Navy Officer Candidate School (OCS) | How to Become a Navy Officer

What does it take to become a Navy leader? Most Sailors find out within the walls of Officer Candidate School (OCS), the program that trains future Officers for the fleet. This rigorous 13-week school is designed to completely immerse students in Navy culture, preparing them physically and mentally for the challenges of leading Sailors. Upon graduation, each new Officer can expect the skills they’ve learned here to guide them through their Navy career and beyond.

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For those interested in going to OCS, make sure you are training the right way beforehand. I did a lot of long distance running, thinking that endurance training would help; and it did a little, but what the Navy really wants is speed. HIIT workouts are what you want to do. Burpees, high knees, lunges leg lifts, bicycle crunches, squats, sprints, pushups, planks, and core, make sure you have a strong core! I did not and had unnecessary difficulties .
More importantly, make sure you are training with correct form. Focusing your efforts on HIIT workouts and core exercises will make your life a little easier and help you pass the events and avoid unwanted attention from the instructors. Most of the program is focused on HIIT workouts and I wish I knew that before I went.
It's not an easy program, but many of the people who don't graduate don't make it because they quit.
Just don't quit, be a good teammate, always give your best, and there's a decent chance you'll make it through!

Hooyah Class 15-23!

[roose]

Cool to see a video of my class in this. If anyone is thinking of applying it is very rewarding and you won’t regret it if you push through it.

[richfrazier]

When I graduated from Army OCS in 1969 after the ceremony all of us new 2nd lieutenants filed out of the auditorium through a single door. The sergeant major of our OC company was standing there to be the first to salute and collect a dollar from each of us!

[TheArchieTheory]

I kinda want to see a twenty minute long version of this

[anthonydavis]

Im here, doing researvh for what OCS will be like... Watching this video scares me but also excites me. The physical stuff, the yelling.. scary.. The leadership opportunities and working as a team is exciting!

[TheRecipientsofHonor]

Best of luck to all new Officer candidates and to all current service members 🇺🇸

[Heworldwide]

This motivated me to get all my matters in order so I can talk with a recruiter. Asap

[askeland]

Great times! I met so many great people and made some amazing lifelong friends friends!

[bernardkim]

Ah, Chief Imfeld (the guy talking during the room inspection)… had him as an RDC, and taught me much

[FlightHeroRC]

Counting down the days until selection... Looking forward to the challenge.

[rustyshackleford]

you're literally getting paid to workout.

[Ttran]

Now if only the Navy could be bothered with taking care of its enlisted side. Did yall know the USS Nimitz *STILL** has JP5 contaminated water? Oh, let's not forget mold all over the 7th fleet and sailors practically crying for help. Mental health? Nah. Let's pull CAT4 poolees instead of fixing retention.

[kimyoungkyu]

I think that US Navy OCS training system seems to same that of South Korean Navy OCS

[thebuddyboss]

“OCS is 13 weeks long”

That’s true for only like 60% of people haha

[einsteinboricua]

“Most of us have more in us than we realize”

This rings so true. If you ever want to do OCS, have at it. You’ll surprise yourself. I know I did.

05-24! One crew, one screw!

[MikeMiasuki-vyxx]

When I went through OTS, there was a lot of competition and running. They change it from time to time but academics is still the king. The AF officer must be able to do paper work, staff work and deal with senior officers. The only Non-Com we ever saw was a Military Training Instructor for drill and ceremonies. Most of the prior enlisted could march and do all of the basic training stuff so our flight got over. I hated every second I was there but I made it all the way to Lt. Col. so according to the stats, I had a successful career. The only thing lacking was how to effectively supervise Jr. NCOs, mid level and work with senior Non-Coms. In the real service, few people have time for that kind of training. Pilot training is like going to medical school, Missile Launch Officer school is almost as bad but not as much fun. AF security Forces catch pure hell in the physical fitness area but in the field all of that takes a back seat to the actual mission. But I wanted it so bad I could not just taste it, I could see nothing else. Good luck no matter what you pick.

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I would work for Mustangs any day. The academy graduates think they are better than everyone when they don't even know their jobs.

[electroniccheeks]

I believe our Sailor was class of 01-18.

[fullsey]

I didn’t think OTC would be so physically demanding compared to enlisted bootcamp

[Osidamoshigh]

How long does it take to go to OCS? From contacting your recruiter?