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 phase of Marine OCS, you carry these regs everywhere, closely examining them to have a better knowledge of Officer Candidate School and what’s to come after pick-up. Below, we’re providing you with a real PDF file of Officer Candidate Regulations from Quantico in 2006. Some small details may be a little dated, but for those about to attend OCS, I highly recommend familiarizing yourself with this document!
Marine Corps Officer Candidate Regs
Below I’ve added the list of chapters and some of the general information that the Candidate Regs PDF contains. Like we previously mentioned, it’s something that you will need to learn once you get to Officer Candidate School, so reading the regs over now can only help your preperation.
Candidate Regulations- Chapter 1
Mission
Organization
CANDIDATE REGULATIONS- CHAPTER 2
EVALUATION
PARAGRAPH PAGE
PURPOSE 2000 2-3
GENERAL 2001 2-3
WEIGHT OF EVALUATED EVENTS 2002 2-3
LEADERSHIP 2003 2-5
ACADEMICS 2004 2-9
PHYSICAL FITNESS 2005 2-10
EVALUATION BOARDS 2006 2-11
AWARDS 2007 2-13
CANDIDATE REGULATIONS- CHAPTER 3
TRAINING
PARAGRAPH PAGE
GENERAL 3000 3-3
DAILY ROUTINE 3001 3-3
CANDIDATE-INSTRUCTOR RELATIONSHIP 3002 3-3
MARINE CORPS TERMINOLOGY 3003 3-3
GRADE STRUCTURE 3004 3-4
CANDIDATE BILLETS 3005 3-4
REPORTING PROCEDURES 3006 3-4
MILITARY COURTESY 3007 3-7
MILITARY DISCIPLINE 3008 3-10
TRAINING SCHEDULE 3009 3-11
REFERENCE MATERIAL 3010 3-12
LIMITED/NO DUTY TRAINING 3011 3-12
MISSED INSTRUCTION 3012 3-13
INSPECTIONS 3013 3-13
FIGURE 3-1 WEARING OF BILLET INSIGNIA 3-14
Officer Candidate Regulations Chapter 4-9 and appendices are available in the PDF.
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