Officer Candidate School (OCS) or Officer Training School (OTS) is the commissioning route generally geared toward college graduates who are entering the U.S. military outside of service academies or ...

Do you know every U.S. Military Officer Candidate School (OCS)? The five Officer Candidate Schools are Army Officer Candidate School (Army OCS), Navy Officer Candidate School (Navy OCS), Marine Corps ...

Graduates 2nd Lt. Mark Hofilena, center, and 2nd Lt. Zoe Iwu applaud during a ceremony marking the end of the first Officer Training Course on Thursday, Aug. 28 2025, at Peterson Space Force Base. The ...

Discover the intense first steps of becoming a US military officer in the Army and Navy. From Army OCS at Fort Moore with its prerequisite combat training to Navy OCS at Newport with its four rigorous ...

The sixth and newest military service branch, the United States Space Force (USSF) was created in 2019 under the Department of the Air Force. It consists of about 4,200 enlisted service members and ...

The Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course (IBOLC) at Fort Benning, GA, is the first step for aspiring Infantry officers who need branch qualification and certification before joining the operational ...