This video seems REALLY focused on that one really tall candidate

Shout out to Lance Corporal Nguyen who made sure all of our pain was captured in the best looking way possible.

The majority of this video is candidates conducting the Montford Point Challenge which happens during the final week of training. These candidates have completed all final evaluations and are graduating as 2nd Lts in a few days which is why appears "relaxed" and not so chaotic.

1:50, when being short has its merits

I was in the Marine Corps 1975-1977. I was stationed at Camp Horno 2/1 1st Mar Div. I was in the STA PLT. My PLT Commander was prior Navy and went to Officer Candidates School Training I United States Marine Corps. Congratulations to all!! Semper Fi!

Much respect

I extended on recruiting duty to be an Officer Selection Assistant, basically a SNCO processing applicants for OCS and getting them in shape. Most were appreciative of me showing up on their campus and working them out to ensure they were ready for OCS. Alot of Officer applicants were part of my ASVAB study sessions since they did not have an SAT of 1000 and needed an EL score of 115 on the ASVAB to qualify. I had an MBA and undergraduate degree in Mechanical Engineering so it was easy to help potential Officer Candidates sharpen their knowledge to get an EL of 115 on the ASVAB. By the way for the doubters and likely Marine Corps Officers reading this, no I did not earn my degrees in an online program and got them in the classroom at the University of Minnesota. I was the first salute for the majority of the Officer Candidates I processed and still have the silver dollars from the commissioning ceremonies. Everything changed when the new Lieutenants finished the basic school and suddenly they knew everything and were special in the eyes of the Marine Corps. If someone asked them if they were a Marine they were insulted and quickly retorted they were not a Marine but an Officer of Marines. The Basic School instructs all new Officers that enlisted Marines are from broken homes and are lucky to have a high school diploma. This was verified to be true because the course curriculum was posted on the TBS website and I read the class materials. I saw this time and time again as the 2.2 GPA Sociology Major was suddenly brighter and more intelligent than I was because Marine Corps Officers at the The Basic School pumped this into their head. The Marine Corps is a vast pool of talent and never be so bold to assume you are the smartest person in the room because someone will always prove you wrong, If your path is to be a Marine Corps Officer I applaud you and can’t wait for you to join the team. Please be humble and eager to learn from the Enlisted Force as equally as the Officer Corps. The Marine Corps is a single team regardless of rank so never discount another Marine’s input or abilities based on their path of entry. I am retired now but always tried to learn something from every Marine I served with regardless of rank.

Funny how they focused on the tall candidate because he's some collegiate athlete.

Leading from the front Semper Fi

And for the giant football player candidate the video is focused on, it doesn’t mean that he has endurance or is a strong leader. I’ve seen guys almost half his size bust out 25 honest pull ups without strain. Don’t judge a book by its cover. At OCS in Summer of 1981, the toughest DI was our staff sergeant who was the smallest guy there, literally like 5’6 and 145 pounds. The big guy doesn’t seem to be working that. Maybe it’s easy for him, but the point is to put-out and give max effort.

I went through Combat Engineer OCS at Ft. Belvoir in 1968, right down the road from Quantico. We started with 133. 66 were commissioned. 6 months OCS after 4 months of Basic and AIT. Dropout at anytime you were immediately going to the Nam as a “Master Blaster” 12 Bravo. First weekend pass was at 5+ months. Essayons.

I swear, I would be having an absolute blast if I were one of them. All that running and climbing, I love that stuff.

The level a respect they get lord of mercy

You really focused on that one tall and handsome officer candidate.

I completed PLC in summers of ‘80-81. The attrition rate for the two classes was 75%

It is good. Being reminded that officers need to be trained too.

Is there a reason why this footage was flipped?

... and their proud parents

Love My USMC Colonel 💜

Can’t wait till I go but I wanna go through the nrotc marine option and I wanna serve my country but I got many years till then

The man of marines is selected

Putting this here as a reminder: I know what I want, and I want it bad.

I wanna do this for aviation!

OCC-221 reporting in. Rah!

I went through OCS in 1967. We wore green utility trousers with a khaki short sleeve shirt and a helmet liner painted silver call a "chrome dome". The DI's and discipline back then was very much like boot camp with lots of yelling, pressure, and never enough time to complete a given task. We did 5-10 mile hikes (more like a jog) with full combat gear and an M-14 rifle. The Hill Trail was the worst, especially when it was raining. PT was hard. I remember the Speed March Reaction Course and of course the Obstacle Course run for time. Training was much more intense in 1967 than it seems in this video. We didn't carry logs around, but we did a lot in full combat gear. We had the combat fitness test, which I always though was much harder than the Physical Fitness Tests today. CFT was done in full combat gear with rifle and included push ups, pull ups, squat thrusts, step ups, rope climb, 100 yard dash, low crawl for 50 yards and then turn around and run back with a simulated wounded Marine in a fireman's carry. Then the final exercise was a 3 mile run in full combat gear. Today, they wear gym shorts, running shoes, and t-shirt. Still difficult, but but I think the CPT was much more difficult. I suspect that this video is not representative of the full spectrum of OCS training.

Technically OCS is Officer Candidate School, that offers many programs to commission. Like PLC, OCC, the Bulldog program (PLC Seniors) for NROTC candidates and Naval Academy midshipmen will even go to a 4 week program at OCS. LDO's do not ever go through OCS, that is correct, however all LDO's must have served and commissioned as chief warrant officers, that went through WOBC at TBS, meaning... that no matter who, through some form, any Marine officer will have gone through the Marine Corps Base Quantico :))

Dang, the most difficult part of OCS for me was probably trying to understand Colour Sgts class on human anatomy...

So many people mention this being the end of the training cycle lol...WGAF ?, the last days of a battle can be the longest and most decisive. At MCRD, we were being hazed the evening before graduation for mistakes and mishaps.

currently enlisted in the navy as a ma, its my hope and dream to be able to make it here one day

The whole time his belts on backwards.

Where are their chrome domes? We always had chrome painted helmet liners at OCS.

Brings back Fond Memories : Alumni Graduate of Marine Corps 95th OCC ( Officer Candidate School,) Quantico, Va. Fall of 1975. 10 weeks of pure Hell.

OCC 232 D-3 !

Is that a "Royal" overseeing the physical screening at one point?

Is there no narration in the video? I also don’t see anyone getting smoked.

Get some, Devil Dogs ….

Why did he pull him when they shook hands at 12:46 ?

I love how the most replayed thing is when the SGT MAJ is giving the graduates the "Donald Trump Handshake", where the person pulls you unnecessarily hard towards themselves to throw you off balance. We all think alike because that is the most replayed. I love you humans!

The physical ability is a given. The question is, do the candidates have the integrity, bearing, and judgement to lead marines.

Marine OCS is an interview not a school. The learning is the Corps wants to learn if you can lead with integrity and you need to decide if you can meet the challenge.

I have an engineering degree. I scored 93 on the asvab and my physical exam was ~perfect. I will leaving this Nov 6. I am looking to be an officer once I get my letters of recommendations

Do officer’s get hazed during training?

Can’t wait to go back.

Planning to do running start in highschool and then college for a bachelor's so i can attempt at an officer role in the marine corps, I want to serve my country, as I feel obligated to, so many people disrespect this country, even people who were born here, I want to do something for this great country.

Thinking about going Navy enlisted to Marine Ocs...?

The tall guy seemed to enjoy “gun decking”. My Navy folk will know what I mean!

Hey I'm a Senior in high school planning to go to community college and then get my bachelor's at a university. But I want to go into the navy or marines as an officer. What do I need to do? Is there also anyway to go into specific jobs like Cyber security?

9:41 Is that a British DI in the background?

I should have stayed in

I really hope your excellent skills could be utilized in Peace Activity, not in the battlefield. Then, you could be very happy and feel the satisfaction and achievements!

Anybody know how to qualify or get into this ?

What’s worse, basic training or officer training?

too short to carry log? what good are you

So like... no screaming? Or spit flying on your lip from 5 drill instructors? No drop kicks?

Is this harder than grunt training?

join the marines and navy fly and osprey!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Who was the Brit?

I don’t get it, who’s this guy??

There’s several guys in there not doing any work while others bust their a**.

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This can be a perfect illustration of the divide between the enlisted and officer side of the corps. I’ve always been a firm believer in said divide. However no officer can really know what it’s like to be as whole of a marine unless they’ve work the flat black.

' honor and salute to american marines corps boot camp... men musts be good perfect eyes seesights as 18/18 and 20/20... no no eyes contacts lens = no no eyeglasses

Uraaah... raaa.raaaah.

Don't think this is OCS. I went through PLC in 1995 and 1997. Females were not integrated into the squads as I see in the video. Hair cuts are too long. Some are wearing beanie covers and some are not. The Sergeant Instructors are not "yelling" at the candidates. What is this?

This seems extremely laxed compared to going in enlisted

WOW USMC boot camp is WAY PG-13 for Officers... At 10:20 a candidate spits on the deck...OUR Deck ! TWICE ! At MCRD, after picking up that dirt where he spat, and shoving it deep into his pocket, he would have been hazed like a wet nazi for about an hour. I witnessed this. It was disturbing. To this day, I never spit on the deck.

Seeing the amount of officers I have worked with who all feel entitled because they went to college and they think they are better than enlisted. I have always believed you should do time as enlisted before going officer. You are more likely to be looked up to and respected by the enlisted if you are. We like officers who have been there doing what we are instead of ones that just sit up in the office

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This whole video is focused on one guy.

No Yoga?🤣🤣🤣

Lol

Maybe i should use my gi bill and get back in as a officer........... nah i like real work as being Enlisted

I think they should go to the same boot camp as the enlisted marines and then have a follow up school for officers. These guys have the weekend off and their training is just not as intense. They do not experience the same amount of stress. Plus it would lead to the end of the abuse that happens in boot camp. When is the last time you heard of someone being killed in ocs training. Few and far between but far to often in boot camp. Because officers did not go to boot camp I never considered them the same as enlisted marines. Of course they would disagree but how would they know they did not go through the abuse that we did. I am not talking about hard training I am talking about unlawful abuse. It would end if we all went to the same boot camp. Drowning in the pool, having red ants poured down your T-shirt, having everyone in the platoon hit you in the back of the head, because the di yelled fix him, sending recruits into the gear locker to be beat by the guide and squad leaders, how about the guy who had his head split open by the Di smashing his head into a desk. Beatings for recruits who could not march properly. The di would make you hold the end of the rack up while they punched you. That was just abuse and all those things happened in my platoon minus the drowning. Officers do not go to the same boot camp so they are less of a marine and the abuse continues today. Going to the same place would unify the force. But what do I know I am just an enlisted marine.

1:51 hate people like that on a team exercise that do absolutely nothing

Let them TRY to negotiate the Darby Queen ...I doubt they would make it halfway.....makes the Quigley look like a little mud puddle

SS in the making

Treated like kings and queens 😂😂 Mustangs are better

The British royal marine officer school is 64 weeks, amerikkkans are WEAK.