Marine OCS Family Day

The following information is compiled from multiple places on the web, including the official USMC OCS page, and is cleaned up a little with directions added and so forth.

If it leaves any question unanswered, please leave a comment on the bottom of the page and we…

Guest Post: Advice for USMC OCS Female Candidates

Candidate Allison shares her advice, having completed OCS last year.

I just graduated in the summer form OCS as a female. And I left with a fractured foot after graduation…

Officer Candidates School: Sample Schedule

Do you feel like you have so much information about OCS that you don’t want to be any better prepared? Of course not! Check out this real training schedule for OCS in 2008.

What are the recent PFT scores getting accepted and rejected?

Candidates, this post serves just as a single page to share gouge on the recent trends in PFT scores. The below are real life candidates who have shared their stats in the last month:

Candidate Q: Spouse housing at TBS?

Candidate Question:

During OCS and TBS, would my wife be provided housing in Quantico?

A:

Fantastic question! Very important–for OCS you will not be provided any type of…

TBS Gift List

Set your new Second Lieutenant up for success at The Basic School!

Reader and Marine Spouse Jill S had some great ideas for gifts that will definitely come in handy at TBS: