FORT BENNING, GA. — Cadet Quadir Wilson, a native of Kingstree, S.C., graduated from Officer Candidate School (OCS) and was commissioned as 2nd Lt. in the U.S. Army Aug. 14, 2025. The graduation ...

BATTLE CREEK, MI — It’s been at least six years since the last woman graduated from the Michigan Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School. That was one motivating factor for 2nd Lt. Samantha ...

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (September 16, 2025) – Joel “Parker” Johnson, a U.S. Army Civilian flight test engineer at the U.S. Army Redstone Test Center, is trading his desk for the cockpit after being ...

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The Army's newest officers pinned on gold bars at Fort Benning, Georgia, Sept. 4, as Officer Candidate School Class 501-25 crossed the stage during a graduation ceremony. Secretary ...

Discover the untold story of the Noncommissioned Officer Candidate Course (NCOCC), a transformative yet overlooked chapter in U.S. Army history. NCO School: How the Vietnam-era NCO Candidate Course ...

John J. Brown graduated from Warrant Officer Candidate School on Nov. 15 at Fort Rucker, Ala. He will be stationed at Fort Carson in Colorado Springs, Colo. He is a 2000 graduate of Kelly Walsh High ...

Just before 2025, Jessica Meuse thought she had a pretty firm grasp of what this year would bring — a boot camp full of hard work, sore muscles and sweat, and maybe some new songs along the way. Now ...

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on The War Horse, an award-winning nonprofit news organization educating the public on military service, under the headline “‘‘I won’t shed any tears the day ...