Marines TV

U.S. Marine Corps Officer Selection Teams, from 6th Marine Corps District, prepare Marine Corps officer candidates, from the state of Florida, for Officer Candidate School during a three-day miniature OCS at Tiger Bay State Park in Daytona, Florida, March 11, 2022. OCS is a 10-week course designed to educate and train officer candidates; after finishing OCS, candidates commission into the Marine Corps as officers. The miniature OCS consisted of physical training, land navigation, a 10-kilometer hike, small unit leadership evaluations, and obstacle course training. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Lance Cpl. Jareka Curtis)

United States Marine Corps Officer Candidate Eliana Scott, an officer candidate with the Officer Selection Station Riverside, shares her experience in the Platoon Leaders Course while being a full-time student at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona in Riverside, California, Nov. 18, 2021. The Marine Corps PLC allows college students who want to commission as officers to attend two six-week summer training cycles at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School in Quantico, Virginia. For more information, contact your local Officer Selection Station. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Ana S. Madrigal)

Ashley Gippe, a Marine officer candidate with the Officer Selection Office in Norfolk, Va., talks about her experience playing division 1 field hockey at James Madison University and how the team mentality and leadership she learned playing field hockey motivated her to seek more physical challenges and to lead Marines. Gippe is expected to attend Officer Candidate School January 16, 2021 and is projected to graduate March 27, 2021. (U.S. Marine Corps Video by Sgt Niles Lee)

U.S. Marine Corps 2nd Lt. Enrique Torresvargas, a newly commissioned lieutenant with Marine Corps Officer Selection Team San Jose, and Candidate Bardia Farhoomand, a candidate with Marine Corps Officer Selection Office San Jose, describe the process of becoming an officer in the U.S. Marine Corps during a Mini Officer Candidate School hosted by Marine Corps Officer Selection Offices Berkeley, Sacramento, and San Jose, at U.S. Army Camp Parks, Dublin, Calif., March 23, 2019. Mini OCS is designed to give candidates and applicants an idea of what to expect at Marine Corps Officer Candidate School. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Christian Cachola)