Executive Summary
Mission Statement
The OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOLS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION (TUSAOCSAA) mission is to serve
and honor the OCS program and its graduates; its purpose is to further the ideals and promote the welfare of OCS, the Officer Corps and the US Army.
The OCS Alumni Association
TUSAOCSAA Goals
- Promote the Mission of the TUSAOCSAA.
- Serve and honor the OCS program and its graduates.
- Further the ideals and promote the welfare of OCS.
- Foster professional and fraternal relations among Officer Candidates, OCS Cadre, MCoE Leadership, ARNG Leadership and past OCS Graduates and Cadre.
- Support and expand the general membership of TUSAOCSAA.
- Preserve OCS’s unique cultural history within the Army.
TUSAOCSAA Objectives
- Raise and Provide Resources to Achieve the Association’s Goals and Objectives and resource all its activities.
- Support the OCS Battalion and the OCS Program
- Educate the Public on the vital role of OCS
- Communicate with members on the status of TUSAOCSAA
- Acknowledge and recognize distinguished candidates
- Acknowledge and recognize distinguished alumni
- Acknowledge and recognize distinguished Cadre
- Memorialize OCS graduates who are KIA & MIA
- Establish, Operate, or Support Annual and recurring events that promote professional and fraternal relations.
- Expand the Membership
- Preserve and store OCS documents and artifacts
TUSAOCSAA Projects and Activities
- Operate a TUSAOCSAA Web Site
- Provide a Quarterly Newsletter
- Provide Periodic Email Updates
- Sponsor Each OCS Class
- Sponsor and Support the Patterson Award
- Sponsor and Support the OCS Hall of Fame
- Sponsor and Support the OCS Memorial Walk
- Sponsor and Support the OCS Heritage Center in Wigle Hall
- Support the Distinguished Member and Honorary Member of the 11th Infantry Regiment Program.
- Execute the Annual OCS Reunion ICW OCS HOF and Patterson Award
- Participate in Memorial Ceremonies in the National Capital Region
