Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)

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United States Navy school military officer training program

Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) is an intensive training and education program that prepares civilian and enlisted candidates to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Navy.

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Navy OCS 1
Navy Officer Candidate School 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Navy school ⓘ
military officer training program ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) ⓘ
surface form: Navy OCS
commissioningProgramType direct accession ⓘ
commissioningSourceFor Ensign, United States Navy ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
dailyRoutineIncludes classroom instruction ⓘ
inspections and military drill ⓘ
physical training ⓘ
distinctFrom Navy ROTC ⓘ
surface form: Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps

Officer Development School (United States Navy) ⓘ
United States Naval Academy ⓘ
emphasizes Navy core values of honor, courage, and commitment ⓘ
entryRequirement U.S. citizenship for most designators ⓘ
age limits set by Navy officer programs ⓘ
bachelor's degree for most officer communities ⓘ
meeting Navy medical and physical standards ⓘ
successful completion of security screening ⓘ
graduatesProceedTo follow-on warfare community training ⓘ
graduatesReceive commission as Ensign, U.S. Navy ⓘ
historicalLocation Naval Air Station Pensacola ⓘ
includes final leadership and evaluation phase ⓘ
indoctrination phase ⓘ
intermediate training phase ⓘ
languageOfInstruction English ⓘ
locatedIn Newport, Rhode Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
location Naval Station Newport ⓘ
movedTo Naval Station Newport ⓘ
moveEffectiveYear mid-2000s ⓘ
operatedBy United States Navy ⓘ
partOf Naval Education and Training Command ⓘ
primaryMission to train and educate officer candidates for commissioning in the U.S. Navy ⓘ
programLength approximately 12 weeks ⓘ
selectionProcessIncludes application through Navy officer recruiter ⓘ
interviews and aptitude testing ⓘ
selection board review ⓘ
serviceBranch United States Navy ⓘ
targetPopulation line officer candidates ⓘ
trainingFocus basic seamanship and navigation fundamentals ⓘ
damage control and shipboard safety fundamentals ⓘ
drill and ceremony ⓘ
ethics and core values ⓘ
military discipline ⓘ
military law and regulations ⓘ
military leadership ⓘ
naval history and heritage ⓘ
naval orientation ⓘ
physical fitness ⓘ
trains civilian college graduates ⓘ
enlisted Navy personnel ⓘ
select prior-service members from other branches ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) → alsoKnownAs → Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy OCS
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School → distinctFrom → Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Navy Officer Candidate School
United States Armed Forces education system → includesInstitution → Officer Candidate School (United States Navy) ⓘ