theQuantico 12K. In 2025, Marine Corps Base Quantico units and tenant commands are invited to battle it out on August 23 on the training grounds of the Officer Candidate School (OCS). Participating teams will receive free entry into the Quantico 12K. Is your team ready to #risetothe...
United States Marine Corps OCS GraduationAs Delivered by Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta, Marine Corps Base Quantico, VA, Friday,...Panetta, Leon E
Johnathan Ladson of Dale City, Va., age 31, finished first of 520 runners in this morning’s Turkey Trot 10K and Mile aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico, one final calorie-burning event before Thanksgiving. View Full Press release Marine Completes Semper Fi Challenge Sweep With MCM Victory ...
Marine Officer Candidates School (OCS) determines who has what it takes to lead the Corps in battle. Discover the physical & mental strength of Marine Officers. LEARN MORE Physical Requirements Marines are regularly tested on physical fitness, with a focus on stamina and physical conditioning. ...
program allows college students who are currently enrolled full time in any accredited college or university to pursue a commission in the Marine Corps without interrupting academic careers. PLC is the most common path to becoming one of us and all training sessions take place in Quantico, VA. ...
Unleash a pre-emptive strike on holiday calories by running a 10K along the tree-lined roadways of Marine Corps Base Quantico. Register for 2025 This link will open in a new tab View EventNews & updates Watch: MCM on the today show The 39th Commandant of the United States Marine Corps ...
This website is dedicated to the men, who attended the 38th and 39th Officer Candidate Courses, were commissioned as 2nd Lieutenants on December 17, 1965 and March 18, 1966 and assigned to either Flight Training in Pensacola, FL or The Basic School in Quantico, VA Classes 3-66 and 4-66...
CMC— acronym for Commandant of the Marine Corps CNN effect— fascination or disruption created by extensive, live television presence in a combat zone.COB— Close Of Business, the end of working hours; or Close Order Battle, a synonym for CQB. See also beer-thirty....
Those who enroll as freshmen or sophomores attend two six-week summer training programs at the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School, located at Quantico, Virginia. Students who enroll in the program as juniors attend one 10-week summer course at OCS. PLC summer class sizes are typically 250 ...
The Marine Corps, more so than any other branch of America's military, values and embraces its history. In this piece, we take a further look at the first African-American officer in the United States Marine Corps - Frederick C. Branch.