This color recruiting film is about the Army National Guard Officer’s Candidate School. No copyright but circa the late 1970s/early 1980s. The point of this film is that the National Guard depends on its commissioned officers. Rising through the ranks, commissioned officers become managers and problem-solvers. And the place where they’re made is Officer Candidate School.
Opening titles: The Road to the Gold – Army National Guard Office Candidate School (:06-:26). Army National Guard Office Candidate School, most likely Ft. Benning, Georgia. Men jog and chant. Three different phases of training to move up in rank (:27-1:22). Men march and chant as they jog. The Army National Guard Commandant addresses candidates. OCS candidates stand at attention in barracks. Officers are saluted by soldiers. Men and women sit in a classroom and listen as subjects are taught. Guns are fired on the range (1:23-3:19). Soldiers go through the woods in a battle drill. The soldiers slowly walk through. A battle drill is underway as blanks are fired at the men. The men take cover. An officer speaks to the men after the drill. A soldier asks to speak. An African American Guardsman speaks (3:01). Soldiers climb using a rope over a calm river. A TAC addresses the candidates and evaluates the candidates and their ability to lead (4:18) He functions like a drill sergeant at basic training. A female solider rappels down a wall. She makes it all the way down (5:40). The end of Phase 1 is approaching. A solider salutes an officer. A solider gets ready in front of a mirror (5:30-7:12). Men march in formation. The boots of the men. Soldiers in class write and read. A teacher teaches the class. Phase 2 has begun. Soldiers wear helmets. Candidates for OCS stand at attention. OCS men do tests in the field. Two of the men talk (7:13-9:49). Phase 2 has ended. Soldiers are sized up in the barracks. Men and women in class. Tanks in the field. Repelling out of a helicopter. Soldiers on the move. Tanks in formation. A female solider walks and salutes (9:50-11:29). A female solider. People in class and in the field. Men stand at attention. A woman in class. A ceremony. Men jog and clap (11:30-12:11). End credits (12:12-12:25).
The United States Army’s Officer Candidate School (OCS) is an officer candidate school located at Fort Benning, Georgia that trains, assesses, and evaluates potential commissioned officers of the U.S. Army, U.S. Army Reserve, and Army National Guard. Officer candidates are former enlisted members (E-4 to E-7), warrant officers, inter-service transfers, or civilian college graduates who enlist for the “OCS Option” after they complete Basic Combat Training (BCT). The latter are often referred to as college ops.
OCS is a 12-week course designed to train, assess, evaluate, and develop second lieutenants for the U.S. Army. It is the only commissioning source that can be responsive to the U.S. Army’s changing personnel requirements due to its short length, compared to other commissioning programs and their requirements. Completing OCS is one of several ways of becoming a U.S. Army commissioned officer.
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