First Friday Briefing

Georgia Department of Defense
First Friday Briefing
December 6, 2002

Return to First Friday Online

Date Set for Next OCS Orientation

Georgia’s Regional Training Institute in Macon holds its next Officer Candidate School orientation, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Jan. 11.

Interested and qualified soldiers are encouraged to attend, but direct coordination through the Guardsman’s unit is required. Soldiers attending the orientation will be in a split status and placed on IDT travel orders by their unit.

OCS accession packets can be obtained from the State Recruiting Office by calling 404-675-5269, by e-mailing a request to: (thomas.pomian@ga.ngb.army.mil) or from unit commanders. Unit Commanders are encouraged to nominate soldiers for OCS and counsel them to make sure only qualified applicants attend the orientation.

OCS "Fast Track" packets must turned in to the Officer Management Team no later than Feb. 6 for the March Federal Recognition Board. State OCS packets must be turned in to Sgt. 1st Class Rodney Becton at RTI no later than March 3. Becton can be reached by calling 478-464-3229 or by e-mail at (mailto:rodney.becton@ga.ngb.army.mil).

Initial entry requirements for OCS are:

Meet physical requirements as outlined in Chapter 2, AR 40-501.
Meet height and weight standards established in AR 600-9.
Valid Commissioning Physical within 6 months of reporting to OCS.
Passing score on the Army Physical Fitness Test.
Must be a citizen of the United States.
No record of undesirable convictions (May be waived).
College credits to enroll = 60 Semester or 90 Quarter hours (official transcript required).
College credits prior to commissioning = 90 Semester or 135 Quarter hours (official transcript required).
Score of 850 (SAT) or 19 (ACT) (official transcript required).
GT score of 110 or higher in aptitude area on the ASVAB / AFCT.
Minimum of 18 years of age.

Maximum of 30 years upon time of graduation (Up to 35 years with a waiver by The Adjutant General) up to but not including 40 years with waiver by the National Guard Bureau. Must be commissioned before the 40th birthday with NGB waiver.

Return to First Friday Online