Officer Candidate School (OCS) class officer at Officer Training Command Newport (OTCN), Rhode Island, instructs an Officer Candidate student on how to properly perform a buddy drag during battle stations, Aug 18. After completing battle stations, students enter the final phase of OCS and earn the title of candidate officers where they begin mentoring the new class cycles. OCS develops civilians and fleet Sailors into newly commissioned officers morally, mentally, physically and imbues them with the highest ideals of honor, courage and commitment for service in the fleet as Naval officers.

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