Coast Guard Officer Candidate School
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Coast Guard Officer Candidate School is a U.S. Coast Guard training program that prepares college graduates and qualified enlisted personnel to become commissioned officers through intensive academic, leadership, and maritime instruction.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| United States Coast Guard training system | 0 | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard school
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military officer training program → |
| abbreviation | OCS → |
| branch | United States Coast Guard → |
| commissioningOutcome | Ensign, United States Coast Guard → |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distinctFrom |
Officer Candidate School (United States Navy)
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surface form:
Navy Officer Candidate School
Officer Candidate School (United States Army) → Officer Training School (United States Air Force) → United States Coast Guard Academy → |
| duration | approximately 17 weeks → |
| eligibilityRequirement |
U.S. citizenship
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age limits for officer candidates → bachelor’s degree for civilian applicants → medical fitness standards → security clearance eligibility → |
| focus | accession of line officers for Coast Guard missions → |
| goal | develop leadership, character, and professional competence → |
| includesComponent |
classroom instruction
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field exercises → leadership laboratories → shipboard familiarization → |
| languageOfInstruction | English → |
| locatedAt | United States Coast Guard Academy → |
| locatedIn | New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED → |
| mission | prepare officer candidates to become commissioned officers in the U.S. Coast Guard → |
| offers |
academic instruction
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leadership training → maritime instruction → military training → |
| operatedBy | United States Coast Guard → |
| partOf |
Coast Guard Officer Candidate School
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United States Coast Guard training system
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| previousLocation |
Government Island, Virginia
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Yorktown →
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia
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| selectionBasis | competitive application process → |
| serviceBranchAbbreviation |
United States Coast Guard
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surface form:
USCG
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| serviceObligation | active duty service commitment upon commissioning → |
| targetPopulation |
college graduates
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qualified enlisted personnel → |
| trainingEnvironment | regimented military environment → |
| trainsIn |
Coast Guard missions and operations
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damage control and shipboard safety → leadership and management → maritime law enforcement fundamentals → military customs and courtesies → navigation → physical fitness → seamanship → |
Referenced by (2)
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United States Armed Forces education system
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Coast Guard Officer Candidate School
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Coast Guard Officer Candidate School
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Coast Guard Officer Candidate School
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this entity surface form:
United States Coast Guard training system