Officer Candidate School (United States Army)

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military training program officer commissioning source

Officer Candidate School (United States Army) is an intensive training and evaluation program that prepares selected enlisted personnel and civilians to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Army.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military training program → officer commissioning source →
abbreviation	OCS →
alternativeTo	Direct Commissioning Program → Reserve Officers' Training Corps → United States Military Academy at West Point →
commissionedRankAwarded	Second Lieutenant →
component	Active Duty → Army National Guard → United States Army Reserve →
country	United States of America →
duration	approximately 12 weeks for active component course →
established	during World War II →
evaluationMethods	academic examinations → field training exercises → leadership evaluations → physical fitness tests →
focusesOn	field leadership exercises → land navigation → leadership development → military decision-making process → physical fitness → small-unit tactics → tactical training →
goal	instill Army values → produce competent junior officers →
hasVariant	Accelerated Army National Guard OCS → Reserve Component OCS → Traditional Army National Guard OCS →
historicalPredecessor	Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning →
insignia	Officer Candidate School distinctive unit insignia →
languageOfInstruction	English →
locatedIn	Fort Moore → Georgia →
motto	Standards, No Compromise →
notableNickname	School of the Infantry Officer Candidate →
operatedBy	United States Army →
partOf	United States Army Training and Doctrine Command →
primaryMission	commission new second lieutenants → train and evaluate officer candidates →
requires	bachelor's degree or equivalent for most candidates → completion of Basic Combat Training for enlisted candidates →
selectionProcess	competitive →
serviceBranch	United States Army →
trains	civilians → college graduates → enlisted personnel → warrant officers →
typeOfCommissioningSource	in-service commissioning program →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Officer Candidate School (United States Army) ("Traditional Army National Guard OCS") → Officer Candidate School (United States Army) ("Accelerated Army National Guard OCS") →	hasVariant
U.S. Army officers ("Officer Candidate School") →	commissionSource
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School →	distinctFrom
Officer Candidate School (United States Army) ("Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning") →	historicalPredecessor
Fort Moore, Georgia ("Officer Candidate School") →	hosts
United States Armed Forces education system →	includesInstitution
Officer Candidate School (United States Army) ("School of the Infantry Officer Candidate") →	notableNickname