Commissioning Opportunities
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NGB ACCELERATED OCS
COURSE OVERVIEW:
National Guard Bureau (NGB) conducts an eight-week accelerated OCS program for qualified
personnel, in both winter and summer months. Qualified personnel will be identified
by OPM (Office of Personnel Management) or OSM (Officer Strength Manager) and enrolled
in the course. The candidates will report for screening and indoctrination sessions
during OCS IDT drills in the March-May period each year. The course is conducted
over eight weeks, from June to August each year. (The three phases of training are
conducted at region-specific locations throughout the continental United States,
with Phase 3 at Ft. Lewis, VA and Ft. McClellan, AL.) Candidates are eligible for
commissioning upon course completion pending federal recognition.
ENROLLMENT PREREQUISITES:
Applicants must meet appointment standards as prescribed in NGR (AR) 600-100. In
addition to the State OCS enrollment prerequisites, an applicant must satisfy the
following:
Civilian Education: Candidates must possess a minimum of 90 college credit hours
from an accredited college or university annotated on an official college transcript.
Medical: Chapter II commissioning physical must be complete and approved. (Coordinated
by OSM Office).
Citizenship: Must be a US citizen for enrollment.
Waiver Requests: Same as State OCS. (All waivers must be granted by time of application.
Applicants must have no waivers pending.)
APPLICATION PROCEDURE:
• Complete Sections 1 (Applicant Information) and 2 (OCS Applicants)
of Application for Commissioning Program (Figure 6).
• Attach to Unit Commander’s OCS Letter of Recommendation.
• Submit by suspense.
ENROLLMENT INFORMATION:
States will screen all applicants to ensure they satisfy the enrollment prerequisites.
NGB is the approving authority for all requests for training.
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