Posted on Jun 15, 2015
CPT Chris Loomis
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Q: Can anyone out there provide me with a list or reference of the curriculum at both the AC Army OCS and the USMC OCS??

If you have such lists PLEASE email them to me at:

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THANK YOU in advance.

V/R,
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Capt Richard I P.
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@tyrone almendarez (RP mobile tagging continues to fail) the down vote is for the less than professional tone of your response to Lt Loomis who 1. Has verified here on RP (which you might be interested in doing as well) and 2. Probably isn't asking for himself given he has already commissioned (again, see verification process on RP support page) and 3. If you really are concerned about Infosec (even though OCS curricula is super basic-not terribly helpful for war fighting ) there are more professional ways of identifying such a concern to a fellow service member.
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Tagging people broke on the last iPhone version release and it takes a while for Apple to update the app. Expect it fixed within a week or two when Apple approves the new version... Along with many other improvements.
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The Marine Corps Recruiting Command has a general overview on their website. To my understanding Marine Corps OCS differs from the other services, in that it is a screening process, not a school. Marine Corps OCS is similar to BUDS, it's all about keeping those who really, really want to be on the team. Both are established primarily to screen candidates through placing them in physically and mentally grueling situations -- essentially trying to identify the weak willed and the quitters and eliminate them. The physical standards are very high - most Marine Officer candidates arrive at OCS already running three miles in less than 20 minutes, and performing 20 pull ups. In simplest terms a Marine Officer must be capable of leading when everything around him is bad, really bad, as in unimaginably bad. The Marine Corps, through OCS does its best to weed out the non-optimal for the Marine culture and mission. The Marine Corps' overall mission is expeditionary (and largely austere) in nature, and very much a light force. Although I don't know much about Army OCS, I know the Army mission and culture is very different from the Marine Corps. I would assume, due to the significant differences in mission and culture, that Army OCS would be considerably different from Marine Corps OCS.
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CPT Chris Loomis
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Col Joe Morris:

Sir, that's the exact information that I sought from the Marine Corps side of the team.

Thank You, Sir!

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LTC Stephen C.
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Col (Join to see), when I went to Army OCS (commissioned on 16JUN73), it was still very much a screening process and not merely a matter of training. One hundred officer candidates started together, but only thirty-nine of us completed the course and were commissioned!
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1LT Coach
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I did both USMC OCS and Army OCS and USMC is about screening and Army is about learning how to be an Army O.
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Col Joint Operations Center Director
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CPT Chris Loomis - You are quite welcome. Best of luck in your endeavors.
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CPT Chris Loomis I can't speak for the Marines, but the best source for OCS curriculum requirements (key tasks) would be the OCS www site, or if you have a CAC card, TRADOCs publication site. That said, All three Army commissioning sources (OCS, ROTC, and USMA) have the same required tasks, conditions and standards for pre-commissiong requirements.
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