OCS

Tom's OCS Graduation

Quantico, VA; Saturday, 11 Aug 01

Think you could endure OCS? By graduation day, each candidate has racked up an average of 122 hours of physical training, 52 miles of hikes, 77 miles of running, 640 pull-ups, 50 rope climbs, and 1350 push-ups. In addition to all the marching and PT, the candidates also complete 200 hours of classroom instruction and 453 hours of practical application. This summer, 1971 candidates began this training program, but only 1589 were able to complete it.

The following pictures encompass the long weekend we spent in Quantico, Virginia, for Tom's gradation from OCS. Our itinerary included Family Day (Thursday, 9 Aug 01, 1400), the Graduation Parade (Friday, 10 Aug 01, 0900), and the actual Graduation Ceremony (Friday, 10 Aug 01, 1400). Tom also took some pictures of the barracks for us.

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main_gate
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familyday_bus
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familyday
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og_group
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og_jentom
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beam-bonding
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hotel_wait
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paradedeck
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parade_band
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parade_lineup
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parade_cannons
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parade_band2
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parade
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parade_tom
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parade_tom2
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parade_tom_arrow
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parade_post
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grad_walk
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grad_tom
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barracks1
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barracks2
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hall_to_head
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head
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showers
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laundryroom
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statue_hudsons
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statue_jentom
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statue_jentomfar
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statue_tom
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dinner_group