YOUR Board of Directors

The United States Army

Officer Candidate Schools

Alumni Association

“OCS is the foundation for a successful career “

COL (Ret) Frank Harman,

BIOCC OCS 1-79

President and CEO

OCS Board of Directors

The United States Army Officer Candidate  Schools Alumni Association (TUSAOCSAA) is the Alumni Association for the United States Army Officer Candidate School (OCS). The mission of the Association is to preserve the history of OCS and honor the legacy of its graduates. 

COL (Ret.) Frank L. Harman III

President & Chief Executive Officer

COL Harman entered the Army in 1978 and served 16 months on active duty as an enlisted soldier with a tour in the Panama Canal Zone. He was commissioned a United States Army Infantry Officer upon graduation from the Officers Candidate School, Fort Benning, Georgia in 1979.  


COL (Ret.) Karla O. Langland

VP-Administration

Colonel (Ret) Karla O. Langland received her commission as a Military Intelligence Officer following her graduating from Officer Candidate School Class 5-86 in December 1986.  After completing the Military Intelligence Officer Basic Course and Airborne School, she reported to the 3rd Armored Division where her first assignment was as an Assistant Battalion S-2.

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COL (Ret.) Dave Taylor

VP-Operations

Colonel David Taylor entered the Army in February 1967. After basic training and advanced individual training (Infantry AIT) he entered Infantry OCS at Fort Benning in the 91st Company (Class 6-68). 


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COL (Ret.) Richard Jung, Sr

Treasurer

Colonel Richard G. Jung, Sr. has served 36 years as a Soldier, Non-Commissioned Officer, and Armor officer in the United States Army. He retired in 2009 having completed a combat tour in Iraq. Enlisting in 1973, he served as a Field Artilleryman and later a Signaleer. 


COL (Ret.) Thomas Evans

Secretary

Tom is originally from Milwaukee, WI, and was drafted into the Army in November 1964. In January 1966, he was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the Infantry at Fort Benning, GA. Immediately following his commissioning, he earned his Airborne wings and Ranger tab.

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COL (Ret.) John Ionoff, Jr.

President Emeritus and Director

Colonel John Ionoff   joined the US Army, 1 September, 1955.  After serving as an infantryman  in the 1stCavalry Division, 2nd Infantry Division, 3rd Armored Div. and 172nd  Infantry Brigade, (Sep) and achieving the rank of Staff Sergeant,  he was selected to attend Infantry Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA, graduating 6 November, 1963.


Colonel, USA (Retired) Sam Boone

Chaplain


Chaplain (Colonel, USA Retired) Sam Boone served in the Army for over 38 years as an enlisted Soldier, infantry officer, AH-1G cobra pilot, and chaplain. His final assignment was commandant of the U.S. Army Chaplain Center and School, Fort Jackson, S.C. He is a graduate of OCS Class 2-74.

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LTC (Ret) Dan Johnson

Director

LTC (Ret) Johnson entered the Army in April 1979 completing Basic Combat Training at Ft. Knox, KY followed by the Officer Candidate School (Class 4-79) at Ft. Benning GA.  Upon completion of the Armor

Basic Officer Course he reported to the 1st Bn 63rd

Armor, 1st Infantry Division in March 1980, serving as a Tank Platoon Leader, Mortar Platoon Leader, Company Executive Officer, Battalion Adjutant and ultimately commanding Company C.   


Colonel John R. O’Shea, USA (Ret)

Director – Fundraising

John O’Shea recently retired from federal civil service as Chief Congressional Actions and Chief Air Operations for the Secretary of the Air Force. In these positions he led a team which synchronized and integrated the efforts of the Air Force staff in preparing the leadership for testimony to the Congressional oversight committees and continuous engagement with the Legislative Branch. 

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Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Cory Roberts

Director-at-Large

Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Cory Roberts commissioned as an Infantry Officer in April 2002 through US Army Officer Candidate School at Fort Benning, GA following eight years of enlisted service as an Infantryman. In December 2005, LTC Roberts graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Baccalaureate Degree in Criminal Justice from Columbus State University in Columbus, GA. 

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Scott Davis

Director

Mr. Davis is currently retired after serving as CFO for four successful technology companies in Southern California. Mr. Davis served as CFO of Amerigon (developing technologies for electric cars) from 1997 to 1999. He served as CFO of Broadcom

Corporation (high speed telecommunications chips) from 1994-1997. Prior to that he served as CFO of Pairgain Technologies (pioneered technologies for transmission of high speed data over telephone lines) from 1991-1994 and as CFO of EECO,

Inc. (computer keyboards) from 1989-1991. 

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