United
States Army Enlistment Programs
Program 9I - U.S. Army Reserves OCS Enlistment Option
Available to:
qualified
applicants with or without Prior Service (PS), who have a minimum of 60 semester
hours of transcripted college credits from an accredited college or university:
Non-Prior Service (NPS) enlisting for the USAR Standard Training Program (6X2
option) or PS enlisting for 3 years.
Description
of option: Guarantees qualified
applicants, who meet prerequisites enrollment in the Officer Candidate
School (OCS) Program.
Prerequisites that must be met before enlistment
a. Basic eligibility criteria for USAR enlistment as modified by the enlistment program.
b. Possess documentary proof of having received 60 or more transcripted semester hours as listed in Education Directory, Higher Education, published by the Department of Education. (Foreign transcripts must be evaluated according to Chapter 2.)
c. Be at least 19 years of age and not have passed their 29th birth date at the time of USAR enlistment.
d. Dependency requirements are as follows:
1. Single parents with dependent(s) may not be enlisted for this option.
2. Married applicants must meet dependency requirements in Chapter 3 or 4 as applicable.
e. Meet mental and medical standards in line 7c below.
f. Be recommended for enlistment by OCS Board.
g. Be a U.S. citizen.
h. Weight standards of AR 600-9.
Prerequisites that must be met after enlistment
a. Successfully complete BT, if required.
b. Successfully complete advanced physical fitness examination at Fort Benning, GA, before OCS enrollment.
c. Successfully qualify for personal security clearance before OCS graduation.
d. Maintain high standard of conduct and efficiency before and during OCS enrollment. Persons failing to maintain high standard may be subject to elimination from the OCS Program under AR 351-5.
Information
for applicants: Applicants will be advised of provisions of lines 2 through
5 above and the following:
a. Army OCS is conducted at Fort Benning, GA, and is 14 weeks in duration. Branches in which offices are trained are determined by the TPU vacancy for which enlisting.
b. OCS applicants must understand the nature of the challenge that faces them. Each applicant must realize that-
1. From the date he or she enters the Army until he or she graduates from OCS, he or she will undergo about 6 months of intensive training (if BT is required).
2. This training is designed to place him or her under physical, mental, and emotional pressure to simulate stresses and fatigue of combat.
3. Applicants who fail to meet the requirements of line 5a, b, c, or d, or who voluntarily withdraw from the OCS program, will be required to serve the remainder of their enlistment as an enlisted member.
Processing procedures
A. Recruiting battalion will arrange necessary testing and other required actions in the following sequence:
1. Minimum score. Applicants with a baccalaureate degree must achieve a score of 110 or higher in the GT aptitude area. Applicants with at least 60 semester hours of transcripted college credits, but less than a baccalaureate degree, must achieve a score of 120 or higher in the GT aptitude area. Enter score in item 41 (remarks) of DA Form 61. Applicants who fail to attain minimum score will be disqualified.
2. Officer Selection Battery Test (OSB). Standard score of 90 or higher must be attained on Subtest 2 of the OSB. Enter score in item 41 (remarks) of DA Form 61. Retest is authorized if minimum of 6 months has elapsed since previous test and if an alternate form of the test is given. A person who has achieved minimum qualifying OSB score may not be retested. Applicants who fail to attain minimum score after retest will be disqualified.
3. Officer Qualification Inventory. This test has been replaced by the OSB and is no longer a valid test.
4. Officer Leadership Board (OLB-1). (See (11)(a) below.)
5. Medical examination. Applicants must be medically examined and must meet medical fitness standards in AR 40-501, Chapter 2, and distance visual acuity and color vision requirements for combat and combat support arms in AR 40-501, and weight standards of AR 600-9.
6. Passing all tests. If applicants successfully meet all the above criteria, their applications will be endorsed to the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board.
7. OCS Board schedule. Company commanders will notify applicants of the specific date to appear before the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board.
8. OCS Board decision. When the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board unanimously favors acceptance, the applicant will be enlisted only on approval by the USAREC OCS Review Board and if a vacancy exists. When the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board unanimously favors rejection, the applicant will be so informed. In cases in which the Recruiting Battalion OCS Board renders a split decision, the application will be forwarded to the recruiting brigade commander for decision. In such cases, tell applicants they will be notified at a later date of their status. When a decision is made, take action as stated above.
9. Class assignments. The USAREC OCS Review Board is authorized to review an OCS application immediately on receipt from the recruiting battalion and assign class seats for any class in the FY based on available vacancies. Use guidance from the CG, USAREC, when assigning qualified applicants to OCS classes out of sequence. 10. Processing selections. The USAREC Review Board will make selections not later than 9 weeks before the reception battalion date and give the decision to the recruiting battalion commander.
11. OCS Boards.
a. The CG, USAREC is delegated authority to establish and convene OCS boards within each recruiting battalion. Each board will consist of at least three officers. The CG, USAREC may further delegate to a recruiting battalion commander authority to appoint OCS boards.
b. The board will question the applicant on personal history, training and experience. It will decide whether or not he or she appears to possess the desire, determination, and motivation necessary to complete training to develop into a satisfactory commissioned officer. On this basis, each board member will make an independent appraisal of applicant's overall qualification for a commission in the Army Reserve. Individual appraisal will be made. (The CG USAREC may modify board procedures to meet special conditions under which USAREC units are structured.)
Information Derived From Army Regulation 601-210
