If you’ve been paying attention to the news lately, which I’m sure you have, you know that multiple countries throughout the world are igniting with anti-American protests and violence. Recently, there was an attack on the United States Consulate in Libya, killing multiple Americans including a diplomat, former Navy Seal and others. Protests have been [...]

Hey Candidates, Marines and everyone else out there. I happened to come across an HBO documentary, focused on a platoon of US Marines, entitled “The Battle for Marjah”. It was actually posted by one of my buddies who also happens to be recently commissioned USMC 2nd Lieutenant. Below, I’ve included the YouTube embed for the [...]

Many times, candidates ask me what to study before attending Marine OCS. Usually, I say that you can learn most of the information when you arrive in Quantico during the in-processing phase and that studying before you arrive isn’t a massive necessity. I discussed this matter in pretty heavy detail in a recent post entitled [...]

As you may or may not know, you are graded on a numerical scale throughout your entire time spent at Officer Candidates School in Quantico. Out of the total 100 point scale, your academics count for 25%, a true make or break portion of your overall experience at Marine OCS. For a full breakdown of [...]

Ahhh, the red lens headlamp, the lord and giver of light at Marine Officer Candidates School. Before attending OCS, there are a million different pieces of gear that former Candidates, the message boards and your OSO will tell you that you MUST bring. Well, candidates, the red lens headlamp is one of those crucial pieces [...]

Dealing with injuries is a fact of life at Officer Candidates School. For some people, injuries come out of neglect, while other injuries are freak accidents or simply bad luck. Regardless of the circumstances, here are four tips to better your chances of staying healthy at Marine OCS and avoiding injuries. Let’s get started: Be [...]

Hey Candidates, check out this awesome documentary below entitled “Learning to Lead” by Matthew Hashiguchi. It’s around 20-minutes long, but it has tons of good, high-definition footage of Marine OCS. If not anything else, “Learning to Lead” is some motivating trash!

As some of you may have heard, the Bates Lites boots were banned from use at Officer Candidates School last year. However, according to reliable information over at OfficerCandidateSchool.com, it seems that Bates Lites are now allowed to be worn by candidates again. Here is a quote below with the latest information on the subject. [...]

For many potential Marine Officer Candidates, questions about Marine OCS that go unanswered often prevent them from taking a leap of faith and applying. Specifically for college students applying for the Platoon Leaders Class, many have questions about spending a summer(s) away from home in an uncomfortable and unknown environment. While many people may attempt [...]

Hey Candidates, Marines and readers, We’ve recently launched the MarineOCSGuide.com Forums as a place for great discussion on Marine OCS topics and more. It would be awesome if you could register for the forum and begin posting so that we can grow our community as quickly as possible. The more people in our forum, the [...]