Can you go to officer candidate school without any college education?

Horatio

According to the first source link I posted below, the Marine Corps OCS is for college seniors and graduates. That link also describes other ways of civilians becoming Marine Corps officers.
The second source link I posted below explains how enlisted Marines can become Marine Officers. How strange this information is located in the Army Times.

http://www.armyocs.org/modules.php?name=FAQ&myfaq=yes&id_cat=1&categories=#1

This link has a ton of FAQ. The first addresses this issue. It says that if you are already serving, you need 90 credit hours. If you are coming into the army to go directly to OCS, you need to have at least a Bachelors degree completed.

Jeem D

Not with no education whatsoever, you can go into the Marine Corps PLC (Platoon Leaders Course) after your freshmen year though. You will go to half of OCS the first summer then the other half another summer. There is no obligation to the USMC after you graduate either. You dont have to become an officer if you change your mind. You will get paid as an E-5 over the summer too..

MarathonWomen

"Simply put, the MECEP Program is one of the Marine Corps' best kept secrets. It is a program that allows enlisted Marines, both regular and active reserve (AR) in the ranks of Corporal and above who are between the ages of 20 and 26 (waivable with prior college credit) to seek a bachelors degree and then be commissioned Second Lieutenants in the Marine Corps"

"4. Eligibility Requirements. The following subparagraphs set forth eligibility requirements for the program.
a. Status. Personnel of the Regular Marine Corps.
b. Grade. Corporal or above.
c. Age. At least 20 but less than 26 years old by 1 July of the year applying. Consideration will be given to waive this requirement based on previous college credit. The intent is to commission the applicant by age 30.
d. Education. High school graduates must have ranked in the top 50 percent of their class. Non-high school graduates must have a minimum of 3 years high school and have successfully passed the GED high school level tests with a minimum score of 75 percent in each of the five areas of the GED requirement. This may be waived in cases of otherwise highly qualified applicants.
e. Classification Testing. Applicants are required to have a minimum Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) score of 1000 combined math and verbal score. Minimum verbal score is 400. Waivers to these requirements will be considered only if the applicant has an EL score of 115 or greater.
f. Obligated Service. Applicants must agree to reenlist or extend or a combination thereof as necessary, to have 6 years of obligated service in the Regular Marine Corps upon assignment to college. Prior to graduation from the MECEP Preparatory School, students will be extended/reenlisted to acquire this 6 year obligation. The minimum obligation while enrolled is 4 years. Therefore, upon successful completion of the second year of college, steps will be taken to acquire a 6-year obligation. Upon graduation and commissioning, all formerly incurred enlisted service is vacated, and the officer is required to serve a minimum of 4 years.
g. End of Active Service. In order to allow for sufficient time to complete the MECEP Preparatory School prior to attending college, MECEP selectees must have an expiration of active service (EAS) no earlier than 30 September of the year their college program is scheduled to commence.
i. Physical. Must meet the physical standards for officer candidates prescribed in reference (b), except as modified herein. Final determination of physical qualifications rests with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery (BUMED).
(1) The minimum visual acuity standards as set forth in paragraph 15-40 of reference (b) must be met. Waivers may be recommended for exceptionally well-qualified applicants having uncorrected Binocular Visual Efficiency (BVE) which is not less than 3 percent and which must be correctable to 100 percent BVE.
(2) The minimum dental standards as set forth in reference (b), paragraph 15-55, must be met.
(3) Auditory acuity must meet the minimum standards as set forth in paragraph 15-39 of reference (b).
j. Marital Status. May be either married or single.
k. Citizenship. Must be a citizen of the United States.
l. Security Clearance. Must be capable of obtaining a satisfactory national agency check and be eligible to receive a SECRET clearance.
m. Previous Participation in Other Commissioning Programs. Must not have unsatisfactorily participated in any other officer commissioning program."

Marine Corps.

rah! just go to the marine in charge of you and talk to him. there are several programs. troop handler, mentor, whatever, just tell them your interested in becoming an officer and find out what you need and set to exceed those goals.

Patrick G

No.

Federal law dictates the candidacy of officers. You must have at least a Bachelors degree prior to being accepted to OCS/OTS

Mrsjvb

no. you must have a 4 year degree in order to be offered a commission.

Stuart

Yes you can, on recommendation from your commanding officer at battalion level or higher, and after passing a review board of three officers and one senior NCO.

You'll be sent to officer candidate school at Quantico, VA, where you'll take a 13 week basic training (in addition to the basic training you took at PI or San Diego) and then go to school.

There have been very very few Marines to have gone to OCS this way.

- Stuart

Armyman111

Yes, it is possible to do Army OCS without a collage edu, for this you would need a GED and it will take some higher scores and you will really have to push yourself in training to prove that you can do it.. This use to be impossible to be done because the OCS was not open to regular cilivian enlistment but they have changed the standards to help people who want to be able to do these things. I hope this info helped out and I you do well in the military life and OCS if this is what you choose to do in your life. -2nd Lt. Burns U.S. Army Active Duty Officer

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