Required Knowledge OCS

OCS Honor Code

An Officer Candidate will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do

Commander in Chief

President Donald Trump

Secretary of Defense

Honorable Pete Hegseth

Secretary of the Army

Honorable Daniel Driscoll

Army Chief of Staff

GEN George

TRADOC Commander

GEN Brito

MCoE Commander

MAJ GEN Tuley

USAIS Commander

BRIG GEN Kinery

199th Brigade Commander

COL Myres

3-11 BN OCS Commander

LTC Kingsley

Sergeant Major of the Army (SMA)

SMA Weimer

TRADOC CSM

CSM Harris

MCoE CSM

CSM Haydt

USAIS CSM

CSM Dein

199th Brigade CSM

CSM Tolman

3-11th BN CSM

CSM Nieves

Charlie 1SG

1SG Cappel

1st Platoon NCO

SSG Swafford

Class I

Subsistence

Class II

Clothing and individual equipment

Class III

Petroleum, oils, and lubricants

Class IV

Construction materials

Class V

Ammunition of all types

Class VI

Personal demand items

Class VII

Major items

Class VIII

Medical materials

Class IX

Repair parts and components

Class X

Non-military support materials

Major terrain features

-Hill

-Valley

-Ridge

-Saddle

-Depression

Minor terrain features

-Spur

-Draw

-Cliff

Supplementary terrain features

-Cut

-Fill

Hill

Valley

Ridge

Saddle

Depression

Spur

Draw

Cliff

Cut and fill

Warfighting functions

-Mission command

-Movement and maneuver

-Intelligence

-Fires

-Sustainment

-Protection

Troop leading procedures

-Receive the mission

-Issue the warning order

-Make a tentative plan

-Initiate necessary movement

-Conduct recon

-Complete the plan

-Issue and complete the order

-Supervise

Receive the mission

-Initial timeline

-Possible mission

Issue the warning order

-Type of operation

-General location of operation

-Initial operational timeline

-Movement to initiate

-Planning and preparation instructions

-Information requirements

Make a tentative plan

METT-TC

-Summary of mission analysis

-Restated mission

—Initial risk assessment

-Tentative decisive point

-Initial commander’s intent

Initiate necessary movement

XO or 1SG

Issue and complete the order

Verbal, terrain model, paper

Supervise

Confirm briefs, back briefs, rehearsals, PCC-1 up (check equipment), PPC-2 up (company), mission

Principles of patrolling

-Planning

-Recon

-Security

-Control

-Common sense

5 Paragraph OPORD

-Sitation

-Mission

-Execution

-Sustainment

-Command and signal

Mission variables

METT-TC

Characteristics of the offense

-Audacity

-Concentration

-Surprise

-Tempo

Operational environment

The dynamic combination of conditions, circumstances, and influences that shape the decisions and actions of military commanders

Operational variables

PMESII-PT

PMESII-PT

-Political

-Military

-Economic

-Social

-Information

-Infrastructure

-Physical environment

-Time

Principles of mission command

-Competence

-Mutual trust

-Shared understanding

-Commander’s intent

-Mission orders

-Disciplined initiative

-Risk acceptance

Core leader attributes

-Character

-Presence

-Intellect

Core leader competencies

-Leads

-Develops

-Achieves

1st Platoon Mentor

CAPT McKinley

Charlie Senior Trainer

SFC Davis

Elements of command

-Authority

-Responsibility

-Decision making

-Leadership

Elements of control

-Direction

-Feedback

-Information

-Communication

Leadership development domains

-Operational

-Institutional

-Self-development

Terrain analysis

OAKOC

OAKOC

-Obstacles

-Avenues of approach

-Key terrain

-Observation and fields of fire

-Cover and concealment

METT-TC

Mission

METT-TC

Enemy

METT-TC

Terrain/ weather

METT-TC

Time

METT-TC

Troops

METT-TC

Civil considerations

OAKOC

Obstacles

OAKOC

Avenues of approach

OAKOC

Key terrain

OAKOC

Observation and fields of fire

OAKOC

Cover and concealment

PMESII-PT

Political

PMESII-PT

Military

PMESII-PT

Economic

PMESII-PT

Social

PMESII-PT

Information

PMESII-PT

Infrastructure

PMESII-PT

Physical environment

PMESII-PT

Time

Characteristics of the defense

-Disruption

-Flexibility

-Mass and concentration

-Preparation

-Security