Where is the Marine Corps OCS?

Marine Corps Base Quantico
OCS is currently located at Brown Field at Marine Corps Base Quantico.

What can I send to OCS?

What Mail at OCS Means to Your Candidate. Mail at OCS is often the highlight of the day. Many candidates enjoy receiving sports scores, newsletters, newspaper clippings, etc.: anything they would have normally kept up with at home.

Are phones allowed at Marine OCS?

3. Although candidates may visit with family or friends on weekend liberty, they are not permitted to receive visitors during the week. Candidates will not have access to cell phones or pay phones except on weekend liberty or for verified emergencies.

Is Marine Officer Candidate School Hard?

How Hard Is Marine OCS? Marine OCS is one of the most difficult officer training programs out there. It requires you to be physically and mentally tough while running on little sleep. One former Adjutant described the attrition rate for women at 50% and men around 25%, stating that it was, “pretty hard.”

Can you have a car at OCS?

Are Candidates authorized POVs (Privately Owned Vehicles)? Yes, Candidates can bring POVs at their own expense to OCS. A parking area will be made available.

How much do you run at USMC OCS?

While at OCS, you will be running 6 days a week. Starting and maintaining a run program prior to your attending OCS will be essential to your success. In order to ship to OCS the candidate needs to have a run time below twenty-four minutes.

How do I write a letter to OCS?

If possible, focus on the applicant’s performance duty and abilities as a leader. Address the letter “To Whom It May Concern.” End the heading with a semi-colon. Write the introductory paragraph. Begin the paragraph by explaining how you met the candidate.

Do you get liberty at Marine OCS?

Liberty happens after the third week at Marine OCS.

What GPA do you need for Marine OCS?

Pass the ASVAB, with an EL score of 115 or better; or have an SAT score of 1000 or better; or have an ACT of 45 (math+english). Pass a physical examination. Pass, and be competitive, a rigorous Physical Fitness Test (PFT). Be a full time student with better than a 2.0 GPA.

Is there coffee at OCS?

In addition, there will be various drink options available to you. Sports drinks such as coffee, soda, water, milk, chocolate milk, juice, and Gatorade.

Do you get weekends off at USMC OCS?

Do you get any time off during OCS? You will have MOST weekends or parts of them off. When you are released for the weekend you must be back by 2100 Sunday, lights out is 2200.

Is OCS 7 days a week?

It’s a seven-week program.

Do you need letters of recommendation for OCS?

Your OCS application has many components, but one of the most overlooked is the letters of recommendation. When the board looks at two candidates with roughly equal packages, the letters of recommendation can easily make the difference between acceptance and a rejection letter.

How do I write a letter to a military officer?

Determine the name and rank of the officer to which you are addressing your letter. Do not call an officer by his first name in a letter. Instead, refer to him as “Captain Smith” or “Brigadier General Jones.” Use the officer’s full rank when addressing him in print.

What do you wear to graduation at OCS?

Casual dress is recommended for Family Day, as well as comfortable shoes for walking. Don’t worry about clothes for your candidate, they will be wearing the uniform of the day. Graduation Day is considered a formal event as your candidate transitions from candidate to Second Lieutenant of Marines.

What is the acceptance rate for Marine OCS?

about 70 percent
According to OfficerCandidatesSchool.com, the Marine OCS acceptance rate was about 70 percent for 2017 sessions, with the average GPA of selected candidates at that time being 3.14. This average can serve as a benchmark, but it’s not a hard and fast rule.

How much do you get paid at Marine OCS?

Starting salaries are different for warrant officers and for enlisted members who become officers after serving four years and completing Officer Candidate School. A warrant officer’s initial rank is W-1, with a 2018 salary of $36,450. The 2018 starting salary for officers who were enlisted members is $46,922.

Do you get smoked at OCS?

We did get “smoked” regularly. To prepare physically I recommend Insanity or a similar program. Running, push-ups, and sit-ups alone will not prepare you. Learn how to assemble and adjust an Army ruck.