April – June 2020 USAOCSAA Newsletter President’s Message Greetings fellow graduates of OCS, It is now summer and a time of uncertainty. However, the Association remains active. Let me take this opportunity to lay out what has been done and what we plan for the future. First, the OCS commandant and I put our heads […]

February 2020 USAOCSAA Newsletter President’s Message Greetings fellow graduates of OCS, First quarter is always busy for your Executive Committee and the 3rd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment S3 as we prepare for the alumni reunion and the Hall of Fame induction ceremony. We changed the agenda allowing us to maximize the weekend and culminate with […]

October 2019 USAOCSAA Newsletter President’s Message OCS Alumni, It is fall and football season, but it is not too early to plan for next year’s reunion. The Vice President for Administration, Dan Johnson, is doing a great job setting the conditions for the next reunion. Save the date now for May 1-4, 2020 in Columbus, […]

October 2017 Newsletter President’s Message OCS Alumni, Recently my wife and I traveled to Japan and South Korea on a retiree package sponsored by the Dragon Hill Lodge, one of the Armed Forces Recreation Centers. This is a trip that I highly recommend. We spent seven days in Tokyo at the New Sanno, a U.S. […]

July 2017 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, We ended our 75th anniversary year with a great reunion which included the induction of 35 graduates into the OCS Hall of Fame. This year’s class included four Medal of Honor recipients and two general officers. We were honored to have as the Hall of Fame induction ceremony […]

July 2018 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, On July 1, 2018, we celebrated the 77th birthday of Officer Candidate School with cake-cutting ceremonies at Fort Benning, Colorado Springs, District of Columbia, and a wreath laying at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. The wreath-laying ceremony was conducted by the D.C. chapter. Our Facebook page chronicles these […]

October 2018 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, Last month marked the beginning of our fundraising campaign for the OCS Heritage Center located in Wigle Hall across from the OCS battalion area. We have used email blasts, regular mail, and our Facebook page to reach all OCS graduates. This is a very important project to finally […]

January 2017 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, I hope you had a very happy Christmas holiday and a joyous New Year celebration. Your Association Board of Directors has been busy in the last 12 months, resulting in several programs that have been initiated or reorganized. The construction of the brick and paver Memorial Walk under […]

October 2016 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, Your Alumni Association officers and board members have been extremely busy over the past three months. Let me recap for you some of the highlights of what has been going on this summer and the future events that are in various stages of planning. Wreath-Laying Ceremony:  After a […]

January 2019 Newsletter PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE OCS Alumni, Happy New Year, 2019! May it be one of continued growth and accomplishments for your Alumni Association. A new year always brings change and this year is no exception. After five years of service to the Association, first as vice president of administration and then four years as […]