in the programs, while 25% express high confidence, including 10% who report extreme confidence, according to a Verasight survey conducted Oct. 1-11, 2024.

Doubt outweighs enthusiasm: 34% express low confidence, including 9% who say they have no confidence at all.

## Topline

On a scale from 0 (no confidence at all) to 5 (extreme confidence), how much confidence do you have in the nation’s Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs?

Americans are lukewarm on the nation's ROTC programs.

- 3: 40.3%
- 2: 19.0%
- 4: 15.1%
- 5 - Extreme confidence: 10.1%
- 0 - No confidence at all: 8.6%
- 1: 6.8%

## Methodology

- Mode: Verasight panel recruited via random address-based sampling, random person-to-person text messaging, and dynamic online targeting
- Population: US adults age 18+
- Field dates: 2024-10-01 → 2024-10-11
- Base (unweighted): 1,000
- Margin of error: +/- 3.4%
- Module: media_fin
- Sponsor: Verasight
- Weight variable: weight
- Weighting targets: age, race/ethnicity, sex, income, education, region, metropolitan status

## Source

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## Citation

Verasight APSA Omnibus Survey #2024-103, fielded October 1-11, 2024, N=1,000 US adults age 18+, +/- 3.4%.

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