Tactical Officers Guide (Officer Candidate Brigade-April 1969)
"The principal duties of the tactical officer are to observe, evaluate, and develop candidates and prepare them to receive commissions in the Field Artillery and to recommend appropriate action for those who fail to progress satisfactorily and meet the prescribed standards."
"The tactical officer must strive to know the officer candidates. He must show the officer candidates by his example of professionalism that soldiers are successfully led by the man who inspires confidence, willing cooperation, and obedience. It is essential that the tactical officer be approachable. He should follow a middle path between friendliness and aloofness. The tactical officer must help the candidates to improve their performance in every possible way."
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"The principal duties of the tactical officer are to observe, evaluate, and develop candidates and prepare them to receive commissions in the Field Artillery and to recommend appropriate action for those who fail to progress satisfactorily and meet the prescribed standards."
"The tactical officer must strive to know the officer candidates. He must show the officer candidates by his example of professionalism that soldiers are successfully led by the man who inspires confidence, willing cooperation, and obedience. It is essential that the tactical officer be approachable. He should follow a middle path between friendliness and aloofness. The tactical officer must help the candidates to improve their performance in every possible way."
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1LT James Edward Robinson, Jr
The following pages offer a biography of First Lieutenant James Edward Robinson, Jr. (Field Artillery OCS Class 64-43) and recipient of the Medal of Honor. The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy reconstructed his story from his Military Personnel File, papers provided by his daughter Dolores, and various sources cited at the end of this book.
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The following pages offer a biography of First Lieutenant James Edward Robinson, Jr. (Field Artillery OCS Class 64-43) and recipient of the Medal of Honor. The Institute for the Study of War and Democracy reconstructed his story from his Military Personnel File, papers provided by his daughter Dolores, and various sources cited at the end of this book.
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Becoming an Artillery Officer - The Story of Artillery OCS Class 8-66
A series of articles by 2LT Joseph A. Rollo (Class 10-64) Information Office, US Army Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill, Oklahoma, reporting on highlights of a typical Artillery OCS class from the first week of training to completion of course and graduation as commissioned officers.
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A series of articles by 2LT Joseph A. Rollo (Class 10-64) Information Office, US Army Artillery and Missile Center Fort Sill, Oklahoma, reporting on highlights of a typical Artillery OCS class from the first week of training to completion of course and graduation as commissioned officers.
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OCS Status Report March 1970
Reprinted from Army Digest, this historical gem is a well-written report on the status of the Officer Candidate School programs for Infantry, Field Artillery and Engineers, by LT Robert W. Engelhardt. The author covers the history of the OCS programs and then takes you inside the early 1970 environment to see the changes taking place. The author gives you an inside look at the three programs at different times of a single day starting at 5:30 a.m. at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and ending after midnight at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. OCS was adjusting to the times in some ways, but many of the old traditions remained. If you are an OCS graduate, it will bring back memories, and if you are not, it will give you an idea of what a day in the life of an officer candidate was like back then.
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OCS Status Report March 1970
Reprinted from Army Digest, this historical gem is a well-written report on the status of the Officer Candidate School programs for Infantry, Field Artillery and Engineers, by LT Robert W. Engelhardt. The author covers the history of the OCS programs and then takes you inside the early 1970 environment to see the changes taking place. The author gives you an inside look at the three programs at different times of a single day starting at 5:30 a.m. at Fort Belvoir, Virginia and ending after midnight at Fort Sill, Oklahoma. OCS was adjusting to the times in some ways, but many of the old traditions remained. If you are an OCS graduate, it will bring back memories, and if you are not, it will give you an idea of what a day in the life of an officer candidate was like back then.
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OCS Prep at Fort Sill, Oklahoma 1942-1970
Read first hand experiences from graduates who tell how the OCS Preparatory Course helped them endure the rigors of the Artillery Officer Candidate School.
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The Day the Branches Split
June 20, 1968
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