Posted on Apr 11, 2020

Can a national guard soldier attend active OCS (12 weeks) course instead of the state course (12-18 months)?

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I want to drop an OCS packet however i dont want to wait a year to a year and a half to commission. 12weeks all out is more my style. Can i attend the active ocs course?
If so is there a program or a waiver needed?

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Posted 4 y ago

There are a few options, several states run an "accelerated OCS" (all three phases concurrent) and federal (Ft Benning).
Benning is very competitive for the Guard and not available every year.
The Guard accelerated options are also very competitive.
You will be able to go over these options with your OSM once you have e complete packet.

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CPT Lawrence Cable

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Federal OCS depends on state funding. A number of States don't allow the Accelerated OCS for Candidates because of it's rather high washout rate.

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CPT Lawrence Cable - It costs about the same to send to Benning or an accelerated at an RTI, they are all cross-country from us.
The decision process is the same, they can't be weak on land nav or PT.

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Yes. That’s where I commissioned. A recruiter that works in my armory said it’s easier to get a federal a lot with your initial contract. One of my soldiers is dropping a packet so I asked her about it. I’m really glad I got a federal slot because I’ve heard nothing but bad things about my state’s OCS program, unfortunately. I would go for an accelerated course if not federal. The traditional route sounds terrible. Thankfully, my recruiter worked to get me a fed slot.

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