The Ultimate Guide to preparing for Marine OCS
When you arrive in Quantico, Virginia for Marine Officer Candidate School, one of the first things you receive is the “Officer Candidate Regulations” otherwise known as “Regs”. The Officer Candidate Regulations come in the form of a small paper booklet, bound on the top and small enough to fit in your pocket. During the in-processing [...]
Taking care of your feet at Officer Candidate School seems like a no-brainer, simple thing to do. However, many candidates forget or neglect the health of their feet and pay serious consequences for it. The first few weeks of OCS, there is an actual shoe schedule set by your Sergeant Instructors to get your feet used to [...]
Act of Valor Review: Last night I made my way to the local movie theater with a couple of the guys to see “Act of Valor”. Act of Valor hit theaters on February 24th but if you haven’t seen the official trailer yet, here it is below. If you’re reading this movie review of Act [...]
On this website, we’ll be talking a lot about the attending Marine Corps Officer Candidate School and how to survive/succeed while in Quantico, Virginia. However, we can’t overlook one of the most difficult parts of the whole process, actually getting accepted to OCS. For some people, it’s a rather easy and painless process while for [...]
The following is an awesome retrospective from a recent graduate of OCC-208 under the pen-name “tfo6″. This was originally posted in the MarineOCS.com forums, but I thought it certainly deserved to be shared. Thanks to tfo6 for this 2000+ word OCS retrospective masterpiece, as it is EXTREMELY helpful to anyone currently preparing for Marine OCS. [...]
Hey everyone. This website is going to be under construction for a little bit as we build up an extensive series of posts, resources, tips and advice to help any potential Marine OCS Candidate in the quest to become a Marine Officer. We will be sharing articles on topics ranging from workout advice, reading lists, packing lists, [...]
Ever since I watched the 20 minute documentary in SOCOM US Navy Seals on PS2, I’ve been watching and reading up on all the different military branches and historical events. Last summer, I spent six weeks at United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate School and a big way I prepared for it was actually reading [...]
Welcome to the new, unofficial Marine Corps Officer Candidate School Guide. When preparing for Marine OCS, it’s tough to find all the information you want and need in one specific place. That’s where we come in. We’ve been to Officer Candidate School before and we know the articles you need to read, the workouts you [...]